Hotspots turn not-spots as the rural housing market cools
As the work-from-home bubble bursts, Londoners who bought out of town during the pandemic are finding selling up a slow business (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pisano speaks with AuntMinnie.com on new ARPA-H leadership role
Etta Pisano, MD, has been involved in leading many clinical trials, but a new initiative she was tapped to lead may help reach underserved areas faster. Pisano is chief research officer for the American College of Radiology (ACR) and study chair of the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (TMIST). She is now also leading the Advancing Clinical Trials Readiness initiative, part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). “[The initiative] is focused on improving clinical trials, making them faster, better, cheaper, and more equitable to Americans,” she told AuntMinnie.com. ARPA-H is a ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Imaging Leaders Source Type: news
ACR names recipient of Thorwarth award for radiology leadership
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Economics and Health Policy Department has selected William Donovan, MD, as the 2024 recipient of its William T. Thorwarth Jr., MD award.
Donovan received the award at ACR 2024, the college’s annual meeting. The award recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding contributions to the field of health policy and economics for radiology.
Donovan is a practicing neuroradiologist for Midstate Radiology Associates in Connecticut. He is a current member of the ACR Commission on Economics; its Commission on General, Small, Emergency and/or Rural Practice; its Coding and Nomenclature...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 18, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: People in the News Source Type: news
Miles for Milk: How Student-Run Grocery Store Reshaped Rural Community's Food Access
Highlights a program in a rural Nebraska school addressing access to food in the community. A partnership between the school and the village offers a non-profit grocery store that is run by the students and managed by the business teacher. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - April 18, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
FNS: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages
Notice of final rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) revising regulations governing the WIC food packages. The revisions align the WIC food package regulations with the currentDietary Guidelines for Americans and reflect recommendations made by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) in its 2017 report, "Review of WIC Food Packages: Improving Balance and Choice" while promoting nutrition security and equity. Among other things, this rule intends to provide WIC participants with a wider variety of foods that align with the latest nutritional scienc...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 18, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
VA: Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will hold a virtual public meeting on April 30-May 1, 2024. Agenda items include updates from VA leadership, the Executive Director of the VA Office of Rural Health, and the Committee Chair, as well as presentations on general rural healthcare access. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 18, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Public Inspection: National Council on Disability: Meetings; Sunshine Act
Pre-publication notice from the National Council on Disability announcing it will hold a virtual quarterly business meeting on May 9, 2024, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. Eastern. Agenda items include reports from the Executive Committee and Chair, policy updates, policy proposals for fiscal year 2025, a presentation by the Intertribal Disability Advisory Council (IDAC) on living with a disability on tribal lands, a public comment session focused on public facilities and public transportation, and Council Member training on National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements.Registration is required. (Source: Federal Reg...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 18, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Africa: Hearing Aid Apps Offer Hope to Millions in Africa with Hearing Loss
[The Conversation Africa] In rural Kenya, 64-year-old John Kamau's world of silence is about to change. For decades, isolated by hearing loss from the community's vibrant life and his grandchildren's conversations, he sees hope when a community health worker visits with a smartphone in hand. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Local NGO Establishes Community Nutrition Gardens
[The Herald] Women in some rural areas will soon be enjoying enhanced access to healthy and fresh produce following the establishment of community nutrition gardens by a local non-governmental organisation 4-H Zimbabwe Foundation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Land and Rural Issues NGOs and Civil Society Nutrition Southern Africa Women and Gender Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Understanding risk factors for suicide among older people in rural China: a systematic review - Zhang Q, Li S, Wu Y.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In China, rural older adults face a significantly heightened risk of suicide. However, there has been no comprehensive review of the literature examining the risk factors associated with suicide among older people in rural China.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
EOP: COVID-19 and Public Health Preparedness and Response
Executive Order from the Office of the President revoking three executive orders related to COVID-19 –Executive Order 13910 of March 23, 2020,Executive Order 13991 of January 20, 2021, andExecutive Order 13998 of January 21, 2021. This order also transfers the responsibilities of the Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response and Counselor to the President to the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR) and terminates the COVID-19 Response Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response positions. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 17, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking comments on the reinstatement of an information collection titled "Skilled Nursing Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility Complex Cost Report." The information collected will be used to determine the cost weights for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) market basket, conduct payment adequacy analyses, and determine reasonable costs. Comments are due by May 17, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 17, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Notable & Quotable: Rural
‘Rural Americans are angry because we’ve spent decades . . . making homes warmer and food cheaper for our suburban and urban neighbors, only to be economically discarded and culturally vilified.’ (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Manitoba's rural emergency departments closed for 80,000 hours in 2023: data
Data on emergency department closures across Manitoba in 2023 obtained by CBC News paints a picture of a fragile rural health-care system in some areas that has residents worried about accessing care. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
CMS: Public Meeting on June 25, 2024 Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2025
The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) announces a virtual public meeting on June 25, 2024, to receive recommendations and comments regarding payment amounts for new or substantially revised test codes Medicare is considering under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS) for calendar year 2025. Written comments are due by May 30, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 16, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
