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LCA calls for public discussion on guidance for lung cancer screening

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) President & CEO Laurie Fenton-Ambrose said the recent breakthrough on CT screening for lung cancer is an extraordinary development in the battle against lung cancer and reiterated her call for an open and balanced public discussion on guidance for those at high risk who may be considering a scan.

25 Nov 2010

Public health: Frequency of dialysis treatment questioned, chemotherapy drug shortages

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that receiving dialysis six days a week results in better self-reported patient health than the conventional treatment of three times per week.

25 Nov 2010

Privacy complaint targets online health sites

The New York Times: Consumer groups have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging popular health websites are collecting too much information from users, saying that "site visitors who provide personal details about themselves might not be aware that QualityHealth [among other websites] collects information about people's medical conditions, preferred medicines and treatment plans and uses it to profile its users for prescription drug marketing" (Singer, 11/23).

25 Nov 2010

Bio-Optronics to showcase workflow software solutions at RSNA annual meet

Bio-Optronics, Inc. will be showcasing its workflow software solutions at this year's Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center in Chicago, Illinois, November 28 to December 3. Visit Booth 8710 for demonstrations of Momentum™ automated physician and staff scheduling and intelligent patient scheduling, and day-of-care workflow solutions.

25 Nov 2010

Democrats, liberal groups urge GOP lawmakers who opposed health law now to reject federal insurance

When a little-known GOP Congressman-elect who campaigned against the new health law demanded that the benefits of his new federal health plan start immediately, it was an irresistible opening for some.

24 Nov 2010

Poll shows majority favor health reform; N.Y. Democrat dares GOP to repeal law; Court allows legal challenge

McClatchy Newspapers: "A majority of Americans want the Congress to keep the new health care law or actually expand it, despite Republican claims that they have a mandate from the people to kill it, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. The post-election survey showed that 51 percent of registered voters want to keep the law or change it to do more, while 44 percent want to change it to do less or repeal it altogether.

24 Nov 2010

Today's OpEds: Medical students say don't repeal; 'Obamacare' waivers; The medical loss ratio; Medicare 'doc fix'

Here's the dilemma: The only way for the health-care industry to move toward accountable care is to further accelerate a process of consolidation that has already reduced competition and increased market power. … In such a market, government may be required to step in with more direct regulation and competition management than traditional antitrust rules now provide (Steven Pearlstein, 11/23).

24 Nov 2010

First Edition: November 24, 2010

In today's headlines, the political skirmishes of health overhaul debate continue, with liberals pressing the new law's congressional opponents not to accept federal health insurance coverage.

24 Nov 2010

Novel sharps disposal device reduces container-associated sharps injuries by 81%

A safety enhanced disposal device could prevent more than 19,000 accidental needlesticks and other "sharps" injuries to healthcare workers, suggests a study published in the current issue of the American Journal of Infection Control.

24 Nov 2010

Scott & White Healthcare’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program receives AACVPR accreditation

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Program at Scott & White Healthcare in Temple has received accreditation from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).

24 Nov 2010

Eating Disorder Hope partners with MyPyramid to help eating disorder sufferers

Eating Disorder Hope, a respected independent resource for sufferers of anorexia, bulimia and overeating disorders, has partnered with MyPyramid to help eating disorder sufferers find nutritional and healthy lifestyle support.

24 Nov 2010

Testing less frequently not a good way to economize for people living with diabetes

The American economy is struggling— and people living with diabetes are feeling the brunt of the rising prices of medical supplies and doctor visit co-pays. In a recent poll by dLife.com, more than 400 people living with diabetes revealed they struggle when it comes to paying for diabetic supplies.

24 Nov 2010

Insurers' stocks rise on new HHS rules designed to protect consumers, increase insurer spending on care

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius unveiled regulations requiring insurers to spend 80 to 85 percent of premiums collected on medical care, Politico reports. "The rules will have vast implications for how insurance companies spend money as well as for other aspects of the health care industry. Insurers' worries that the Department of Health and Human Services would rule against them on a number of issues were unfounded, and many of the nation's largest insurance companies' stocks rose on the news Monday."

