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Global Fund completes reorganization of workforce, tightens focus to 20 'high-impact countries'

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria "is cutting its workforce and tightening its focus on 20 countries hardest hit by AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria," Reuters reports. Gabriel Jaramillo, who took over as general manager of the fund in January, "said in a statement that the fund had completed a reorganization that would rebalance its workforce with 39 percent more people managing grants and 38 percent fewer in support roles," the news service notes.

3 May 2012

Congressional partisan wrangling over CHIP, postal retiree health coverage, mandatory Medicare cuts

On Capitol Hill, Republicans are charging that the health law is encouraging businesses to drop coverage and politicians prepare for the next fight on some of the law's provisions.

3 May 2012

Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation to fund $45,000 pilot internship program at TGen

The Arizona-based Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation will fund a $45,000 pilot internship program this summer and fall at the Translational Genomics Research Foundation (TGen).

3 May 2012

Federal appeals judge reverses Monday ruling, allows Texas to exclude Planned Parenthood from Women's Health Program

A second federal judge in Texas issued an injunction allowing Texas to exclude Planned Parenthood from Texas' Women's Health Program -- for now -- a day after another judge in Texas had ruled the state couldn't bar the group from the health program. The judge who ruled Tuesday has ordered Planned Parenthood to respond by Tuesday afternoon.

3 May 2012

Viewpoints: The health law's double count on Medicare funding; Pa. budget endangering health safety net; A doctor's call for more texting

One of the enduring mysteries of President Obama's health law is how its spending constraints and payroll tax hikes on high earners can be used to shore up Medicare finances and at the same time pay for a massive new entitlement program. Isn't this double counting?

3 May 2012

First Edition: May 2, 2012

Today's headlines include a report that House Republican lawmakers want to cut bonuses to states for enrolling low-income kids in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.

3 May 2012

Elsevier, AAGP partner to publish American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announces that it has entered into an agreement with the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) to publish The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (AJGP) beginning in January 2013.

3 May 2012

JAD honors Norwegian scientist with 2012 Alzheimer Award

Anders L-nneborg, PhD, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2012 Alzheimer Award presented by the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease in recognition of his outstanding work on the detection of early Alzheimer's disease.

3 May 2012

Preterm babies are born at a higher rate in the U.S.

Preterm babies are born at a higher rate in the United States than in 130 other countries of the world, including many poorer nations, according to the just-released report Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth.

3 May 2012

Patients with spinal cord injury report higher rates of wheelchair breakdowns

Wheelchair-dependent patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) are reporting higher rates of wheelchair breakdowns requiring repairs, according to a study in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AJPM&R), the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists, AJPM&R is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

3 May 2012

MRA, Sports Authority partner in recognition of May's Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Sports Authority, the nation's premier full-line sporting goods retailer, announced today that it has teamed up with the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) in recognition of May's Skin Cancer Awareness Month for the second year in a row.

3 May 2012

Roundup: Mass. health cost control bill could save $8B to $34B; Md. weighs hospital rate freeze; Iowa Senate passes a fix for HIV insurance program

As Massachusetts' state legislators put the finishing touches on a major health care cost-control bill, there is still one big question: How much could it save? A recent report claims employers and employees could see between $8 billion and $34.5 billion in savings over nine years.

3 May 2012

Contemporary form of swaddling recommended to prevent dysplasia in infants

While tight swaddling may provide a newborn infant with a feeling of warmth and security, studies have found that regularly wrapping a child too tightly in a blanket or cloth may lead to an abnormal development of the hip joint, causing the ball of the hip to dislocate from the hip socket.

2 May 2012

Tips to help homeowners tick-proof their yards

For more than 250,000 Americans, the bite of a deer tick meant the start of a life changing disease. With record warm temperatures and the start of May's National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, Mosquito Squad is on watch and has six tips to help homeowners tick-proof their yards.

2 May 2012

First anniversary of Capital BlueCross' Accountable Care Arrangement programs

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Capital BlueCross' launch of two Accountable Care Arrangements (ACA). Preliminary results demonstrate that this innovative care delivery model is improving care coordination, lowering the medical cost trend, and improving the member's management of chronic conditions and overall satisfaction with care.

2 May 2012

Older Americans experience significant and troubling gaps in primary care

Large majorities of older Americans experience significant and troubling gaps in their primary care, according to a new national survey, "How Does It Feel? The Older Adult Health Care Experience," released today by the John A. Hartford Foundation, a champion for improved geriatric care and longtime partner of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University's College of Nursing.

2 May 2012

Lobbyists drive up taxpayer costs by obstructing state efforts to reform Medicaid drug programs

By obstructing state efforts to reform Medicaid drug programs, lobbyists drive up taxpayer costs, according to a new study by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA).

2 May 2012

Acute need for more effective treatments for pediatric obesity

With nearly one-third of American children being overweight or obese, doctors agree that there is an acute need for more effective treatments. In many weight management programs, the dropout rate can be as high as 73 percent, and even in successful programs, the benefits are usually short term.

2 May 2012

Blood services workers on strike in Michigan, Ohio

The American Red Cross is viciously attacking its workforce in the Midwest. More than 300 qualified, hardworking unionized blood services workers remain on strike over plans by Red Cross that would destabilize blood supply safety and strip workers of their collective bargaining rights.

2 May 2012

Viora offers Reaction Rent-to-Own program to medical aesthetic practitioners in Canada

Viora is excited to announce that its popular "Rent-to-Own" program for Reaction™ will now be offered in Canada to medical aesthetic practitioners. Now Canadian physicians will have the ability to introduce the leading medical aesthetic device for body contouring and skin tightening into their practice at minimal risk - with no capital investment, no financing, and no long term commitment.

2 May 2012

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Global Fund completes reorganization of workforce, tightens focus to 20 'high-impact countries'

Congressional partisan wrangling over CHIP, postal retiree health coverage, mandatory Medicare cuts

Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation to fund $45,000 pilot internship program at TGen

Federal appeals judge reverses Monday ruling, allows Texas to exclude Planned Parenthood from Women's Health Program

Viewpoints: The health law's double count on Medicare funding; Pa. budget endangering health safety net; A doctor's call for more texting

First Edition: May 2, 2012

Elsevier, AAGP partner to publish American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

JAD honors Norwegian scientist with 2012 Alzheimer Award

Preterm babies are born at a higher rate in the U.S.

Patients with spinal cord injury report higher rates of wheelchair breakdowns

MRA, Sports Authority partner in recognition of May's Skin Cancer Awareness Month

Roundup: Mass. health cost control bill could save $8B to $34B; Md. weighs hospital rate freeze; Iowa Senate passes a fix for HIV insurance program

Contemporary form of swaddling recommended to prevent dysplasia in infants

Tips to help homeowners tick-proof their yards

First anniversary of Capital BlueCross' Accountable Care Arrangement programs

Older Americans experience significant and troubling gaps in primary care

Lobbyists drive up taxpayer costs by obstructing state efforts to reform Medicaid drug programs

Acute need for more effective treatments for pediatric obesity

Blood services workers on strike in Michigan, Ohio

Viora offers Reaction Rent-to-Own program to medical aesthetic practitioners in Canada

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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