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Musical Moments for MS honors Kessler Foundation expert with Medical Excellence Award

John DeLuca, PhD, Vice President for Research and Training at Kessler Foundation, was named this year's recipient of the Medical Excellence Award by Musical Moments for MS. Dr. DeLuca will be honored at the 10th Anniversary of Musical Moments for MS on Tuesday, December 11 at NJPAC in Newark, NJ.

29 Nov 2012

Roundup: Big insurance premium hikes sought in Calif., Conn.; Lawsuit alleges state regulators pad nursing home profits

California's largest for-profit health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, is seeking to raise rates an average of 18 percent for more than 630,000 individual policyholders, drawing scrutiny from regulators and the ire of consumers already struggling with soaring premiums. Some Anthem customers may see rates rise as much as 25 percent in February under the company's proposal at a time when medical inflation is running at historic lows nationwide.

29 Nov 2012

Aviacode, NextGen partner to provide integrated cloud-delivered medical coding services

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today it has partnered with Aviacode, the industry leader in technology-enabled medical coding services, to provide integrated cloud-delivered medical coding services to NextGen Healthcare clients.

28 Nov 2012

The Journal of Nursing Research first in Taiwan to be included in JCR

The Taiwan Nurses Association announced today that its official publication, The Journal of Nursing Research, is now recognized by the 2011 Journal Citation Reports- (JCR) and is the first Taiwan nursing journal to receive an Impact Factor ranking.

28 Nov 2012

French National Center for Scientific Research scientist wins American Epilepsy Society award

Richard Miles, Ph.D., Research Director, French National Center for Scientific Research, and Group Leader, Cortex and Epilepsy, Institute for the Brain and Spinal Cord, Centre Hospitalier Universtaire Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, has been named recipient of the prestigious 2012 Epilepsy Research Recognition Award for Basic Science conferred by the American Epilepsy Society (AES).

28 Nov 2012

HHS, PEPFAR work toward AIDS-free generation

"As World AIDS Day 2012 approaches, it is a timely opportunity to reflect on what we learned at this year's International AIDS Conference" and recognize "the United States, through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has been a remarkable vehicle in this fight, employing sound science to offer the highest quality interventions and treatment," Nils Daulaire, director of the Office of Global Affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), writes in the AIDS.gov blog.

28 Nov 2012

Workshop examines Post-MDG Agenda for Global Health

Writing in the Council on Foreign Relations' (CFR) "Development Channel" blog, Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at CFR, reports on a workshop on the post-2015 development agenda.

28 Nov 2012

Renowned Mexican singer receives robotic left hepatectomy at University of Illinois Hospital

Renowned Mexican singer Vicente Fernández Gómez underwent a robotic left hepatectomy, a surgical procedure to remove a portion of the liver, Nov. 8 at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System.

28 Nov 2012

Progress check on states and health insurance exchanges

With Democrats regaining control of the New Hampshire House, lawmakers could revisit a GOP decision not to build a health insurance exchange. In the meantime, Oregon, California and Missouri officials seek to clarify their options.

28 Nov 2012

Impact of Medicaid expansion would vary by state, according to study

The analysis released Monday explored how some states would experience savings while others would see cost increases as a result of the health law's plan to expand Medicaid.

28 Nov 2012

IPS examines undernourishment, efforts to reverse vitamin deficiencies

"Poverty is the leading cause of many vitamin deficiencies, especially vitamin A," and the problem is acute in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, where food staples such as cassava and rice are high in calories but low in nutrients, Inter Press Service reports.

28 Nov 2012

USAID launches '16 Days of Activism' for Elimination of Gender Violence

"This week we launch the 16 Days of Activism for the Elimination of Gender Violence, which runs from November 25 to December 10," Carla Koppell, senior coordinator for gender equality and women's empowerment at USAID, writes in the agency's "IMPACTblog."

28 Nov 2012

Global Fund's new funding model 'designed to be flexible, focused, fast'

In the Center for Strategic & International Studies' (CSIS) "Smart Global Health" blog, Todd Summers, senior adviser at the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, reviews the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria's old rounds-based grant system that the Global Fund Board recently agreed to replace with a new funding model "that's designed to be flexible, focused, and fast," he says.

28 Nov 2012

Critics look to House panels to restrain health law; Big policy issues remain

Questions remain on implementing the health law -- both politically and in settling policy matters -- as opponents look to House committees to police the Obama administration's activities to get the law up and running.

28 Nov 2012

Democrats resist significant changes to Medicare, other entitlement programs

Efforts to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" have revived talk of raising Medicare's eligibility age. Some Republicans also suggest that spending to carry out the health law should be viewed as a source for savings. Meanwhile, an important meeting is scheduled for Wednesday.

28 Nov 2012

High court OKs Liberty University's push to argue claims against the health law

The arguments, which were not considered in the earlier Supreme Court review of the overhaul, maintain that it is unconstitutional for the government to require large employers to provide health insurance to their full-time workers or pay a tax and that the law violates the school's religious freedoms.

28 Nov 2012

U.N. Human Rights Council passes resolution condemning female genital mutilation

The U.N. General Assembly Human Rights Council on Monday adopted by consensus a resolution calling on U.N. member states to condemn female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM) and "launch education campaigns for girls and boys, women and men, to eliminate it," the Associated Press reports.

28 Nov 2012

State roundup: Conn. official says bulk buying prescription drugs could help budget

The state's chief fiscal watchdog is asking legislators and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration to take a second look at how government purchases prescription medication -- and a proposal he believes could save more than $65 million over the next fiscal year.

28 Nov 2012

Guardian published winning article from International Development Journalism Competition

The Guardian on Sunday published the winning article and a number of shortlisted articles from its International Development Journalism Competition.

28 Nov 2012

WHO releases inaugural issue of newsletter following developments of agency's reform

The WHO has released the inaugural issue of its newsletter Change@WHO, which will follow the developments of WHO reform, according to the agency's website, which notes "each issue will report on the three strands of programs and priority setting, governance and managerial reform."

28 Nov 2012

Healthcare News

Musical Moments for MS honors Kessler Foundation expert with Medical Excellence Award

Roundup: Big insurance premium hikes sought in Calif., Conn.; Lawsuit alleges state regulators pad nursing home profits

Aviacode, NextGen partner to provide integrated cloud-delivered medical coding services

The Journal of Nursing Research first in Taiwan to be included in JCR

French National Center for Scientific Research scientist wins American Epilepsy Society award

HHS, PEPFAR work toward AIDS-free generation

Workshop examines Post-MDG Agenda for Global Health

Renowned Mexican singer receives robotic left hepatectomy at University of Illinois Hospital

Progress check on states and health insurance exchanges

Impact of Medicaid expansion would vary by state, according to study

IPS examines undernourishment, efforts to reverse vitamin deficiencies

USAID launches '16 Days of Activism' for Elimination of Gender Violence

Global Fund's new funding model 'designed to be flexible, focused, fast'

Critics look to House panels to restrain health law; Big policy issues remain

Democrats resist significant changes to Medicare, other entitlement programs

High court OKs Liberty University's push to argue claims against the health law

U.N. Human Rights Council passes resolution condemning female genital mutilation

State roundup: Conn. official says bulk buying prescription drugs could help budget

Guardian published winning article from International Development Journalism Competition

WHO releases inaugural issue of newsletter following developments of agency's reform

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