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Susan G. Komen reverses decision on Planned Parenthood funding

Today the national headquarters of Susan G. Komen reversed its decision regarding funding to Planned Parenthood. The organization apologized to the American public for decisions that cast doubt upon their commitment to their mission of saving lives.

4 Feb 2012

Major healthcare provider systems join doxo

doxo, the all-in-one digital file cabinet and e-payment solution, today announced major healthcare provider systems (including hospitals, doctors, and outpatient centers) joined doxo to connect with their patients online and reduce the complexity associated with medical bills, payments, and paperwork.

4 Feb 2012

AFER congratulates the first Genentech AMD Fellowship recipients

ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) congratulates the first AFER/Genentech Age-related macular Degeneration Fellowship recipients - Balamurali K. Ambati, MD, PhD, and Stephen H. Tsang, MD, PhD. Each received $40,000 to support their age-related macular degeneration (AMD) research and will be honored at the 2012 ARVO Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 6, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

4 Feb 2012

'Humanosphere' blog examines roles of former President Carter, researcher Foege in fighting NTDs

This post in KPLU 88.5's "Humanosphere" blog examines how former President Jimmy Carter gave the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) "a good first shove nearly 30 years ago," writing, "Neglected diseases like river blindness, Guinea worm, parasitic (lymphatic) elephantiasis and schistosomiasis have been in Carter's cross hairs since the mid-1980s."

4 Feb 2012

AACN launches Critical Care Pharmacology

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) and Elsevier | MC Strategies announce the launch of AACN: Critical Care Pharmacology, a comprehensive, evidence-based online nursing course to help nurses further develop their competencies in the safe administration of medications commonly used in critical care.

4 Feb 2012

Simple lifestyle changes can reduce your cancer risk: Dana-Farber expert

Health care organizations from around the globe will come together on Saturday, Feb. 4 to promote cancer prevention as part of this year's World Cancer Day.

4 Feb 2012

UCSD Moores Cancer Center offers NovoTTF procedure for patients with GBM

Jim Black is fighting the meanest, most aggressive, most common kind of brain tumor in the United States: recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In the United States, each year, approximately 10,000 patients are affected by GBM. Now, a novel investigational device - available only at clinical trial sites - is offering new hope to these patients.

4 Feb 2012

Majority of geriatric patients in German rehabilitation hospital have vitamin D deficiency

The great majority of geriatric patients in a German rehabilitation hospital were found to have vitamin D deficiency. Stefan Schilling presents his study results in this week's issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.

3 Feb 2012

Setting the scene for the Supreme Court’s consideration of the health law

Two state attorneys general will face off at the National Press Club on the constitutionality of the health overhaul. In other news, a Mississippi district court judge has agreed to hear a different legal challenge to the measure.

3 Feb 2012

Doctors, NPs often issue orders to HIV patients to maintain adherence- Problem solving rare

Take your medicine, Doctor's orders. It's a simple idea that may seem especially obvious when the pills are the antiretroviral (ARV) drugs that add decades to the lives of HIV-positive patients.

3 Feb 2012

With clock ticking, negotiators seek ways to pay for payroll tax, 'doc fix'

Lawmakers have different ideas about financing the payroll tax break extension and the Medicare physician payment fix. One proposal getting a lot of attention is using war savings.

3 Feb 2012

MD Anderson study defines value in health care

A team from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is receiving a national award for a research article tackling a question vital to the future of health care with reform regulations looming, competition growing and costs rising.

3 Feb 2012

Knowledge, resources exist to reach maternal, child mortality MDGs in Africa with unified efforts

In this Global Health and Diplomacy opinion piece, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete examines efforts to meet Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets on maternal and child mortality in Africa, noting, "Although Africa has just 12 percent of the global population, it accounts for half of all maternal deaths and half the deaths of children under five."

3 Feb 2012

Ensure future for Global Fund or 'forfeit' chance at 'AIDS-free generation'

"Beyond AIDS, the Global Fund is currently the largest donor in the world for tuberculosis and malaria programs. ... The question is not whether the Global Fund works, but how to ensure it keeps working for years to come."

3 Feb 2012

Longer looks: Enhanced scrutiny of IVF clinics; School-based health care

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich hit upon a reproductive minefield on Sunday when he called for deeper scrutiny of in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics, where women go for high-tech help to conceive.

3 Feb 2012

One part of HIV/AIDS series examines Germany's government policies surrounding epidemic

As part of a week-long series, titled "Generation Positive," looking at the HIV epidemic in the U.S. and Washington, D.C., WTOP's Thomas Warren examines the history of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. compared with Germany, where he traveled as a fellow with the RIAS Berlin Kommission.

3 Feb 2012

Health policy positions offered by Romney, Santorum and Paul draw attention

In the midst of the GOP presidential primaries, Mitt Romney's comments about the safety net trigger strong reactions, while Rick Santorum delivers a speech in Colorado on health policy themes, and The Washington Post fact checks Ron Paul's comments about life before Medicare and Medicaid.

3 Feb 2012

Pediatricians lead statewide effort to raise awareness about childhood vaccination

Two Saint Louis University pediatricians are leading a Missouri State Medical Association statewide effort to change the way doctors respond to parents' fears of vaccines, and to raise awareness about the importance of getting children vaccinated.

3 Feb 2012

India has worst child mortality gender differential worldwide, new U.N. data show

An Indian girl between the ages of one and five years old is 75 percent more likely to die than an Indian boy, giving the country the worst gender differential in child mortality in the world, according to new data released by the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Times of India reports.

3 Feb 2012

Study identifies limitations in rating of society's costs of drug-related morbidity

It is well known that adverse drug reactions and medication errors cause increased morbidity. But the cost for society may be underestimated. This is shown in a review of the literature, conducted at the Nordic School of Public Health NHV.

3 Feb 2012

Healthcare News

Susan G. Komen reverses decision on Planned Parenthood funding

Major healthcare provider systems join doxo

AFER congratulates the first Genentech AMD Fellowship recipients

'Humanosphere' blog examines roles of former President Carter, researcher Foege in fighting NTDs

AACN launches Critical Care Pharmacology

Simple lifestyle changes can reduce your cancer risk: Dana-Farber expert

UCSD Moores Cancer Center offers NovoTTF procedure for patients with GBM

Majority of geriatric patients in German rehabilitation hospital have vitamin D deficiency

Setting the scene for the Supreme Court’s consideration of the health law

Doctors, NPs often issue orders to HIV patients to maintain adherence- Problem solving rare

With clock ticking, negotiators seek ways to pay for payroll tax, 'doc fix'

MD Anderson study defines value in health care

Knowledge, resources exist to reach maternal, child mortality MDGs in Africa with unified efforts

Ensure future for Global Fund or 'forfeit' chance at 'AIDS-free generation'

Longer looks: Enhanced scrutiny of IVF clinics; School-based health care

One part of HIV/AIDS series examines Germany's government policies surrounding epidemic

Health policy positions offered by Romney, Santorum and Paul draw attention

Pediatricians lead statewide effort to raise awareness about childhood vaccination

India has worst child mortality gender differential worldwide, new U.N. data show

Study identifies limitations in rating of society's costs of drug-related morbidity

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