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MAXIMUS signs new contract with Maryland Health Benefit Exchange

MAXIMUS, a leading provider of government services worldwide, announced that it has signed a new contract with the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to operate the Consolidated Service Center, which includes call center, fulfillment and command center services.

14 Jun 2013

Britain's National Health Service visits D.C. for some pointers

In the contentious debate over health care in this country, the United Kingdom's single-payer, government-funded National Health Service has been held up by both sides as a system to be either emulated as an ideal or avoided as an abomination.

14 Jun 2013

EULAR announces recipients of Meritorious Service Award

EULAR today announced the recipients of the 13th annual Meritorious Service Award at the opening of the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress.

14 Jun 2013

Overweight, obese ERA patients require twice as much drug therapy to achieve successful remission

A new study presented today at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, shows that overweight and obese patients are less likely to achieve successful remission in early rheumatoid arthritis compared to those of normal weight.

14 Jun 2013

Survey finds employers 'pessimistic' about health law's costs

The Wall Street Journal reports on a survey that finds companies are increasingly "pessimistic" they can avoid health care cost increases they believe will stem from the overhaul. Politico reports that insurers are showing little interest in small business exchanges.

14 Jun 2013

Study offers hope for development of novel treatments for stroke, neurological diseases

A specific MicroRNA, a short set of RNA (ribonuclease) sequences, naturally packaged into minute (50 nanometers) lipid containers called exosomes, are released by stem cells after a stroke and contribute to better neurological recovery according to a new animal study by Henry Ford Hospital researchers.

14 Jun 2013

Ischaemic heart disease patients at risk after 1 week of treatment

New study data presented today at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate a high prevalence of NSAID prescriptions in patients at risk of ischaemic heart disease.

14 Jun 2013

State highlights: Budgets reflect 'modest' Medicaid increases; Calif. health care companies deal with data breaches; Nevada faces 'patient dumping' lawsuit

In addition, while states are budgeting for modest increases in Medicaid spending next year, those expenditures are poised to increase in future years, he said. Health care costs are rising at a slower rate than in the past, but it is unclear how long that will last (Fletcher, 6/12).

14 Jun 2013

Novel antibody biomarkers could significantly improve diagnosis in RA, study shows

Data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, show that novel antibody biomarkers could significantly improve diagnosis in rheumatoid arthritis.

14 Jun 2013

Data demonstrate benefits of nurse-led programme on patient self-management of RA

Data first presented today at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism demonstrate the benefits of a nurse-led programme on patient self-management and the management of rheumatoid arthritis co-morbidities.

14 Jun 2013

SLU professor to study treatment services offered to young mothers and children

Through a $300,000 grant from Administration of Children and Families, part of Department of Health and Human Services, Debra Zand, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University, will study treatment services offered by a local community provider to St. Louis area women who abuse illegal substances, and for their infants and toddlers.

14 Jun 2013

Nonsurgical abortions to resume in Wis. as lawmakers there pass pre-abortion ultrasound bill

In Wisconsin, a judge's ruling is allowing nonsurgical abortions there to resume. In the state Senate, lawmakers passed a bill requiring women get an ultrasound before they get an abortion.

14 Jun 2013

LUHS pediatrician helps collect leftover supplies from schools for children in need

At the end of every school year, Dr. Carla Minutti, pediatric endocrinologist at Loyola University Health System, was surprised by the amount of school supplies her two children brought home. She hatched an idea that connected families at Lincoln Elementary School in River Forest with Loyola Medical Center doctors and students to provide the leftover supplies to children around the world.

14 Jun 2013

Findings provide basis for reinvigoration of research efforts in breast cancer prevention

Genetic variations, known as single nucleotide polymorphisms, in or near the genes ZNF423 and CTSO were associated with breast cancer risk among women who underwent prevention therapy with tamoxifen and raloxifene, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

14 Jun 2013

Qiaobing Xu selected as Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences

Qiaobing Xu, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Tufts University School of Engineering, was named a Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

14 Jun 2013

Judge OKs administration plan on 'morning after' pill

A federal judge Wednesday accepted the Obama administration's plan to make the Plan B One-Step "morning after pill" available over the counter to buyers of all ages, winding down a decade-long fight over the pill.

14 Jun 2013

Researchers report on the use of GIS as public health research tool

The current special issue of Technology and Innovation - Proceedings of the National Academy of Inventors-, is devoted to public health research using Geographic Information Systems to help provide beneficial data for public health researchers focusing on health risks and food access in rural Alaska; racial disparities in health care and resources in Fort Worth, Texas; and pathways for health care development in remote areas of Nepal.

14 Jun 2013

Research finds that socio-economic diversity helps students cross racial barriers

As the U.S. Supreme Court decides in a case involving racial preferences in higher education admissions (Fisher v. Texas), new University of Maryland-led research finds that socioeconomic diversity is no replacement for a direct consideration of race, as some have suggested. Still the research finds that a mix of students from differing socio-economic backgrounds has benefits.

14 Jun 2013

Pew Charitable Trusts selects NYU professor as Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences

Fei Li, an assistant professor in New York University's Department of Biology, has been selected as a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

14 Jun 2013

House panel votes to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy

An aide to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said a vote by the full House is planned later this month. Rep. Trent Frank, R-Ariz., one of the bill's sponsors on the House Judiciary Committee, drew criticism for arguing against an amendment to exclude victims of rape and incest by saying that the pregnancy rate from rape is "very low."

14 Jun 2013

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MAXIMUS signs new contract with Maryland Health Benefit Exchange

Britain's National Health Service visits D.C. for some pointers

EULAR announces recipients of Meritorious Service Award

Overweight, obese ERA patients require twice as much drug therapy to achieve successful remission

Survey finds employers 'pessimistic' about health law's costs

Study offers hope for development of novel treatments for stroke, neurological diseases

Ischaemic heart disease patients at risk after 1 week of treatment

State highlights: Budgets reflect 'modest' Medicaid increases; Calif. health care companies deal with data breaches; Nevada faces 'patient dumping' lawsuit

Novel antibody biomarkers could significantly improve diagnosis in RA, study shows

Data demonstrate benefits of nurse-led programme on patient self-management of RA

SLU professor to study treatment services offered to young mothers and children

Nonsurgical abortions to resume in Wis. as lawmakers there pass pre-abortion ultrasound bill

LUHS pediatrician helps collect leftover supplies from schools for children in need

Findings provide basis for reinvigoration of research efforts in breast cancer prevention

Qiaobing Xu selected as Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences

Judge OKs administration plan on 'morning after' pill

Researchers report on the use of GIS as public health research tool

Research finds that socio-economic diversity helps students cross racial barriers

Pew Charitable Trusts selects NYU professor as Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences

House panel votes to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy

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