HHS Will Not Seek Additional Money To Implement Reform Law, Sebelius Says
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday said the Obama administration will not seek funding beyond the amount requested in HHS’ fiscal year 2011 budget request to implement the new health reform law, Reuters reports (Smith, Reuters, 4/21). According to CQ HealthBeat, HHS’ FY 2011 budget request was made before the reform law passed and does
HHS Will Not Seek Additional Money To Implement Reform Law, Sebelius Says
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday said the Obama administration will not seek funding beyond the amount requested in HHS’ fiscal year 2011 budget request to implement the new health reform law, Reuters reports (Smith, Reuters, 4/21). According to CQ HealthBeat, HHS’ FY 2011 budget request was made before the reform law passed and does
New Study To Explore Health Impacts Of Mobile Phones
A new decades-long study has just launched to investigate whether there is a link between the use of mobile phones and long-term health problems such as cancer. The cohort study on mobile communications (COSMOS) forms part of the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) Programme. The international study will run for 20-30 years and will
Early Release: Annals Of Internal Medicine Publishes Updates On The Year’s Most Important Studies Affecting The Practice Of Internal Medicine
Annals of Internal Medicine, the flagship journal of the American College of Physicians (ACP), has published several articles summarizing some of the most important studies of 2009 in the fields of cardiology, gastroenterology, hematology and oncology, pulmonary/critical care medicine, and nephrology. All of the updates can be accessed online at annals. The publication of the
The Health Effects Of Environmental Pollutants: UI Superfund Research Program Receives $16 Million Grant From NIEHS
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded the University of Iowa Superfund Research Program (isrp) a five-year, $16 million grant to study the health effects of environmental pollutants, especially polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in water, former industrial sites and the atmosphere. The isrp investigators — 22 scientists representing the UI Colleges of Public
Mobile Radiation Detection Vehicle For Ukraine
Nuclear and radioactive material from hospitals, power plants or industrial facilities can be abandoned, lost, or even stolen. Early detection of these sources is essential to bring the material under control and protect the public from exposure to radiation, prevent environmental contamination or an act of terrorism. Today, a state-of-the-art mobile radiation detection unit, destined
Even Families With Insurance Put Off Or Go Without Care Because ‘It Costs Too Much To Be Healthy’
The high cost of health care is deterring parents from taking their children to the doctor or buying prescription medication, regardless of how much money they make or whether they have health insurance, according to a study to be presented Sunday, May 2, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Denver. Previous research
Biogas Technology With Potential To Save Thousands Of Lives Featured At Texas Event
About 1.6 million people — mostly women and children — die each year from indoor air pollution caused by cooking and heating with wood, dung, coal or crop waste, according to the World Health Organization. Justin Henriques, a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Virginia and co-executive director of Least of
Health Impacts Of Mobile Phone Use To Be Explored In Huge New Study
A new decades-long study launches to investigate whether there is a link between the use of mobile phones and long-term health problems such as cancer. The cohort study on mobile communications (COSMOS) forms part of the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research (MTHR) Programme. The international study will run for 20-30 years and will follow the
American Medical Group Association Launches Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Learning Collaboratives
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced that it will launch two collaborative focused on practical steps toward creating high-performing organizations and systems of care termed Accountable Care Organizations: a Development Collaborative and an Implementation Collaborative. The collaboratives will offer access to content experts and provide a forum in which peer organizations can learn from