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World Lung Foundation Report Highlights Prevalence Of Acute Respiratory Infections Worldwide
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs)
Cholera Confirmed In Haiti’s Capital As Health Ministry Says Outbreak Has Killed 544 So Far
Haiti’s cholera outbreak appears to have spread to its capital, “imperiling nearly 3 million people living in Port-au-Prince, nearly half of them in unsanitary tent camps for the homeless from the Jan. 12 earthquake,” the Associated Press/KIRO reports.
Republicans’ Committee Plans Take Shape Amid Health Reform Questions
Republicans, who are getting ready to take positions as chairmen of powerful House committees after their sweep of Congressional seats, are eyeing what they’ll do to roll back the health law and make life miserable for the Democrats who back it.
Supreme Court Rejects Early Request To Review Health Overhaul
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an early opportunity to review the health care law on Monday, a decision that was not surprising given that lower courts are still in litigation over the law.
Researchers found that the death rate among children diagnosed with severe falciparum malaria was almost one-fourth lower when they received the drug artesunate rather than the standard treatment of quinine, according to research which was presented at the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene over the weekend and published Monday in the Lancet, HealthDay News/U.S. News and World Report writes. The results have the potential to change the WHO’s malaria treatment recommendations for children, according to the article (11/6).
Opinions and editorials from around the country.
Doctor Ties To Drug Companies Decline, But Remain High, Survey Finds
Doctors have “sharply cut some financial ties to drug companies,” but they remain common, a survey finds.
Insurance Premiums Rise, High-Deductible Plans Increase, Health Costs Can Lead To Elder Bankruptcy
Media outlets examine rising insurance premiums, high-deductible employer plans and how health care costs can disrupt retirement security.
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Expected To Announce Open Positions Shortly
U.S. Preventive Services Task Forces is expected to announce soon it is accepting nominations for open positions.
States address a range of health policy issues.
Investigations Examine Medicare’s Dialysis System, CT Scanners And Drugs
Several high profile investigations probe health care issues, including a ProPublica examination of the Medicare dialysis program, an FDA look at the safety of CT scanners and a GAO report on the appearance of favoritism at the FDA.
Doctors Urge Congress To Delay Pay Cuts – Again
Doctors are renewing their campaign to get Congress to block a 23 percent cut to Medicare reimbursements that would begin Dec. 1.
Gov’t Health IT Spending Attracts Investments From All Over
A jackpot of government funding for health IT is attracting major U.S. firms, as well as companies from the other side of the world.
Federal Inspectors Crack Down On Corrupt Drug Company Executives
The Department of Health and Human Services says executives will be held individually accountable for corporate wrongdoing.
Families Fight To Care For Disabled Kids At Home After They Reach The Age Of 21
NPR reports on families who are fighting for continued funding to care for their severely disabled children at home.
Nursing Homes Fear Medicaid Cuts Under GOP-Led House
The nursing home industry is concerned about pending Medicaid cuts, news outlets report.
Survey Says Majority Of Voters Want Some Or All Of Health Law Repealed
A new Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll also found that the health law did not have a major influence on the way people voted last week.
Health Reform Policy: Flexible Spending, Device Taxes and Waivers
One health law provision will be a bummer for people who use the tax-free dollars stored in flexible spending accounts.
First Edition: November 9, 2010
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, incluidng reports about the Supreme Court’s decision regarding an early challenge to the health law.
