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National Strategy To Address HIV/AIDS ‘Desperately Needed,’ Editorial Says
Statistics showing that blacks and men who have sex with men are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and the impact of the virus on Washington, D.C., residents “should shock the conscience
“Mississippi is among the top states in the nation in the spread of HIV and AIDS among pre-teens to young adults, as well as pregnancies in the same age groups,” according findings from CDC’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report issued last week, the Jackson Clarion-Ledger reports.
More Camden, N.J., Residents Using Needle Exchange Programs
A pilot needle exchange program in Camden, N.J.
South Africa TB Treatment Default Rate Declines, Treatment Success Increases, Review Says
South Africa’s tuberculosis treatment default rate has decreased and the treatment success rate has increased, a delegation from the WHO’s Stop TB Partnership said recently, SAPA/IOL reports.
Experimental Malaria Vaccine Using Weakened Malaria Parasite To Begin Human Trials
An experimental malaria vaccine created by “an approach pioneered more than 30 years ago but abandoned as wildly impractical” is about to be tested on humans, the Seattle Times reports.
World Bank To Give Nigeria $100M Loan For Malaria Control
Nigeria on Monday signed on to receive a $100 million loan from the World Bank for malaria control activities, Leadership Nigeria reports.
Former Ghanaian President Named WFP Ambassador
John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor, a former president of Ghana, has been named a global ambassador against hunger for the U.N.’s World Food Programme (WFP), Xinhua reports.
Global AIDS Coordinator Addresses Obama’s Global HIV/AIDS Policy Agenda
Speaking at the 5th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention on Monday, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Eric Goosby outlined President Obama’s global AIDS policy agenda, Plus News/IRIN reports.
Obama Pushes Democrats, Attacks Republicans, Campaigns For Public Support
President Obama is becoming more personally invested in rallying public and Congressional support for a healthcare overhaul.
House Democrats May Rethink Tax Increases
Democratic leaders may scale back a plan to tax the highest American earners after unrest in their own party at the suggestion of a surtax on the wealthy to fund health care reform, The New York Times reports.
Industry Donations Directed To Key Senators
Health companies and their employees gave Sen. Max Baucus nearly $1.5 million in 2007 and 2008 just as the Senator was readying the Senate Finance Committee to hear health reform, The Washington Post reports.
Today’s Opinions and Editorials
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of opinions and editorials.
Medical Equipment Prices Highlight Some Of Medicare’s Difficulties
Prices paid for medical equipment show Medicare inefficiencies and foreshadow difficulties in reforming the system.
Reform Questions, Myths, Comparisons Unwound
With the possibility of a major health care overhaul looming on the horizon, commentators, analysts and advocates have been seeking out points of comparison.
Former Health Insurance Spokesman Criticizes Industry Practices
A former health insurance spokesman speaks out against insurance practices, The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones reports.
Patients And Health Care Providers Seek Improved Quality As Report Shows Extensive Errors
New laws and reports seek improvements in health care quality as more information emerges about the widespread nature of medical errors.
State News: Overrides, Cuts And Fraud
The Connecticut legislature used its override in both chambers to undo seven Governor vetoes, including one to cover most Connecticut residents, called SustiNet, The Hartford Courant reports.
Firm Looks For Health Start-Ups That Save Money
A venture capital firm in Kentucky searches out health care start-ups that save money and bets they will get a greater share of health dollars once reform takes shape.
Debate Surrounds The Merits Of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Comparative effectiveness research appears to be taking a central role in reform as many debate whether this research is helpful or harmful to health care.
Medicaid Expansion: Health Care Reform’s Newest Challenge
“Until the nation’s governors staged a public revolt last weekend, few people were paying attention to one of the most far-reaching proposals being considered as part of overhauling the health care system: a dramatic expansion and redefinition of the Medicaid program,” Time reports.
