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Tips to keep kids safe while enjoying summer activities

Unintentional injuries are the number one cause of death in children in the United States. In fact, 2,000 children die each day from preventable injuries. With the summer months come an increased number of injuries.

20 Jun 2012

Inside the ER

As happens daily in emergency rooms nationwide, the uninsured patient received medical care guaranteed by a generation-old federal mandate that requires hospitals to care for all in need, regardless of ability to pay.

20 Jun 2012

Large proportions of European coronary patients do not benefit from cardiac rehabilitation services

Large proportions of European coronary patients are not benefitting from cardiac rehabilitation services, according to results of the third EUROASPIRE survey published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

20 Jun 2012

States brace for SCOTUS ruling: Calif. exchange marches on, Texas considers its next steps

In California, the state health insurance exchange is starting its work no matter the outcome of the Supreme Court decision while Texas officials consider their post-decision steps.

20 Jun 2012

Long-term cancer survivors take sick leave more often than their disease-free colleagues

Long-term cancer survivors take sick leave more often than their disease-free colleagues, suggesting that they struggle at work despite their ability to work five years after diagnosis. These findings by Steffen Torp, from Vestfold University College in Norway, and colleagues is published online in Springer's Journal of Cancer Survivorship.

20 Jun 2012

Al Jazeera examines Cuba's national health care system; IPS looks at HIV/AIDS in the country

In a feature story, Al Jazeera examines Cuba's national health care system, which "works -- or is supposed to work -- by emphasizing primary and preventative health care." However, after subsidies from the former Soviet Union "ended and Cuba's economy went into a tailspin, nothing was the same again," according to the news agency, which notes the system experiences drug shortages, patients have long wait times, and some hospitals are dirty or malfunctioning.

20 Jun 2012

AIDS United releases new infographic

According to a recent estimate by the Centers for Disease Control, nearly half of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the United States are in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee--the same region that is leading the nation in persons living with, and dying from, AIDS.

20 Jun 2012

Study highlights how parents, coaches and youth sport organizations can promote healthful eating

The food and beverages available to youth when they participate in organized sports can often be unhealthy, according to a new study released in the July/August 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

20 Jun 2012

Human Circuit receives 2012 ProAV Spotlight Award in Medical/Healthcare category

Human Circuit announced today that it was awarded the 2012 ProAV Spotlight Award in the Medical/Healthcare category for their work on an innovative and revolutionary integration project for Baystate Medical, Hospital of the Future in Springfield, MA.

20 Jun 2012

Radimetrics establishes new office in Scotland

Radimetrics, headquartered in Toronto has established an office in Scotland to provide a comprehensive system for monitoring and managing patient radiation exposure across imaging modalities to hospitals and imaging centers across the EU.

20 Jun 2012

Survey: 1 in 5 U.S. women experience sexual assault during their lifetime

Despite the fact that the majority of women presenting to emergency departments for care after sexual assault experience severe pain, very few receive pain treatment. These were the findings of a multi-site research study led by Samuel McLean, MD, MPH, director of the TRYUMPH Research Program in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. The results were published online in the Journal of Pain on June 15, 2012.

20 Jun 2012

State roundup: Retiree health costs soaring; Calif.'s duplicate surgical payments; Georgia's AIDS drug waiting list shrinks

Recession-plagued states diverted scarce money away from pensions to pay for more immediate concerns, leaving a $757 billion hole in the retirement funds covering millions of public employees, according to a study released Monday. … States also faced a $627 billion shortfall in health care services for retirees. Essentially, for every $1 they'll eventually have to pay out in health care, states had set aside only 5 cents.

20 Jun 2012

HealthSouth to acquire 36-bed inpatient adult rehabilitation unit of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa

HealthSouth Corporation announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the 36-bed inpatient adult rehabilitation unit of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Medical Center.

20 Jun 2012

TigerText adds 7 new hospice organizations

TigerText, the #1 leader in secure, real-time messaging, has expanded its HIPAA compliant mobile messaging platform to a new healthcare segment, hospice providers, and today announced the addition of 7 new hospice organizations to its growing list of healthcare customers.

20 Jun 2012

Report: 3.1M young adults gain insurance due to new health care law

A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that 3.1 million young adults have gained health insurance because of the health care law. Without the health care law - the Affordable Care Act - these 3.1 million young adults would not have health insurance.

20 Jun 2012

NCOA spearheads new initiative to help protect older adults from influenza

The National Council on Aging announced today it is spearheading a new initiative to help protect older adults from influenza this upcoming flu season. The educational program, Flu + You, in collaboration with Sanofi Pasteur, aims to educate older adults and their caregivers about the seriousness of influenza, the importance of annual influenza immunization, and available vaccine options.

20 Jun 2012

Christiana Care receives $10 million CMMI grant to design new model

Christiana Care Health System has been awarded a $10 million grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to design a new care model that will harness pioneer information technology to transcend the gaps that currently exist within health care to provide more coordinated care and greater value for patients.

20 Jun 2012

Heritage Provider Network receives Elite Status of Excellence from CAPG

Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network, is pleased to announce HPN and its family of medical groups has received the prestigious rank of Elite Status of Excellence for medical care from the California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) 2012 Standards of Excellence Survey. This is the 5th year in a row HPN has achieved Elite Status in the CAPG survey.

20 Jun 2012

E Cig National releases new kit

E Cig National has upheld high standards in the electronic cigarette market since the spring of 2009, setting the bar for low cost kits that are backed by a company with the highest customer service rating in the industry.

20 Jun 2012

AUXILIO, Sharp HealthCare sign $10 million MPS contract

AUXILIO, Inc., the health care industry's leader in Managed Print Services (MPS), announced a contract valued at approximately $10 million over five years with Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, CA.

20 Jun 2012

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Tips to keep kids safe while enjoying summer activities

Inside the ER

Large proportions of European coronary patients do not benefit from cardiac rehabilitation services

States brace for SCOTUS ruling: Calif. exchange marches on, Texas considers its next steps

Long-term cancer survivors take sick leave more often than their disease-free colleagues

Al Jazeera examines Cuba's national health care system; IPS looks at HIV/AIDS in the country

AIDS United releases new infographic

Study highlights how parents, coaches and youth sport organizations can promote healthful eating

Human Circuit receives 2012 ProAV Spotlight Award in Medical/Healthcare category

Radimetrics establishes new office in Scotland

Survey: 1 in 5 U.S. women experience sexual assault during their lifetime

State roundup: Retiree health costs soaring; Calif.'s duplicate surgical payments; Georgia's AIDS drug waiting list shrinks

HealthSouth to acquire 36-bed inpatient adult rehabilitation unit of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa

TigerText adds 7 new hospice organizations

Report: 3.1M young adults gain insurance due to new health care law

NCOA spearheads new initiative to help protect older adults from influenza

Christiana Care receives $10 million CMMI grant to design new model

Heritage Provider Network receives Elite Status of Excellence from CAPG

E Cig National releases new kit

AUXILIO, Sharp HealthCare sign $10 million MPS contract

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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