MedPage Today Public Health & Policy

Adults Still Slow to Get Their Shots (CME/CE)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:23:49 -0400

(MedPage Today) -- With three exceptions, coverage with adult vaccines remained steady -– and low -- in 2010, the CDC reported.

Memo Reveals Obama Thinking on Malpractice

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:54:33 -0400

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A memo from two White House aides to President Obama reveals the administration's thinking on medical malpractice reform and its role in passage of the Affordable Care Act.

Komen Reverses Planned Parenthood Funding Cut

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:31:57 -0400

(MedPage Today) -- The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has reversed its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screening and education.

FDA Rejects OJ Imports

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:56:10 -0400

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has turned away or detained at the border just under a quarter of foreign orange juice imports because they have contained trace amounts of the pesticide carbendazim, the agency said.

Tiny Turtles Again Tied to Salmonella

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:59:00 -0400

(MedPage Today) -- Small turtles are once again the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than a hundred people in the U.S., most of them youngsters, government researchers said.

Abortion Had No Role in Planned Parenthood Move, Komen Group Says

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:23:43 -0400

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, facing a hail of criticism for cutting off funding of breast exams at Planned Parenthood, has denied that abortion played a role in its decision.

Proton Beam No Better than IMRT for Prostate Cancer (CME/CE)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:48:22 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- For localized prostate cancer, proton beam radiation offers no advantage in minimizing recurrences or side effects, study results suggested.

'Million Hearts' Initiative Aims at Stroke, Too

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:52:44 -0400

(MedPage Today) -- The goal of the "Million Hearts" initiative is to reduce the rate of heart attacks and strokes by one million events over the next five years.

PCI Upgraded in 'Appropriate Use' Updates (CME/CE)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:37:50 -0400

(MedPage Today) -- Percutaneous coronary intervention is now considered appropriate in relatively benign three-vessel disease, according to an update of criteria for revascularization of complex coronary artery disease.

Picture a Carrot, Eat a Carrot

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:37:06 -0400

(MedPage Today) -- Pasting photos of vegetables onto school lunch trays induced children to eat more of the real thing in a small controlled trial, researchers said.

Medicare Pay Policy on Transplant Drugs Slammed

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:32:58 -0400

(MedPage Today) -- Medicare's failure to provide lifelong coverage for immunosuppressive therapy after kidney transplant is bad for patients and for the system's finances, two researchers argued.

Enrollment Up, Premiums Down in Medicare Advantage Plans

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:19:05 -0400

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans has risen by 10% in the past year and premiums have dropped by 7%, despite billions of dollars in reimbursement cuts to the program, HHS officials announced Wednesday.

Eating Patterns Tend to Mimic Dining Partner's (CME/CE)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:01:08 -0400

(MedPage Today) -- Women adjusted their eating patterns to match those of their dining companions, researchers found.

Docs Urge Feds to Regulate 'Toxic' Sugar

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:25:33 -0400

(MedPage Today) -- Added sugars are as much a threat to public health as alcohol and tobacco, and should be regulated in a similar fashion, some researchers suggest.

Congressional Panel Backs Repeal of SGR

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:13:47 -0400

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Democratic and Republican lawmakers who are negotiating tax break extensions and Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors agree on one thing: The sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula should be fully repealed.

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