Smith College President Ruth J. Simmons is calling upon colleges and universities to develop a set of principles for dealing with racial inequities inside their institutions and, by extension, within society as a whole.
National Patient Advocate Laurene West is available to discuss the implications of the health care industry's Y2K readiness problems for an estimated 55 million Americans whose lives depend on daily, often continuous, medication and/or treatment.
UnitedHealth Group, the second largest health insurer in the United States, has announced that it will give doctors final say on what treatments are medically necessary.
AHCPR announced it is developing recommendations, or "guiding national principles," for helping institutional review boards and like bodies protect against the disclosure of personal health information in research that could be used to identify individual patients.
Journalists are invited to attend National Science Board events next week.
Seventy experts from around the world are leading the cry that it will take more than standards and rules to govern the trade in food that ends up on tables around the world.
Planned Parenthood deplores the on-going attempts by extreme anti-choice politicians to curtail scientific research and medical advances for the sake of hyperbole and to demonize women who seek to control their own fertility.
In a briefing for congressional staff and media today, a University of Virginia professor debunked many of the global warming myths in public debate over the last decade.
The National Medical Association acknowledges that the pneumococcal vaccine decreases the incidence of pneumococcal disease in the pediatric population, particularly with respect to children less than 3 years of age and recommends the vaccine be considered for inclusion in the Vaccines for Children Program.
The National Medical Association recommends the postponement of the Rotavirus vaccine.
HHS Secretary Donna Shalala announced a proposed regulation today that will extend patient protections to all children enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a federal-state partnership that provides health insurance for America's uninsured children.
Following is a statement by Jane M. Orient, M.D., executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, in response to President Clinton's announcement of forthcoming regulations on medical privacy:
Today the American Psychiatric Association responded to President Clinton's proposed medical records privacy regulations by calling on the Administration to strengthen mental health patients' rights to secure, private medical records.
Consumerism, e-business and genetic mapping will bring disruptive changes in the way U.S. healthcare is provided and paid for in the 21st Century, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers' HealthCast 2010: Smaller World, Bigger Expectations report released Oct. 28 at the PricewaterhouseCoopers Thought Leadership Forum in Cambridge, Mass.
President Clinton Monday signed into law an annual Defense Department budget that includes the latest installment of breast cancer research funds sponsored by Sen. Patrick Leahy and his allies, boosting the eight-year total of their effort above the $1 billion mark.
Today, black physicians walk the halls of Congress to meet legislative leaders to discuss the necessity for congressional leaders to enact legislation and provide funding for programs to lessen the health disparity gaps in the African American community.
Advocacy organizations throughout the nation are calling on Congress to act now to include coverage for prescription drugs under Medicare.
Contrary to current perception, high out-of-pocket drug costs are a potential problem for all beneficiaries, not just low income, according to a recent study by the AARP Public Policy Institute.
HHS Secretary Donna Shalala has accepted the recommendations of a special review group on research misconduct and research integrity involving research funded by agencies of the U.S. Public Health Service.
This year's Health Insurance Association of America Annual Forum -- entitled "Strategies In Health Care For The Next Millennium" -- is scheduled for Nov. 7-10 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans.
The Climate Change Technology Initiative, being pushed by the Clinton administration as a way to combat global warming, is a "sham," and a "repackaging of failed programs" that do nothing to significantly reduce global temperatures, according to a new study released today by the Cato Institute.
Four million of the more than 11 million children under age 5 who die each year in developing countries from infectious diseases die due to lack of access to vaccines that are readily available elsewhere, according to a new study by the General Accounting Office.
"Today my Department is issuing an amended regulation to carry out the shared responsibilities under the National Organ Transplant Act," said Donna Shalala of HHS.
The protocols proposed for the Biological Toxins and Weapons Convention would do little to stop the spread of bioweapons and could compromise valued U.S. secrets and critical data used for defense against biological weapons, according to a new study released today by the Cato Institute.
Dr. Jerri Nielsen, the physician at the National Science Foundation's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station since last November, has safely arrived at McMurdo Station.
