President Obama’s health-reform proposal has sparked heated debate over whether the plan benefits illegal immigrants, as demonstrated by Rep. Joe Wilson’s “You lie” outburst. WSJ’s Elizabeth Williamson breaks down the details of the proposed new government-run insurance plan.
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There’s been much discussion of the political price lawmakers could pay if they support an unpopular health-care overhaul, but what about the reverse: Is there a political price if nothing is done? WSJ’s Jerry Seib explains.
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The first clinical trial data on new vaccines being developed to treat the H1N1 pandemic flu virus in the U.S. suggest that one dose will work to immunize most people, according to a preliminary report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers studied two vaccines, one which had a substance added to improve immune response, called an adjuvant, and one that didn’t, for 21 days. Both showed the vaccines elicted immune responses with single shot. One big question for ..read more
One of the most interesting points of Barack Obama’s health-reform plan is the cost he outlined, which WSJ’s Janet Adamy says indicates a lot about the kind of package the president is hoping for.
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Freezing Hollywood foreheads and catering to other people worried about face wrinkles has been a lucrative market for Botox-maker Allergan. But as the company saw during the recent economic downturn, aesthetic medicine is also a vulnerable business when people decide they can endure the frown lines in favor of saving money.
But medical uses are a whole different matter, especially if you can convince insurers to foot the bill. Enter Allergan’s attempt to gain approval for using Botox as a treatment ..read more
Dr. Robert Levine, author of “Shock Therapy for the American Health System,” tells Kelsey Hubbard that while he supports comprehensive reform, he does not believe that President Obama’s plan goes far enough.
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To win accreditation from the Joint Commission, hospitals pay a fee to be evaluated on how well they meet patient safety standards. Now, the commission is offering to help them do a better job.
The Joint Commission announced today that its newly-formed Center for Transforming Healthcare will work on new collaborative programs with leading hospitals and health care systems to find a cause of the most deadly breakdowns in patient care, and put a stop to them.
Its first ..read more
A day after his health-care speech to Congress, President Barack Obama spoke to members of the American Nurses Association at the White House Thursday. Video courtesy of Fox News.
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Health clinics in retail stores like Wal-Mart, Walgreens and CVS are expanding services to treat chronic health conditions, as we’ve written about before, but what’s prompting the expansion?
It’s because demand for basic health services in retail settings — like flu shots — has fizzled, according to today’s WSJ.
CVS temporarily closed 90 of its 550 MinuteClinics in March and Wal-Mart, which planned to open 400 clinics by 2010, closed many facilities instead because several operators went out of business. The ..read more
As H1N1 flu virus fears spread, some in France are urging locals to dump the traditional double-cheek kiss. While some locals are on board, others say they’re not quite ready to change the traditional greeting. Video courtesy of Reuters.
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