The National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) https://ncats.nih.gov within NIH www.nih.gov recently announced that approximately $6 million was awarded to establish three testing centers for the “Tissue Chip for Drug Screening” program. (more…)
Analyzing Health Events
Data collected through CDC’s National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) https://cdc.gov/nssp helps collect and analyze medical data to validate and monitor harmful effects of individuals exposed to diseases and hazardous conditions. (more…)
Treating Inmates for Hep C
New York City operates one of only two jail systems that initiates treatment for patients during incarceration. Last April, the City announced that over the next five years, NYC will provide and expand offering drugs that cure hepatitis C with $2.5 million in funding in FY 2017 and will ramp up to $5 million in the following years. (more…)
Virtual Care Fights Colds & Flu
The need to use virtual healthcare is magnified during the busy cold and flu season when wait times at clinics or urgent care centers are sure to be longer than usual. Even on a busy day, primary care providers tend to be booked solid with perhaps only one or two open slots available for urgent, unscheduled appointment. (more…)
Improving Care for Chronic Illnesses
On October 27, 2016, Senate Finance Committee www.finance.senate Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) along with Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga), and Mark Warner (D-VA) released a discussion draft on their proposed “Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act of 2016”. (more…)
ECHO Treating HIV in Namibia
The Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) http://echo.unm.edu now operating in Namibia Africa, connects remote clinical sites with specialists to provide better care to more people. The Namibia Project ECHO pilot launched nearly one year ago with $500,000 in funding from CDC www.cdc.gov. (more…)
Older Adults Need to Use Technology
Keynoter Ajit Pai, Commissioner, FCC www.fcc.gov, spoke recently at the “Project GOAL” event emphasized the urgent need to move forward and close the digital divide. He explained that the Consumer Advisory Committee at the FCC has had numerous discussions on how to present technology and bring internet access and adoption to older adults. (more…)