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Zimbabwean AIDS activists march to National AIDS Council demanding accountability for AIDS levy funds

AIDS activists in Zimbabwe this week marched to the Harare headquarters of the country's National AIDS Council (NAC) and "demand[ed] the government account for millions of dollars it is raising through an AIDS-related tax," VOA News reports.

12 Oct 2012

Homeless Intermediate Care Pilot Project helps reduce hospital, ED admissions

A nurse outreach programme to treat people using a homeless shelter in London led to a fall of 77 per cent in hospital admissions from the shelter and a cut of 52 per cent in emergency department attendances.

12 Oct 2012

LLS symposium to review latest advances in blood cancer research

A cadre of leading researchers in hematology, oncology, cell biology, and biotechnology are conducting presentations and discussions at this symposium to review the latest advances in blood cancer research.

12 Oct 2012

Two Boston University community members among new MAS Fellows

Two members of the Boston University community are among the new class of Fellows of the Massachusetts Academy of Sciences (MAS).

12 Oct 2012

Regenstrief, IU to work with 19 Indiana nursing facilities to improve quality of care

A multi-million-dollar award from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, will enable Indiana University and Regenstrief Institute clinician-researchers to work with 19 central Indiana nursing facilities to improve the quality of care, reduce hospitalizations and increase access to palliative care for long-stay nursing facility residents.

12 Oct 2012

Viewpoints: Does the GOP plan fix a 'broken' Medicaid system or harm it?; Romney's confusion on abortion

Medicaid, America's safety-net program for more than 62 million low-income uninsured Americans, is broken. ... The best hope for Medicaid reforms that can improve care for low-income enrollees, reduce fraud, and put the program on a sustainable trajectory is to cap federal spending to the states by using block grants.

12 Oct 2012

Concordia researcher investigates cross-gender behavior in children

In exercise books, sports line-ups, or in the simple act of going to the bathroom, school children have to answer the seemingly simple question, "are you a boy or a girl?" For Canadian school kids who exhibit cross-gender behaviour or presentation, this question is not only limiting, it's the source of angst.

12 Oct 2012

In debates and ads, House and Senate candidates face off on women's health, Medicare and health law issues

Elizabeth Warren and Senator Scott P. Brown kept the pressure on each other throughout a feisty, hourlong debate here Wednesday night. … Asked where he would cut the government, Mr. Brown cited President Obama's health care law, which, he said, was crushing Massachusetts businesses. He said the law would remove $700 billion from Medicare, an assertion that Mr. Romney made in last week's presidential debate.

12 Oct 2012

AACR conference to focus on scientific and lifestyle strategies for cancer prevention

The American Association for Cancer Research will host the 11th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research at the Hilton Anaheim from Oct. 16-19, 2012.

12 Oct 2012

Dana-Farber expert offers tips to reduce risk of breast cancer

According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. This year, nearly 40,000 women in the United States will die from the disease.

12 Oct 2012

Longer looks: Mitt Romney's health care legacy; Closing of Philly hospitals brings 'grim consequences;' Young doctors and their apps

A journey into the places, people, and decisive moments that made the men who are competing for the presidency. ...As governor, Romney knew he needed what political pros called a "legacy issue" if he wanted to run for president one day. He devoted his energy towards reforming health care, an issue that Democrats had been grappling with and a problem that cost the state dearly as taxpayers bore the brunt of covering the uninsured.

11 Oct 2012

Legal-Bay to donate lawsuit funding sales for October to breast cancer awareness month

Legal-Bay, The Lawsuit Settlement Funding Company, announced today that they will be donating a portion of their October sales to assist with the fight of Breast Cancer for women.

11 Oct 2012

LSUHSC receives HRSA grant to help students pursue practice primary care nursing degrees

The School of Nursing at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has been awarded a $700,000 grant over two years by the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services to help students pursuing advanced practice primary care nursing degrees meet educational expenses.

11 Oct 2012

Accenture to build and implement Norway's electronic health record system

The Norwegian Directorate of Health has awarded Accenture a five-year contract to build and implement Norway's electronic health record (EHR) system.

11 Oct 2012

NYSCF conference to discuss latest advances in stem cell research

Leaders in translational stem cell research from across the country and around the world will present findings on how advances in stem cell science lead to better treatments and cures to disease and injury at The New York Stem Cell Foundation's Seventh Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference, held at The Rockefeller University in Manhattan on October 10-11.

11 Oct 2012

First Edition: October 11, 2012

Today's headlines include previews of how Medicare and other health policy issues might playin tonight's vice presidential debate.

11 Oct 2012

New York Stem Cell Foundation names 6 scientists as 2012 NYSCF - Robertson Investigators

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) named six of the most promising scientists as its 2012 NYSCF - Robertson Investigators.

11 Oct 2012

New mass spectrometry helps identify bacteria in clinical specimens within minutes

New mass spectrometry technology is helping Le Bonheur Children's physicians analyze microbiology samples quickly - identifying specific bacteria present in a sample within minutes.

11 Oct 2012

Examining funding for TB treatment in Europe

In a BMJ Group Blogs post, Caroline Robinson, global health advocacy manager for Results U.K., discusses the prevalence and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB in Europe and provides the example of Romania.

11 Oct 2012

Grand Challenges Canada funds 15 new projects to improve mental health diagnosis and care

Grand Challenges Canada, which is funded by the Government of Canada, today announced a landmark $19.4 million in support of 15 innovative, pioneering projects designed to improve mental health diagnosis and care in developing countries, many of them nations ravaged by conflict and disaster as well as poverty.

11 Oct 2012

Healthcare News

Zimbabwean AIDS activists march to National AIDS Council demanding accountability for AIDS levy funds

Homeless Intermediate Care Pilot Project helps reduce hospital, ED admissions

LLS symposium to review latest advances in blood cancer research

Two Boston University community members among new MAS Fellows

Regenstrief, IU to work with 19 Indiana nursing facilities to improve quality of care

Viewpoints: Does the GOP plan fix a 'broken' Medicaid system or harm it?; Romney's confusion on abortion

Concordia researcher investigates cross-gender behavior in children

In debates and ads, House and Senate candidates face off on women's health, Medicare and health law issues

AACR conference to focus on scientific and lifestyle strategies for cancer prevention

Dana-Farber expert offers tips to reduce risk of breast cancer

Longer looks: Mitt Romney's health care legacy; Closing of Philly hospitals brings 'grim consequences;' Young doctors and their apps

Legal-Bay to donate lawsuit funding sales for October to breast cancer awareness month

LSUHSC receives HRSA grant to help students pursue practice primary care nursing degrees

Accenture to build and implement Norway's electronic health record system

NYSCF conference to discuss latest advances in stem cell research

First Edition: October 11, 2012

New York Stem Cell Foundation names 6 scientists as 2012 NYSCF - Robertson Investigators

New mass spectrometry helps identify bacteria in clinical specimens within minutes

Examining funding for TB treatment in Europe

Grand Challenges Canada funds 15 new projects to improve mental health diagnosis and care

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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