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Roundup: Mass. health plans lauded for comprehensiveness; Doctors question efforts like Calif.'s law on nurse practitioners

Health insurance plans offered in Massachusetts and analyzed by U.S. News & World Report were found to be among the most comprehensive in the country. The analysis included 67 plans from four Massachusetts insurers that are sold to individuals or families. Each earned at least four of five stars based on scope of coverage and cost to consumers. In other states, the portion of plans with the higher rankings ranged from 4 percent in Washington to 94 percent in New York.

5 Oct 2012

UPMC Health Plan recognized for call center excellence

UPMC Health Plan has once again been recognized for call center excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Call Center Certification Program.

5 Oct 2012

FDA licenses Quotient’s ALBAsera products

Quotient Biodiagnostics, Inc., a supplier of innovative and high-quality transfusion diagnostic products to hospitals, blood banks and other healthcare institutions, is pleased to announce that its range of ALBAsera Rare Antisera products have been licensed for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

5 Oct 2012

New book on natural interventions for lung cancer

Told he had lung cancer and 6 months to live, the author refused chemo/surgery and used holistic, natural, non-invasive interventions. Now, 38 years later at age 80 he not only beat the odds of lung cancer but also the odds of 3 chronic illnesses and 5 prescribed medications that are the average for a 75 year old.

5 Oct 2012

Sublingual immunotherapy highly effective for chronic allergy and asthma sufferers

Could it be that those with allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and childhood nasal allergies can finally get a break from their allergies and their allergy shots? Chicago's leading allergy, asthma, and immunology expert, Dr. Brian Rotskoff, who treats a large number of Chicago pediatric allergy patients, is happy to say, "Yes!"

5 Oct 2012

Viewpoints: Romney's surprisingly strong defense of Mass. health plan; Challenger's 'pretend' proposal for the nation

The first debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney, so long anticipated, quickly sunk into an unenlightening recitation of tired talking points and mendacity. With few sparks and little clarity on the immense gulf that truly separates the two men and their policies, Wednesday's encounter provided little guidance for voters still trying to understand the choice in next month's election.

5 Oct 2012

SafeToSleep launches Sleep and Breathing Monitor

SafeToSleep announced the launch of its innovative new baby product, the Sleep and Breathing Monitor, a breakthrough in infant sleep safety that monitors each breath of a sleeping baby with hospital accuracy and streams the breath wave to a smartphone as it occurs.

5 Oct 2012

New technique has potential to kill off hospital superbugs

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have developed a new technique which has the potential to kill off hospital superbugs like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, C. difficile and MRSA.

5 Oct 2012

STAT-ED may help identify adolescents at risk for suicide

Investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center are hoping to better identify adolescents at risk for suicide and improve how these at-risk children receive follow up mental health treatment.

5 Oct 2012

CINJ physicians named among 2012 list of U.S. News Top Doctors

Several physicians at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), who are faculty members at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, have been named as a 'Top Doctor' by U.S. News & World Report.

5 Oct 2012

Countering neuroinflammation is indeed a potential therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's

New research proves the validity of one of the most promising approaches for combating Alzheimer's disease (AD) with medicines that treat not just some of the symptoms, but actually stop or prevent the disease itself, scientists are reporting. The study, in the journal ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, also identifies a potential new oral drug that the scientists say could lead the way.

5 Oct 2012

Study shows impact of obstetric unit closures on outcomes of mothers and babies

After a series of Philadelphia hospitals started closing their maternity units in 1997, infant mortality rates increased by nearly 50 percent over the next three years. The mortality rates subsequently leveled off to the same rate as before the closures, but pediatric researchers say their results underscore the need for careful oversight and planning by public health agencies in communities experiencing serious reductions in obstetric services.

5 Oct 2012

Study explains why some people are easier to hypnotize than others

Not everyone is able to be hypnotized, and new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine shows how the brains of such people differ from those who can easily be.

5 Oct 2012

Nursing students: UK hospitals not physically suited to caring for dementia patients

Nursing students who had placements in UK hospitals observed that ward environments were not physically suited to caring for dementia patients and qualified nurses often felt out of their depth when trying to treat such patients. Nurses sometimes 'saw the disease, not the patient', students reported. As a result patients were not always treated with dignity and there were challenges to basic care such as nutrition.

5 Oct 2012

Researchers determine nature and frequency of pain assessments in Canadian children

A multi-site study published in The Journal of Pain showed a wide range of pain intensity scores in hospitalized infants and a significant number of them were found to have moderate to severe pain during their hospital stays.

5 Oct 2012

Five ACS members receive 2012 Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards

Earlier this evening, five members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) were named recipients of the 2012 Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Award of the College and Pfizer in recognition for their selfless efforts as volunteer surgeons who provide care to medically underserved patients, domestically and abroad.

5 Oct 2012

Warning systems may reduce serious motor vehicle injuries by 50%

The second highest cause of automobile crashes is rear-end collisions - 17 percent. Thousands of people die. The solution? "It is simple," said Clay Gabler, a professor of biomedical engineering at Virginia Tech. "Slow the striking vehicle."

5 Oct 2012

RMHC, UTHealth School of Dentistry partner to bring oral and mobile pediatric care in the Houston area

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Dentistry and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Houston/Galveston, Inc.(RMHC) have joined forces to bring oral, mobile pediatric care to the Houston area.

5 Oct 2012

Top-line data from Pfizer’s Prevenar 13 Phase 3 trial on pneumococcal disease

Pfizer Inc. today announced top-line data assessing immunogenicity, tolerability and safety of Prevenar 13 (Pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine [13-valent, absorbed]) in adults 18 to 49 years of age.

5 Oct 2012

Longer looks: The time is now for community health workers; Patients sharing in medical decisions; One doctor's plea for help

By the time Frederick Pegues Jr. was resting in bed at Temple University Hospital, the irony struck him hard. Here, he had just finished a month-long course in being a community health worker, sponsored by Temple University Hospital. He had learned how to help patients navigate a complicated health system. Yet he himself had not been able to get the help he needed.

5 Oct 2012

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Roundup: Mass. health plans lauded for comprehensiveness; Doctors question efforts like Calif.'s law on nurse practitioners

UPMC Health Plan recognized for call center excellence

FDA licenses Quotient’s ALBAsera products

New book on natural interventions for lung cancer

Sublingual immunotherapy highly effective for chronic allergy and asthma sufferers

Viewpoints: Romney's surprisingly strong defense of Mass. health plan; Challenger's 'pretend' proposal for the nation

SafeToSleep launches Sleep and Breathing Monitor

New technique has potential to kill off hospital superbugs

STAT-ED may help identify adolescents at risk for suicide

CINJ physicians named among 2012 list of U.S. News Top Doctors

Countering neuroinflammation is indeed a potential therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's

Study shows impact of obstetric unit closures on outcomes of mothers and babies

Study explains why some people are easier to hypnotize than others

Nursing students: UK hospitals not physically suited to caring for dementia patients

Researchers determine nature and frequency of pain assessments in Canadian children

Five ACS members receive 2012 Surgical Humanitarian and Volunteerism Awards

Warning systems may reduce serious motor vehicle injuries by 50%

RMHC, UTHealth School of Dentistry partner to bring oral and mobile pediatric care in the Houston area

Top-line data from Pfizer’s Prevenar 13 Phase 3 trial on pneumococcal disease

Longer looks: The time is now for community health workers; Patients sharing in medical decisions; One doctor's plea for help

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