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Millsaps College receives Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant to redesign science curriculum

Millsaps College has received a $1.4 million grant from the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute to redesign its science curriculum. The new curriculum is aimed at expanding the number of students interested in pre-medical education and deepening scientific training for all students.

11 Sep 2012

Cell Therapeutics launches Pixuvri in the European Union

Cell Therapeutics, Inc., a company focused on translating science into novel cancer therapies, today announced the initiation of the commercial launch of Pixuvri in the European Union with entry into Sweden, Denmark and Finland in September, to be followed by Austria and Norway in early October 2012 and Germany, United Kingdom and the Netherlands in November 2012.

11 Sep 2012

AHRQ-funded project reduces rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in ICUs by 40%

A unique nationwide patient safety project funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reduced the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in intensive care units by 40 percent, according to the agency's preliminary findings of the largest national effort to combat CLABSIs to date.

11 Sep 2012

Researchers gain new insight into regulation of adult nerve cell generation in the hypothalamus

Researchers from the University of Utah have gained new insight into the regulation of adult nerve cell generation in the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that regulates many aspects of behavior, mood, and metabolism.

11 Sep 2012

Viewpoints: Home health workers need better pay; Is there a better solution than Medicaid to cover seniors' long-term care?

[F]or the stay-at-home elderly to have so-called "independent living" they must be highly dependent on the home care aides who look after medication schedules, cook meals, assist with bathing and generally keep them happy and healthy. And yet these workers are anything but well cared for. The vast majority are dreadfully overworked and woefully underpaid. The average hourly wage of a home care worker in the United States is less than $10.

11 Sep 2012

Quality diabetes care comes at a price

Researchers say that the Quality and Outcomes Framework that was introduced to UK general practice in 2004 may not be worth the expense of implementing in terms of benefiting patients.

10 Sep 2012

Allscripts EHR to be implemented at Coordinated Health

Coordinated Health, a top integrated healthcare delivery network across Pennsylvania and New Jersey, selected Sunrise Clinical Manager from Allscripts to help its clinicians improve care, better manage clinical information, and become more efficient.

10 Sep 2012

Anti-abortion Democrats not feeling the warmth of convention's limelight

At the Democratic National Convention last week, support for reproductive health - including the right to an abortion - was in the prime-time spotlight. But the convention's aggressive appeal to women left one group out in the cold: Democrats who oppose abortion.

10 Sep 2012

Romney says health law isn't 'all bad'

In Sunday news appearances, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said that if elected, he would dismantle the health care law, but retain some of the more popular provisions, including coverage of pre-existing conditions for those who had had continuous health insurance.

10 Sep 2012

Phase III data for Suvorexant, an investigational insomnia medicine, announced

Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced new data for suvorexant, the investigational medicine Merck is developing for the treatment of insomnia. The new data are from one of the longest, continuously-dosed, placebo-controlled trials of a sleep medication ever conducted.

10 Sep 2012

First Edition: September 10, 2012

Today's headlines include news from the presidential campaign trail, including reports detailing how GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney said, if elected, he would retain some parts of the 2010 health law.

10 Sep 2012

New oral antiseptic spray effective in killing 99.9% of infectious airborne germs

University Hospitals Case Medical Center clinical researchers will present findings about a one-two punch to prevent colds and flu in San Francisco at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) on Sept. 9.

10 Sep 2012

Post-conventions, parties sharply divided on health care politics

President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney, their contest defined anew by joblessness, are seeking to frame the campaign on their own terms. Romney was concentrating on the economy while Obama sought to play to his strengths, with top aides all but daring their challenger to engage in a debate over Medicare.

10 Sep 2012

Health law among Obama's accomplishments as he makes case for second term

During the final night of the Democratic convention, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden pledged to protect Medicare from GOP proposals to turn it into what they called a voucher program and extolled the benefits of the health law.

7 Sep 2012

DOJ joins whistle-blower case against Fla. hospice

The Department of Justice is joining a case against a hospice provider in Orlando accused by a former executive of admitting Medicare patients who did not qualify for care to collect the payments. Meanwhile, state officials announce Medicaid fraud settlements, with GlaxoSmithKline in North Carolina, and Planned Parenthood in Illinois.

7 Sep 2012

GlobalPost examines maternal, child health in Afghanistan

"A report on Afghanistan backed by UNICEF shows the country still has leaps and bounds to go in the areas of maternal and child health and education," GlobalPost reports.

7 Sep 2012

IOM report: Estimated $750B wasted annually in health care system

The Institute of Medicine offers an analysis of how the money is misspent and some steps that might address these trouble spots.

7 Sep 2012

Strategic roadmap to help cope with impending Alzheimer's disease public health crisis

This week, a strategic roadmap to help to the nation's health care system cope with the impending public health crisis caused Alzheimer's disease and related dementia will be published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

7 Sep 2012

More than just facts: Convention speeches feature poetic license, omissions, flaws

News outlets check the facts offered in the Thursday night convention speeches by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

7 Sep 2012

AAP urges snoring screening for all children

All children and adolescents should be screened for snoring as part of routine health-maintenance visits and polysomnography considered for those with co-occurring symptoms such as daytime sleepiness, according to guidelines from the AAP.

7 Sep 2012

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Millsaps College receives Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant to redesign science curriculum

Cell Therapeutics launches Pixuvri in the European Union

AHRQ-funded project reduces rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections in ICUs by 40%

Researchers gain new insight into regulation of adult nerve cell generation in the hypothalamus

Viewpoints: Home health workers need better pay; Is there a better solution than Medicaid to cover seniors' long-term care?

Quality diabetes care comes at a price

Allscripts EHR to be implemented at Coordinated Health

Anti-abortion Democrats not feeling the warmth of convention's limelight

Romney says health law isn't 'all bad'

Phase III data for Suvorexant, an investigational insomnia medicine, announced

First Edition: September 10, 2012

New oral antiseptic spray effective in killing 99.9% of infectious airborne germs

Post-conventions, parties sharply divided on health care politics

Health law among Obama's accomplishments as he makes case for second term

DOJ joins whistle-blower case against Fla. hospice

GlobalPost examines maternal, child health in Afghanistan

IOM report: Estimated $750B wasted annually in health care system

Strategic roadmap to help cope with impending Alzheimer's disease public health crisis

More than just facts: Convention speeches feature poetic license, omissions, flaws

AAP urges snoring screening for all children

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