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GHC expands to support 70 emerging leaders in 2011-2012 fellowship class

Global Health Corps is expanding this year to support 70 emerging leaders in their 2011-2012 fellowship class. Applications for placements in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda and the USA are now open at www.apply.ghcorps.org.

5 Feb 2011

House Republican leaders’ FY11 budget proposal cuts $32b in spending

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan on Thursday released a fiscal year 2011 spending proposal that would "slice more than $32 billion from agency budgets over the next few months," the Washington Post reports.

5 Feb 2011

PharmaMarketing Summit 2011 to focus on missing elements in pharmaceutical marketing

"The pharmaceutical marketing industry is, to borrow from a friend, in a perfect storm," says Cheryl Lawrence McDaniel, Owner, President & Chief Executive Officer, Direct Success, Inc.

5 Feb 2011

AvMed Health Plans joins community leaders to raise awareness about heart disease among women

AvMed Health Plans united with more than 100 community leaders this morning at the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women annual breakfast. As the main sponsor of the event, AvMed joined NBC 6 Anchor Jackie Nespral, South Miami Cardiologist Dr. Abbe Rosenbaum, National Go Red For Women Spokeswoman Gloria Boisvert, PRIMP Salon & Hair Extension Boutique's Jonathan Babicka and Palmetto General Hospital's Ana Mederos to raise awareness about heart disease among women.

5 Feb 2011

AstraZeneca contributes $250,000 to help La Red Health Center build new facility in Sussex County

AstraZeneca announced today a $250,000 contribution that will help the La Red Health Center build a new 15,000-square-foot facility to provide care to more patients in Sussex County. The announcement was made at a groundbreaking ceremony in Georgetown, DE.

5 Feb 2011

AMGA convenes leadership teams from 16 medical groups, organized systems of care

The American Medical Group Association recently convened leadership teams from 16 leading medical groups and organized systems of care at the inaugural meeting of the AMGA ACO Implementation Collaborative in Scottsdale, Arizona.

5 Feb 2011

Uofl makes $6.8 million economic impact in four regions of Kentucky

Figures from a recently compiled report for 2009-2010 show that University of Louisville Health Sciences Center faculty and students made a $6.8 million economic impact in the four regions of Kentucky served by UofL Area Health Education Centers.

5 Feb 2011

Steward announces launch of new advertising campaign during Super Bowl XLV

Today, Steward Health Care System announced that its new advertising campaign, "Believe", will launch with a 30 second regional commercial during Super Bowl XLV on February 6, 2011. In addition to the Super Bowl, the advertising campaign, created by Waltham-based Boathouse Group, will air on prime time network television, online and in regional print publications throughout the month of February and into March.

5 Feb 2011

DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses presented at Ochsner Medical Center-North Shore

UnitedHealthcare and The DAISY Foundation presented the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Ochsner Medical Center-North Shore in Slidell.

5 Feb 2011

VA announces first Ai2 awards under Industry Innovation Competition

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki officially announced today the first VA Innovation Initiative awards under the agency's Industry Innovation Competition, its third competition since it began in early 2010. These four projects will use innovative new technologies in VA facilities to improve the quality of patient care for Veterans. They represent the first of nearly two-dozen more awards to be made in the coming months.

5 Feb 2011

Mental health, substance abuse spending grew more slowly than all other health spending: Study

Spending on psychiatric drugs grew by 5.6 percent from 2004 to 2005, down from the 27.3 percent growth from 1999 to 2000 according to a study published today in the February issue of Health Affairs.

5 Feb 2011

Blumenthal steps down from his post leading Obama's health IT office

Kaiser Health News staff writers Phil Galewitz and Christopher Weaver report: "Dr. David Blumenthal, appointed by President Barack Obama to speed the health care system's switch from paper to electronic records, announced Thursday that he is stepping down this spring to return to his teaching post at Harvard University".

5 Feb 2011

NCC, BD to implement cervical cancer early detection program for underserved women in Peru

The National Cancer Coalition and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, are pleased to announce the implementation of a cervical cancer early detection program to benefit 75,000 underserved women in Peru. With a goal to reduce the high cervical cancer mortality levels in the mountainous region surrounding Cusco, this extensive three-year program is set to conduct liquid-based cytology exams utilizing the BD SurePath™ Liquid-based Pap Test System.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 5 Feb 2011

Proper skin care, cosmetics can improve skin of acne and rosacea patients

Patients with acne and rosacea are often confused about selecting appropriate skin care products, cosmeceuticals and cosmetics to add into their daily routine. While they want to continue to see results with the treatment regimen from their dermatologist, they also want to be comfortable using products that address other skin issues, such as wrinkles or that protect their skin, such as sunscreens.

5 Feb 2011

Tips for women to ensure a healthy heart and a healthy vacation

Henrico County based Mondial Assistance, the largest travel insurance provider in the world, and the American Heart Association's (AHA) Mid-Atlantic chapter are teaming up for the 2011 Go Red for Women campaign and as part of the effort are offering these tips for women to ensure a healthy heart and a healthy vacation in 2011. Mondial Assistance is a "Healthy Lifestyle" Partner for this year's campaign.

5 Feb 2011

Canisius College professor explains long-term benefits of leisure

According to leisure expert Dr. E. Christine Moll, "play" is as important to a person's health as keeping cholesterol levels in check and getting regular exercise. Moll, a professional counselor and professor of counseling and human services at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, explains that leisure is like medicine.

5 Feb 2011

Healthcare News

GHC expands to support 70 emerging leaders in 2011-2012 fellowship class

House Republican leaders’ FY11 budget proposal cuts $32b in spending

PharmaMarketing Summit 2011 to focus on missing elements in pharmaceutical marketing

AvMed Health Plans joins community leaders to raise awareness about heart disease among women

AstraZeneca contributes $250,000 to help La Red Health Center build new facility in Sussex County

AMGA convenes leadership teams from 16 medical groups, organized systems of care

Uofl makes $6.8 million economic impact in four regions of Kentucky

Steward announces launch of new advertising campaign during Super Bowl XLV

DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses presented at Ochsner Medical Center-North Shore

VA announces first Ai2 awards under Industry Innovation Competition

Mental health, substance abuse spending grew more slowly than all other health spending: Study

Blumenthal steps down from his post leading Obama's health IT office

NCC, BD to implement cervical cancer early detection program for underserved women in Peru

Proper skin care, cosmetics can improve skin of acne and rosacea patients

Tips for women to ensure a healthy heart and a healthy vacation

Canisius College professor explains long-term benefits of leisure

NOCSAE warns athletes and parents not to rely solely on marketing, promotional materials

HHS releases first-ever list of health care's most wanted fugitives

HCR to pay off existing term loan and revolving credit facilities

New community for women survivors of gender violence opened in Bukavu, DRC

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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