“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. …Continue reading
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. …Continue reading
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. …Continue reading
USDA Funds Grants & Loans
Secretary of Agriculture www.usda.gov Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is helping rural communities provide essential services and in general improve access to healthcare across rural America. USDA is in the process of funding grants and loans amounting to more than $1.2 billion for some new projects. …Continue reading
Apps Helps People with Epilepsy
Epilepsy affects more than three million Americans with some 500 new cases diagnosed every day according to the Epilepsy Foundation www.epilepsy.com. Today, apps are being developed to detect and chart seizures. …Continue reading
Studying Environmental Effects on Health
NIH www.nih.gov has awarded nearly $144 million in new grants to develop new tools and measures to be used to investigate environmental exposures related to child health and development. Environmental exposures are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for mothers and children worldwide. …Continue reading
$5 Million Award to Study Precision Monitoring
With a $5 million award from the Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov, to help researchers and clinicians at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center www.indianapolis.va.gov, the Regenstrief Institute www.regenstrief.org, and the Indiana University School of Medicine http://medicine.iu.edu study how precision monitoring can be used to transform healthcare. …Continue reading