On World Humanitarian Day, Media Outlets Report On Rise In Violence Toward Relief Workers
Marking World Humanitarian Day Thursday, several media outlets examine the uptick in violence against aid workers and efforts to protect them.
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Afghanistan, African Countries Lead Global Food Insecurity List
Afghanistan and nine African countries top a list measuring global food insecurity, which was released on Thursday, Agence France-Presse reports.
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Study Finds Evidence That Single-Disease Initiatives May Compromise Fragile Health Systems In Low-Income Countries
Single-disease initiatives in low-income countries with fragile health systems may compromise the ability of such health systems to meet the other health needs of the community, according to a study published Tuesday in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, VaccineNewsDaily.com reports (Purlain, 8/18).
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Obama Administration Works To Soothe Health Reform Concerns; Insurance Commissioners Advance Implementation Guidance
Details continue to emerge regarding the health reform implementation policies endorced by NAIC at this week's Seattle meeting.
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CMS: Seniors Will See Modest Increase In Medicare Drug Premiums But Improved Benefits
Seniors will see modest increase in Medicare drug premiums next year but benefits will also improve, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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Business Group: Large Employers Grappling With Health Law Changes
As large employers take steps to comply with the health overhaul law they are also planning to shift more health care costs to patients, according to a report by the National Business Group on Health.
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State Watch: Nebraska Debates Health Reform, And Other States Grapple With Cancer, Marijuana And A Nurse Strike
Kaiser Health News examines news coverage of state health care issues.
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Hospitals Seek To End Emergency Room Violence
A Maryland program is among those seeking to curb hospital violence.
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Schwarzenegger Announces Calif. Health IT Network Plan
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger related a high-tech, futuristic vision for his state Tuesday, including a broad computer network.
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Today’s Opinions: Vouchers and Medicare; The Shortage Of Doctors; Eliminating Health System’s Disparities; Protecting Cancer Patients
A selection of today's opinions and editorials.
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Quality Issue Roundup: J & J Revamping Controls; The Odds For Orthopedic Surgery; Automatic Prescription Refills And Patient Compliance
The New York Times reports that Johnson & Johnson has said it will "revamp its quality controls, creating a single framework for its drug, medical device and consumer health care divisions."
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Palliative Care Recipients Live Longer And In Less Pain, Study Finds
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that terminal lung cancer patients who received palliative care lived longer and experienced less pain.
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After Multiple Medevac Crashes, NTSB Wants Increased Safety Technology
USA Today reports that the "helicopter air ambulance industry is opposing several key safety upgrades sought by federal accident investigators even as a recent surge in crashes has killed 19 people since September."
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Report: Diabetes Costs Account For Nearly A Quarter Of All Hospital Spending
The Fiscal Times examines a recent report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality about diabetes.
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First Edition: August 19, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that modest premium increases are ahead for Medicare drug plans. Also, a National Business Group on Health survey finds that big employers expect health cost hikes in 2011.
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Study Finds Genetic Marker In Some TB Patients, Could Lead To Improved Diagnostic Tests
Researchers have identified a "genetic signature" in the blood of patients with active tuberculosis, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, Reuters reports. The finding could promote the development of improved TB diagnostic tests and treatments, according to the news service.
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Concern About Slow Pace Of Aid For Pakistan Mounts As U.N. Secures Additional Funds
U.N. officials and aid groups "expressed alarm on Tuesday that the plight of millions of Pakistanis flooded from their land has yet to strike a sufficiently sympathetic nerve among donors
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Reuters Examines Measles Outbreaks In Africa
Reuters reports on how some health experts worry that growing complacency about the threat of measles in Africa is contributing to "some of [the continent's] largest and most deadly outbreaks in years." Worldwide, "[a]bout 164,000 people died from measles in 2008, down 78 percent from 733,000 in 2000, according to the Measles Initiative," Reuters reports, adding that "UNICEF fears the combined effect of decreased political and financial commitment to measles could reverse the gains, resulting in an estimated 1.7 million measles-related deaths globally between 2010 and 2013."
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