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Biopharma companies need to incorporate innovative elements in their business models to survive healthcare reform

Those biopharmaceutical companies that are able to incorporate innovative and flexible elements into their business models will be best positioned to survive healthcare reform and maintain attractive long-term returns, according to a white paper published today by Cowen Healthcare Royalty Partners, a global healthcare private equity firm, and Health Advances, a leading healthcare strategy firm.

7 Nov 2009

Keeping Small Business Healthy issues statement regarding new jobs numbers and health care reform legislation

Keeping Small Business Healthy President Andrew Langer issued the following statement today on the new jobs numbers and the House of Representatives health care reform legislation.

7 Nov 2009

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital celebrates 25th anniversary of pediatric heart transplantation

NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital is celebrating the 25th anniversary of pediatric heart transplantation. In 1984, the Hospital's surgeons performed the world's first successful heart transplant, giving the gift of life to a 4-year-old boy.

7 Nov 2009

MHCC applauds the Annual Report on mental illness within prison population

The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) applauds the strong stand of the Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator on the need to address the 'serious and pressing issue' of mental illness within the prison population today.

7 Nov 2009

SBE Council: Pelosi health-care bill will lead to further job loss

With the unemployment rate now shockingly high, and perhaps moving higher, a national small business leader warned the U.S. House that advancing the Pelosi health-care bill will lead to further job loss and a deterioration of the small business sector if enacted. According to Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) President & CEO Karen Kerrigan, the economic rebound that Americans are desperately looking for will not happen with job-killing tax hikes and mandates like those included in H.R. 3962.

7 Nov 2009

Current health care debate in the United States complicated

The current health care debate in the United States is complicated. Trade-offs between heath care expenditures, lifestyle choices and life expectancy have been suggested but seldom clearly demonstrated.

7 Nov 2009

Seminar highlights the importance of chronic health issues

With 125 million Americans challenged by at least one chronic illness and 22% of that number facing life with two or more chronic illnesses, early, smart estate and financial planning can make the difference between maximizing control over your life or falling victim to its exigencies.

7 Nov 2009

Speaker Pelosi comments on Congressman Anthony Weiner's single payer alternative

While our bill contains unprecedented reforms, including an end to discrimination for pre-existing conditions and a prohibition on raising rates or dropping coverage if you become ill, our bill cannot include provisions some strongly advocated. The single payer alternative is one of those provisions that could not be included in H.R. 3962, but which has generated support within the Congress and throughout the country.

7 Nov 2009

Experts applaud the EU Presidency for establishing a transatlantic task force to address antibiotic resistance

Experts on both sides of the Atlantic applaud President Barack Obama and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, representing the European Union (EU) Presidency, for establishing a transatlantic task force to address antibiotic resistance, an urgent and growing problem that threatens patient safety and public health worldwide.

7 Nov 2009

Winner of the 2009 Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award

C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., an internationally recognized authority on women's heart health, will receive the American Heart Association's 2009 Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award at the organization's Scientific Sessions 2009, to be held in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center Nov. 14-Nov. 18.

7 Nov 2009

Obama goes back on his 2008 pledge, endorses healthcare bill raising taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year

By formally endorsing the House healthcare bill today, President Barack Obama effectively announced that the central promise of his 2008 campaign was a lie.

7 Nov 2009

2009 H1N1 influenza PPE federal guidance for healthcare workers causes concern among prevention experts

Three leading scientific organizations specializing in infectious diseases prevention issued a letter to President Obama today expressing their significant concern with current federal guidance concerning the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers in treating suspected or confirmed cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza.

7 Nov 2009

Health care leaders to address the value of collaboration and challenges inherent to interoperability

A panel of executives representing public-sector health, health care providers, health care information technology, and health plans will address the value of collaboration and the challenges inherent to interoperability, especially as both topics pertain to health information networks.

7 Nov 2009

Hoyer says House health vote could be delayed

"House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said 'delay tactics' could prevent the vote from occurring at the 6 p.m. Saturday scheduled time," and "suggested the debate could go into Sunday or next week," The Hill reports.

7 Nov 2009

Pediatrician recommends red reflex vision test for all newborns

With the number of premature births and medically fragile infants now increasing in the U.S., a basic eye exam, including a red reflex test, should be given to all children shortly after birth, reports Angela Buffenn, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the Orbit and Eye Movement Institute at The Vision Center of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

7 Nov 2009

Insurance companies make the best of a very bad year

"Rising unemployment, swine flu and the threat of health care reform all ganged up on managed care companies in the third quarter and could hurt their performance heading into 2010," the Associated Press reports.

7 Nov 2009

American Academy of Nursing inducts seven editors of LWW as Academy Fellows

The American Academy of Nursing today inducted seven editors and editorial board members of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) nursing publications as Academy Fellows. LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.

7 Nov 2009

Health policy research roundup

Health Affairs: Enrollment Is Driving Medicaid Costs—But Two Targets Can Yield Savings - "Although Medicaid spending has grown faster than the rate of increase in national health spending, much of this is explained by increased enrollment," write the authors of this paper, who present data showing that "[p]er enrollee, Medicaid spending actually compares favorably to increases in medical care prices and gross domestic product."

7 Nov 2009

Nytimes looks at doctors' crucial role in reshaping U.S. health system

Doctors and hospital payment systems remain at the center of the health care reform debate as news outlets examine the benefits of replacing the current fee-for-service approach.

7 Nov 2009

Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices to install its locker system and patent-pending BACS

Auburn Hills, MI-based Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices, LLC (LEID) will be installing its locker system and patent-pending Biometric Access Control System(TM) (BACS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) based in Bethesda, MD.

7 Nov 2009

Healthcare News

Biopharma companies need to incorporate innovative elements in their business models to survive healthcare reform

Keeping Small Business Healthy issues statement regarding new jobs numbers and health care reform legislation

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital celebrates 25th anniversary of pediatric heart transplantation

MHCC applauds the Annual Report on mental illness within prison population

SBE Council: Pelosi health-care bill will lead to further job loss

Current health care debate in the United States complicated

Seminar highlights the importance of chronic health issues

Speaker Pelosi comments on Congressman Anthony Weiner's single payer alternative

Experts applaud the EU Presidency for establishing a transatlantic task force to address antibiotic resistance

Winner of the 2009 Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award

Obama goes back on his 2008 pledge, endorses healthcare bill raising taxes on families making less than $250,000 per year

2009 H1N1 influenza PPE federal guidance for healthcare workers causes concern among prevention experts

Health care leaders to address the value of collaboration and challenges inherent to interoperability

Hoyer says House health vote could be delayed

Pediatrician recommends red reflex vision test for all newborns

Insurance companies make the best of a very bad year

American Academy of Nursing inducts seven editors of LWW as Academy Fellows

Health policy research roundup

Nytimes looks at doctors' crucial role in reshaping U.S. health system

Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices to install its locker system and patent-pending BACS

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Genomic conservation in Thailand's mangroves

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