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Exhibit Takes Long View of Native American Health Care

An interactive exhibit installed Thursday at Arizona State’s Hayden Library examines the history, culture and tradition of indigenous medicine to help viewers explore Native American health from a wide-ranging perspective that includes spiritual, social and community well-being. “Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness,” on display through late October, looks at the connection […]

September 21, 2016

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HHS Gives $87 Million for Health IT Analytics

More than 1300 health centers across the nation will share in $87 million of HHS funding to support the continued adoption of health IT tools, including health information exchange capabilities and big data analytics solutions, as well as certified upgrades to electronic health record infrastructure. The funding, aimed at supporting healthcare providers that deliver primary […]

September 21, 2016

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Company Helps Native Americans Grow Cannabis

North of Las Vegas’s bustling, fluorescent strip sits the Paiute Nation tribe. Like many other Native American tribes across the United States, they’ve suffered from and struggled with poverty, depression, and alcoholism. With dwindling numbers—only 56 adult members currently remain as a result of blood quantum laws—the Paiutes are facing the reality of losing their […]

September 21, 2016

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Drugmakers’ Discount Cards Offer Pluses and Minuses

WASHINGTON — Facing public furor for the price of its emergency allergy shot EpiPen, Mylan Pharmaceuticals quickly pointed to a familiar industry solution: copay discount cards. Copay coupons or cards have become a ubiquitous part of the pharmaceutical business, offered through websites, mobile apps and doctor’s offices. Patient advocates say they can bring down out-of-pocket […]

September 21, 2016

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Employees of Alaska Blood Bank File Complaint

ANCHORAGE, Alaska —Several Blood Bank of Alaska employees have filed a federal complaint accusing the blood bank’s leadership of mismanagement and financial impropriety since the organization moved into its $45 million facility earlier this year. The Aug. 28 complaint filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the blood bank’s missteps have resulted in […]

September 21, 2016

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Partners Launch Anti-Opioid Effort in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal officials are partnering with the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center on a new project to boost access to a life-saving drug used to combat opioid overdoses. Officials announced the Naxolone Project during a news conference September 19 in Albuquerque. The announcement comes as federal prosecutors across the country sponsor […]

September 21, 2016

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Drugmakers Lobbied Hard Against State Opioid Limits

The makers of prescription painkillers have adopted a 50-state strategy that includes hundreds of lobbyists and millions in campaign contributions to help kill or weaken measures aimed at stemming the tide of prescription opioids, the drugs at the heart of a crisis that has cost 165,000 Americans their lives and pushed countless more to crippling […]

September 21, 2016

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NIH: Sharing Data on Clinical Trials

Today we took a huge step forward in our efforts to make sure that data from biomedical research is shared widely and rapidly. The NIH, in collaboration with our fine colleagues at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and with the valuable input from scientists, patients and other members of the public, has announced […]

September 19, 2016

HHS Will Provide More Information About Public Trials

In an effort to make information about clinical trials widely available to the public, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today issued a final rule (link is external) that specifies requirements for registering certain clinical trials and submitting summary results information to ClinicalTrials.gov. The new rule expands the legal requirements for submitting registration […]

September 19, 2016

CDC: One-Fourth of Medicare Part D Patients Don’t Take their Blood Pressure Medicine

High blood pressure can lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and death. About 70% of US adults age 65 or older have high blood pressure and only about half have it under control (less than 140/90 mmHg). Blood pressure medicine (along with a healthy diet and exercise) can protect the heart, brain, and kidneys, […]

September 19, 2016

Telehealth Clinic Lets Doctors Make “House Calls” to School

ELWOOD, Ind. — A sick child used to mean a parent taking off work and a child missing school, but kids can now see the doctor without leaving Elwood Intermediate School. When a child is sick at school, he or she will go to the school nurse’s office. If the nurse deems it necessary, the […]

September 19, 2016

Paralympics: Rio Isn’t So Disability-Friendly

RIO DE JANEIRO — Inside the Olympic Park, there are ramps, strategically placed railings, tactile paving inside venues, and more. It’s evident that experts designed the grounds for the Summer Games and Paralympics to be accessible to people with disabilities. But outside the venues is a different story. For those with disabilities, navigating Rio de […]

September 19, 2016

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University of Florida Awarded $1.7M to Study Zika in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The University of Florida announced that it has been awarded a U.S. grant of roughly $1.7 million to research the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Haiti. The university’s Emerging Pathogens Institute said in a statement that the U.S. National Institutes of Health grant will be allocated over four years. Director Dr. Glenn Morris […]

September 19, 2016

Caregiver Charged With Hitting Autistic Boy

NEWARK, Del. — Delaware State Police have arrested a caregiver they say hit a 13-year-old autistic resident of a group home where she works. The agency said in a news release that the caregiver worked at the Manor Group Home, which is owned by the Christina School District. Police say the caregiver was seen repeatedly […]

September 19, 2016

Bloomberg Gives Hopkins $300 Million for Public Health

BALTIMORE — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is giving $300 million to Johns Hopkins University to deal with public health challenges. The university announced the gift Thursday. Officials say the money will create the Bloomberg American Health Initiative. The initiative will study ways to fight air pollution, gun violence and obesity. Hopkins says […]

September 19, 2016

NIH Blog: Feed a Virus, Starve a Bacterium?

Yes, the season of colds and flu is coming. You’ve probably heard the old saying “feed a cold and starve a fever.” But is that sound advice? According to new evidence from mouse studies, there really may be a scientific basis for “feeding” diseases like colds and flu that are caused by viruses, as well […]

September 14, 2016

NIH Wants 10,000 Children for Landmark Brain Study

Recruitment for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD(link is external)) study, the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States, began today. The landmark study by the National Institutes of Health will follow the biological and behavioral development of more than 10,000 children beginning at ages 9-10 through adolescence into […]

September 14, 2016

Poll: Is the Surgeon General Right About Opioid Epidemic?

Recently, the Surgeon General issued a letter to physicians urging them to take a part in combating the opioid epidemic. In addition to bringing our readers the most topical articles and news from PPAHS and the web, we’ve also created a brief (2 minute – 5 question) survey to understand reactions to the Surgeon General’s […]

September 14, 2016