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NPR interviews First Lady of Haiti about country's progress against HIV

As delegates from around the world convene for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), NPR correspondent Michel Martin "speaks to Haiti's First Lady Sophia Martelly about the Caribbean island's progress against the epidemic and challenges that persist" in this interview from NPR's "Tell Me More."

27 Jul 2012

Obama administration and insurers to unveil new plan to crack down on health care fraud

President Obama and health insurance executives plan to announce a new joint effort on Thursday to crack down on health care fraud by sharing and comparing claims data, administration officials say (Pear, 7/25).

27 Jul 2012

SAMHSA awards $22M in new funding to expand SBIRT services

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing more than $22 million in new funding to expand implementing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) services for adults in primary care and community health settings. SBIRT is an innovative approach to delivering early intervention and treatment services for persons with substance use disorders and for persons at risk for developing these disorders.

27 Jul 2012

Labor-HHS appropriations offers teachable moment regarding sequester threat

Some public health organizations are using this legislation as an illustration of what the sequester's impact would be on health programs.

27 Jul 2012

Hospitals may give free care to some Colo. theater shooting victims

Several hospitals are giving some free care to or forgiving the bills of the victims of the Colorado theater shooting.

27 Jul 2012

AIDS roundup: Researchers examine whether the disease causes premature aging; Funding and treatment gaps; Bone marrow transplant treatments

News outlets report on scientific and political issues coming up at the International AIDS Conference being held in Washington.

27 Jul 2012

AIDS 2012 plenary speakers call for expanded efforts to provide HIV treatment, prevention to women, children

AIDS experts speaking at the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) on Wednesday called for an expansion of HIV care and treatment to all women instead of focusing only on those who are pregnant, the Associated Press reports.

27 Jul 2012

A key question at this week's AIDS Conference: Who will pay the worldwide costs of treatment?

A roundup of news from the International AIDS Conference taking place this week in Washington.

27 Jul 2012

CMS: Doughnut hole provision in health law has saved seniors $4B

According to the Obama administration, seniors have saved on average $629 on their medications during the first half of this year.

27 Jul 2012

Political cartoon: 'And Call Me In The Morning'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh take on health policy developments with "And Call Me In The Morning" By Nick Anderson.

27 Jul 2012

First Edition: July 27, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about a new effort launched by the Obama administration and insurers to fight health care fraud.

27 Jul 2012

Watching sexual content in movies linked to adolescents' sexual behavior

Young people who watch more sexual content from movies also tend to engage in more sexual behavior and begin sexual activity at an earlier age, according to a University of Missouri researcher's study.

27 Jul 2012

WHO announces efforts to fight 'hidden epidemic' of hepatitis

Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on July 28, the WHO "announced on Wednesday measures to fight the 'hidden epidemic' ... which kills more than one million people a year," Agence France-Presse reports. The virus "affects 500 million people worldwide but can go unnoticed for years and even decades," the news service reports.

27 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: AIDS spread in U.S. South; Abortion opponents battle in Ariz.; GOP's costly effort to kill health law

More than 30 years into the AIDS epidemic, a combination of safe-sex education and a new generation of pharmaceuticals has left many Americans convinced that HIV/AIDS is a problem that has been, if not solved, at least addressed. But that's certainly not true in the American South, which accounts for nearly 50% of all new HIV infections in the United States.

27 Jul 2012

Longer looks: Religious health care; 'The big lie' about expanding Medicaid

The Affordable Care Act has a section that exempts members of health care sharing ministries from purchasing insurance. The Amish, Mennonite, Christian Science and Indian tribe communities also are exempt from the penalty that will be incurred on Americans who fail to purchase health insurance by 2014.

27 Jul 2012

Roundup: Ore. Gov. suggests malpractice reform; Mass. Gov. proposes new scrutiny for health care providers; Texas has offered HPV vaccine since 2007

The state can cut health care costs and reduce the number of medical-related lawsuits by requiring earlier notification of injuries as well as pretrial mediation, according to a recommendation Gov. John Kitzhaber issued Wednesday. The product of closed-door talks between representatives of interest groups including the Oregon Medical Association and the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, Kitzhaber's recommendation now goes to a work group including lawmakers, a trial lawyer and doctor that begins public meetings next week.

27 Jul 2012

Recent release: Blog examines faith-based response to HIV/AIDS

In a post in KPLU's "Humanosphere" blog, journalist Tom Paulson discusses the role of faith-based organizations in the response to HVI/AIDS, writing, "PEPFAR is mentioned in perhaps every other speech here at the International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2012, as one of those game-changers. Infrequently, some folks also mention, usually just in passing, something like the 'contributions of the faith-based community.'

27 Jul 2012

Recent release: HHS officials discuss take away messages from AIDS 2012

The AIDS.gov blog provides video footage of a conversation between Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Nils Daulaire, director of the Office of Global Affairs at HHS, which took place at the XIX International AIDS Conference. According to the blog, Daulaire discusses his role at the department and some of his take away messages from AIDS 2012.

26 Jul 2012

Recent release: France to launch financial transactions tax to help fund Global AIDS response

"A new tax on financial transactions is set to launch in France in August, and could generate billions of dollars to help fund the global fight against HIV/AIDS," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports.

26 Jul 2012

China calls for additional reform of its national health-care system

"Chinese health officials on Tuesday called for additional reform of China's health-care system amid mounting costs, problems at public hospitals and a surge of patients with chronic diseases," the Wall Street Journal reports.

26 Jul 2012

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NPR interviews First Lady of Haiti about country's progress against HIV

Obama administration and insurers to unveil new plan to crack down on health care fraud

SAMHSA awards $22M in new funding to expand SBIRT services

Labor-HHS appropriations offers teachable moment regarding sequester threat

Hospitals may give free care to some Colo. theater shooting victims

AIDS roundup: Researchers examine whether the disease causes premature aging; Funding and treatment gaps; Bone marrow transplant treatments

AIDS 2012 plenary speakers call for expanded efforts to provide HIV treatment, prevention to women, children

A key question at this week's AIDS Conference: Who will pay the worldwide costs of treatment?

CMS: Doughnut hole provision in health law has saved seniors $4B

Political cartoon: 'And Call Me In The Morning'

First Edition: July 27, 2012

Watching sexual content in movies linked to adolescents' sexual behavior

WHO announces efforts to fight 'hidden epidemic' of hepatitis

Viewpoints: AIDS spread in U.S. South; Abortion opponents battle in Ariz.; GOP's costly effort to kill health law

Longer looks: Religious health care; 'The big lie' about expanding Medicaid

Roundup: Ore. Gov. suggests malpractice reform; Mass. Gov. proposes new scrutiny for health care providers; Texas has offered HPV vaccine since 2007

Recent release: Blog examines faith-based response to HIV/AIDS

Recent release: HHS officials discuss take away messages from AIDS 2012

Recent release: France to launch financial transactions tax to help fund Global AIDS response

China calls for additional reform of its national health-care system

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