MD Week

A.M. Best Co. - A.M. Best Downgrades Issuer Credit Rating of South Dakota State Medical Holding Co., Inc.

Addiction Medicine - Economy Impacts People Seeking Treatment for Addiction - 80% Increase Over Last Year

Aging - Social Security 'Problems' Are 'Misplaced Scare Tactics' and Media Missing Story of Solvency, Says Former Congressional Aging Committee Chief of Staff Bob Weiner

Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation - CORRECTING and REPLACING New Report: Home Health Care Saves Billions for Medicare

Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation - New Report: Home Health Care Saves Billions for Medicare

American Society of Nephrology - Kidney disease patients reap rewards of prevention

Americans for Insurance Reform - New Consumer Fact Sheets on Medical Liability, Tort Reform and National Health Care

Amerigroup Foundation - Dr. Emily Abrams Massey of Atlanta Honored as 'Healthy Hero' by the AMERIGROUP Foundation

Breast Cancer - New breast cancer research has been reported by scientists at Lagos State University, Medical Department

Cancer - Findings from University of Texas provide new insights into cancer

Colon Cancer - CMS Denial of Coverage for Virtual Colonoscopy May Cost Lives

Colon Cancer - Decision by Medicare's CMS to Deny Coverage for 'Virtual' Colon Cancer Tests Underscores Lack of Evidence on Cancer Prevention

Committee to Save Independent Hme Suppliers, Llc - New Organization Formed To Save Independent Medical Equipment Suppliers

Contact Lens - VISTAKON(R) Launches ACUVUE(R) DIRECT(TM)

Eldercare Services - Hospital Discharge – a Danger to Older Adults? Eldercare Services Can Help

Fitch Ratings - Fitch Rates Virginia Public Building Authority's 2009B Revs 'AA+'; Outlook Stable

GE - GE Launches ‘Healthymagination’; Will Commit $6 Billion to Enable Better Health Focusing on Cost, Access and Quality

Health Insurance - Actuaries: Addressing Health Spending Growth is Path to Sustainable Health Care System

Heart, Diabetes & Weight Loss Centers of New York - Dr. Fred Vagnini to Appear at NYC Major Health Conferences

HMS Holdings Corp. - HMS Holdings Corp. to Present at 2009 Deutsche Bank Healthcare Conference

Immune Deficiency Foundation - Immune Deficiency Foundation Honors Cerda Family and Volunteers From ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'

JAMA and Archives Journals - Diet and exercise intervention helps older, overweight cancer survivors reduce functional decline

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith - Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Shareholders of Community Health Systems, Inc.

Life Sciences - Home Study Course Created by Board Certified Physician and Medical Expert Teaches Health Care Professionals How to Be Effective Experts and Defendants in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits

Life Sciences - Research results from P. Gautret and co-authors update knowledge of life sciences

Life Sciences - Studies from University of Sydney add new findings in the area of life sciences

Mathematical Sciences Research Institute - NSF Math Institutes Create New Jobs

Medicare and Medicaid - Actuaries: Trustees' Reports Warn of Looming Financial Challenges Facing Retirement Programs

Medicare and Medicaid - Avalere Shows Home Health Interventions Associated with Lower Medicare Spending and Re-Hospitalizations for Patients With Chronic Illness

Medicare and Medicaid - Catching Criminals, Stopping Fraud in Medicare & Medicaid Effort seeks to recapture estimated $60 billion lost each year to Medicare & Medicaid scams

Medicare and Medicaid - CMS Awards Medicaid Integrity Program Contract to HMS

Medicare and Medicaid - Concord Coalition Says New Trustees' Report Demonstrates the Importance of Health Care Cost Control

Medicare and Medicaid - NACDS Commends Senators Tester and Roberts for Legislation Protecting Patient Access to Community Pharmacies - Bill Aims to Exempt Pharmacies from CMS Surety Bond Regulation -

Medicare and Medicaid - New Economic Impact Study: Obama Administration Implementation of Bush-Era Medicare Regulation Will Cost U.S. $2.5 Billion in Business Activity, Cut Over 30,000 Jobs

Medicare and Medicaid - Pelosi Statement on Annual Report of Social Security and Medicare Trustees

Medicare and Medicaid - Scientists at University of Washington publish research in medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - Single Payer Health Care Ads on National Television

Medicare and Medicaid - Study data from University of Sydney update understanding of medicare and medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid - SXC Health Solutions expands presence in state Medicaid programs

Medicare and Medicaid - XLHealth Statement on Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report

National Center for Policy Analysis - NCPA Briefing Raises Questions About Trustees' Annual Report

National Press Club - Low-Reimbursement Rate Threatens Wheelchair for Wounded Vets

Patient Command, Inc. - Patient Command Tells Sec. Sebelius That Existing Technology Can Make Electronic Health Records Interoperable

