The prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions.
Free treatment to weaker sections in Delhi hospitals on goverment land, says Delhi High Court, New Delhi. – Apollo Hospital in New Delhi has been ordered by the Delhi High Court to provide the poor patients with free treatment. Delhi High Court has imposed a fine of two lacs (Rs.200000) on Apollo Hospital and the Delhi government for not abiding by an earlier court order.
New iPhone app ‘Outbreaks Near Me’ locates H1N1 (swine flu), infectious diseases — App uses HealthMap technology; allows individuals to track, report local outbreak information. – A new iPhone application, created by researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab, enables users to track and report outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as H1N1 (swine flu), on the ground in real time.
Retail medical clinics can provide care at lower cost, similar quality as other settings – Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores can provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as offered in physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency departments, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Painless ‘microneedle’ patch may take the sting out of shots – An array of microneedles could be coated with medicine and act as a painless drug delivery system for flu vaccines, diseases of the eye and more, revealed by researchers.
Majority of health care leaders support public health care option, provider payment reform, and a national insurance exchange with standard-setting authority – US individuals should have a choice of public and private health plans, believe US health care leaders. They strongly support central components of health reform such as innovative provider payment reform and a national insurance health exchange with strong standard-setting authority.
Indian Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announces new whistle blower scheme to control spurious drugs. – The Indian Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad has announced whistle blower policy to attract involvement of public to provide information on any kind of unlawful activity in the manufacture of drugs.
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore is ranked as one of the top hospitals in the country for neurology and neurosurgery. – Sinai Hospital of Baltimore is ranked as one of the top hospitals in the country for neurology and neurosurgery, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2009-10 America’s Best Hospitals edition.
Call for primary care reform from AAFP, ACP and AOA — Represent more than 330,000 physicians, members treat majority of Medicare patients. – Leaders of three US organizations representing nearly a third of a million physicians today visited Capitol Hill offices to express their continued concern for America’s patients who do not have access to primary care physicians.
New AMA and Microsoft Collaboration to Enhance Patient-Physician Communication — Microsoft?s HealthVault available to physicians through AMA?s new Web-based portal – The American Medical Association (AMA) announced that it is working with Microsoft to better connect patients with their physicians. Patients and their physicians will be able to exchange vital health care information by connecting through Microsoft’s HealthVault.
Doctors’ concerns about care often not addressed, BMA survey shows – Hospital doctors are frequently frustrated in attempts to raise concerns about standards of care and push forward ideas, a BMA survey indicates.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA Forms Transparency Task Force – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the formation of a task force to develop recommendations for enhancing the transparency of the agency’s operations and decision-making process.
Study questions whether Ontario’s primary health care reforms serve the sick and poor – Ontario has invested millions of dollars into the healthcare system in response to a serious doctor shortage. But despite improvements in primary care, a study out of the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) has found Ontario’s chronically sick and poor are the least likely to benefit from the investments.
