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On the campaign trail, Obama to step up health law defense

Advisers expect that, while campaigning, President Barack Obama will talk about the law's specific benefits. In other news, a new ad by GOP hopeful Ron Paul that will run in Iowa targets fellow candidate Newt Gingrich. Health care policy issues are among the items the ad highlights.

8 Dec 2011

Israeli Nobel Laureate receives AvH's Humboldt Research Award

The Israeli Nobel Laureate Aaron Ciechanover has been named one of the recipients of the Humboldt Research Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

8 Dec 2011

Myanmar appeals for assistance in HIV/AIDS fight, develops 5-year national HIV/AIDS

"Myanmar appealed on Tuesday to the international community to increase assistance in combating HIV/ AIDS, as AIDS response in the country has entered a critical stage," Xinhua reports, adding, "The appeal was made by participants attending" a round-table discussion on reaching zero AIDS-related stigma and discrimination in the country.

8 Dec 2011

High-level meetings raise questions of global health commitments by African nations

In this post in Management Sciences for Health's (MSH) "Global Health Impact" blog, Crystal Lander, director of policy and advocacy at MSH, recaps speeches made by global leaders at last week's International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal, and the International Conference on HIV and STIs in Africa (ICASA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this week, having attended both events.

8 Dec 2011

Health technology's 'enthusiasm gap'

The Washington Post reports that many of the predictions for health technology's future depend on how willing health care providers are to embrace new technology. Meanwhile, Kaiser Health News reports specifically on the important and evolving role of home care technology and iWatch News offers a status report of how the states are doing.

8 Dec 2011

MENA region among top two regions with fastest growing HIV epidemic, report shows

"A report on the HIV epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) shows that while the overall HIV prevalence in the region is still low, the rise in new infections since 2001 has put the MENA region among the top two regions in the world with the fastest growing HIV epidemic," UNAIDS reports.

8 Dec 2011

ISARIC aims to prepare clinical research community for next influenza pandemic

An international consortium aimed at ensuring that the clinical research community is better prepared for the next influenza pandemic or other rapidly emerging public health threat is launched today by leading funders of medical research from across the globe.

8 Dec 2011

Fatal snakebites 'vastly underreported,' researchers report at annual ASTMH meeting

"Fatal snakebites worldwide have been vastly underreported because many die before seeking or reaching medical care, researchers" from the Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre in Frankfurt, Germany, reported on Monday at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's (ASTMH) annual meeting, UPI.com writes.

8 Dec 2011

Consumer advocates, other watchdog groups urge congress to leave broker regs alone

The organizations want Congress to maintain the medical loss ratio rule's current classification of broker fees as administrative expenses. Also in the news, during a Tuesday hearing, House Republicans attacked the work of an economist Democrats have quoted in an argument related to the health law's tax credits.

8 Dec 2011

Obama administration to promote and protect LGBT rights through foreign aid, diplomacy

"The Obama administration said Tuesday that it will intensify efforts to fight discrimination against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people as a major element of its foreign policy," the Washington Post reports.

8 Dec 2011

HHS: Plan B access will stay limited

The Department of Health and Human Services announced today that the morning-after pill, known as Plan B, will continue to be kept behind the pharmacy counter and girls younger than 17 will continue to need a prescription to obtain it.

8 Dec 2011

OUP announces acquisition of two journal titles from Preston Publications

Oxford University Press (OUP) is pleased to announce the acquisition of two titles, Journal of Analytical Toxicology (JAT) and Journal of Chromatographic Science (JCS), from Preston Publications, in a transaction managed by DeSilva+Phillips.

8 Dec 2011

Women & Infants the first to offer digital breast tomosynthesis in southeastern New England

There is still a one in eight lifetime risk that a woman will develop breast cancer, and the best tool against the disease remains early detection. Now, Women & infants Hospital of Rhode Island has taken the breast cancer battle to the next level with the installation of the most advanced imaging technology available, called digital breast tomosynthesis.

8 Dec 2011

State roundup: Aetna suing over Mich. BCBS hospital deals; ACLU threatens Ohio abortion suit

The latest challenge was a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Detroit's federal court by insurance giant Aetna, one of the nation's largest health plans, with 35 million members. The suit alleges a violation of federal antitrust laws, claiming the Blues raised rates for Michigan consumers over the last four years and used the money to reward hospitals with higher payments if they charged Blues' competitors the same or higher rates.

8 Dec 2011

Microsoft, GE Healthcare plans to create joint venture

General Electric Company, through its healthcare IT business, and Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to create a joint venture aimed at helping healthcare organizations and professionals use real-time, system-wide intelligence to improve healthcare quality and the patient experience.

8 Dec 2011

Olympus releases Acecide-C High-Level Disinfectant and Sterilant

Olympus, a precision technology leader in designing and delivering innovative solutions in Medical and Surgical Products, among other core businesses, announces the release of Acecide-C, a new, peracetic acid-based high-level disinfectant and sterilant.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 8 Dec 2011

Reid threatens session through Christmas to finish business, including payroll tax cut and doc fix

Many insiders expect a final package will emerge that wraps the payroll tax cut extension into a broader bill that also includes other measures, like the Medicare physician payment fix, with end-of-year expiration dates.

8 Dec 2011

Collaboration of public and private health partners is essential for health improvement

Improving health is too multifaceted to be left solely in the hands of those working in the health sector alone, according to the latest Healthy People 2020 Objectives for the Nation. A recent shift in national health priorities has led Healthy People, a program that sets the national agenda for health promotion and disease prevention, to add 'social determinants' into its 2020 goals.

8 Dec 2011

Issue features research on digital holography and novel 3-D displays

Research into digital holography (DH), the process of electronically recording and numerically reconstructing an optical field, has made tremendous strides in recent years.

8 Dec 2011

Senators say burden on Express Scripts and Medco to show merger would benefit consumers, competition

Sen. Herb Kohl on Tuesday told Express Scripts and Medco executives that the burden was "squarely" on them to show that their proposed $29 billion merger would benefit consumers and competition, not just the corporate bottom line.

8 Dec 2011

Healthcare News

On the campaign trail, Obama to step up health law defense

Israeli Nobel Laureate receives AvH's Humboldt Research Award

Myanmar appeals for assistance in HIV/AIDS fight, develops 5-year national HIV/AIDS

High-level meetings raise questions of global health commitments by African nations

Health technology's 'enthusiasm gap'

MENA region among top two regions with fastest growing HIV epidemic, report shows

ISARIC aims to prepare clinical research community for next influenza pandemic

Fatal snakebites 'vastly underreported,' researchers report at annual ASTMH meeting

Consumer advocates, other watchdog groups urge congress to leave broker regs alone

Obama administration to promote and protect LGBT rights through foreign aid, diplomacy

HHS: Plan B access will stay limited

OUP announces acquisition of two journal titles from Preston Publications

Women & Infants the first to offer digital breast tomosynthesis in southeastern New England

State roundup: Aetna suing over Mich. BCBS hospital deals; ACLU threatens Ohio abortion suit

Microsoft, GE Healthcare plans to create joint venture

Olympus releases Acecide-C High-Level Disinfectant and Sterilant

Reid threatens session through Christmas to finish business, including payroll tax cut and doc fix

Collaboration of public and private health partners is essential for health improvement

Issue features research on digital holography and novel 3-D displays

Senators say burden on Express Scripts and Medco to show merger would benefit consumers, competition

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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