Pediatrics - Show Mom and Dad You Care Every Day of the Year; Give the Gift of Health Advocacy this Mother's and Father's Days

Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General - Auditor General Jack Wagner Finds New Castle Area School District Improperly Received $54,784 in State Funds

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association PCMA - PCMA: New National Generic Pharmaceutical Study Finds Savings of $734 Billion Over the Last Decade

Pharmaceuticals - The National Council on Aging and CVS/pharmacy Educate Georgia Seniors about Medication Management and Ways to Save Money on Prescription Drugs

Purdue University - Findings uncover new details about mysterious virus

Quality and Safety In Health Care - Data on quality and safety in health care published by researchers at University of Oxford

RetireSafe - More Dire Warnings for Social Security

Scoliosis - New Adult Scoliosis Brace With an Innovative Twist

Sidley Austin LLP - Former Acting General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, James C. Stansel, Rejoins Sidley Austin LLP

Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. - Siemens Joins the Hearing Industries Association on Capitol Hill to Promote the Hearing Aid Tax Credit Act

The Myers Law Firm - J. Gregory Myers, DDS, J.D. Opens the Myers Law Firm after 15 Successful Years Defending Health Care Providers Throughout Texas

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice - '50 Nurses from 50 States' Visit Capitol Hill to Preserve Home Health Medicare Benefit for their Patients and All Americans

The Scooter Store - The SCOOTER Store Recognizes National Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. - WellCare Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

Wiley-Blackwell - Less than 1 in 5 heart problems are diagnosed before symptoms appear

Access to Medical Imaging Coalition - AMIC Unveils RightScanRightTime.org

Acid Reflux Disease Quality of Care - Data on acid reflux disease quality of care described by researchers at University of California

Addiction Medicine - Study data from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey update knowledge of addiction medicine

Adverse Drug Reactions - Coalition for Quality & Patient Safety of Chicagoland PSO Taps ECRI Institute PSO for Patient Safety Support

Allscripts - Leading Healthcare Technology Companies Launch National Physician Education Program on Stimulus and Electronic Health Records

Alzheimer Disease - Findings in Alzheimer disease reported from D.L. Cherry and co-researchers

Alzheimer Disease - Medical Care Corporation Enables Early Detection of Memory Loss Due to Alzheimer's Disease

American Academy of Nursing, Washington, D.C. - University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell: Nurse Practitioners Are Key to Obama Health Care Reform, Call for Increased Federal Funding for Innovative Nurse-Managed Health Ca

American Medical Association Foundation - AMA Foundation Names Minority Scholars Award Recipients

Arrhythmia - Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center Celebrates Successful First Year

Arthritis - New arthritis study findings recently were published by researchers at University of Tehran

Asthma - Research from N.C. Tan et al has provided new information about asthma

Asthma - U.S. FDA Accepts Aridol(TM) New Drug Application for Review

Biomedical Engineering - New biomedical engineering study findings have been reported by scientists at National Cheng-Kung University

bioMerieux - Clinicians Report Tools to Monitor the Progression of Sepsis Urgently Needed

BodyLogicMD - BodyLogicMD Leaders Speak At the Florida Boomer Lifestyle Conference

BodyLogicMD - If 50 Is the New 30, Why Does 40 Feel Like 70?

Bulletin News, Llc - Custom Briefings Launches E-Newsletter for the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy

Cancer - Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons Accredits and Honors the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview

Cancer - Make No Small Plans: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Endeavors to Make Cancer History

Cancer - Melanoma Organization Launches Digital Resources - Melanoma Research Foundation leverages online tools to reach consumers during Melanoma Awareness Month

Cancer - Oncology Social Workers Report Uncertain and Unknown Cancers Significantly Increase Patient Distress

Cardiology - Boston Scientific Data Show Real-World Survival Rates for Implantable Cardiac Device Patients Exceed Rates From Clinical Trials

CEP America - Palomar Pomerado Health System Achieves National Recognition for Nursing Excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center

Cleveland Clinic - Cleveland Clinic Named One of World's Most Ethical Companies

Clinical Trial Research - Cadence Pharmaceuticals Submits Acetavance New Drug Application for the Treatment of Acute Pain and Fever

Concentric Medical, Inc. - Concentric Medical Announces Enrollment Milestone for Merci Registry

Critical Care - Maryland ICU Patients Connected to Remote Critical Care Staff, Improving Quality and Safety

Cross Infection - Reports from Erasmus University describe recent advances in cross infection

Decision Resources - More Patients Receive Diovan As a First- or Second-Line Therapy Compared With Cozaar or Avapro

Defibrillators - Boston Scientific Announces European Approval and First Implants of New Defibrillation Lead System Designed to Simplify the Surgical Process