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Kaiser Permanente, Microsoft launch personal electronic health records pilot program

Officials from Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft on Monday announced that the companies are developing a patient information exchange pilot program, Reuters/Washington Post reports (Kaufman, Reuters/Washington Post, 6/9).

10 Jun 2008

New Jersey lawmakers advance bill that would require income verification of all state-funded health insurance program applicants

A New Jersey Assembly committee on Thursday approved a bill that would require state authorities to conduct income verification checks on individuals applying for state-funded health insurance coverage, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports.

10 Jun 2008

CQ's Carey discusses Democratic, GOP Medicare proposals, VA mental health bill, health care IT measure

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, discusses Senate Democratic and Republican measures to halt a 10.6% reduction to Medicare physician fees; Senate legislation involving veterans' mental health; and a House bill that encourages greater adoption of electronic health records in this week's "Health on the Hill from kaisernetwork.org and CQ."

10 Jun 2008

Congressional Democrats move to impose new limits on specialty hospitals

The New York Times on Sunday examined how Democrats -- who for years "have been trying to stop the proliferation of doctor-owned hospitals in the belief that they drive up costs by encouraging doctors to order more procedures" -- have moved to "impose new restrictions on these for-profit hospitals" as part of a Senate supplemental war appropriations bill, although they have "carved out exemptions for a few institutions represented by influential senators and well-connected lobbyists."

10 Jun 2008

Washington Post examines Jamaican campaign to address HIV/AIDS stigma

The Washington Post on Sunday examined an HIV/AIDS campaign launched last year in Jamaica that aims to "destigmatize" the disease and to teach HIV-positive people the "importance of protecting others" from contracting the virus.

10 Jun 2008

E.U. members express concerns about U.S. travel regulations related to health, HIV/AIDS

European Union member countries on Thursday expressed concerns about U.S. plans that could require visitors to provide personal health details, including information about their HIV/AIDS status, before they enter the country, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports.

10 Jun 2008

HIV/AIDS implementers' meeting closes in Uganda; participants call for increased prevention efforts

The 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, closed on Saturday with participants calling for an increase in efforts to prevent the spread of the virus worldwide, Xinuahnet reports.

10 Jun 2008

Delaware committee approves bill that would mandate HIV testing for accused sex offenders

Under a bill (HB 424) approved by the Delaware House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, anyone arrested for a crime involving sexual intercourse or sexual contact could be required to undergo an HIV test, the AP/Washington Examiner reports.

10 Jun 2008

IRIN/PlusNews examines issues surrounding HIV-positive teenagers in Burkina Faso

IRIN/PlusNews on Thursday examined issues surrounding HIV-positive teenagers in Burkina Faso, who are living longer because of antiretroviral treatment and are "expecting to become sexually active" and have children.

10 Jun 2008

New research refutes myth of pure Scandinavian race

A team of forensic scientists at the University of Copenhagen has studied human remains found in two ancient Danish burial grounds dating back to the iron age, and discovered a man who appears to be of arabian origin.

10 Jun 2008

Researchers block the transmission of malaria in animal tests

By disrupting the potassium channel of the malaria parasite, a team of researchers has been able to prevent the malaria parasites from forming in mosquitoes and has thereby broken the cycle of infection during recent animal tests.

10 Jun 2008

New Indigenous health clinics commence

A group of Sydney University's top medics will travel to the New South Wales towns of Brewarrina and Bourke tomorrow (11 June) for the first of the newly established Indigenous clinics run by Sydney University's Poche Centre for Indigenous Health.

10 Jun 2008

Specialist nurses can play a key role in supporting patients having radiotherapy, but more investment is needed

Cancer patients who attended a specialist nurse clinic rather than a consultant-led clinic for regular radiotherapy reviews benefited from longer, more frequent consultations and good symptom management, according to a paper in the June issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

10 Jun 2008