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Hospital fees, provider cuts to steady Medicaid programs in Ga., Calif. linger

New hospital fees and provider cuts in Georgia and California aim to make their Medicaid programs more solvent, but fights over details are keeping the plans shelved for now.

16 Jan 2013

GHTC blog discusses potential impact of sequestration on global health R&D

In the Global Health Technologies Coalition's (GHTC) "Breakthroughs" blog, Ashley Bennett, senior policy associate at GHTC, "provides a summary of what the compromise means for the federal budget, and what might happen to global health and international development programs."

16 Jan 2013

Zimbabwe continues to face medicine shortages, stock-outs, PlusNews reports

"Chronic shortages of generic and antiretroviral drugs, stock-outs, high medication costs, and long distances to clinics are some of the hurdles people face in their quest to access essential medicines in Zimbabwe," PlusNews reports.

16 Jan 2013

States to get more time to set up exchanges, flexibility in Medicaid expansion

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a rule Monday detailing how states should coordinate certain elements of health exchanges and Medicaid.

16 Jan 2013

Hospital news: Nantucket's paradox; Maryland overbilling; Calif. fee complication

Nestled on an island 30 miles out to sea, Nantucket Cottage Hospital is the only rural hospital in Massachusetts, as defined by the federal government. Its weathered cedar shingles and widow's walk evoke the bygone era of its founding a century ago.

16 Jan 2013

DuiCam app lets the cell phone constantly record erratic drivers

Nearly 30 Americans a day die in vehicle crashes that involve drunk drivers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number is so appalling to Frank Vahid, a computer science professor in the Bourns College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside, that he plans to spend much of the rest of his academic career helping to eradicate the problem.

16 Jan 2013

Experts blame lack of immunization coverage for Pakistan's measles outbreak

In 2012, measles "claimed the lives of more than 300 children in Pakistan," with more than 200 of those deaths from Sindh province, and health experts and the WHO are saying "the huge difference in routine immunization coverage between the provinces, districts and cities is at the root of the measles outbreak," Inter Press Service reports.

16 Jan 2013

Aid transparency 'critical' for effective project design & implementation in Haiti, elsewhere

"Saturday marked the third anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti that claimed between 230,000 and 300,000 lives," Vijaya Ramachandran and Julie Walz of the Center for Global Development write in the Guardian's "Poverty Matters Blog," adding, "The grim landmark has prompted much discussion about the struggles surrounding reconstruction and also some hope about what may come next."

16 Jan 2013

Advocates place focus on need for 'seamless transitions' between Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance

A Medicare Rights Center report cautioned that seniors will face coverage gaps unless officials streamline enrollment for Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance under the health law's state exchanges.

16 Jan 2013

White House, Congress should increase funding for PEPFAR, Global Fund to achieve 'AIDS-free generation'

"The Blueprint for an AIDS-Free Generation released by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in November 2012 makes a bold declaration: We are at a tipping point in this most devastating pandemic of our time," Chris Collins, vice president and director of public policy at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, writes in the Huffington Post's "Impact" blog.

16 Jan 2013

Health, science and genetics reporters invited to register now for ACMG annual genetics meeting

Health, science and genetics reporters are invited to register now for the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting, March 19-23, 2013 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

16 Jan 2013

Viewpoints: $4,000 a night for a 'cozy' hospital room; Texas effort to provide women's health care falls short

Call it the $55,000 cat bite. That's the rough total in medical costs (so far) for a cat bite on my hand that turned into an infection that turned into surgery that turned into a week in the hospital.

16 Jan 2013

Cornwall Council improves training for social care workforce

With reports of abuse in care settings rising, it has never been more vital that staff are trained to provide the highest standards of care to vulnerable people. In Cornwall there were instances where vulnerable adults had suffered abuse and neglect. For this reason Cornwall Council enlisted the help of ESRC-funded researchers from Plymouth University to improve training for their social care workforce.

16 Jan 2013

Twitter use can help achieve a healthy weight

A study by researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health has found that using Twitter, the popular information network joining people throughout the world, is a valuable support system for helping people lose weight.

16 Jan 2013

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery’s new title is BJJ

A new era dawns: 2013 sees The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (British Volume), our much trusted and reliable touchstone in orthopaedic literature, change name to 'The Bone & Joint Journal'.

16 Jan 2013

Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging federal anti-prostitution pledge

"The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider whether the government can require groups that receive federal funding for overseas HIV/AIDS programs to have explicit policies that oppose prostitution and sex trafficking," Reuters reports.

16 Jan 2013

Abortion, contraception coverage fights continue as Roe v. Wade anniversary nears

Abortion and contraception coverage make news in Texas, Virginia and Pennsylvania while both sides prepare for the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision.

16 Jan 2013

NPR's 'Shots' blog examines cholera epidemic in Haiti; U.N. SG calls for continued international support of country

NPR's "Shots" blog examines the cholera epidemic in Haiti and addresses the controversy surrounding the U.N.'s role in the outbreak, noting, "Most scientists now think Nepalese soldiers unwittingly brought cholera to Haiti when they joined a U.N. peacekeeping force there in 2010."

16 Jan 2013

Fox Chase's OHCHD to fund community-based patient navigation services

Fox Chase Cancer Center's Office of Health Communications and Health Disparities (OHCHD) recently received a grant from the National Breast Cancer Foundation to fund community-based patient navigation services.

16 Jan 2013

Study highlights the risk that female teenagers face when they go online

A new study highlights the risk that female teenagers face when they go online - a risk heightened for teen girls who have been victims of abuse or neglect.

15 Jan 2013

Healthcare News

Hospital fees, provider cuts to steady Medicaid programs in Ga., Calif. linger

GHTC blog discusses potential impact of sequestration on global health R&D

Zimbabwe continues to face medicine shortages, stock-outs, PlusNews reports

States to get more time to set up exchanges, flexibility in Medicaid expansion

Hospital news: Nantucket's paradox; Maryland overbilling; Calif. fee complication

DuiCam app lets the cell phone constantly record erratic drivers

Experts blame lack of immunization coverage for Pakistan's measles outbreak

Aid transparency 'critical' for effective project design & implementation in Haiti, elsewhere

Advocates place focus on need for 'seamless transitions' between Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance

White House, Congress should increase funding for PEPFAR, Global Fund to achieve 'AIDS-free generation'

Health, science and genetics reporters invited to register now for ACMG annual genetics meeting

Viewpoints: $4,000 a night for a 'cozy' hospital room; Texas effort to provide women's health care falls short

Cornwall Council improves training for social care workforce

Twitter use can help achieve a healthy weight

The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery’s new title is BJJ

Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging federal anti-prostitution pledge

Abortion, contraception coverage fights continue as Roe v. Wade anniversary nears

NPR's 'Shots' blog examines cholera epidemic in Haiti; U.N. SG calls for continued international support of country

Fox Chase's OHCHD to fund community-based patient navigation services

Study highlights the risk that female teenagers face when they go online

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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