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Iowa Hospital Uses Innovative Design To Reduce Error
Officials met with staff and visited facilities around the country to plan a hospital focusing on “evidence-based design.”
First Edition: August 28, 2009
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
HHS Secretary Sebelius Asks ‘What Would Teddy Do?’ On Reform
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asked Thursday “What would Teddy Do?” on health care reform in the latest push to invoke Kennedy’s name on health reforms, ABC News reports.
Medicaid Fraud Surfaces In New York And Pennsylvania
Medicaid fraud surfaces in New York and Pennsylvania.
Pelosi Appeals For $100,000 To Counter GOP ‘Smears’ On Health Overhaul Efforts
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is appealing to supporters to help counter criticisms of Democratic-backed health reform proposals.
Stark: Blue Dog Dems ‘Just Want To Cause Trouble’
Ways and Means Subcommittee Chair criticizes Blue Dog Dems for their health reform positions.
Lawsuit Prompts U.S. State Department To Strengthen Protections Of HIV-Positive Contract Workers
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Kennedy’s Contributions To HIV/AIDS, Gay Rights Policies Recalled
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) is being remembered as “the most powerful voice in the Senate for gay rights, as a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS funding, hate crimes legislation and same-sex marriage,” the Associated Press reports.
Kenneth Cole, Bloomingdale’s, amFAR Partner For National HIV/AIDS Awareness Effort
National retail chain Bloomingdale’s is partnering for the seventh year with the AIDS research organization amFAR, in conjunction with fashion designer Kenneth Cole, for a series of AIDS awareness events that are set to begin today in communities across the nation, the Washington Times reports.
San Francisco Postpones Agency Cuts, Los Angeles AIDS Clearinghouse Closes
San Francisco health officials “have postponed cutting” contracts for HIV/AIDS programs “until mid-October in order to give the Board of Supervisors time to respond to” larger cuts to services made by the state, the Bay Area Reporter reports.
Tibotec, FDA Update Warning Label On HIV Drug’s Risk Of Severe Skin Reaction
Tibotec Therapeutics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, “has strengthened a warning about serious skin reactions in patients treated with the company’s HIV drug Intelence,” FDA and the company said on Wednesday, Reuters reports
Kennedy Biographer Adam Clymer: Kennedy Shaped Obama’s Health Agenda
Adam Clymer is the author of a remarkable biography, “Edward M. Kennedy,” which captures the sweep and breadth of the senator’s remarkable half century of public service.
Recalling Kennedy: Health Care Players Reflect On His Career
People who worked with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy or followed his career discuss his efforts to promote major change in the U.S. health care system.
Dodd Wrestles With HELP Chairmanship Decision As Officials Consider How To Fill Kennedy’s Seat
Sen. Christopher Dodd is facing what could become the toughest decision of his political life by considering whether to give up his Banking Committee chairmanship for Sen. Edward Kennedy’s vacant health committee chair.
Kennedy Death Places Leadership Question Mark On Health Care Reform
Sen. Edward Kennedy’s passing has leaders of both parties questioning where it has left them in the drive to overhaul the health care system, a chief cause of Kennedy for much of his career.
Abortion Questions Continue In Health Reform Debate
The issue of whether health care overhaul will provide funding for abortions continues to swirl.
Lawmakers Debate The Merits Of Cooperatives In Health Care
The record of rural electric co-ops shows a mixed legacy.
Nurse Practitioners And Physician Assistants May Help With Primary Care Shortage
Estimates suggest that shortfall could reach between 40,000 and 300,000 doctors within 10 years and could persist for more than a generation.
Today’s Opinions And Editorials
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Thursday’s opinions and editorials from around the United States.
