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Hamilton advocates say cuts to refugee health care are unethical
Federal cuts to refugee health care are unethical and unnecessary, according to heath experts in Hamilton. What health care providers are seeing is people having to choose between rent and food and health care. The government frames this as a cost-saving measure and a way to discourage bogus refugee claimants Continue reading
Massachusetts Health Quality Partners Helps Physicians and Patients Talk About Health Care Decisions
WATERTOWN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) has been awarded a two-year grant from the ABIM Foundation to advance the organizations Choosing Wisely campaign. The goal of this effort is to encourage physicians and patients to discuss medical tests and procedures that may be unnecessary, and in some instances cause harm. Continue reading
Boulder Reservoir beaches closed
BOLDER, Colo. – Boulder Reservoir’s beaches have been closed after a test showed a heightened level of E.coli. Continue reading
How you could swim in filth at suburban beaches
Bacteria counts were so high in Woods Creek Lake at Indian Trail Beach in Lake in the Hills last year that swimming was banned for eight days. That’s despite test results that show the beach should have been closed for 10 days. Continue reading
Restoring the City’s Health and Health Care Systems After Sandy: Lessons for the Next Emergency – Video
Restoring the City's Health and Health Care Systems After Sandy: Lessons for the Next Emergency Kate McKenzie, Director of Policy and Planning for City Harvest Jack Carvanos, Associate Professor of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, H… By: GradCenterCUNY Continue reading
Class of 2013: She's got her eye on medical school
Published: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 12:01 a.m. Continue reading
Ten Durham beaches open for swimming
Ten Durham beaches open for swimming. OSHAWA — Student public health inspector Nadia Kyerematen tested the water at Lakeview Beach. Continue reading
Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Wins 2013 Ventana Research Leadership Award for Its …
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Department of Medicine, today announced that it is being honored, along with Actifio, the radically simple copy data management company, as a winner of the 2013 Ventana Research Leadership Award for Sustainability. BUSMs Department of Medicine was selected to receive this award from Ventana Research analysts based on the impact of its implementation of Actifios Copy Data Storage Continue reading
Hingham may extend smoking ban to beaches, cemeteries
Four years after prohibiting smoking at town parks and playgrounds, Hingham officials are considering whether to expand the outdoor smoking ban to town-owned beaches, docks and cemeteries. The expanded ban is one of several changes being floated by Hinghams board of health as it looks to update the towns smoking regulations, which were last revised in 2009. Another change would update the regulations to include electronic and herbal cigarettes Continue reading
New Mobile Application for Physz.Com Enhances Collaboration among Health Care Professionals
PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Physz.com, the leading European-based provider of secure, regulatory- compliant online workspaces for health care professionals, today announced the launch of a new mobile application for iPhone. The new mobile application, available on iTunes App Store, ensures that all members of the Physz community can now exchange with their teams to move multi-stakeholder projects forward with even greater accessibility and speed Continue reading
New gene therapy can prevent potential influenza pandemic in mice
Washington, May 30 (ANI): Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have developed a new gene therapy to thwart a potential influenza pandemic in mice. Specifically, investigators in the Gene Therapy Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, directed by James M. Continue reading
New Gene Therapy Shows Broad Protection in Animal Models to Pandemic Flu Strains, including the Deadly 1918 Spanish …
PHILADELPHIA Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have developed a new gene therapy to thwart a potential influenza pandemic. Specifically, investigators in the Gene Therapy Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, directed by James M Continue reading
Researchers develop new gene therapy to thwart potential influenza pandemic
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have developed a new gene therapy to thwart a potential influenza pandemic. Specifically, investigators in the Gene Therapy Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, directed by James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, demonstrated that a single dose of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing a broadly neutralizing flu antibody into the nasal passages of mice and ferrets gives them complete protection and substantial reductions in flu replication when exposed to lethal strains of H5N1 and H1N1 flu virus Continue reading
Gene therapy gives mice broad protection to pandemic flu strains, including 1918 flu
May 29, 2013 Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania have developed a new gene therapy to thwart a potential influenza pandemic. Specifically, investigators in the Gene Therapy Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, directed by James M. Wilson, MD, PhD, demonstrated that a single dose of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) expressing a broadly neutralizing flu antibody into the nasal passages of mice and ferrets gives them complete protection and substantial reductions in flu replication when exposed to lethal strains of H5N1 and H1N1 flu virus Continue reading
Jefferson County Public Health Department Receive Free Medicine Help And Tribute by Charles Myrick o – Video
Jefferson County Public Health Department Receive Free Medicine Help And Tribute by Charles Myrick o http://www.freecharityhelp.com .” Enjoy a brief recap of this great organization doing a fantastic service in the community!” -Charles Myrick – President and… By: CharityHelpOnline Continue reading
Institute of Medicine: Lowering daily sodium intake below 2,300 milligrams may do more harm than good
A report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggests that lowering sodium below 2,300 milligrams per day may be harmful to your health. While the organization, which is the health section of the non-profit organization the National Academy of Sciences, says that Americans are eating too much salt in their diets currently, their research has led them to conclude that lowering sodium too much may increase other adverse health risks. “These new studies support previous findings that reducing sodium from very high intake levels to moderate levels improves health,” committee chair Brian Strom, George S. Continue reading
University of Minnesota: Fairview agrees to pay U medical school $90M over 10 years
Increased funding from Fairview Health Services would allow the University of Minnesota’s medical school to invest more money in research at a time when federal support has been diminished, university officials said Thursday, May 9. With the new financial support, the U could better develop information technology systems that allow researchers to analyze large volumes of data for studies on health care quality and patient outcomes, said Dr. Aaron Friedman, vice president for health sciences at the U, during a news conference. Continue reading
Penn Medicine Vice Dean Receives Prestigious Translational Science Award for Contributions to Public Health and Policy
Newswise PHILADELPHIA–Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH, the executive vice dean for Institutional Affairs in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, was recently presented with a National Award for Career Achievement and Contribution to Clinical and Translational Science at the Translational Science 2013 meeting in Washington, D.C. Dr Continue reading
110+ Health Care Providers Announce Plans To Use Advanced Medical Records Technology To Improve Care For Thousands Of …
DENVER, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ –South Metro Primary Care (SMPC), one of the largest primary care independent practice associations in the Denver metro area, along with their medical management company Physician Health Partners (PHP), have announced plans to connect the electronic health records systems of its 118 primary care providers to the CORHIO health information exchange (HIE). In partnership with PHP, SMPC is one of 32 Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) in the U.S., a federal program designed to improve quality and care coordination for more than 24,000 Medicare beneficiaries in the Denver area. Connecting to the HIE will allow the 118 primary care providers in 26 practice locations to quickly and securely access their patients’ information from hospitals, other provider offices and public health departments, helping them to provide more proactive and higher-quality care. Continue reading