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Breast Reduction Surgery Safe, Effective for Select Adolescents Some girls need relief from pain, psycho-social problems When a grown woman experiences significant back and neck pain from macromastia – or very large breasts – it is common practice for plastic surgeons to relieve her pain by performing breast reduction surgery. Breast reduction surgery in adolescents […]
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HHS imposes a $4.3 million civil money penalty for violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule Action marks first civil money penalty issued by HHS for HIPAA Privacy Rule violations The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notice of Final Determination finding that Cignet Health of […]
Affordable Care Act Supports States in Strengthening Community Living Nationally, $4.3 Billion in New Funds Announced to Help Establish and Expand Community-based Alternatives to Institutional Long Term Care States will see significant new federal support in their efforts to help move Medicaid beneficiaries out of institutions and into their own homes or other community settings […]
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Heart Therapy: When Women Benefit More Than Men In case you missed it, we want to slip this in before the curtain closes forever on American Heart Month 2011. It’s a pretty incredible win for female heart health, marking the very first time a heart disease prevention therapy has proven more beneficial for women than men. […]
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URMC’s HIV Vaccine Clinical Trials Unit Opens Buffalo Office Researchers Look to Western NY for Help in the Search for a Vaccine … February 21, 2011 The Rochester Victory Alliance, the University of Rochester Medical Center’s HIV vaccine clinical trials unit, has opened a satellite clinic in downtown Buffalo to make it easier for volunteers […]
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Food, glorious food: Stanford’s first food summit ” In preparing for my latest 1:2:1 podcast with health researcher Christopher Gardner, PhD, about Stanford’s first-ever food summit, I wondered: When did food become summitable? Weren’t summits grand, official events hosted by global leaders on geopolitics? Food. Isn’t food just sustenance? Well, it turns out, the Stanford […]
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Statement from the Department of Health and Human Services on the Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Conscience Protections The administration strongly supports provider conscience laws that protect and support the rights of health care providers, and also recognizes and supports the rights of patients. Strong conscience laws make it clear that health […]
Brown creates steering committee for 250th anniversary Chancellor Thomas J. Tisch announces members of a steering committee that will oversee planning and implementation of the University’s 250th anniversary celebration in 2014. The 20-member committee of trustees, faculty, staff, and students will begin its work this semester. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — With its 250th-anniversary class […]
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Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 111 Individuals for more than $225 Million in False Billing and Expands Operations to Two Additional Cities Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Company Owners and Executives Among the Defendants Charged; Law Enforcement Agents Execute 16 Search Warrants WASHINGTON – The Medicare Fraud Strike Force today charged 111 defendants in nine cities, […]
HHS releases new strategic plan to advance vaccine and immunization science and policy for the next decade The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled a new National Vaccine Plan to enhance coordination of all aspects of federal vaccine and immunization activities. Its goal is to ensure that all Americans can access the […]