Friends of the Earth has welcomed the top British medical journal Lancet's decision to publish research today that concluded the feeding of genetically engineered potatoes to rats resulted in severe health impacts including inhibited growth rate, immune system suppression and tissue damage.
CA became the 1st state to require all patient care units in hospitals to meet fixed minimum nurse-to-patient ratios when Gov. Davis signed AB 394 on Oct.10 -- "a signal that nurses' and health care consumers' concerns over nurse staffing have reached critical mass," says the president of the American Nurses Assoc.
I have just been informed that two N.Y. Air National Guard LC-130 transport aircraft have landed at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station on the Antarctic Coast.
The American Lung Association hailed a letter from state and local clean-air regulators that urges President Clinton to stand firm on an administration proposal to remove most of the sulfur from gasoline.
The American Academy of Pediatrics today announced a new health insurance proposal that would create a national program in which all children and adolescents through age 21 are automatically eligible.
This report provides an objective review of the controversy surrounding allocation of cadaver livers for transplantation in the United States.
"I am delighted that VA/HUD Appropriations conferees have given such strong support to the National Science Foundation for FY2000. The action by the conferees will enable scientists and engineers across the nation to do 21st century science."
HHS Secretary Donna E. Shalala today urged all Americans to celebrate Mental Illness Awareness Week -- Oct. 3-9 -- by taking a stand against the stigma that still surrounds these increasingly treatable disorders.
A wide array of health care initiatives on long-term care and caregiver support have been adopted by state legislatures in 1999, according to a new analysis by the Alzheimer's Association.
The nonprofit Clean Air Trust today welcomed a call by AAA for air pollution cleanup at electric power plants. But the Trust noted that automobiles, sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks remain "major" sources of pollution.
The Arthritis Foundation praises today's announcement that for the first time 38 state health departments will receive funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reduce the burden of arthritis on Americans.
"Nine months into this session of Congress, Republicans have suddenly found religion on the issue of expanding health care coverage for uninsured Americans. This is a cynical, desperate, last-minute attempt..."
America's seniors overwhelmingly choose their current prescription drug coverage over a White House proposal according to a survey released today by Citizens for Better Medicare.
"The bipartisan bill offered by these members of Congress is the best hope we have of finally bringing some measure of fairness and accountability back to a health system gone out of control," says ADA President S. Timothy Rose, D.D.S., M.S.
Nearly 100 university presidents, professors and students from around the country traveled to Washington, D.C. to urge support for the federal government's continued investment in university-based scientific and engineering research.
Human Papilloma Virus is a critical health issue, one that makes access to reproductive health care services even more important for all women and especially for adolescents, says Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
National Transplant Action Committee testified before the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment that it strongly opposes amendments to the National Organ Transplant Act.
HHS Secretary Donna Shalala, along with Attorney General Janet Reno, Education Secretary Richard Riley, and representatives of several national non-profit organizations, announced a national Back-to-School campaign today to enroll children in free or low-cost health insurance through the Children's Health Insurance Program.
HIAA's annual Forum, "Strategies In Health Care For The Next Millennium," occurs Nov. 7-10 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana.
During his address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Clinton announced a number of new and on-going health initiatives designed to attack diseases that contribute to poverty and prevent economic development worldwide.
Fifty to 75 percent of seniors with employer-sponsored prescription drug plans could lose that coverage as a result of White House Medicare reform proposals, an independent study found.
A coalition of AIDS activist organizations that has dogged Vice President Al Gore on his campaign trail for months reacted hopefully to the announcement that the U.S. and South Africa had reached an agreement today settling a trade dispute over access to medicines.
National Transplant Action Committee is soundly rejecting a proposal submitted by the operator of the nation's transplant system to revise pending federal regulations that will affect nearly 65,000 Americans across the country now waiting for donated organs.
Simple medications and preventative health strategies could save thousands of lives and prevent serious illness if the health care system made use of proven treatments and medical findings.
Statement by Alzheimer's Association Vice President Stephen McConnell on U.S. House of Representatives committee action on the National Family Caregiver Support Program
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