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States draw starker lines on abortion: Lawsuits and legislation continue across U.S.

State laws -- 40 of them in 15 states -- are making it harder to get an abortion in the U.S., according to a new report. Meanwhile, a House panel approves new measure to curb abortion in the District of Columbia.

20 Jul 2012

Economic issues dominate voters' concerns, while health law bubbles on back burner

Though the economy seems to be trumping the health law on the campaign trail, the overhaul is one of the flashpoints in what the New York Times describes as a "philosophic clash" over the role of the federal government. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama, campaigning in Florida, is expected to talk Medicare. In the background, Vice President Joseph Biden says Obama expected the political backlash triggered by the health law.

20 Jul 2012

Polling indicates Americans still divided on health law

An NPR poll shows that a slight majority - 51 percent - favored amending rather than doing away with the health law. A Quinnipiac poll in Virginia found that 50 percent of respondents said Congress should repeal the overhaul.

20 Jul 2012

Blog highlights factors potentially affecting U.S. support for global AIDS response in 2013

In this post in the Center for Global Development's (CGD) "Global Health Policy" blog, Jenny Ottenhoff, policy outreach associate at the center, says "four big issues will impact U.S. support for the global response to the AIDS epidemic over the coming year."

20 Jul 2012

Community-based resources in rural Uganda can successfully provide HIV treatments

New research from the University of Alberta's School of Public Health has demonstrated that community-based resources in rural Uganda can successfully provide HIV treatments to patients, where economic and geographical barriers would typically prevent access to care.

20 Jul 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton to address opening plenary session at AIDS 2012 conference

"U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the opening plenary session at the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), on Monday, July 23, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Washington Convention Center, Session Room 1," a U.S. Department of State press notice reports.

20 Jul 2012

Survey finds Medicare beneficiaries happier with coverage than younger people on private plans

The poll results, published in Health Affairs, found that 8 percent of seniors said their coverage was "fair" or "poor" while 20 percent of those with a plan offered through work said that.

20 Jul 2012

Donor nation funding for HIV remains at 2008 levels, Kaiser Family Foundation/UNAIDS analysis says

A funding analysis released on Wednesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) and UNAIDS found that "funding to fight HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries has remained flat at $7.6 billion," Politico Pro reports.

20 Jul 2012

Novation, UPPI partner to offer both low and high PET radiopharmaceuticals

United Pharmacy Partners (UPPI) is pleased to announce the signing of a 5-year agreement with Novation, a leading health care supply chain expertise and contracting company, to offer both low and high (PET) radiopharmaceuticals.

20 Jul 2012

Gains in child health, education threatened by increase in malnutrition, Save the Children report says

"More children survived past their fifth birthday and attended school at the end of the 2000s than a decade before, but a rise in acute malnutrition could undermine these unprecedented gains," according to a report released Thursday by Save the Children, AlertNet reports.

20 Jul 2012

Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute offers new TAVR procedure for patients with aortic stenosis

People who are high-risk for heart valve surgery could have their damaged aortic valve replaced without traditional surgery with a new FDA-approved procedure performed at Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute at Baptist Hospital of Miami.

20 Jul 2012

Elder abuse in low-income Latino communities goes largely unreported

A sobering new study by researchers from the University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology finds that elder abuse in low-income Latino communities goes largely unreported. More than 40 percent of Latino elders told Spanish-speaking interviewers that they had been abused or neglected in the last year - yet only 1.5 percent of victims said they had ever reported the abuse to authorities.

20 Jul 2012

VA plans to open 13 new community-based outpatient clinics in nine states

As part of the continuing effort to provide world-class health care closer to where more Veterans live, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs today announced plans to open 13 new community-based outpatient clinics in nine states.

20 Jul 2012

Nottingham scientists win £1.2M grant for research into engineering of nanomaterials

Pioneering scientists at The University of Nottingham have won a £1.2 million grant for research into the engineering of nanomaterials that could transform the global healthcare industry.

20 Jul 2012

CSIS official discusses upcoming AIDS 2012 conference, introduces new AIDS 2012 course on iTunes U

In this post in the Center for Strategic & International Studies' (CSIS) "Smart Global Health" blog, J. Stephen Morrison, senior vice president of CSIS and director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, reflects on the upcoming International AIDS Conference, which opens in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, writing, "It is a choice opportunity in the midst of our bitter electoral season to tell the good news of the extraordinary achievements, at home and abroad, in both science and delivery of effective treatment, care, and prevention to people living with HIV or at risk of infection."

20 Jul 2012

Link between objectively measured sleep and subsequent institutionalization among older women

Tired? Scientists have discovered another possible benefit of a night of restful and uninterrupted sleep. According to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health fragmented or interrupted sleep could predict future placement in a nursing home or assisted living facility.

20 Jul 2012

TriStar Health and NHC announce new alliance

National HealthCare Corporation and TriStar Health announce an alliance that aims to provide patients across Middle Tennessee with a continually higher level of care as they transition from hospitals to recovery.

20 Jul 2012

Scientists plan to announce research strategy aimed at pursuing HIV/AIDS cure, Wall Street Journal reports

On July 19, ahead of the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., "prominent AIDS scientists plan to announce the first comprehensive research strategy aimed at pursuing new leads and addressing hurdles to a cure" for HIV/AIDS, the Wall Street Journal reports.

20 Jul 2012

HealthHIV, CCO announce new series of CME/CE-certified interactive local live workshops

Clinical Care Options (CCO), a leader in next-generation medical education, information, and publishing for healthcare professionals, announces a new series of CME/CE-certified interactive local live workshops developed and implemented in partnership with HealthHIV, the leading national HIV nonprofit organization building the capacity of primary care providers to integrate HIV care into their practices.

20 Jul 2012

New insight into use and awareness of electronic cigarettes

Survey findings released today show new insight into the use and awareness of electronic cigarettes, devices that allow smokers to inhale vaporized nicotine in a cigarette-like fashion.

20 Jul 2012

Healthcare News

States draw starker lines on abortion: Lawsuits and legislation continue across U.S.

Economic issues dominate voters' concerns, while health law bubbles on back burner

Polling indicates Americans still divided on health law

Blog highlights factors potentially affecting U.S. support for global AIDS response in 2013

Community-based resources in rural Uganda can successfully provide HIV treatments

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton to address opening plenary session at AIDS 2012 conference

Survey finds Medicare beneficiaries happier with coverage than younger people on private plans

Donor nation funding for HIV remains at 2008 levels, Kaiser Family Foundation/UNAIDS analysis says

Novation, UPPI partner to offer both low and high PET radiopharmaceuticals

Gains in child health, education threatened by increase in malnutrition, Save the Children report says

Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute offers new TAVR procedure for patients with aortic stenosis

Elder abuse in low-income Latino communities goes largely unreported

VA plans to open 13 new community-based outpatient clinics in nine states

Nottingham scientists win £1.2M grant for research into engineering of nanomaterials

CSIS official discusses upcoming AIDS 2012 conference, introduces new AIDS 2012 course on iTunes U

Link between objectively measured sleep and subsequent institutionalization among older women

TriStar Health and NHC announce new alliance

Scientists plan to announce research strategy aimed at pursuing HIV/AIDS cure, Wall Street Journal reports

HealthHIV, CCO announce new series of CME/CE-certified interactive local live workshops

New insight into use and awareness of electronic cigarettes

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