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Feb 16 2010

Wall Street Journal

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The uncertainty afflicting the venture industry was on display Saturday at the annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference, although there were signs of hope

Feb 16 2010

New York Times

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Nearly half the people who need potentially lifesaving checks for the nation’s No. 2 cancer killer — colorectal cancer — miss them, despite years of public efforts

Feb 16 2010

New York Times

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Although the procedure is still considered experimental for children, gastric bypass is fast becoming the next front in the battle against pediatric obesity

Feb 16 2010

New York Times

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Confusion reigned late last year after the United States Preventive Services Task Force changed its recommendations on mammography

Feb 16 2010

New York Times

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An agreement to tax high-cost, employer-sponsored health insurance plans, announced with fanfare by the White House and labor unions last month, is losing support

Feb 16 2010

What Reforms Should Be Considered If Comprehensive Changes Fail?

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If there is no systemic federal health reform legislation, what are the most important individual bills that could be considered to limit cost increases, improve access and improve quality? In…

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Feb 15 2010

BusinessWire

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The GSMA announced several important updates to its Embedded Mobile initiative, a program to accelerate the global adoption of wireless connectivity in a wide range of devices including healthcare

Feb 15 2010

New York Times

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The proliferation of new medical schools in response to convergence of forces: a growing population; the aging of baby-boom generation; the impending retirement of current doctors

Feb 15 2010

Wall Street Journal

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If you’re uninsured and seeking stop-gap care until you find coverage, you can triage your way to better health by understanding the trade-offs of several care options

Feb 15 2010

New York Times

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Under intense pressure from Washington and Sacramento, California’s largest for-profit health insurer delayed a double-digit rate increase by two months on Saturday

Feb 15 2010

New York Times

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Health workers can put their hands into a small box that bathes them with plasma — engineered to zap germs, including the drug-resistant supergerm MRSA.

Feb 15 2010

New York Times

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One large national study, which compared outcomes among Medicare patients, indicated that surgery with a robot might lead to fewer in-hospital complications

Feb 13 2010

2010 Potpourri V

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One more Saturday....morning. And another potpourri of health care news. This one includes health information technology, consumer directed health plans, guidelines, support group functioning, end-of-life care and telemedicine.

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Feb 12 2010

mobihealthnews

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FCC’s Dr. Mohit Kaushal, health care director for the National Broadband Taskforce outlines key issues that give the FCC pause when it comes to strengthening their investment in health IT

Feb 12 2010

BusinessWire

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Maximus announced it has acquired Canadian-based DeltaWare Systems, Inc., a developer of health administration management systems for the government health care market

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