Headlines for the Week of June 17-24, 2009:

Here are links to the current news in life, legal and healthcare.  If you find stories that you think should be included please email me at epeterson@mediconnect.net, or leave a comment on the blog. If you would like to receive this as an RSS Feed, click on the “subscribe link” at the top of this page.

06/24/09 Dallasmorningnews.com: Administration: Hospitals Unwilling to Share Electronic Records will Miss Out on Billions in Stimulus Funds
06/24/09 USAToday.com: Healthcare, Healthcare, Healthcare
06/23/09 USAToday.com: U.S. Insurers Send Warnings on Healthcare
06/23/09 USAToday.com: Waiting Isn’t ER Patients Top Issue
06/23/09 Newsinferno.com: Decision in Katrina Levee Breach Case Gives Policyholders More Time to File Lawsuits
06/23/09 WSJ.com: Knee Replacements are Determined to be Cost-Effective
06/23/09 Reuters.com: Bad Test Results Often Not Reported to U.S. Patients                                     06/22/09 Securityprivacyandthelaw.com: AMA Adopts Principles on EMR Breach
06/22/09 Newsinferno.com: Another VA Hospital Scandal: Botched Prostrate Cancer Treatments
06/22/09 USAToday.com: “One-stop Shopping at Heart of Health Debate
06/22/09 USAToday.com: Obama Announces Agreement with Drug Companies
06/19/09 Reuters.com: Democrats Push for New Government Health Plan
06/19/09 Newsinferno.com: E.Coli Illnesses May be Linked to Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough, FDA Warns
06/18/09 Newsinferno.com: Food Safety Bill Moves to House Floor
06/17/09 Reuters.com: Obama to Extend Benefits to Unmarried Partners
06/17/09 USAToday.com: Budget Chief Sees “Hard Slog” on Health
06/16/09 Reuters.com: Republican Plan Rival U.S. Healthcare:
06/16/09 NYTimes.com: G.E. Offers Loans for E-Health Record Purchases

Will electronic medical records have an impact on the future of healthcare? 

Andy Kessler weighs in.

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22852/

This is a really interesting article, about the American Medical Associations’s feelings towards electronic medical records.

http://industry.bnet.com/healthcare/1000797/fear-and-loathing-at-the-american-medical-association/

President Obama welcomed the pharmaceutical industry’s agreement to help close a gap in Medicare’s drug coverage, calling the pact a step forward in the push for overhaul of the health care system.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-06-22-obama-drugs_N.htm

The Director of the Congressional Budget Office says that overhauling the nation’s health care system won’t easily lead to the long-term budget savings. 

Read the article found on the USA Today website.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-06-16-health-care-savings_N.htm

Headlines for the Week of June 10-17, 2009:

Here are links to the current news in life, legal and healthcare.  If you find stories that you think should be included please email me at epeterson@mediconnect.net, or leave a comment on the blog. If you would like to receive this as an RSS Feed, click on the “subscribe link” at the top of this page.

06/17/09 Reuters.com: Obama to Extend Benefits to Unmarried Partners
06/17/09 USAToday.com: Budget Chief Sees “Hard Slog” on Health
06/16/09 Reuters.com: Republican Plan Rival U.S. Healthcare:
06/16/09 NYTimes.com: G.E. Offers Loans for E-Health Record Purchases
06/15/09 Reuters.com: Obama to Lobby Doctors on Healthcare Reforms
06/15/09 Newinferno.com: Singulair, Other Asthma Drugs to Bear Caution to Psychiatric Problems
06/12/09 Newsinfferno.com: Claims against Peanut Salmonella Firm Exceed $200 Million
06/12/09 Reuters.com: U.S. Hospitals Rationing Nuclear Imaging Tests
06/11/09 Newsinferno.com: Gardasil Fainting Warning Upgraded
06/11/09 USAToday.com: WHO Declares First Flu Pandemic in 41 Years
06/11/09 USAToday.com: Lawmakers Target Health Insurance Tax Break
06/10/09 Reuters.com: Venezuela Bans Coke Zero, Cites “Danger to Health”
06/10/09 USAToday.com: FDA Panel to Vote on Antipsychotic Drugs for Kids
06/10/09 Newsinferno.com: Food Poisoning Sickens Students Attending Prom at Boston Park Plaza Hotel

Headlines for the Week of June 3-10, 2009:

Here are links to the current news in life, legal and healthcare.  If you find stories that you think should be included please email me at epeterson@mediconnect.net, or leave a comment on the blog. If you would like to receive this as an RSS Feed, click on the “subscribe link” at the top of this page.
06/10/09 USAToday.com: FDA Panel to Vote on Antipsychotic Drugs for Kids

06/10/09 Newsinferno.com: Food Poisoning Sickens Students Attending Prom at Boston Park Plaza Hotel

09/09/09 Reuters.com: Senate Democrats Unveil Healthcare Bill

06./09/09 Reuters.com: WHO on Verge of Declaring H1N1 Flu Pandemic

06/09/09 Newinferno.com: Vytorin Named in Another Lawsuit

06/09/09 USAToday.com: Moderates in Congress Feel Healthcare Push

06/08/09 USAToday.com: Business Groups Wary of First Draft of Healthcare Bill

06/ 05/09 Newsinfero.com: Poligrip, Fixodent Lawsuits Claiming Zinc Poisoning Being Filed Around the Country

06/05/09 Reuters.com: FDA Releases List of Potential Drug Risks

06/04/09 Newsinferno.com: Heart Drug Combos Linked to Upper GI Bleeding

06/04/09 Reuters.com: Medical Bills Underlie 60 percent of U.S. Bankruptcies

06/04/09 Newsinerno.com: “Graves Disease Drug Linked to Liver Injury, Death

06/04/09 USAToday.com: Report: Smoking Declines as Alcohol, Drug Use Hold Steady

06/04/09 USAToday.com: Wait Times to see Doctor are getting Longer

06/03/09 USAToday.com: FDA: Help Us Become More Transparent

06/03/09 USAToday.com: Whitehouse Frames Healthcare as Economic Problem

It’s offical the World Health Organization has declared the first flu pandemic of the 21st century today.

Here is a link to an articels outling the details:

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE55A1U720090611?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

U.S. Senators are considering changes to the healthcare system. 

To check out the latest click here:

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE55800X20090610