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GP Bodies Support Guidelines For Use Of Patient Records In Medical Research
The two leading bodies representing GPs in the UK have backed a call by the Wellcome Trust for clearer guidance for GPs to ensure medical records can be safely used in research.
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New Severe Asthma Treatment, Bronchial Thermoplasty, Uses Radiofrequency Energy To Improve Patient Quality Of Life
Chronic asthma sufferers may find new relief in a simple, minimally invasive outpatient procedure known as bronchial thermoplasty, which uses controlled radiofrequency-generated heat to treat the muscles of the airways, preventing them from constricting and narrowing. The study, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), marks the most recent phase of investigational trials of the Alair System, the device used in the bronchial thermoplasty procedure. If approved, it would become the first non-pharmaceutical therapy to effectively treat severe asthma.
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New Hampshire's Medicaid Program Almost Out Of Money

"Rising unemployment and spiking Medicaid and welfare caseloads have put [New Hampshire"s] most recent budget to the test just two weeks after its adoption," New Hampshire Public Radio reports. The state"s Medicaid caseload is just 39 enrollees away from putting the "state"s Medicaid budget in the red." NHPR quotes the state"s HHS Associate Commissioner Nancy Rollins: "There will most likely not be enough money. And while we"ll continue to demonstrate we do the best we can. ... I think there will be some tough decisions that the Legislature will have to make going forward." Health agencies and Medicaid providers have had to lay off staff members in response to the tight budget. Also, providers have begun limiting Medicaid services. "Rising caseloads, declining services, exhausted budgets and social service providers who aren"t sure what"s coming next are facts of life at HHS now" (Gorenstein, 7/14). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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