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Subject: 9/29 Picture of Health
To: jamesblog1111112@gmail.com // Maryland gets federal funds to increase primary care workforce
// September 28, 2010 at 5:05 PM http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/health/2010/09/maryland_gets_federal_funds_to...
Maryland will get $3.9 million to increase the primary care workforce
as part of funding provided under the new health care reform law. The
money is part of $320 million in grants the federal Health and Human
Services agency announced they were doling out to states to strengthen
and expand the health care workforce. "These grants are the most
comprehensive yet in addressing our nation's shortage of key health
professionals," Mary K. Wakefield, administrator of the Health
Resources and Services Administration, said in a statement. The money
will be used to expand primary care residency programs, increase
physician assistant training and expand the training of nurse
practitioners and midwives among other things.
// TB cases decline, but drug-resistant TB now a risk
// September 28, 2010 at 7:00 AM http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/health/2010/09/tb_cases_decline_but_drugresis...
The rate of tuberculosis infection in the United States has been going
down because of prevention and treatment efforts, but the country may
now be more susceptible to new nastier drug-resistant form, according
to Johns Hopkins researchers. The researchers used computer modeling
to show an increased risk for epidemics of multi-drug resistant
tuberculosis, or MDR-TB. The model also showed that without proper
treatment of TB cases, there is also an increased risk. The results
were published in the Sept. 22 journal PLoS ONE. MDR-TB is a kind
resistant to at least two of the primary antibiotics used to treat
tuberculosis. It affects 500,000 to 2 million people a year, according
to the World Health Organization. There were 111 cases in the United
States in 2006. “The ability of MDR-TB to spread depends on the
prevalence of drug-susceptible TB,” said Dr. David Bishai,
senior author of the study and associate professor in the departments
of Population, Family and Reproductive
Health and International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health, in a statement. “The most successful approach
to reduce this risk for MDR-TB epidemics in the U.S. would be to
ensure that populations around the world combine high rates of case
findings that are tightly coupled to high compliance with directly
observed drug therapy.”David Bishai conducted the research with
his brother Dr. William Bishai, professor with the Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for
Tuberculosis Research, and David Bishai's son Jason D. Bishai, an
undergraduate student at Stanford University. The research was funded
with an award to Jason Bishai from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Young Epidemiology Scholars Contest and by the National Institutes of
Health.
// State receives grant to aid health system navigation
// September 27, 2010 at 5:09 PM http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/health/2010/09/state_receives_grant_to_aid_he...
Navigating the health care system can be overwhelming, especially when
someone becomes sick suddenly.But included in the health care law are
grants to help senior, those with disabilities and their caregivers
understand their health and long-term care options.Maryland is slated
to get $1.7 million of the $68 million in federal funding, the
Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.“We
know how difficult it can be for individuals and caregivers to deal
with a sudden illness or chronic disease while at the same time trying
to navigate through a complex health care system to figure out where
to go to get appropriate help,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius, in a statement. “The Affordable Care Act seeks to give
people more control over their own care, while lowering health care
costs and improving quality.”The money will be used to help
people understand Medicare and Medicaid benefits, including
preventative services; understand long-term care
options including those that help people stay in their homes; and
assist those who are returning home after a stay in nursing or rehab
facilities.More information on the funding at aoa.gov.
From: Feed My Inbox
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:19:58 -0400
Subject: 9/29 Picture of Health
To: jamesblog1111112@gmail.com // Maryland gets federal funds to increase primary care workforce
// September 28, 2010 at 5:05 PM http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/health/2010/09/maryland_gets_federal_funds_to...
Maryland will get $3.9 million to increase the primary care workforce
as part of funding provided under the new health care reform law. The
money is part of $320 million in grants the federal Health and Human
Services agency announced they were doling out to states to strengthen
and expand the health care workforce. "These grants are the most
comprehensive yet in addressing our nation's shortage of key health
professionals," Mary K. Wakefield, administrator of the Health
Resources and Services Administration, said in a statement. The money
will be used to expand primary care residency programs, increase
physician assistant training and expand the training of nurse
practitioners and midwives among other things.
// TB cases decline, but drug-resistant TB now a risk
// September 28, 2010 at 7:00 AM http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/health/2010/09/tb_cases_decline_but_drugresis...
The rate of tuberculosis infection in the United States has been going
down because of prevention and treatment efforts, but the country may
now be more susceptible to new nastier drug-resistant form, according
to Johns Hopkins researchers. The researchers used computer modeling
to show an increased risk for epidemics of multi-drug resistant
tuberculosis, or MDR-TB. The model also showed that without proper
treatment of TB cases, there is also an increased risk. The results
were published in the Sept. 22 journal PLoS ONE. MDR-TB is a kind
resistant to at least two of the primary antibiotics used to treat
tuberculosis. It affects 500,000 to 2 million people a year, according
to the World Health Organization. There were 111 cases in the United
States in 2006. “The ability of MDR-TB to spread depends on the
prevalence of drug-susceptible TB,” said Dr. David Bishai,
senior author of the study and associate professor in the departments
of Population, Family and Reproductive
Health and International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health, in a statement. “The most successful approach
to reduce this risk for MDR-TB epidemics in the U.S. would be to
ensure that populations around the world combine high rates of case
findings that are tightly coupled to high compliance with directly
observed drug therapy.”David Bishai conducted the research with
his brother Dr. William Bishai, professor with the Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for
Tuberculosis Research, and David Bishai's son Jason D. Bishai, an
undergraduate student at Stanford University. The research was funded
with an award to Jason Bishai from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Young Epidemiology Scholars Contest and by the National Institutes of
Health.
// State receives grant to aid health system navigation
// September 27, 2010 at 5:09 PM http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/health/2010/09/state_receives_grant_to_aid_he...
Navigating the health care system can be overwhelming, especially when
someone becomes sick suddenly.But included in the health care law are
grants to help senior, those with disabilities and their caregivers
understand their health and long-term care options.Maryland is slated
to get $1.7 million of the $68 million in federal funding, the
Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.“We
know how difficult it can be for individuals and caregivers to deal
with a sudden illness or chronic disease while at the same time trying
to navigate through a complex health care system to figure out where
to go to get appropriate help,” said HHS Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius, in a statement. “The Affordable Care Act seeks to give
people more control over their own care, while lowering health care
costs and improving quality.”The money will be used to help
people understand Medicare and Medicaid benefits, including
preventative services; understand long-term care
options including those that help people stay in their homes; and
assist those who are returning home after a stay in nursing or rehab
facilities.More information on the funding at aoa.gov.
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