24 Nov 2010

AHF commends Congressman Rohrabacher for exposing AIDS funding grab by China

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), today lauded California Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-46th) for recent comments exposing an AIDS funding grab by the country of China—now the world's second largest economy— in its dealings with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM). In a speech last week on the House floor, Rohrabacher chided China for its dealings with the Fund.

24 Nov 2010

Massachusetts makes drug and medical device company payments public

The Boston Globe: "Massachusetts health officials published online yesterday the most comprehensive state database in the country listing payments drug companies and medical device makers have made to doctors, nurses, pharmacists, hospitals, and other health care providers. The report lists $35.7 million in payments from hundreds of companies for the six months between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2009 … About half of that money, or $16.4 million, went to physicians. This is the first time Massachusetts has made such information public.

24 Nov 2010

National AIDS Fund and AIDS Action announce merger

On Monday, November 22, the National AIDS Fund (NAF) and AIDS Action announced details of a merger that will create a stronger national organization in the fight against HIV/AIDS, called AIDS United. Mark Ishaug, current President and CEO of AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC), will assume the helm of AIDS United in early 2011, when the new organization officially launches.

24 Nov 2010

New IQQA Suite provides total solutions for liver cancer diagnosis, operative treatment management

EDDA Technology Introduces IQQA-Liver Suite To Provide Dedicated Total Solutions For Liver Cancer Diagnosis And Treatment Management

24 Nov 2010

Lifestyle-related diseases will be costly down the road; Americans rate their healthcare highly

Increased efforts to prevent several lifestyle-related diseases could save the United States billions of dollars a year in medical costs, according to a study scheduled to run in the American Journal of Public Health.

24 Nov 2010

Health spending proposals, health law repeal divide lawmakers

The Wall Street Journal reports that proposals for cuts in health spending by President Barack Obama's deficit-reduction commission are drawing opposition from health companies, doctors and some consumer groups. "How to tackle health costs has become a sticking point for the 18-member committee, which last week concluded three days of meetings without a firm agreement among members.

24 Nov 2010

Two surveys show 'huge variation' in health costs in U.S.

The Wall Street Journal: Two studies out Monday - one is a country-by-country survey by the International Federation of Health Plans, and the second from Change: healthcare - "attempt to bring some clarity to how costs stack up, both between different countries and among U.S. providers that might be just a few blocks apart."

24 Nov 2010

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

LCA calls for public discussion on guidance for lung cancer screening

Public health: Frequency of dialysis treatment questioned, chemotherapy drug shortages

Privacy complaint targets online health sites

Bio-Optronics to showcase workflow software solutions at RSNA annual meet

Democrats, liberal groups urge GOP lawmakers who opposed health law now to reject federal insurance

Poll shows majority favor health reform; N.Y. Democrat dares GOP to repeal law; Court allows legal challenge

Today's OpEds: Medical students say don't repeal; 'Obamacare' waivers; The medical loss ratio; Medicare 'doc fix'

First Edition: November 24, 2010

Novel sharps disposal device reduces container-associated sharps injuries by 81%

Scott & White Healthcare’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program receives AACVPR accreditation

Eating Disorder Hope partners with MyPyramid to help eating disorder sufferers

Testing less frequently not a good way to economize for people living with diabetes

Insurers' stocks rise on new HHS rules designed to protect consumers, increase insurer spending on care

AHF commends Congressman Rohrabacher for exposing AIDS funding grab by China

Massachusetts makes drug and medical device company payments public

National AIDS Fund and AIDS Action announce merger

New IQQA Suite provides total solutions for liver cancer diagnosis, operative treatment management

Lifestyle-related diseases will be costly down the road; Americans rate their healthcare highly

Health spending proposals, health law repeal divide lawmakers

Two surveys show 'huge variation' in health costs in U.S.

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