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KCI announces agreement to license Wright Medical Group's GRAFTJACKET for wound care

Kinetic Concepts, announced today an agreement to license Wright Medical Group, GRAFTJACKET brand for use in marketing the LifeCell™ acellular human dermal-based regenerative tissue matrix for wound applications such as diabetic foot ulcers and venous stasis ulcers.

31 Jan 2011

States consider cuts to Medicaid to ease tight budgets

Hamstrung by federal prohibitions against lowering Medicaid eligibility, governors from both parties are exercising their remaining options in proposing bone-deep cuts to the program during the fourth consecutive year of brutal economic conditions. ... the election of tough-minded governors, the evaporation of federal aid, the relentless growth of Medicaid rolls and the exhaustion of alternatives have made the program, which primarily covers low-income children and disabled adults, an outsize target. ... The governors are taking little joy in their proposals.

30 Jan 2011

President 'won't refight' health law debate

White House Chief of Staff William Daley told CBS this weekend that President Obama is open to tweaking the health care law - but that he would not "refight the entire fight" over reform. "The president has said he's open to changes to this," Daley told CBS' "Face the Nation," in his first television interview since joining the Obama administration.

30 Jan 2011

Health care reform fact check

The Obama administration released a 13-page report Friday that argues the healthcare reform law will save families and businesses thousands of dollars, prompting immediate criticism from the GOP.

30 Jan 2011

Blind individual drives street vehicle independently

The National Federation of the Blind, the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the nation, announced today that for the first time a blind individual has driven a street vehicle in public without the assistance of a sighted person.

30 Jan 2011

EVP of Advaxis' Science & Operations moderates Live Cancer Vaccines panel discussion

Dr. John Rothman, EVP of Science & Operations of Advaxis, Inc., the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, moderated a panel discussion titled, "Live Cancer Vaccines."

29 Jan 2011

Doctors concerned with today's health care delivery system meet for AAPP annual conference

Doctors united by a shared frustration with today's health care delivery system, met in Scottsdale, AZ for the American Academy of Private Physicians annual meeting. AAPP is the national association of physicians who provide "concierge service, direct care" fee-for-service, and other forms of health care delivery characterized by a direct, financial relationship between private physicians and their patients. The movement is growing across the nation and has forever changed American health care.

29 Jan 2011

HHA Services supports importance of building extraordinary customer service

HHA Services, a leading provider of healthcare food and facility management services, and recognized as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare, spoke at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, www.warmemorialhospital.org.

29 Jan 2011

Research findings could help psychiatrists better diagnose depression, schizophrenia

When elderly drivers get behind the wheel, they often confront the harrowing reality that they cannot easily see other cars, pedestrians, or cyclists moving around them. This frightening effect of aging, it turns out, is not necessarily a result of a reduced ability to perceive moving objects, as one might suspect, but a heightened awareness of the backdrop against which these objects move.

29 Jan 2011

Published paper suggests some orthodontists may expose young patients to unnecessary radiation

Some orthodontists may be exposing young patients to unnecessary radiation when they order 3-D X-ray imaging for simple orthodontic cases before considering traditional 2-D imaging, suggests a paper published by University of Michigan faculty.

29 Jan 2011

U.S. Senators urge Army to help National Guard troops for mental health support

U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy and Lindsey Graham, the co-chairs of the Senate National Guard Caucus, are urging the U.S. Army to do more to help National Guard troops cope with the stresses of combat.

29 Jan 2011

Quantros introduces new External Comparative module for hospitals

Quantros, a leading provider of clinically-focused data management and decision support solutions for the healthcare industry, has introduced its new External Comparative module.

29 Jan 2011

PPTA offers new DVD on plasma donation

Anyone curious about what to expect as a plasma donor and how plasma contributes to lifesaving medicines can now learn about the process thanks to a new DVD from the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association.

29 Jan 2011

Disabled American Veterans calls VA health care funding cut as ill-advised proposal

If Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) wanted to make a name for herself by proposing to cut funding for veterans health care and disability compensation, she has succeeded. "Such an ill-advised proposal is nothing short of heartless," according to Disabled American Veterans Washington Headquarters Executive Director David W. Gorman.

29 Jan 2011

Amity engages Rick Engineering for development plans of new Children and Family Reunification center

Amity Foundation announced that it engaged Rick Engineering of Tucson, Arizona for the development plans of their new State-of-the-Art Family and Children's Center 'Dragonfly Village'.

29 Jan 2011

Former health care company executive to lead GHI

A State Department spokesman confirmed Wednesday that Lois Quam, a "former UnitedHealth Group executive," will become executive director of President Barack Obama's Global Health Initiative, the Associated Press/Star Tribune reports.

29 Jan 2011

Salud Digna to begin operations in Los Angeles, California

With the objective of offering efficient, fast healthcare service with a social focus and at rates everyone can afford, in 2003 the non-profit organization Salud Digna was founded, whose operations became the center of a case study by the School of Business at Harvard University.

29 Jan 2011

In effort to find common ground, possible areas of agreement and disagreement emerge

During his State of the Union address, President Obama signaled an openness to working with Republicans on ways to improve — but not undo — the health law. An area that seems open to such an effort is fixing the overhaul's 1099 tax reporting provision, which is gaining bipartisan support on Capitol Hill. But in terms of medical malpractice reforms, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius noted key policy differences between the President and a GOP-sponsored House bill.

29 Jan 2011

Talent Plus offers online solutions to health care organizations for front line selection, development

Talent Plus is pleased to offer Clinical and Non-Clinical Health Care Professional Talent Online Assessments to health care organizations for front line selection and development.

29 Jan 2011

VNA's Hospice of Philadelphia becomes national partner of We Honor Veterans

It may surprise people to learn that 25 percent of those who die every year in the U.S. are Veterans. To provide care and support that reflect the important contributions made by these men and women, Hospice of Philadelphia, a service of Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Philadelphia, has become a national partner of We Honor Veterans, a pioneering campaign developed by National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

29 Jan 2011

Healthcare News

KCI announces agreement to license Wright Medical Group's GRAFTJACKET for wound care

States consider cuts to Medicaid to ease tight budgets

President 'won't refight' health law debate

Health care reform fact check

Blind individual drives street vehicle independently

EVP of Advaxis' Science & Operations moderates Live Cancer Vaccines panel discussion

Doctors concerned with today's health care delivery system meet for AAPP annual conference

HHA Services supports importance of building extraordinary customer service

Research findings could help psychiatrists better diagnose depression, schizophrenia

Published paper suggests some orthodontists may expose young patients to unnecessary radiation

U.S. Senators urge Army to help National Guard troops for mental health support

Quantros introduces new External Comparative module for hospitals

PPTA offers new DVD on plasma donation

Disabled American Veterans calls VA health care funding cut as ill-advised proposal

Amity engages Rick Engineering for development plans of new Children and Family Reunification center

Former health care company executive to lead GHI

Salud Digna to begin operations in Los Angeles, California

In effort to find common ground, possible areas of agreement and disagreement emerge

Talent Plus offers online solutions to health care organizations for front line selection, development

VNA's Hospice of Philadelphia becomes national partner of We Honor Veterans

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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