10 March 2010, 12:33 am
Since the Senate passed its version of a health overhaul Christmas Eve, most of the debate has focused on the politics of the effort. By now, many people have forgotten — if they ever knew — what...
9 March 2010, 9:18 pm
As congressional Democratic leaders continue to wrestle with timelines and issues, private sector groups are launching a series of ads opposing the overhaul.
9 March 2010, 9:12 pm
Protestors vocalized their criticism of health insurers, who were meeting at a conference in Washington, D.C., and amped up their push for health reform.
9 March 2010, 9:01 pm
To help pay for his health care overhaul package, President Obama is proposing that wealthy Americans pay Medicare taxes on the money they make on their investments. The proposal would affect millions...
9 March 2010, 4:08 pm
President Obama launched a major health reform offensive of words Monday when he rebuked insurers and urged the public to stand up to Congress and fight for passage of a health care overhaul.
9 March 2010, 4:06 pm
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., who is leading a coalition of anti-abortion Democrats, signaled Monday that the impasse could find resolution.
9 March 2010, 3:55 pm
The Supreme Court will hear a case to decide whether drug makers can be sued by families who claim their children have suffered health problems from vaccines.
9 March 2010, 3:49 pm
Abortion remains a major disagreement between the House and Senate, and the chambers' measures also vary in other areas, such as cost control and financing.
9 March 2010, 5:51 pm
Southeast Virginia area encompasses right mix of providers and consumers to test military lifetime personnel record project.
9 March 2010, 5:42 pm
NCI research grid is an example of existing system that could spur health IT adoption, innovation, says CTO.
8 March 2010, 8:04 pm
Legislators envision converting 44 existing primary care practices to medical home centers of coordinated care.
4 March 2010, 9:46 pm
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services clarifies that lab safety law permits electronic lab test data exchange.
4 March 2010, 8:11 pm
But plans are already underway to expand HealthInfoNet once its demonstration phases ends this summer.
4 March 2010, 5:42 am
In a keynote, national coordinator lays out goals for a plan that has no precedent 'in the history of healthcare.'...
4 March 2010, 2:26 am
Federal Health Architecture community shows off the fruits of a year’s work on Nationwide Health Information Network.
4 March 2010, 2:18 am
In the Office of the National Coordinator’s new plan for EHR certification, not all certifiers will be created equal.
9 March 2010, 10:08 pm
The hospital ship USNS Comfort will be leaving Haiti, as U.S. Southern Command officials have determined its crew has completed its humanitarian relief mission in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthqua...
9 March 2010, 9:05 pm
The DoD Patient Safety Program uses simulation training to improve communication and collaboration within DoD health care provider teams.
9 March 2010, 6:18 pm
Air Force Col. Michael S Jaffee, M.D., talks about a new policy for the management of concussion in theater, and gives an update on DoD TBI research and edcuation programs. Jaffee is the National Dire...
9 March 2010, 5:53 pm
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced an aggressive new initiative to solicit private-sector input on a proposed "fast track" veterans' claims process for service-connected presum...
9 March 2010, 2:17 pm
A newer, stronger, more lightweight combat helmet is currently being developed by Department of Defense contractors in a joint Marine Corps and Army effort.
8 March 2010, 5:58 pm
A Senate Resolution to recognize the accomplishments of women in the military was presented and then accepted by a female wounded warrior.
8 March 2010, 5:45 pm
Visual problems following brain trauma are frequent and often complex. It is probably easiest to define the problems based upon how they affect incoming visual information (i.e., the afferent visual p...
5 March 2010, 4:41 pm
The MHS OCIO delivers innovative technological solutions to meet military health IT needs.
5 March 2010, 5:00 am
Before focusing on the message he was delivering at Redstone Arsenal's National Prayer Luncheon on Friday, retired Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant thought he should give his audience the "short vers...
4 March 2010, 5:00 am
For over 40 years Ken Costich, a former Army colonel, has dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.
2 March 2010, 5:00 am
Every time a servicemember is killed or wounded in combat, it sets off a sweeping process aimed at identifying what happened, who perpetrated it and how it might have been prevented -- and instituting...
2 March 2010, 5:00 am
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the award of two contracts totaling $41.5 million to create a "polytrauma center" that cares for the most severely injured veterans and to improve the exis...
1 March 2010, 5:00 am
The leaders of the Bronco Brigade met with Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. in a roundtable discussion about Comprehensive Soldier Fitness during his recent visit.
25 February 2010, 5:00 am
Defense Department officials have updated and improved access to the National Resource Directory, a Web site for wounded, ill and injured servicemembers, veterans, their families and those who support...
25 February 2010, 5:00 am
Numerous governmental organizations, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and military doctors from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippin...
19 February 2010, 5:00 am
Citizens living in a sprawling tent city in north Port-au-Prince were visited by members of a U.S. Special Operations civil affairs team as part of an effort to assess conditions in the camp and bette...
8 March 2010, 5:01 am
In a letter to the CEOs of UnitedHealth Group Inc., WellPoint Inc., Aetna Inc., Health Care Service Corporation and CIGNA HealthCare Inc., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary...
5 March 2010, 5:01 am
HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative...
4 March 2010, 5:01 am
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that, last night, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Lillian Sparks to be Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, part of the Adm...
3 March 2010, 5:01 am
Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the first in a series of web videos and public service announcements to promote First Lady Michelle Obama’s national initiative,...
3 March 2010, 5:01 am
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will meet with the CEOs of UnitedHealth Group Inc., WellPoint Inc., Aetna Inc., Health Care Service Corporation and CIGNA...
2 March 2010, 5:01 am
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued final guidance to help manufacturers who are developing safe and effective cell-based viral vaccines to address emerging and pandemic threats.
1 March 2010, 5:01 am
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the Department’s compliance with President Barack Obama’s memorandum on Tribal consultation and Executive Order 13175. HHS submitted its detailed tr...
24 February 2010, 5:01 am
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today invited insurance company chief executive officers to a March 3 meeting at HHS to discuss their companies’ insura...
10 March 2010, 2:59 am
People with a particular genetic trait are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to secondhand smoke than others, even if they rarely come into contact with it, a new study finds...
10 March 2010, 2:50 am
To make ends meet these days, many Americans are sacrificing sleep to work night shifts or juggle two jobs.
10 March 2010, 2:38 am
A single-page questionnaire can help primary-care doctors screen patients for common psychiatric illnesses, U.S. researchers report.
10 March 2010, 1:08 am
A sagging economy may be causing fewer Americans to visit their plastic surgeons for a lift — or many other beautifying procedures, a new report finds.
10 March 2010, 1:01 am
Children who get a flu shot help prevent flu from spreading in their communities, Canadian researchers say.
10 March 2010, 12:54 am
As many as one in six Americans is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), health officials said Tuesday.
10 March 2010, 12:44 am
Giving a kidney carries few health risks, with donors living just as long or sometimes even longer than those who don’t donate, the largest study to date of donors has found.
9 March 2010, 3:13 pm
When the cost of junk food increases, people consume less of it, a new study has found.