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Fraud epidemic robs taxpayers of $600 million: Report

Figures reveal that welfare cheats, tax rorters and crooked public servants – in short people who thrive on fraud, are robbing more than $600 million a year as part of a fraud epidemic across Australia.

5 Apr 2011

Olivia’s cancer center receives $45 million for completion

Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has finally sanctioned funds to complete the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre. The Premier has committed almost $45 million to fit out the Austin Hospital project that was incomplete.

5 Apr 2011

International Isotopes 2010 net loss increases 49% to $6,802,014

International Isotopes Inc. announces the financial results for fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

4 Apr 2011

University of Miami Hospital selects ADP solution for human capital management

ADP, a leading provider of human resources, payroll and benefits administration services, today announced that the University of Miami Hospital, the flagship hospital of UHealth – University of Miami Health System, has selected an integrated, outsourced solution from ADP to more efficiently manage the majority of its critical human capital management needs.

2 Apr 2011

NeoStem revenues increase 13% for the year ended December 31, 2010

NeoStem, Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China, is today providing unaudited results for 2010 and an update of recent activities.

2 Apr 2011

HHS secretary Sebelius testifies before Senate appropriations panel

During her testimony, the Health and Human Services secretary took questions on the health law and pointed out — according to Modern Healthcare — funding concerns related to rural critical access hospitals and anti-fraud and abuse efforts.

1 Apr 2011

First transdisciplinary research center dedicated to identify causes of premature birth

The March of Dimes and Stanford University School of Medicine today launched the nation's first transdisciplinary research center dedicated to identifying the causes of premature birth. Prematurity is the number one reason for newborn death in the United States today, yet in nearly half of the cases of premature birth, there is no identifiable cause.

31 Mar 2011

New policy brief: Community college education programs can solve nursing shortage

All programs educating students for licensure as registered nurses, whether they offer associate or bachelor's degrees, are essential to solving the nation's nursing shortage, says a new policy brief released today by the American Association of Community Colleges.

29 Mar 2011

Anti-smoking ads targeting the indigenous population launched

In a bid to reduce the smoking rates in Australia’s indigenous population the Federal Government is launching the first anti-smoking campaign this Monday (today) aimed specifically at indigenous Australians. Figures have shown that nearly 50% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people smoke, and one in five die from smoking-related diseases. According to Government spokesmen the new campaign is part of its plan to halve the number of indigenous smokers by 2018. The radio, television and print campaign will cost $4 million and is part of the Government's wider aim to significantly reduce the number of Australians who smoke.

27 Mar 2011

AACC and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society announce 2011 recipients of Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarships

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, with the generous support of Medical Education Technologies, Inc. (METI) and L-3 Communications, Inc., are pleased to announce the 2011 recipients of the Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarships. The scholarships recognize the accomplishments of students enrolled in allied health programs offered by regionally accredited community colleges. Twenty-five students received scholarships of $1,000 each.

25 Mar 2011

State News: Study highlights problems in Mass. Connector

Los Angeles officials Thursday unveiled what Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa termed a landmark tentative labor agreement that would greatly increase healthcare and pension contributions for thousands of municipal workers and put an end to some furloughs caused by the city's budget crisis.

25 Mar 2011

Moving quickly across slippery surfaces reduces chances of falling

Biomechanics researchers Timothy Higham of Clemson University and Andrew Clark of the College of Charleston conclude that moving quickly in a forward, firm-footed stance across a slippery surface is less likely to lead to a fall than if you move slowly. Approaching a slippery surface slowly hinders the necessary task of shifting the center of mass forward once foot contact is made.

25 Mar 2011

First Edition: March 25, 2011

In his latest Kaiser Health News column, John Goodman writes: "As governors across the land struggle with fiscal pressures and pepper the federal government with requests to scale back Medicaid - many people are losing sight of the fact that health care reform requires a huge expansion of Medicaid".

25 Mar 2011

Pharmacists seek delay of rule limiting amount of dispensed drugs

The National Community Pharmacists Association is pressuring Medicare officials to delay a regulation that they say will drive up labor costs for drug stores and increase the potential for dispensing errors. The proposed rule is expected to be finalized and take effect on Jan. 1, 2012.

24 Mar 2011

House small business panel takes on health law waivers

During the committee hearing, GOP panel members "demanded to know" about the process used by federal officials to approve more than 1,000 waivers for companies, labor unions and states.

24 Mar 2011

Winner Medical's spunlace non-woven fabric technology wins Circular Economy Project Award

Winner Medical Group Inc., a leading manufacturer of medical dressings, medical disposables and non-woven fabric made from 100% natural PurCotton products in China, proudly announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Winner Industries Co., Ltd., was the only medical device manufacturing company to win the Circular Economy Project Award for the year 2010.

23 Mar 2011

Job prospects rosy for home health aides, visiting nurses

With the U.S. population growing grayer, job prospects for home health aides — and every worker providing health care to seniors, for that matter — are quite rosy.

23 Mar 2011

Exchanges, waivers continue to draw scrutiny

The New York Times reports on how the health law's waivers have fueled GOP criticism, offering opponents what they say is "more evidence" of the measure's flaws. Meanwhile, CQ HealthBeat reports on concerns surrounding the health exchanges.

21 Mar 2011

Roundup: Kan., Calif. budget cuts; Texas NICU costs; Katrina trial; Medco CalPERS contract 'dumped'

This list of programs cut in the California state budget includes a 10 percent reduction in what the state pays for Medi-Cal patients at all long-term care facilities $172.3 million and a 10 percent reduction in what the state pays to physicians who see people on Medi-Cal.

21 Mar 2011