Cuba’s Health Innovations Matter to U.S

“We need to benefit more from several successful innovations developed in Cuba related to biotechnology and health that would help people in the U.S and elsewhere in the world. However, this requires high level coordination between the two countries”, according to Pierre M. Laramie PhD, Executive Director for “Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba” (MEDICC) www.medicc.org located in Oakland California. (more…)

State Receives $7.9 Million Grant

The State of Tennessee is going to receive a $7.9 million grant from the FCC www.fcc.gov to extend the Tennessee Telehealth Network (TTN) http://myttn.org to an additional 400 facilities. The grant is part of the FCC’s $400 million Rural Health Care Pilot Program www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/rural-health-care-pilot-program which makes it possible for healthcare services to be more readily available in rural and underserved communities. (more…)

Michigan’s HAI Surveillance Plan

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) recently released their “Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Surveillance and Prevention Plan” describing all of the HAI activities currently underway and other activities that will be considered if additional funding becomes available. (more…)