NIH ranked No. 1 for older workers

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: June 19, 2013
Tags: aarp, bethesda, maryland, maryland news connection, national institutes of health, nih

The National Institutes of Health, of Bethesda, has been ranked No. 1 of the nation’s 50 best employers for workers 50 years old and older by the AARP, for its efforts to retain, retrain and engage older workers.

Bethesda-based Chindex opens hospital in China

BY: Daily Record Staff
POSTED: June 19, 2013
Tags: bethesda, China, chindex, Health Care, hospital, maryland, news briefs

Chindex International Inc., of Bethesda, a provider of Western health care products and services in China, announced the opening of its Beijing United Family Rehabilitation Hospital.

Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: June 19, 2013
Tags: drugs, Health Care, health care news, medication, medicine, prescription

TRENTON, N.J. — If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude. The new findings by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics [...]

Medical research grants harder to come by

BY: Alissa Gulin
POSTED: June 16, 2013
Tags: breaking news, grants, Health Care, maryland, medical, medicine, research, University of Maryland, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Researchers work to better understand neurological differences between males and females in the laboratory of Dr. Margaret McCarthy (left), professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Margaret McCarthy’s laboratory is like a small business.

Health care coverage may be unaffordable for low-wage workers

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: June 13, 2013
Tags: Economy, employees, Government, Health Care, low-wage, president obama

WASHINGTON — It’s called the Affordable Care Act, but President Barack Obama’s health care law may turn out to be unaffordable for many low-wage workers, including employees at big chain restaurants, retail stores and hotels. That might seem strange since the law requires medium-sized and large employers to offer “affordable” coverage or face fines. But [...]

Study: Universal coverage could lead to fewer grads

BY: Alissa Gulin
POSTED: June 11, 2013
Tags: breaking news, college, Education, finance, Health Care, maryland, News, research, students, study

There’s plenty of fog surrounding the consequences of health care reform: What will happen to insurance premiums? What about Medicaid eligibility? Will hospital expenses ultimately increase or decrease?

Feds now back morning-after pills for all girls

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: June 11, 2013
Tags: contraception, food and drug administration, Government, Health Care, health care news, justice department, morning after pill

NEW YORK — After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration said it will comply with a judge’s order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions. But in doing so, at least one opponent [...]