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Pfizer's Prevnar 7 vaccine, which protects against pneumonia and meningitis, has been shown to reduce the risk of recurrent pneumococcal infection in patients living with HIV in Malawai, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, Reuters reports.
President Barack Obama Wednesday shifted starkly from the health reform tact of last year when he endorsed a legislative maneuver meant to move congressional health care reform forward.
President Obama will take to the road next week for a final push in America's heartland on health care reform.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules that California plan to cut payments to hospitals and pharmacies by 5 percent and in-home workers wages by 20 percent did not comply with the federal Medicaid Act.
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of today's opinions and editorials.
Obama and his calm composure face increasing political heat.
Federal programs are not geared toward states that need the most help, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America's Health.
The health care bill is once again stirring emotions on both sides of the abortion debate.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on Virtua Health system's newly opened Health and Wellness Center in New Jersey and calls it "the new face of luxury."
Prescriptions in Washington will be written on tamper-resistant paper and with special ink to prevent changes.
HHS Secretary Sebelius proves well-versed in the complexities of health insurance.
The American Medical Association has cut deals with computer retailer Dell, and Ingenix, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, to "help" physicians adopt electronic health records.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, with an emphasis on President Obama's health reform speech, his call for quick congressional action and reconciliation.
Democrats hope to deliver the final version of their health legislation this week in order to begin the many-stepped process of passing it through reconciliation rules.
In remarks this afternoon, President Obama pushed for quick congressional action on comprehensive health care legislation and appealed to Americans' frustration with health insurance companies.
President Obama's release of his latest health care reform blueprint Wednesday is seeking to propel the dialogue forward.
Republicans are rejecting a proposal from President Obama to take some of their ideas from a health summit last week and incorporate them into his health care reform proposal.
The Kansas Supreme Court heard the arguments last fall and many lobbyists say it could strike down the $250,000 cap on awards for "pain and suffering."
In other state news, the Florida legislature considers a plan to crack down on pain clinics that are a source of illegal drugs and a measure to curb foster children's use of psychiatric drugs, and a New York judge orders the city to move thousands of people with mental illness to new homes.
As Democratic leaders pursue a go-it-alone strategy on health care, the real test will be whether their caucus can pull together and be effective on health care and other issues.
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