States Leading the Way on Implementation: HHS Awards “Early Innovator” Grants to Seven States The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the award of seven cooperative agreements to help a group of “Early Innovator” states design and implement the information technology (IT) infrastructure needed to operate Health Insurance Exchanges.  These states […]

BARDA Supports Development of Drugs to Protect Against Radiation New contracts fund drugs for skin and lung injuries associated with acute radiation exposure Two contracts for advanced development of drugs to treat skin and lung injuries associated with acute radiation syndrome (ARS) were awarded this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ […]

Eastman Dental Announces Smile Makeover Winners Eastman Dental, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, today announced the three winners of its Smile Makeover contest. The winners, who were chosen from more than 700 people, will receive complete smile makeovers worth up to $25,000. Greg Ras Gregory Ras, of Greece, Monroe County has a […]

Diet Sodas: Zero Calories – But ‘Zero Risk?’ Last week, research out of the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference pointed a potentially incriminating finger at diet sodas – showing that people who drank them daily had a dramatically higher risk for vascular events like heart attack and stroke, compared to folks who don’t drink them at all. […]

Severely Obese Women May Need to Gain Less Weight during Pregnancy Recently Revised Recommendations May be High for Most Obese February 11, 2011 Extremely obese women may not need to gain as much weight during pregnancy as current guidelines suggest, according to a new study presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine annual meeting. […]

Health and Human Services Launches Health Indicators Warehouse to Support Innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new web portal providing important health and health care indicator data to support innovations in information technology. The Health Indicators Warehouse represents a vast collection of health and health […]

Brown scientists to discuss best practices for the oceans Brown University scientists will present ideas to help carry out President Obama’s National Ocean Policy, which calls for better stewardship of the nation’s oceans, coastal waters and the Great Lakes. Heather Leslie and Leila Sievanen will speak at the AAAS annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on […]

Uninsured Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Continue to Gain Coverage through Affordable Care Act New resources available to increase awareness of new program for the uninsured The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today made new resources available to the media, consumer groups, states, health care providers, and others to increase awareness of the […]

A New Way to Attack Pathogens RNA Recycling System Gone Awry Brings MRSA to a Halt Scientists have discovered a new way to attack dangerous pathogens Scientists have discovered a new way to attack dangerous pathogens, marking a hopeful next step in the ever-escalating battle between man and microbe. In a paper published online Feb. […]

School of Nursing Associate Professor Receives International Fellowship Mary Wilde, R.N., Ph.D., Will Collaborate with United Kingdom Investigators on Catheter Research University of Rochester School of Nursing associate professor and researcher Mary H. Wilde, R.N., Ph.D., was recently awarded a four-week fellowship from the International Continence Society (ICS) to collaborate with United Kingdom investigators and […]