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OMB Chief Jack Lew tapped as new White House chief of staff

Jack Lew will replace Bill Daley in the post later this month after work is completed on the 2013 budget. Democrats and progressives are cheering this Obama administration pick because he has a long record of protecting entitlement programs, especially Medicaid.

11 Jan 2012

Viewpoints: Renewing the call for a public option; Keep all justices on health law case

In Washington, the three major health insurers - Premera Blue Cross, Regence BlueShield and Group Health Cooperative - are sitting on a total of more than $2.4 billion above and beyond what they expect to ever pay out in claims.

11 Jan 2012

Roundup: States facing across-the-board cuts; Gov. opposes Kentucky hospital merger

As a result of last summer's deal to raise the federal debt ceiling, and the consequent failure of the congressional "super committee" to decide on budget cuts, states are bracing for automatic across-the-board cuts in education, social welfare and other programs for the upcoming 2013 fiscal year.

11 Jan 2012

JPHMP special issue addresses increasing impact of economic recession on public health agencies

The Journal of Public Health Management and Practice today announced it is publishing a special issue addressing the increasing impact of the economic recession on public health agencies.

11 Jan 2012

NSU's medical school adds more developing countries to medical outreach programs

Nova Southeastern University's medical school recently expanded its international medical outreach programs to more developing nations with medical and humanitarian aid from students.

11 Jan 2012

Natural options against weight gain, sugar cravings, and insulin resistance

The holidays have come and gone, but many of us may still be battling intense sweet cravings leftover from the season's festivities. Excessive sugar cravings can be a sign that your blood glucose levels are out of balance which, if left unchecked, can lead to insulin resistance and Metabolic Syndrome, also known as "Pre-Diabetes."

11 Jan 2012

TB screening, treatment program working to decrease caseload in Kenya

Al Jazeera examines how "[a] series of public-health campaigns, including more aggressive screening, have been credited with a drop in tuberculosis [TB] cases in Kenya" in this video report.

11 Jan 2012

Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help prevent diabetes

An Emory University study published in the January issue of Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help delay or prevent the costly chronic disease that affects nearly 26 million Americans.

11 Jan 2012

Melinda Gates, Nicholas Kristof answer readers' questions about development issues

Last week in a Huffington Post "Impact" blog post, Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, asked readers to submit questions about her recent trip to Bangladesh.

11 Jan 2012

Fortis Institute initiates enrollment for new PN – RN Associate Degree Bridge Program

Fortis Institute, Nashville, a post-secondary healthcare education institution, is enrolling qualified candidates for the April start of the campus' new PN – RN Associate Degree Bridge Program. The program enables the region's licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to earn an Associate Degree in Nursing in as little as 14 months and qualify to sit for the Registered Nurse (RN) licensure exam.

11 Jan 2012

Examining GOP presidential candidates' global health positions

In this article in the online journal Global Health Governance, David Fidler, a professor at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, writes about the Republican presidential candidates' positions on global health, saying, "I doubt whether many votes in subsequent GOP primaries will be cast because of global health considerations."

11 Jan 2012

In New Hampshire, Romney's comments draw fire from rivals

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is under the microscope for his comments during a campaign appearance in which he said he liked "being able to fire people." Romney made the comments while he was talking about why he wants people to be able to choose their own health insurance.

11 Jan 2012

Medicaid news: Advocates decry Maine plan to cut rolls

In wide-ranging news about state Medicaid programs, outlets look at the controversy in Maine, the lawsuit in Texas that could have ramifications across the country, a suit in Connecticut that charges the state doesn't have enough staff to process applicants, efforts to require prompt state payments to health care providers and Kansas' realignment of its Medicaid operations.

11 Jan 2012

Care for Asian-American heart attack patients gets better

Care for Asian-American heart attack patients improved between 2003 and 2008, according to a study published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

11 Jan 2012

Turku University Hospital selects Ascom Miratel's IP-based Innova Nurse Call System

According to an agreement made with Turku University Hospital (TYKS), Ascom Miratel Oy will deliver the IP-based Innova Nurse Call System to the new Turku University Hospital extension during 2012. The deal consists of equipment to almost 200 patient beds in 24 wards and other care facilities. This order is the single largest in Ascom Miratel Oy's history to date, with a total value exceeding €700,000.

11 Jan 2012

Political cartoon: 'Treatment Plan'

Kaiser Health News provides a fresh perspective on health policy news with "Treatment Plan."

11 Jan 2012

Canadians aren't consuming sufficient fruits and vegetables, Concordia study finds

Adults from 30 to 60 years old, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, aren't consuming the daily recommended levels of fruits and vegetables. Quebecers, however, eat more of nature's produce than their fellow Canadians.

11 Jan 2012

India on verge of recording polio-free year

If India does not record a new polio case through January 13, "produc[ing] 12 straight months of polio-free surveillance data, it will be removed from the list of countries where polio is considered endemic, leaving only the other three," Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, Scientific American reports.

11 Jan 2012

2010 health spending grew slowly

This slowing of health spending brought the rate of growth in line with that of the U.S. economy. The Obama administration pointed to the new figures as evidence that the health law isn't making health care more expensive.

11 Jan 2012

Blog posts respond to legislation enacted in Brazil requiring registration of all pregnancies

The following summarizes two blog posts published in response to Provisionary Measure 557 (PM 557), legislation enacted by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on December 27 that will require all pregnancies to be registered with the government.

11 Jan 2012

Healthcare News

OMB Chief Jack Lew tapped as new White House chief of staff

Viewpoints: Renewing the call for a public option; Keep all justices on health law case

Roundup: States facing across-the-board cuts; Gov. opposes Kentucky hospital merger

JPHMP special issue addresses increasing impact of economic recession on public health agencies

NSU's medical school adds more developing countries to medical outreach programs

Natural options against weight gain, sugar cravings, and insulin resistance

TB screening, treatment program working to decrease caseload in Kenya

Health Affairs assesses real-world lifestyle interventions to help prevent diabetes

Melinda Gates, Nicholas Kristof answer readers' questions about development issues

Fortis Institute initiates enrollment for new PN – RN Associate Degree Bridge Program

Examining GOP presidential candidates' global health positions

In New Hampshire, Romney's comments draw fire from rivals

Medicaid news: Advocates decry Maine plan to cut rolls

Care for Asian-American heart attack patients gets better

Turku University Hospital selects Ascom Miratel's IP-based Innova Nurse Call System

Political cartoon: 'Treatment Plan'

Canadians aren't consuming sufficient fruits and vegetables, Concordia study finds

India on verge of recording polio-free year

2010 health spending grew slowly

Blog posts respond to legislation enacted in Brazil requiring registration of all pregnancies

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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