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Wisconsin Coverdell Stroke Program receives $3.75 million to enhance statewide stroke care
The Department of Health Services will strengthen coordinated stroke care systems statewide thanks to a 5-year, $3.75 million CDC grant to continue the Wisconsin Coverdell Stroke Program , health officials announced today. Wisconsin is one of only nine states to receive the funding. “Continued support for our stroke care initiative will help us increase the likelihood that patients throughout the state receive fast and high quality stroke care,” said Dr...(see release)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - July 24, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: yunkecfrrr Source Type: news

New Multi-Institutional Partnership to Focus on Stroke Rehabilitation
The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), Burke Neurological Institute, and Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) have been awarded a $5 million grant from the Empire State Development Corporation to speed the development of ground-breaking neurological treatments for those disabled from stroke.
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - May 20, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

For post-menopausal women, vaginal estrogens do not raise risk of cancer, other diseases
This study, the first to examine potential adverse health effects in users of vaginal estrogen compared with non-users, suggests that vaginal estrogen therapy is a safe treatment for genitourinary symptoms such as burning, discomfort, and pain during intercourse associated with menopause.AUTHORSThe paper ’s authors are Dr. Carolyn Crandall of UCLA; Kathleen Hovey of the State University of New York at Buffalo; Christopher Andrews of the University of Michigan; Dr. Rowan Chlebowski of City of Hope; Marcia Stefanick of Stanford University; Dr. Dorothy Lane of the State University of New York at Ston y Brook; Dr. Jan Shifre...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 16, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Department of Error Department of Error
Bagot KL, Cadilhac DA, Hand PJ, Vu M, Bladin CF. Telemedicine expedites access to optimal acute stroke care. Lancet 2016; 388: 757 –58—the conflict of interest statement of this Correspondence piece (published Aug 20, 2016) should have stated “KLB, DAC, MV, and CFB report grants from The Windemere Foundation, The State Government of Victoria: Department of Business and Innovation and Department of Health, Commonwealth Gov ernment: Health and Hospitals Fund, and Telstra. KLB, DAC, MV, and CFB report non-financial support from Monash University, Ambulance Victoria, National Stroke Foundation, and Loddon Mallee Rural Health Alliance.
Source: LANCET - September 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Department of Error Source Type: research

Lipid Abnormalities in Foreign and US-Born Patients in a Medical Group
This study was funded by the HealthPartners Research Foundation (a partnership grant to TEK); The Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health from a Capacity Building - Cooperative Agreement grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC) 5U50DP000721-04; and NIH training grant T32 HL69764 (supporting CJB).
Source: Journal of Clinical Lipidology - May 1, 2013 Category: Lipidology Authors: Jawali Jaranilla, Teri Defor, Gabriella Vasquez Benitez, Thomas Kottke Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research

California Health Interview Survey releases new 2011-12 data on health of Californians
The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) today released new data based on interviews with more than 44,000 households in California. The survey, conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, covered hundreds of topics affecting state residents' health and well-being. (See a complete list of topics here.)   Data on nearly 200 of these topics were released today on AskCHIS, the center's award-winning, free, easy-to-use Web tool that provides data by state, region, county and some service-planning areas in Los Angeles and San Diego counties. Even more data were released through free, downloadable pub...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - August 8, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

UNM Sciences Center gets grant to expand telemedicine service
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center has gotten a $15.1 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to test the expansion of its existing telemedicine network for stroke and brain injury patients. The project will be in conjunction with a private Albuquerque telemedicine firm, Net Medical Xpress Solutions, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said. UNM and Net Medical Xpress have a telemedicine network of 11 hospitals and will look…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - July 18, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Dennis Domrzalski Source Type: research

Oregon gets more Obamacare grants, this time for preventing diabetes and heart disease
Oregon is receiving $2.6 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to support programs targeting chronic diseases. Health & Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced the grants on Thursday. They are aimed at programs that prevent heart disease, stroke and diabetes and reduce rates of death and disability due to tobacco use and related to obesity. Four awards are being made to large and small cities and counties, tribes, tribal organizations and community organizations…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 25, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Elizabeth Hayes Source Type: research

November is National Native American Heritage Month
During November, the nation collectively recognizes the achievements, contributions and rich culture of the Native Americans. History Native American Heritage Month was first recognized in 1915 with the annual meeting of the Congress of the American Indian Association, building upon previous work of Dr. Arthur C. Parker. Despite this proclamation, various states began organizing days of commemoration at different times of the year. It wasn’t until 1990 that a joint resolution from the White House was issued, designating November as National American Indian Heritage Month. Learn more about the history of Native American H...
Source: Dragonfly - November 12, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Carolyn Martin Tags: News from NLM Public Health Source Type: news

Delta Region Health Care Providers Get $1.75M in Grants
ARcare and the Greater Delta Alliance for Health Inc. are getting $1.7 million in grant funding in fiscal 2016 to reduce chronic diseases that disproportionately affect Arkansas residents, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The money will support collaborative efforts among health care providers to address diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, stroke and behavioral health.  Arkansas is among eight states in the Delta are getting a total of $10 million in grant funding in fiscal 2016 from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy at the Health Resources and Services Administration. Th...
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - August 12, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news

UTSA awarded more than $5 million for brain health research
The University of Texas at San Antonio will receive nearly $5.3 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support brain health research, according to U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. The eight-year federal grant will be distributed through the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and is part of a larger effort to attack neurological disease. “With this substantial funding, UTSA will continue its leadership in brain…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 1, 2016 Category: Biotechnology Authors: W. Scott Bailey Source Type: news

UTSA receives $5.29 million grant for brain health research
(University of Texas at San Antonio) Charles Wilson, professor and Ewing Halsell Chair in Biology at the University of Texas at San Antonio, has received an eight-year, grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services expected to total $5,292,000. Wilson will receive the grant through the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which aims to reduce the burden of neurological disease by supporting and conducting neuroscience research.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news