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Also in Global Health News: Cholera death in DR; TB vaccine study; Rising food prices

"Dominican Republic on Sunday confirmed that a 53-year-old Haitian man has become the country's first death from cholera and announced the immediate start of a broad disease control and monitoring operation" around the eastern town of Higuey where he was being treated and later died, Latin American Herald Tribune reports (1/24).

24 Jan 2011

GOP health agenda includes medical malpractice, cost concerns

The Republican House to-do list also includes action by oversight committees to investigate waivers given in regard to the health law. Meanwhile, KHN details six provisions from the sweeping measure that the GOP may seek to repeal or replace.

24 Jan 2011

HealthStream, Laerdal launch Simcenter simulation management platform for healthcare institutions

Through their joint venture, SimVentures, HealthStream, Inc., a leading provider of learning and research solutions for the healthcare industry, and Laerdal Medical, a global leader in the provision of educational solutions for healthcare providers and educators, today announced the launch of SimCenter. The

From Laerdal 24 Jan 2011

Health care jobs can be tough to find but primary care docs are in short supply

News outlets report on the health care workforce, including how the primary care physician supply is getting tighter as baby boomers' health needs increase.

24 Jan 2011

Digital Assent closes $2 million Series A equity financing round

Atlanta-based Digital Assent, provider of the PatientPad self-service patient check-in and patient education solution, announces the closing of a $2 million Series A round of equity financing led by Imlay Investments, Fulcrum Equity Partners and BLH Venture Partners.

24 Jan 2011

Senate GOP leaders press for health law repeal vote

Senate Republicans say they need to have a vote on repealing the health overhaul — even if they are going to lose — in order to be "on the record" about what they want and to make good on their campaign promises.

24 Jan 2011

IRBNet releases National Research Network 2010 Benchmark Report

IRBNet's free report provides objective performance metrics for the human subjects research protection oversight field, enabling hospitals, universities and government research institutions to make performance comparisons and drive process improvements

24 Jan 2011

Feds recoup billions in health care fraud cases

According to USA Today, whistle-blowers helped federal agents recover this record-breaking amount in health care fraud judgements.

24 Jan 2011

WSJ: Lawsuit explores fight over role of residential institutions for people with disabilities

The Justice Department in a lawsuit against Arkansas is reigniting an emotional fight over the role of residential institutions for people with disabilities. The suit focuses on one of Arkansas's facilities for people with severe disabilities, the Conway Human Development Center.

24 Jan 2011

Viewpoints: Reps. Ryan, kind on repeal; Opinions on what's next for health reform

The health-care law enacted by the last Congress is enormous—more than 2,000 pages—and full of provisions that will expand government control of health care and limit what individuals and employers can do. ... in the end the Senate, House, and White House will have to come together and agree on some health-care changes.

24 Jan 2011

Roundup: Mass. BCBS chief on health costs; Georgia insurance exchange, Arizona waiver request

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed emergency legislation authorizing her to request a two-year waiver from the CMS to reduce Medicaid rolls by 280,000 people. Brewer said in a statement she intends to request the waiver as early as Monday. She added that she plans to meet with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in the coming weeks to discuss "the dire need for a Medicaid waiver for Arizona".

24 Jan 2011

In new Congress, Roe v. Wade anniversary draws out critics and defenders

As thousands of antiabortion activists streamed into the nation's capital to protest Saturday's 38th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the politics of abortion are heating up again on Capitol Hill. The election of the new Republican majority in the House of Representatives swept in scores of social conservatives, re-energizing the antiabortion movement in Congress.

24 Jan 2011

CenterWatch quadruples size of Clinical Trials Listing Service

CenterWatch—a leading publisher of clinical trials information—announced that it has more than quadrupled the size of its Clinical Trials Listing Service™ (CTLS). The service now lists more than 80,000 active clinical trials across a wide range of disease conditions, making it the largest online and dynamic database of global clinical trials involving new drugs and devices regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services.

24 Jan 2011

Alexza's AZ-004 Phase 3 study in agitated patients with schizophrenia published in British Journal of Psychiatry

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the British Journal of Psychiatry, a publication of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, has published the results of the pivotal Phase 3 study evaluating AZ-004 (inhaled or Staccato® loxapine) for the rapid treatment of agitation in patients with schizophrenia, in its January 2011 edition (198:51-58).

24 Jan 2011

Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center chosen for critical percutaneous heart valve study

The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center was chosen today as a site for a critical percutaneous heart valve study. As part of the research study, Methodist physicians will replace diseased cardiac valves through a single, tiny puncture hole in the research subject's groin.

24 Jan 2011

NHLBI, HeartWare award $13.3M to study benefits of heart devices for heart failure

The University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center and the University of Pittsburgh have been awarded $13.3 million to explore the potential benefits of heart devices for the large and growing group of Americans with heart failure.

24 Jan 2011

Agenus enters research agreement with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Agenus Inc. today announced it has entered into a research agreement with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) using Agenus' proprietary cancer vaccine technology.

24 Jan 2011

Rogue gene blocked by right drugs could stop cancer

Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have discovered a rogue gene which - if blocked by the right drugs - could stop cancer in its tracks.

24 Jan 2011

Breakthrough in understanding mechanisms behind hereditary alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

Researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Beaumont Hospital have made a breakthrough in understanding the mechanisms behind the most severe form of hereditary emphysema and how protein treatments can improve the condition. The findings of this study may also lead to new treatments for patients with smoker's emphysema.

24 Jan 2011

First Edition: January 24, 2011

Today's health policy news includes reports foreshadowing possible Senate action on repealing the health overhaul.

24 Jan 2011

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Also in Global Health News: Cholera death in DR; TB vaccine study; Rising food prices

GOP health agenda includes medical malpractice, cost concerns

HealthStream, Laerdal launch Simcenter simulation management platform for healthcare institutions

Health care jobs can be tough to find but primary care docs are in short supply

Digital Assent closes $2 million Series A equity financing round

Senate GOP leaders press for health law repeal vote

IRBNet releases National Research Network 2010 Benchmark Report

Feds recoup billions in health care fraud cases

WSJ: Lawsuit explores fight over role of residential institutions for people with disabilities

Viewpoints: Reps. Ryan, kind on repeal; Opinions on what's next for health reform

Roundup: Mass. BCBS chief on health costs; Georgia insurance exchange, Arizona waiver request

In new Congress, Roe v. Wade anniversary draws out critics and defenders

CenterWatch quadruples size of Clinical Trials Listing Service

Alexza's AZ-004 Phase 3 study in agitated patients with schizophrenia published in British Journal of Psychiatry

Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center chosen for critical percutaneous heart valve study

NHLBI, HeartWare award $13.3M to study benefits of heart devices for heart failure

Agenus enters research agreement with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Rogue gene blocked by right drugs could stop cancer

Breakthrough in understanding mechanisms behind hereditary alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

First Edition: January 24, 2011

eBook: Advancing neurodegenerative research with iPSC-derived microglia models eBook

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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