Department Of Defense, HHS Announce Program To Send Mental Health Care Professionals To Help Soldiers With PTSD
Department of Defense and HHS officials on Wednesday announced a program under which the departments will send 200 psychiatrists, social workers and other mental health care professionals to military facilities to treat the increased number of soldiers who have post-traumatic stress disorder, the Washington Times reports.
Dental Mercury Poses Health Risk To Pregnant Women And Children, Admits FDA
Following the settlement of a lawsuit earlier this week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its consumer advice on mercury amalgam to say that it poses health risks to pregnant women, children, and the unborn.
Kansas Grand Jury Investigating Abortion Provider Tiller Has Not Received Subpoenaed Medical Records
A Kansas grand jury investigating abortion provider George Tiller has not received the medical records of Tiller's patients that were subpoenaed earlier this year, the state judge who is overseeing the grand jury said Tuesday, the AP/Hays Daily News reports.
Jamaican Health Ministry Secures 40 Of Funding For 200M Plan To Fight HIV AIDS; Additional Funding From Private Sector Needed
The Jamaican Ministry of Health and Environment has secured 40% of the funding needed to implement a $200 million, five-year strategy to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in the country, Kevin Harvey -- treatment, care and support coordinator at the health ministry -- said recently, the Jamaica Observer reports.
Nearly Three-Fourths Of Medicare Drug Plan Beneficiaries Will Pay 16 More For Coverage This Year, According To Analysis
Monthly premiums for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the 10 largest prescription drug plans this year increased by an average of 16% to $26.39, according to an analysis released on Wednesday by Avalere Health, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Senate Approves 3.1T FY 2009 Budget Resolution Without Proposed Reductions In Medicare, Medicaid Spending
The Senate on Wednesday voted 48-45 to approve a $3.1 trillion fiscal year 2009 budget resolution (S Con Res 70), which includes large increases in funds for domestic programs and excludes reductions in funds for Medicare and Medicaid proposed by President Bush, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
School-Based HIV AIDS Education Program In Bali Hampered By Low Participation, Program Organizer Says
A school-based HIV/AIDS education program in Bali, Indonesia, is being hampered by low participation from schools on the island, Oka Negara, an organizer for the program, said Monday, the Jakarta Post reports. "Most schools are hampered by financial problems, " Negara said, adding, "They can't finance the program.
Woman Challenges Assisted Suicide Law In Historic Legal Case, UK
In the first hearing of its kind, to be heard on Wednesday 11th June at the Royal Courts of Justice, an MS (Multiple Sclerosis) sufferer is challenging the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to clarify the UK law on assisting the suicide of another person, in a country where it is lawful.
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Examines Recent Developments Related To Medicare
Competitive bidding program: House members on Monday in a letter asked leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee and the Health Subcommittee to pass legislation to delay for one year the first phase of a competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment under Medicare, The Hill reports.
Boehringer, Gilead Freeze Antiretroviral Prices For Some U.S. Agencies
Pharmaceutical companies Boehringer Ingelheim and Gilead Sciences are freezing the prices of their antiretroviral drugs for select agencies in the U.S., the AIDS Healthcare Foundation announced on Tuesday, Bloomberg reports. Gilead will freeze the prices on its antiretrovirals Viread, Truvada and Emtriva for the U.