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International community urged to disburse pledged funds to help Yemen

"The international community has been urged to follow Saudi Arabia's example by releasing funds pledged to help Yemen address its growing humanitarian crisis and economic, social and security challenges," the Guardian reports.

11 Mar 2013

Examining sequestration's effects on global health spending

"Although we're several days into sequestration, details about the full impact of funding cuts are still hazy," Kim Lufkin, communications officer of the Global Health Technologies Coalition, writes in the group's "Breakthroughs" blog, noting, "On [March 1], the Office of Management and Budget released a report to Congress, which details funding cuts required to offset $85 billion in the fiscal year 2013 budget."

11 Mar 2013

Adult hospitalizations for congenital heart disease increasing, researchers find

Jared M. O'Leary, M.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, and colleagues analyzed U.S. hospitalizations from 1998 through 2010 for children and adults with congenital heart disease.

11 Mar 2013

Blog reports on case of 'U.N. cholera denial' in Zimbabwe

"There is understandable outrage over the United Nation's reaction to its role in first creating and then denying responsibility for Haiti's cholera outbreak in 2010 that killed 8,000 people," Todd Moss, vice president for programs and senior fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD), writes in the center's "Global Health Policy" blog.

11 Mar 2013

U.S. global health investments must continue

"A decade ago, as I was beginning my time as Senate majority leader, bipartisan consensus in Washington helped launch a new era of progress in global health just when it was sorely needed," former Sen. Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) writes in a Roll Call opinion piece.

11 Mar 2013

Obama continues efforts to woo Republicans

In what one news outlet described as a "charm offensive," President Barack Obama is seeking common ground with rank-and-file Republicans for a deficit reduction deal that would overhaul the tax code and slow the growth of Medicare and other entitlement programs.

11 Mar 2013

NIST panel provides tailored recommendations to accelerate adoption of pediatric EHRs

To speed development and adoption of electronic health records for pediatrics, a group of experts from industry, academia and government convened by the National Institute of Standards and Technology has focused its attention on three key audiences-records-system vendors and developers, small-group pediatric medical practices and children's hospitals.

11 Mar 2013

Rep. Ryan says budget plan will assume repeal of health law

In an interview on Fox, the House Budget chairman doesn't make clear if the plan he will announce this week will call for a total repeal of the 2010 law but he says Republicans are still keen to get rid of the health overhaul.

11 Mar 2013

Research roundup: Insurance coverage and access to care in Massachusetts

With increasing interest in public health problems such as obesity and alcohol and tobacco use, lawmakers are increasingly considering using policy to modify behavior. According to the authors, little is currently known about the public's willingness to accept such policies.

11 Mar 2013

UT Southwestern researcher to receive March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology

Dr. Eric Olson, chairman of molecular biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, is the 2013 recipient of the March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology for identifying key genetic pathways in the formation of the heart and other muscles.

11 Mar 2013

Survey: Large employers pushing health providers for more price transparency

The survey, conducted by Towers Watson and the National Business Group on Health, also found that most large companies plan to keep continue offering employees an insurance benefit in the next five years.

11 Mar 2013

New study shows emotions affect health and wellness in low-income countries

Positive emotions are known to play a role in physical well-being, and stress is strongly linked to poor health, but is this strictly a "First World" phenomenon?

11 Mar 2013

Blog examines U.S. progress in gender equality, calls on NGOs to do their part

"The past four years have brought some exciting changes in the U.S. government when it comes to progress in gender equality," Maryce Ramsey, senior gender equality adviser for IntraHealth International, writes in the organization's "Global Health Blog."

11 Mar 2013

Centralized, patient-preference program decreases symptoms of post-ACS depression

A clinical trial of patients with post-acute coronary syndrome (ACS, heart disease) depression finds that a centralized, patient-preference program decreased depressive symptoms and may be cost-neutral over time, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

11 Mar 2013

Scientists develop new method for replacing missing teeth

Scientists have developed a new method of replacing missing teeth with a bioengineered material generated from a person's own gum cells.

11 Mar 2013

Insurers see opportunities in Medicaid expansion while states mull pros and cons

Business analysts view the expansion as "several hundreds of billions of dollars" worth of opportunity for Medicaid health plans. Meanwhile, news organizations track the continuing debate in Kentucky, Florida, New Hampshire and Texas about whether to participate in the expansion.

11 Mar 2013

International community should 'strengthen and sustain' efforts to prevent GBV, HIV

Noting the ongoing 57th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and International Women's Day, recognized today, Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. global AIDS coordinator and head of the State Department's Office of Global Health Diplomacy, and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé write in the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog.

11 Mar 2013

Global Vaccine Summit organizers hope to obtain increased commitments to end polio

"The Global Vaccine Summit will be held on April 24 and 25 under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and in partnership with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation," The National reports.

11 Mar 2013

Guardian reports on discussion of Commission on the Status of Women outcome document

"The link between gender-based violence and HIV infections needs to be explicit in the outcome document of the Commission on the Status of Women [CSW], delegates said this week," the Guardian reports.

11 Mar 2013

Global community observes International Women's Day

Devex's "The Development Newswire" quotes a number of leaders in the international community about International Women's Day, observed annually on March 8.

11 Mar 2013

Healthcare News

International community urged to disburse pledged funds to help Yemen

Examining sequestration's effects on global health spending

Adult hospitalizations for congenital heart disease increasing, researchers find

Blog reports on case of 'U.N. cholera denial' in Zimbabwe

U.S. global health investments must continue

Obama continues efforts to woo Republicans

NIST panel provides tailored recommendations to accelerate adoption of pediatric EHRs

Rep. Ryan says budget plan will assume repeal of health law

Research roundup: Insurance coverage and access to care in Massachusetts

UT Southwestern researcher to receive March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology

Survey: Large employers pushing health providers for more price transparency

New study shows emotions affect health and wellness in low-income countries

Blog examines U.S. progress in gender equality, calls on NGOs to do their part

Centralized, patient-preference program decreases symptoms of post-ACS depression

Scientists develop new method for replacing missing teeth

Insurers see opportunities in Medicaid expansion while states mull pros and cons

International community should 'strengthen and sustain' efforts to prevent GBV, HIV

Global Vaccine Summit organizers hope to obtain increased commitments to end polio

Guardian reports on discussion of Commission on the Status of Women outcome document

Global community observes International Women's Day

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