Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Coverage Of Congressional, Gubernatorial Races Summaries of recent news about
health care issues in congressional and gubernatorial races appear below. House Races Florida: In the 15th Congressional District, physician Stephen Blythe (D), who previously served on a Medicaid advisory council for the governor's office in Colorado, is targeting
health care as a campaign issue, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMemo To ER Docs: Send Young Victims Of Violence For One-On-One Counseling A study of 113 children and teens physically victimized by peers concludes that one-on-one mentoring about how to safely avoid conflict and diffuse threats makes them far less likely to become victims again if guidance is initiated in the immediate aftermath of the attack. The research, by investigators at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPrimary Treatment By Open Reduction Gives Better Results Than Corrective Arthrodesis Fracture-dislocations of the tarsometatarsal joints are often misdiagnosed during initial presentation and are therefore treated with secondary corrective arthrodesis. However, research published today in concludes that 'primary treatment by open reduction and internal fixation...leads to improved functional results, earlier return to work and greater patient satisfaction'.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNational Call For Cancer Clinical Trial System To Be More Responsive To Community Needs Addressing the nation's continuing poor performance in cancer clinical trial participation, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities and low income groups, will require meaningful public involvement in the design and implementation of clinical trials, according to a landmark report released today.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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