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10 GOP senators want Sebelius to be fired; some Democratic senators beginning to press for individual mandate delay

Health law politics are triggering a new wave of political posturing among lawmakers who are attempting to position themselves for the upcoming election season.

11 Nov 2013

Research roundup: Pricing and the SHOP exchange; health use in rural vs. urban areas; the health law and AIDS care

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

11 Nov 2013

USA Today reports 140,000 people have enrolled in plans on marketplaces run by 13 states

State officials say the numbers are low because of snags in the websites and because consumers aren't yet worried about the sign-up deadline. Other news organizations examine some of the marketplace issues in states.

11 Nov 2013

Women taking immunosuppressive medications during pregnancy do not put their babies at risk

Women with chronic autoimmune diseases who take immunosuppressive medications during their first trimester of pregnancy are not putting their babies at significantly increased risk of adverse outcomes, according to a Vanderbilt study released online by the journal Arthritis and Rheumatism.

11 Nov 2013

Triferic drug is effective in preventing iron deficiency in patients with chronic kidney disease

Doctors at the North Shore-LIJ Health System on Saturday will present late-breaking data showing that an investigational drug Triferic is well tolerated and effective in treating iron deficiency in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis.

11 Nov 2013

Officials acknowledge new capacity problems with Healthcare.gov

New Healthcare.gov capacity problems are emerging -- this time as people trying to sign up for coverage get further along in the process, officials said in a conference call Thursday.

11 Nov 2013

GOP seeking to rebound on the issue of the health law

Republican leaders believe the problems with the rollout of the law's website and the concerns about policy cancellations gives them an opportunity to get beyond complaints about the government shutdown.

10 Nov 2013

Obama apologizes for his 'you can keep it' promise as some Americans face health insurance cancellations

President Barack Obama issued the apology in an interview with NBC News that aired Thursday evening. He also said his administration was working on a fix for the problem.

10 Nov 2013

Olympus hosts fourth annual neuroimaging symposium on functional brain imaging with cellular resolution

Olympus is hosting its fourth annual neuroimaging symposium in conjunction with the 2013 meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) on Monday, November 11 in San Diego. The Olympus Neuroimaging Symposium will be held near the Convention Center at the San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina, San Diego Ballroom – Salon A, beginning at 6:30pm. The symposium and reception are open to all media and SfN registered attendees.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 8 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 8, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of President Barack Obama's apology to people who lost their individual market health coverage because of requirements of the health law.

8 Nov 2013

Covidien fourth quarter net sales increase 2% to $2.56 billion

Covidien plc today reported results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 (July - September 2013). Fourth-quarter net sales of $2.56 billion increased 2% from the $2.50 billion in the fourth quarter a year ago. Foreign exchange rate movement lowered the quarterly sales growth rate by three percentage points.

8 Nov 2013

Cancer detection programme using PENTAX Medical equipment achieves remarkable results

PENTAX Medical equipment has been used to set up a pioneering head and neck cancer detection programme at a hospital Trust in Coventry, which has achieved remarkable results; reduced the length of time the patient stays in hospital and reduced costs.

From PENTAX Medical Company 8 Nov 2013

Government spending cuts within NHS increase risk of Clostridium difficile infection

72% of clinicians believe that Government spending cuts within the NHS increase the risk of hospital acquired infections. The ‘Think C-differently’ report, which advises on the current Clostridium difficile landscape, found that despite stringent measures to manage and control Clostridium difficile infection, the NHS is still battling to keep infection rates to a minimum.

8 Nov 2013

Allied Healthcare Group commences first shipment of CardioCel into Europe

Allied Healthcare Group today announces it has commenced shipment of CardioCel into Europe after the Company received its first orders for the product from outside of Australia.

8 Nov 2013

BW's Primary Healthcare Advancement Program to address nationwide shortage

BW's Primary Healthcare Advancement Program is a distinctive pre-med track focused on disease prevention and the development of future primary care physicians to address a nationwide shortage in the field.

8 Nov 2013

Northwestern Medicine receives $12 million to continue organ transplant research with stem cells

An innovative Northwestern Medicine- research program investigating if stem cells may be the key to allowing organ transplant patients to stop taking immunosuppressive drugs has received $12 million in research funding. The grant will allow researchers to finish Phase II of the clinical trials and begin Phase III.

8 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: The battle over one woman's medical story; why Mass. didn't see a wave of cancellations; politicians' love of anecdotes

Edie Littlefield Sundby may not have thought she'd ignite a national debate when the stage-4 cancer survivor asked us to publish her Monday op-ed on losing her oncologist due to the Affordable Care Act. But she certainly has, and it's important to understand why. Mrs. Sundby and millions like her must be denied their medical choices if ObamaCare is going to work as its liberal planners intend (11/6).

8 Nov 2013

Cancer research leaders announce the opening of ICGC-TCGA-DREAM SMC Challenge

Cancer research leaders from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and the University of California, Santa Cruz, in collaboration with Sage Bionetworks and IBM's DREAM, will announce tomorrow the opening of the ICGC-TCGA-DREAM Somatic Mutation Calling Challenge at the Sixth Annual RECOMB/ISCB conference.

8 Nov 2013

Top IT official for Healthcare.Gov resigns

Tony Trenkle, the federal official responsible for Healthcare.gov's launch and security, is moving to the private sector. CBS News reports that Trenkle was supposed to sign off on the site's security before launch but didn't.

8 Nov 2013

Amneal to launch AB-rated generic for Loestrin 24 Fe

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC will launch its AB-rated generic for Loestrin 24 Fe (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol tablets, USP and ferrous fumarate tablets) 1 mg/20 mcg, 75 mg the first week of January 2014.

8 Nov 2013

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

10 GOP senators want Sebelius to be fired; some Democratic senators beginning to press for individual mandate delay

Research roundup: Pricing and the SHOP exchange; health use in rural vs. urban areas; the health law and AIDS care

USA Today reports 140,000 people have enrolled in plans on marketplaces run by 13 states

Women taking immunosuppressive medications during pregnancy do not put their babies at risk

Triferic drug is effective in preventing iron deficiency in patients with chronic kidney disease

Officials acknowledge new capacity problems with Healthcare.gov

GOP seeking to rebound on the issue of the health law

Obama apologizes for his 'you can keep it' promise as some Americans face health insurance cancellations

Olympus hosts fourth annual neuroimaging symposium on functional brain imaging with cellular resolution

First Edition: November 8, 2013

Covidien fourth quarter net sales increase 2% to $2.56 billion

Cancer detection programme using PENTAX Medical equipment achieves remarkable results

Government spending cuts within NHS increase risk of Clostridium difficile infection

Allied Healthcare Group commences first shipment of CardioCel into Europe

BW's Primary Healthcare Advancement Program to address nationwide shortage

Northwestern Medicine receives $12 million to continue organ transplant research with stem cells

Viewpoints: The battle over one woman's medical story; why Mass. didn't see a wave of cancellations; politicians' love of anecdotes

Cancer research leaders announce the opening of ICGC-TCGA-DREAM SMC Challenge

Top IT official for Healthcare.Gov resigns

Amneal to launch AB-rated generic for Loestrin 24 Fe

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