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State highlights: Texas company keeps Medicaid contract despite fraud; seattle minimum wage; Conn. housing for those with mental illness

A selection of health policy stories from Texas, Washington state, Connecticut and New York. For nearly five years, a state contractor allowed workers with limited expertise to approve dental claims for Texas' Medicaid program, the joint state-federal insurer.

5 May 2014

Environmental factors equally as important as genes in understanding causes of autism

Environmental factors are more important than previously thought in understanding the causes of autism, and equally as important as genes, according to the largest study to date to look at how autism runs in families.

5 May 2014

Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea more likely to die in hospital

Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea are more than five times as likely to die in the hospital than those without the sleep disorder, a comprehensive national study by the University of South Florida researchers found.

5 May 2014

UAMS receives $1.8M grant to lead new treatments for herpes viruses and cancers

A surprise discovery that could lead to new treatments for herpes viruses that infect more than 90 percent of the world's adult population has led to a $1.8 million grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

5 May 2014

Aviv REIT acquires eight skilled nursing facilities in California and Texas

Aviv REIT, Inc. announced today it has acquired eight post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facilities ("SNFs") in California and Texas, in three separate transactions for $70.7 million.

2 May 2014

PENTAX Medical releases newest version of image management software for endoscopy units

PENTAX Medical Company, a healthcare industry leader in endoscopic imaging, announced the U.S. and Canada launch of the endoPRO iQ® 7.6, the company’s newest version of its information technology (IT) and image management software for endoscopy units.

From PENTAX Medical Company 2 May 2014

Select Medical Holdings' net operating revenues increase 1.7% to $762.6 million in Q1 2014

Select Medical Holdings Corporation today announced results for its quarter ended March 31, 2014 and the declaration of a cash dividend.

2 May 2014

Study examines potential benefits of low fat diet on management of MS

People with multiple sclerosis who for one year followed a plant-based diet very low in saturated fat had much less MS-related fatigue at the end of that year - and significantly less fatigue than a control group of people with MS who didn't follow the diet, according to an Oregon Health & Science University study being presented today at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.

2 May 2014

3 rules of thumb to reduce childhood obesity

Kristopher Kaliebe, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, offers parents and caregivers three simple family-oriented goals to overcome the complex problem of childhood obesity and related mental disorders.

2 May 2014

Researchers find two types of neurons that enable spinal cord to control skilled forelimb movement

Researchers have identified two types of neurons that enable the spinal cord to control skilled forelimb movement. The first is a group of excitatory interneurons that are needed to make accurate and precise movements; the second is a group of inhibitory interneurons necessary for achieving smooth movement of the limbs.

2 May 2014

Some Medicare beneficiaries have trouble getting extended nursing and therapy services

Under a 2012 court settlement, the Department of Health and Human Services agreed to relax rules that said seniors could get these services only if they continued to improve. But many providers are still unaware of the new regulations.

30 Apr 2014

TransCare Partners to extend use of Transitional Care Model to reduce hospital re-admissions

The University of Pennsylvania Upstart Program announces TransCare Partners LLC to broaden the use of the Transitional Care Model developed at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. The Model, developed over 20 years by Dr Mary Naylor, has been clinically proven to reduce hospital re- admissions by up to 30% while producing substantial savings for hospitals and Medicare.

30 Apr 2014

Highly stressed people who eat lot of high-fat are more prone to health risks

New research out of UC San Francisco is the first to demonstrate that highly stressed people who eat a lot of high-fat, high-sugar food are more prone to health risks than low-stress people who eat the same amount of unhealthy food.

30 Apr 2014

Virginia Mason receives "A" for patient safety in Hospital Safety Score program

Virginia Mason is again rated as one of the safest hospitals in the U.S by The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization using the collective leverage of large purchasers of health care to drive improvements in safety, quality and affordability.

30 Apr 2014

Biden swings at Ryan budget, House GOP hits back

Vice President Joe Biden warned that the plan drafted by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., would hurt Medicare and Medicaid, while a Republican spokesman criticized Biden for his support of a blueprint that leaves the health law in place.

30 Apr 2014

Study provides profile of women with full-time paid work and unpaid care for family members

A study from the Case Western Reserve University nursing school provides a profile of women with the dual responsibilities of full-time paid work and unpaid care for an elderly family member.

30 Apr 2014

GE Healthcare announces commercial availability of new Alzheimer’s diagnostic tool

GE Healthcare today announced the first seven markets where Vizamyl (Flutemetamol F18 injection), a radioactive diagnostic agent approved by the FDA will be available. Late in the second quarter of 2014, Vizamyl will be available to imaging centers near East Rutherford, NJ, Woburn, MA, Beltsville, MD, East Lansing, MI, Dallas, TX, Phoenix, AZ and Colton, CA.

29 Apr 2014

Astrocytes malfunction may contribute to neurodegenerative disorders

Scientists studying brain diseases may need to look beyond nerve cells and start paying attention to the star-shaped cells known as "astrocytes," because they play specialized roles in the development and maintenance of nerve circuits and may contribute to a wide range of disorders, according to a new study by UC San Francisco researchers.

29 Apr 2014

Study documents occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases in PACU

Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX): A study published in the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing (JOPAN) documents occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases (WAG) in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) may be higher than standards recommend.

29 Apr 2014

Single cell type actively suppressed in several experimental cancer vaccines

Most cancer vaccines have not lived up to their promise in clinical trials. The reason, many researchers suspect, is that the immune cells that would help the body destroy the tumor - even those reactions boosted by cancer vaccines - are actively suppressed.

29 Apr 2014

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Latest Nursing News and Research

State highlights: Texas company keeps Medicaid contract despite fraud; seattle minimum wage; Conn. housing for those with mental illness

Environmental factors equally as important as genes in understanding causes of autism

Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea more likely to die in hospital

UAMS receives $1.8M grant to lead new treatments for herpes viruses and cancers

Aviv REIT acquires eight skilled nursing facilities in California and Texas

PENTAX Medical releases newest version of image management software for endoscopy units

Select Medical Holdings' net operating revenues increase 1.7% to $762.6 million in Q1 2014

Study examines potential benefits of low fat diet on management of MS

3 rules of thumb to reduce childhood obesity

Researchers find two types of neurons that enable spinal cord to control skilled forelimb movement

Some Medicare beneficiaries have trouble getting extended nursing and therapy services

TransCare Partners to extend use of Transitional Care Model to reduce hospital re-admissions

Highly stressed people who eat lot of high-fat are more prone to health risks

Virginia Mason receives "A" for patient safety in Hospital Safety Score program

Biden swings at Ryan budget, House GOP hits back

Study provides profile of women with full-time paid work and unpaid care for family members

GE Healthcare announces commercial availability of new Alzheimer’s diagnostic tool

Astrocytes malfunction may contribute to neurodegenerative disorders

Study documents occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases in PACU

Single cell type actively suppressed in several experimental cancer vaccines

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