Radiation and chemical program research for multi-utility and repurposed countermeasures: a US Department of Health and Human Services Agencies perspective - Rios CI, Garcia EE, Hogdahl TS, Homer MJ, Iyer NV, Laney JW, Loelius SG, Satyamitra MM, DiCarlo AL.
Although chemical and radiological agents cause toxicity through different mechanisms, the multiorgan injuries caused by these threats share similarities that convene on the level of basic biological responses. This publication will discuss these areas of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
South Africa: There Is a 'Worrying' Resurgence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Gauteng
[spotlight] There's a comeback of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in South Africa and around the world. The Gauteng Department of Health recently reported an increase of newly acquired STIs, in particular gonorrhoea and chlamydia. This spike in cases call for management guidelines and awareness programmes to be reviewed, reports Ufrieda Ho. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 21, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Suspected cyberattack affects Consulting Radiologists operations
A suspected cyberattack halted parts of operations at radiology outsourcing company Consulting Radiologists in Eden Prairie, MN, this week, according to a report from Pioneer Press.
Small healthcare facilities without an in-house radiologist appeared to be most affected, the outlet noted.
A spokesperson for Allina Health, which is among Consulting Radiologists' 22 affiliated hospitals, told Pioneer Press that the incident was affecting a big portion of Allina's partner clinics. Another hospital reportedly had to divert stroke patients.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services maintains a list of active investi...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
HHS: Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records
Notice of final rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) modifying its regulations to implement provisions of Section 3221 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), which, among other things, requires HHS to bring 42 CFR part 2 ("Part 2") into greater alignment with certain aspects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules. This notice also summarizes and responds to public comments on theDecember 2, 2022, proposed rule. This rule is effective April 16, 2024. Persons subject to this regu...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 16, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Medical cannabis market pivots to stay alive in the age of recreational use
Medical cannabis, legalized in 2007, is a shrinking business in New Mexico. At its peak in May 2022, according to reports by the New Mexico Department of Health, there were 135,388 patients enrolled in the state ’s medical cannabis program. In January 2024, that number sat at 83,309. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Drew Goretzka Source Type: news
Open consultation: information standards for health and adult social care
Department of Health and Social Care -Information standards in relation to the health and adult social care sector are standards relating to the processing of information, prepared and published under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 as amended by the Health and Care Act (HCA) 2022. It is proposed they will be amended by the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, which is currently before Parliament. Changes made by the HCA 2022 will: make information standards binding; and extend information standards so that they may also apply to private health and adult social care providers. The closing date for comments is ...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 15, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Consultations Source Type: news
Roadmap for meeting the PrEP needs of those at significant risk of HIV
Department of Health and Social Care -The HIV Action Plan Implementation Steering Group (ISG) has agreed this PrEP roadmap as part of the group ’s work to drive forward the implementation of the HIV Action Plan. This includes a commitment to support the system to continue to improve access, uptake and use of HIV PrEP for key population groups, including in settings outside specialist sexual health services. The roadmap will help guide the ISG’s efforts to improve equitable access, uptake and use of PrEP, reflecting evolving priorities, funding availability and policy changes.ReportDepartment of Health and Social Care -...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 15, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news
US Agencies Start Inquiry Into Generic Drug Shortages
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday that they would examine the causes of generic drug shortages and the practices of “powerful middlemen” that are involved in the supply chain. The federal agencies’ inquiry is aimed at the group…#linakhan #ftc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A Man Has Died From Alaskapox. Here ’s What We Know About the Virus
Alaska’s health department reports that the first person in the state has died from a recently discovered virus called Alaskapox.
The elderly man—who was immunocompromised due to cancer treatments—first noticed an unusual lesion in his right armpit last September, according to Alaska health officials who spoke to TIME about the case. He was prescribed antibiotics at his local emergency room on the Kenai Peninsula, but after multiple visits and a worsening, painful infection, he was transferred to a hospital in Anchorage.
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The patient tested positive for ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Federal judge tosses lobbying group's lawsuit challenging Medicare drug price negotiations
Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building on October 06, 2022 in Washington, DC. A federal judge on Monday tossed a lawsuit brought by a major pharmaceutical industry lobbying group and two other…#hhs #washingtondc #medicare #supremecourt #davidezra #westerndistrict #phrma #nica #medicareact #nicolelongo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DHS Awards Grants from JUUL Settlement Funds to Prevent and Treat Vaping by Youth and Young Adults
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded 13 grants worth $830,000 over the next two years to community organizations throughout Wisconsin to help address the youth and young adult vaping epidemic. Funding for the Vaping Prevention and Treatment Initiatives (VPTI) grants comes from current payments to Wisconsin as part of a $14.7 million multiyear JUUL Settlement announced by the Wisconsin Department of Justice in September 2022. The DHS Tobacco Prevention and Control Program...(see release)lucy.pepinFebruary 13, 2024 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - February 13, 2024 Category: Hospital Management Authors: lucy.pepin Source Type: news
Ex-health minister rants about Domino's 'disgusting' new treat and says firms 'should be ashamed of themselves'
While many were excited by the concoction Lord Bethell, who worked in the Department of Health and Social Care during the Covid pandemic, appeared to be seriously offended by the fusion. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS public health functions agreement 2023 to 2024
Department of Health and Social Care -This guidance contains information about NHS England's objectives and funding arrangements as it commissions public health services. The NHS public health functions agreement sets out the arrangements under which the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care delegates responsibility to NHS England for certain public health services. The services currently commissioned in this way are: national immunisation programmes; national population screening programmes; child health information services; public health services for adults and children in secure and detained settings in Eng...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 9, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Commissioning Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news
Social care - charging for care and support: local authority circular
Department of Health and Social Care -This document contains information for local authorities about the social care charging arrangements for 2024 to 2025. It includes details about: capital limits; personal expenses allowance; minimum income guarantee; and Savings Credit.CircularDepartment of Health and Social Care - publications (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 9, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Social care Source Type: news
Consultation: changes to DHSC group accounting manual 2024 to 2025
Department of Health and Social Care -The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and its bodies within the DHSC accounting boundary are required by law to produce an annual report and accounts. This consultation seeks views on the DHSC group accounting manual that applies to DHSC bodies for their annual reports and accounts. The closing date for comments is 9 March 2024.ConsultationDepartment of Health and Social Care - consultations (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - February 9, 2024 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Consultations Regulation, governance and accountability Source Type: news
