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Malaria Conference addresses RTS,S vaccine, tools, treatment

On Tuesday at the 5th Multilateral Initiative on Malaria (MIM) Pan-African Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, scientists and global health experts focused on malaria eradication, Agence France-Presse reports. "Key among the strategies ... is the development of an effective anti-malaria vaccine, a project scientists have been researching since the late 80s. ... RTS,S is the most clinically advanced malaria vaccine so far, according to the Malaria Vaccine Initiative," the news service writes (11/3).

3 Nov 2009

Press conference to discuss how health insurance reform will benefit small businesses

Democratic Senators Tom Harkin and Mary Landrieu and Congresswoman Debbie Halvorson joined Mike Draper, a small business owner from Des Moines, Iowa; Gwendolyn Barnes, a small business owner from Shreveport, Louisiana; Dr. Ken Brantley, a small business owner from Richmond, Virginia; and other small business owners from across the country at a press conference this morning to discuss how health insurance reform will benefit small businesses.

3 Nov 2009

Health Analytics Solution Center launched by IBM

IBM today announced the launch of its Health Analytics Solution Center, part of a network of global centers addressing the growing demand for advanced analytics needed to help hospitals and medical staff improve decision-making and provide higher quality care.

3 Nov 2009

Reid: Lawmakers may not complete health legislation this year

CongressDaily: "Senate Majority Leader Reid is not expected to receive until next week scoring from CBO that will allow him to piece together a final healthcare overhaul bill, Senate sources said today. The possible two-week review period on proposals that Reid sent CBO Oct. 26 has bolstered speculation that an overhaul bill might not come to the Senate floor before December in a debate that could stretch into next year."

3 Nov 2009

Democrats still face roadblocks to health reform: Abortion, immigration

Though House leaders say they'd like a health reform bill vote by Friday, some Democrats are threatening to block its passage over the issue of abortion.

3 Nov 2009

Louisiana struggles with Medicaid shortfall; Texas governor criticizes reform

Newspapers report on health issues at the state level, including Louisiana's struggles with a Medicaid shortfall and the Texas governor's criticism of congressional health care reform efforts.

3 Nov 2009

Health affairs issue focuses on HIV/AIDS, NTDs

By 2031 developing countries could need an estimated $35 billion to fight HIV/AIDS - three times the amount currently spent, according to a Health Affairs study published Tuesday, the New York Times reports.

3 Nov 2009

CBO: House health bill would lower some middle class premiums, raise costs for others

House Democrats say their health overhaul proposal will lead to health insurance premium savings for many consumers, though estimates of the overall measure's cost, as well as the taxes and fees required to pay for it, is a source of criticism and concern.

3 Nov 2009

CBO finding few friends on health reform 'scoring'

The Congressional Budget Office isn't making any friends in their treatment of the health care reform bills on either side of the aisle, with lawmakers complaining about its scope, timeline to deliver scores and murky cost estimates.

3 Nov 2009

Business groups begin TV ad campaign against House health bill

Lobbying and business groups continue to organize and spend millions to shape health care reform.

3 Nov 2009

TotalHealth: A.D.A.M.'s new comprehensive consumer health information product

A.D.A.M., Inc., a leading provider of consumer health information and technology tools, announced today the release of TotalHealth, one of the most comprehensive platforms of consumer health information products available in the market. At the center of TotalHealth is A.D.A.M.’s award-winning Multimedia Encyclopedia along with 19 other products and services designed to increase consumer traffic to hospital websites.

3 Nov 2009

First Edition: November 3, 2009

Today's headlines focus on the the timing, politics, costs and contents of pending health overhaul bills, as well as a soon-to-be released GOP alternative.

3 Nov 2009

Patients dissatisfied with the way they receive results of radiology tests, wants more access to medical records

A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that many patients are dissatisfied with the way they receive results of radiology tests and want more access to information in their medical records, specifically, detailed, lay-language results from those tests.

3 Nov 2009

MGH Institute of Health Professions 3rd Annual Scholarship Gala generates more than $350,000

More than 350 people packed the Grand Ballroom at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel Thursday, October 29, at the MGH Institute of Health Professions 3rd Annual Scholarship Gala.

3 Nov 2009

Modified version of Bluetooth can transfer patient data four times as fast as conventional Bluetooth

A telemedicine system based on a modified version of the Bluetooth wireless protocol can transfer patient data, such as medical images from patient to the healthcare provider's mobile device for patient assessment almost four times as fast as conventional Bluetooth and without the intermittent connectivity problems, according to a paper in the forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics.

3 Nov 2009

Cuts in cancer care a move in the wrong direction of health care reform, says COA

The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) today criticized the newest round of cuts in cancer care as a move in the wrong direction of health care reform. Although not as devastating as expected, the cuts by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will still decrease reimbursements far beyond what the U.S. cancer care delivery system, including most patients, can bear.

3 Nov 2009

Healthcare News

Malaria Conference addresses RTS,S vaccine, tools, treatment

Press conference to discuss how health insurance reform will benefit small businesses

Health Analytics Solution Center launched by IBM

Reid: Lawmakers may not complete health legislation this year

Democrats still face roadblocks to health reform: Abortion, immigration

Louisiana struggles with Medicaid shortfall; Texas governor criticizes reform

Health affairs issue focuses on HIV/AIDS, NTDs

CBO: House health bill would lower some middle class premiums, raise costs for others

CBO finding few friends on health reform 'scoring'

Business groups begin TV ad campaign against House health bill

TotalHealth: A.D.A.M.'s new comprehensive consumer health information product

First Edition: November 3, 2009

Patients dissatisfied with the way they receive results of radiology tests, wants more access to medical records

MGH Institute of Health Professions 3rd Annual Scholarship Gala generates more than $350,000

Modified version of Bluetooth can transfer patient data four times as fast as conventional Bluetooth

Cuts in cancer care a move in the wrong direction of health care reform, says COA

Quintiles to deliver AstraZeneca’s clinical pharmacology studies

Affiliated Dialysis Centers to purchase nursing home dialysis business in Chicago

Baxter Healthcare wins the INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Practice Award

ASTRO commends CMS for limiting payment reductions proposed for radiation oncology

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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