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ACMG Foundation, Genzyme announce recipients of Medical Genetics Training Award

Carlos E. Prada, MD of Cincinnati Children's Hospital and James D. Weisfeld-Adams, MD of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY were honored as the 2012-2013 recipients of the Genzyme/ACMG Foundation Medical Genetics Training Award in Clinical Biochemical Genetics at the ACMG 2012 Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting in Charlotte, NC.

6 Apr 2012

Medicaid news: Oregon competitors working together; Calif. 'duals' project launches

A new push to reshape health care in greater Portland is reminiscent, its biggest booster says, of the race to land a man on the moon. Erstwhile health care competitors hope to set aside their differences to care for the region's 200,000 Oregon Health Plan members, says Legacy Health CEO George Brown. The task is happening in a timeline -- Brown snaps his fingers -- "that's like that long. It's a moon shot for sure. What we're trying to do, to my knowledge, has not been attempted any place in the country."

6 Apr 2012

Public not as willing to pay for effective mental illness treatments

An analysis of a nationally representative sample of 710 adult respondents reveals that the public is less willing to pay to avoid mental illnesses compared to paying for treatment of medical conditions.

6 Apr 2012

JHI sponsors international scholarship program for medical students

An international scholarship program for medical students from outside the United States to study at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is the institution's latest initiative aimed at nurturing the next generation of health care leaders. Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI), the global arm of the Baltimore, Maryland-based Johns Hopkins Medicine, is sponsoring this program.

6 Apr 2012

Humanosphere blog reports on 'Diseases without Borders' forum

KPLU 88.5's "Humanosphere" blog reports on a "Diseases without Borders" forum held in Seattle on Tuesday at which Nils Daulaire, director of the Office of Global Affairs for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, stressed that global health is a domestic issue.

6 Apr 2012

Bayshore Community Hospital introduces new personal concierge service

At Bayshore Community Hospital, making patients and guests feel at home while they're away from home for a hospital stay is top of mind. While clinical care remains the Hospital's top priority, it is now enhancing the total hospital experience of patients with a new service called Concierge Care. Concierge Care was formed to consistently address personal or "non-clinical needs," making patients and their guests as comfortable as possible.

6 Apr 2012

Attorney General: Justice Department will respond to federal judge on judicial review

In what has become a charged exchange, a federal judge in Texas demanded the Obama administration explain its views on the court's authority to overturn acts of Congress. Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday the Justice Department would respond "appropriately."

6 Apr 2012

Loyola dietitian offers health tips for Easter

Life-size chocolate bunnies, baskets overflowing with jelly beans and buffets filled with lavish delicacies. Easter gives us hope that consistent warm weather days are just around the corner. But it can also be a time of temptation, with large white bunnies leaving baskets full of candy around the house.

6 Apr 2012

Presidential campaign focus turns to budget, Medicare issues

President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are using their differences on Medicare issues and entitlement spending -- in the context of the nation's fiscal challenges -- as key campaign themes.

6 Apr 2012

MossRehab founding director to receive Kessler Foundation's Joel A. DeLisa, MD Award

John Whyte, MD, PhD, is the 2012 recipient of Kessler Foundation's Joel A. DeLisa, MD Award for Excellence in Research and Education in the Field of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R). Dr. Whyte will be honored at the Foundation's Board of Trustees dinner in West Orange on May 10.

6 Apr 2012

Global Fund updates global health community advocates on recent changes to organization

"Christoph Benn, director of resource mobilization and donor relations at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, updated global health community advocates Wednesday on ... the multilateral organization," the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog reports.

6 Apr 2012

AIUM announces 2012 EER grant recipients

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) announced the recipients of its 2012 Endowment for Education and Research (EER) grants at the 2012 AIUM Annual Convention in Phoenix, Arizona.

6 Apr 2012

AP: Prescription painkiller sales have 'exploded,' leading experts to fear 'addiction epidemic'

Sales of the nation's two most popular prescription painkillers have exploded in new parts of the country, an Associated Press analysis shows, worrying experts who say the push to relieve patients' suffering is spawning an addiction epidemic.

6 Apr 2012

Development gains in Afghanistan must be made sustainable

Alex Thier, assistant to the administrator and director in the USAID Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, writes about the agency's new report, titled "USAID in Afghanistan: Partnership, Progress, Perseverance," in this IMPACTblog post.

6 Apr 2012

2-day meeting examining issues of censorship of scientific studies leaves questions unanswered

A two-day Royal Society meeting held this week in London -- which examined "whether scientific journals should occasionally publish censored versions of papers because the full ones might prove useful to terrorists" -- "brought scientists no closer to resolving the question of whether there are any kinds of experiments whose results should be kept from the public," the Washington Post reports.

6 Apr 2012

Longer looks: Berwick calls for leaders to rise above 'political catechism'; Convincing the healthy to feel sick

Between July 2010 and December 2011, Dr. Donald Berwick was head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency that runs the government's health insurance programs. In a sane world, he would be still. But Senate Republicans refused even to let his confirmation come up for a vote ... A pediatrician by training and a widely respected expert in health care policy, Berwick should have been a lock for the CMS job. But he was a backer of Obamacare; a believer in data and science; a proponent of universal health care.

6 Apr 2012

TJUH medical oncologist to receive ASCO Humanitarian Award

Edith Mitchell, M.D., FACP, a medical oncologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center (KCC) and Clinical Professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology in the Department of Medical Oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, has been named the 2012 recipient of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Humanitarian Award for her personification of the society's mission and values, and for going above and beyond the call of duty in providing outstanding patient care.

6 Apr 2012

U.S. suspends $13M in aid to Mali following coup; U.N. Security Council expresses concern over humanitarian crisis in Mali, Sahel region

"The United States is suspending at least $13 million of its roughly $140 million in annual aid to Mali following last month's coup in the West African nation, the State Department said on Wednesday," Reuters reports, noting the "suspension affects U.S. assistance for Mali's ministry of health, public school construction and the government's efforts to boost agricultural production."

6 Apr 2012

U.S. spending on prescription drugs, doctor visits levels off

A study by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics found that seniors citizens especially are filling fewer prescriptions as out-of-pocket costs increase.

6 Apr 2012

Race pits Obamacare against Romneycare

News outlets analyze how health policy positions taken by GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama are playing on the campaign trail.

6 Apr 2012

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ACMG Foundation, Genzyme announce recipients of Medical Genetics Training Award

Medicaid news: Oregon competitors working together; Calif. 'duals' project launches

Public not as willing to pay for effective mental illness treatments

JHI sponsors international scholarship program for medical students

Humanosphere blog reports on 'Diseases without Borders' forum

Bayshore Community Hospital introduces new personal concierge service

Attorney General: Justice Department will respond to federal judge on judicial review

Loyola dietitian offers health tips for Easter

Presidential campaign focus turns to budget, Medicare issues

MossRehab founding director to receive Kessler Foundation's Joel A. DeLisa, MD Award

Global Fund updates global health community advocates on recent changes to organization

AIUM announces 2012 EER grant recipients

AP: Prescription painkiller sales have 'exploded,' leading experts to fear 'addiction epidemic'

Development gains in Afghanistan must be made sustainable

2-day meeting examining issues of censorship of scientific studies leaves questions unanswered

Longer looks: Berwick calls for leaders to rise above 'political catechism'; Convincing the healthy to feel sick

TJUH medical oncologist to receive ASCO Humanitarian Award

U.S. suspends $13M in aid to Mali following coup; U.N. Security Council expresses concern over humanitarian crisis in Mali, Sahel region

U.S. spending on prescription drugs, doctor visits levels off

Race pits Obamacare against Romneycare

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