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Scott Brown turns to Olympia Snowe for help in appealing to women voters

The Massachusetts senator, who has riled some women's groups for his stand on the Obama administration's contraception coverage policy, is seeking to raise the profile of women in his campaign.

28 Mar 2012

Insecurity threatening success of West, Central African mass polio vaccination campaign

Instability and insecurity in some West and Central African nations are threatening the success of a 20-country polio vaccination campaign, which aims to immunize 111.1 million children against the disease, IRIN reports.

28 Mar 2012

Study: Insurance loss or acquisition means more ER visits

Changes in health insurance status -- whether gaining or losing coverage -- are associated with increased likelihood of an emergency department (ED) visit, researchers said. Among some 160,000 people completing the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) from 2004 to 2009, both newly insured and newly uninsured respondents reported using an ED in excess of 30% more often than those who were continuously insured.

28 Mar 2012

CGD examines House Budget Committee recommendation to eliminate Feed the Future

In this post in the Center for Global Development's (CGD) "Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Blog," Connie Veillette, director of CGD's rethinking U.S. foreign assistance initiative, discusses the passage of the House Budget Committee's "budget alternative last week that calls for reduced spending for international affairs."

28 Mar 2012

North Shore-LIJ's first-ever walking challenge kicks off this week

The North Shore-LIJ Health System's first-ever walking challenge, the Walk to Paris, kicked off this week with 15,000 employees lacing up their sneakers to compete for a free trip to Paris. The fitness challenge is one of many initiatives that the 15-hospital health system has rolled out to improve the health and wellness of its employees.

28 Mar 2012

Legislatures, governors contentious on health care issues

But the Legislature, with a Senate controlled by Republicans and an Assembly by Democrats, was unable to agree on whether to establish a health insurance exchange to comply with the much-debated federal health overhaul championed by President Obama. Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, is now planning to sidestep opposition from Senate Republicans by creating an exchange via executive order.

28 Mar 2012

Two-thirds of Americans want at least part of health law overturned, according to poll

News outlets examine polls and public opinion related to the health law and explore how much of a campaign issue it may ultimately turn out to be.

28 Mar 2012

If it's Tuesday, it's the individual mandate

In the second day of oral arguments, the Supreme Court is considering the "individual mandate," which is considered the "heart" of the health law. The issue is steeped in politics.

28 Mar 2012

UM completes most extensive full vascularized composite allograft to date

The University of Maryland released details today of the most extensive full face transplant completed to date, including both jaws, teeth, and tongue.

28 Mar 2012

Pakistan's draft bill that would punish parents for not vaccinating children 'misses the mark'

"Eradicating polio and improving the health of millions of children in Pakistan depend quite heavily on assuring that all children have access to life-saving vaccines," but "the most recent policy prescription from the Pakistani parliament to improve immunization coverage, however, misses the mark, and badly," Orin Levine, executive director of the International Vaccine Access Center, writes in this Huffington Post "World" blog post.

28 Mar 2012

World Bank presidential nominee Kim begins 7-country 'listening tour' to promote candidacy

The White House nominee for president of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim, on Tuesday begins a seven-country "listening tour" in order "to promote his candidacy with stops in Africa, Asia and Latin America, the Treasury Department announced Monday," Bloomberg Businessweek reports.

28 Mar 2012

Cardiac CT more effective in evaluating ER patients with chest pain

Cardiac computed tomography angiography scans (CT scans that look at the heart) can provide a virtually instant verdict on whether chest pain is from blockage of the coronary arteries.

28 Mar 2012

Opinion pieces, blog posts, editorial respond to nomination of Jim Yong Kim to lead World Bank

On Friday, March 23, President Obama nominated Jim Yong Kim, a global health expert and president of Dartmouth College, to be the next president of the World Bank.

28 Mar 2012

South African mines must have HIV, TB, workplace safety policies to receive license, Minister says

Speaking at an event where South African Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe urged the mining industry to take greater steps to address tuberculosis (TB) and HIV among its employees, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu "announced that mining companies, whose HIV, TB and workplace safety policies are being audited by her department, will have to submit their policies as a prerequisite for renewing their mining licenses," PlusNews reports.

28 Mar 2012

Viewpoints on health law: Court decision will determine federal role 'in caring' for people; Law is scaring business

The Supreme Court's epic oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act began Monday with a kind of tease. The 90-minute exchange explored a technical side issue about taxes, but even so it suggested that the Justices will rule on the merits and are skeptical of some of the Obama Administration's claims.

28 Mar 2012

Brown University to host 'Materials by Design' conference

Last June, President Obama announced the Materials Genome Initiative, an ambitious effort to assist American companies to develop advanced materials at twice the speed as currently possible and at a fraction of the cost.

28 Mar 2012

Inadequate government TB program, lax drug sale regulations contributing to MDR-TB cases in India, health groups say

"India's inadequate government-run tuberculosis [TB] treatment programs and a lack of regulation of the sale of drugs that fight the disease are responsible for the increasing number of drug-resistant cases that are difficult to treat," health advocacy organizations said in India last week, the Associated Press/Huffington Post reports.

28 Mar 2012

ECTS, IOF publish guidance document to manage GIO

Oral glucocorticoids are commonly prescribed for a wide variety of disorders, most commonly for rheumatoid arthritis, obstructive pulmonary disease and inflammatory bowel diseases. However, the use of these medications can result in rapid bone loss during the first three to six months of therapy, leading to increased risk of fragility fractures.

28 Mar 2012

AABB issues new RBC transfusion guidelines

The transfusion of red blood cells is a common treatment in clinical practice. However, the level at which they are transfused varies based not only on a patient's health, but also is determined by what the administering physician deems appropriate. Today, the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) has issued new guidelines, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, recommending that transfusion of red blood cells be considered at a hemoglobin threshold of 7 to 8 g/dL for stable adults and children.

28 Mar 2012

Mount Sinai researchers present 86 abstracts and plenary sessions at ACC meeting

Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers presented 86 abstracts and plenary sessions at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) 61st Annual Scientific Session, including ground-breaking research on aggressive statin therapy, the prevalence of unrecognized cardiovascular disease symptoms in women, and morbidity associated with non-adherence to medication after stent implantation. The meeting took place March 23-27, 2012 in Chicago.

28 Mar 2012

Healthcare News

Scott Brown turns to Olympia Snowe for help in appealing to women voters

Insecurity threatening success of West, Central African mass polio vaccination campaign

Study: Insurance loss or acquisition means more ER visits

CGD examines House Budget Committee recommendation to eliminate Feed the Future

North Shore-LIJ's first-ever walking challenge kicks off this week

Legislatures, governors contentious on health care issues

Two-thirds of Americans want at least part of health law overturned, according to poll

If it's Tuesday, it's the individual mandate

UM completes most extensive full vascularized composite allograft to date

Pakistan's draft bill that would punish parents for not vaccinating children 'misses the mark'

World Bank presidential nominee Kim begins 7-country 'listening tour' to promote candidacy

Cardiac CT more effective in evaluating ER patients with chest pain

Opinion pieces, blog posts, editorial respond to nomination of Jim Yong Kim to lead World Bank

South African mines must have HIV, TB, workplace safety policies to receive license, Minister says

Viewpoints on health law: Court decision will determine federal role 'in caring' for people; Law is scaring business

Brown University to host 'Materials by Design' conference

Inadequate government TB program, lax drug sale regulations contributing to MDR-TB cases in India, health groups say

ECTS, IOF publish guidance document to manage GIO

AABB issues new RBC transfusion guidelines

Mount Sinai researchers present 86 abstracts and plenary sessions at ACC meeting

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