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Viewpoints: Clarity needed on GOP health plan; Blaming the poor

As soon as he moves into the White House, Mitt Romney promises, he will demand that Congress repeal the health care reform law that is President Barack Obama's signature achievement. Far less clear is how Romney and Republicans in Congress would replace the Affordable Care Act. That is a critical question for Florida, which has nearly 4 million uninsured residents and has failed to develop its own solution.

30 Aug 2012

UAB Center of Research Translation to improve health of patients with gout, hyperuricemia

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is establishing a Center of Research Translation to improve the health of an increasing number of patients with gout and hyperuricemia.

30 Aug 2012

Global guidance on bednet purchasing needed, analysis suggests

"According to analysis led by Kanika Bahl and Pooja Shaw of Results for Development's (R4D's) Market Dynamics team, improved global incentives and information on cost-effectiveness could save the fight against malaria up to $630 million over the next five years and encourage manufacturers to produce better-performing nets," Bahl, a managing director for R4D, and Shaw, a program officer in the Market Dynamics Practice at R4D, write in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

30 Aug 2012

Georgia Governor rejects Medicaid expansion

Gov. Nathan Deal told reporters at the GOP convention that he has no intention of expanding the program because the federal government's commitment to pay the full cost for three years, and 90 percent thereafter "is probably unrealistic." An estimated 650,000 Georgians would gain health coverage under an expansion.

30 Aug 2012

Medicaid cuts hit dental services; Minn. seeks waiver to save $151 million

The New York Times looks at the problems that come when the health care program for low-income people doesn't meet their dental needs. At the same time, Minnesota news outlets report on an effort by the governor to get federal authorities to approve changes in the Medicaid program there.

30 Aug 2012

Foundation promises $500M for patient safety effort; Starts with $9M Hopkins grant

A foundation has promised to spend $500 million over the next decade on hospital safety to try to prevent patient harm. The first $9 million will fund a project at Johns Hopkins to develop tools to eliminate common threats in hospitals.

30 Aug 2012

India's contribution to global health R&D needs domestic, international support

As the BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, and China -- invest more in innovations in health technologies and other areas, "many are looking to these countries to correct the global health research and development (R&D) imbalance that leaves the poor without needed products such as an improved tuberculosis (TB) vaccine or tests to help diagnose patients in remote rural settings," David de Ferranti, president of Results for Development Institute (R4D), writes in the Huffington Post Blog.

30 Aug 2012

Cuban government says cholera outbreak that sickened 417, killed 3, has ended

"Cuba's government declared Tuesday that health workers had eradicated a cholera outbreak that infected 417 people and killed three, according to a statement from the country's Health Ministry," CNN reports.

30 Aug 2012

Hospital news: Low readmissions rates at 2 NYC hospitals; Parkland still facing crisis

Two New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. facilities are among the New York hospitals with the lowest rates of preventable readmissions. Hospitals face reductions in their Medicare rates starting in October, and 18 New York City hospitals will have the maximum penalty allowed under the federal health care reform law - 1% of their base Medicare reimbursement.

30 Aug 2012

Peruvian President announces launch of government fund to fight child malnutrition

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala on Monday said the country's central government and regional governments would provide $1.03 million to a fund aimed at reducing child malnutrition, Andean Air Mail & Peruvian Times reports.

30 Aug 2012

GOP platform calls for turning Medicare into voucher-like program, repealing Obamacare

The Republican Party's platform calls for a ban on all abortions, reshaping Medicare and deep cuts to Medicaid, if Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are elected in November.

30 Aug 2012

Aidspan publishes new issue of 'Global Fund Observer'

Aidspan, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, on Monday published Issue 193 of its "Global Fund Observer."

30 Aug 2012

Global Fund Board approves 45 new two-year grants as part of Transitional Funding Mechanism

"The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved 45 new two-year grants, from 37 countries, totaling $419.2 million, to fund essential prevention, treatment, and care services provided to the people affected by the three diseases," according to a Global Fund press release.

30 Aug 2012

Blog discusses how simple innovations are helping tackle Africa's health, development problems

In this post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, Eloise Quintanilla, an associate communications officer with the foundation, discusses an article published in the Guardian over the weekend that examines 15 simple innovations being used to tackle Africa's health and development problems.

30 Aug 2012

Octogenarians have better survival rates following heart valve surgery

Octogenarians need not shy away from heart valve surgery because of their age; however, those sent home following surgery do better than those discharged to care facilities, according to an observational study published in the September 2012 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

30 Aug 2012

Sri Lanka succeeds in reducing malaria cases by 99.9% since 1999

Despite nearly three decades of conflict, Sri Lanka has succeeded in reducing malaria cases by 99.9 percent since 1999 and is on track to eliminate the disease entirely by 2014.

30 Aug 2012

Ryan makes his pitch to voters tonight

The 42-year-old Wisconsin representative will be making the case that he is ready to be vice president, and may highlight aspects of his budget plans, which would revamp both Medicare and Medicaid.

30 Aug 2012

Book guides men with prostate cancer to maintain sexual health and quality of life

Men with prostate cancer may fear that they will never have sex again. What they are feeling can be disturbing, but there is hope. Jeffrey Albaugh, PhD, APRN, CUCNS, addresses sexual issues during and after prostate cancer treatment in a new book written specifically for patients and their partners: Reclaiming Sex & Intimacy After Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men and Their Partners.

30 Aug 2012

UCSF’s intensive care unit study receives $2.1 million Moore Foundation grant

A multi-center study of intensive care units (ICU) led by UCSF faculty has received a Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation grant of $2.1 million. The study of ICUs, including two at UCSF, aims to better understand the nature of team-based care and patient involvement in ICU settings.

30 Aug 2012

George Washington University SPHHS launches Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition

Today the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) announced the launch of the Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition, a multi-sector group of advocates and experts dedicated to raising awareness and advancing public policies to improve the health of children who suffer from asthma.

30 Aug 2012

Healthcare News

Viewpoints: Clarity needed on GOP health plan; Blaming the poor

UAB Center of Research Translation to improve health of patients with gout, hyperuricemia

Global guidance on bednet purchasing needed, analysis suggests

Georgia Governor rejects Medicaid expansion

Medicaid cuts hit dental services; Minn. seeks waiver to save $151 million

Foundation promises $500M for patient safety effort; Starts with $9M Hopkins grant

India's contribution to global health R&D needs domestic, international support

Cuban government says cholera outbreak that sickened 417, killed 3, has ended

Hospital news: Low readmissions rates at 2 NYC hospitals; Parkland still facing crisis

Peruvian President announces launch of government fund to fight child malnutrition

GOP platform calls for turning Medicare into voucher-like program, repealing Obamacare

Aidspan publishes new issue of 'Global Fund Observer'

Global Fund Board approves 45 new two-year grants as part of Transitional Funding Mechanism

Blog discusses how simple innovations are helping tackle Africa's health, development problems

Octogenarians have better survival rates following heart valve surgery

Sri Lanka succeeds in reducing malaria cases by 99.9% since 1999

Ryan makes his pitch to voters tonight

Book guides men with prostate cancer to maintain sexual health and quality of life

UCSF’s intensive care unit study receives $2.1 million Moore Foundation grant

George Washington University SPHHS launches Childhood Asthma Leadership Coalition

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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