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Haiti Seeks to Recover, Solidify Infrastructure
Six months after the earthquake that devastated the country, Haiti remains a nation whose people are on fragile ground. With much of the infrastructure destroyed and the capital city of Port-au-Prince devastated, life is still far from normal.
However, for some of the nation’s healthcare leaders—those that provided much-needed care during the country’s darkest hour—there exists a glimmer of hope. They are working to transition from the environment of emergency care that developed following the earthquake to a global health village that could provide better care for the nation’s poorest citizens than they could ever receive prior to the disaster.
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Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching
– Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826
The Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster caused the release of an estimated five million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. President Jefferson’s advice seems even more poignant in our increasingly complicated world as the excuses and apologies of corporate executives compete with images of oil covered marine life and fouled beaches.
Committee Hearing Spotlights Diabetes Epidemic in Indian Country
WASHINGTON, DC— Many American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) believe that it is inevitable that they will suffer from Type 2 diabetes, activists from Indian Country told a Senate committee.
Addressing Suicide, TBI and Mental Health Issues Continues to Challenge DoD
WASHINGTON, DC—Properly diagnosing head injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) continues to be a challenge for the military because there is still so much unknown about the brain, a top DoD official told a Senate committee. “Our science on the brain is just not as great as it is for other parts of our body, and researchers are struggling today to find the linkages and to learn everything they can about the brain. Because of this, we are going to see some misdiagnoses,” said Gen Peter Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff.
Collins Lays Out NIH Priorities
WASHINGTON, DC—Finding innovative research vectors for major diseases, furthering partnerships with industry, and ironing out conflicts of interest among scientists are some of the many pressing goals facing NIH. Testifying before Congress last month, NIH Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, discussed those issues, as well as how the agency allocates its research dollars.
FDA Needs Ethical Guidelines for Post-marketing Studies
WASHINGTON, DC—The FDA is in need of a conceptual framework to help the agency evaluate the ethical issues involved in determining whether companies should start or continue clinical trials on approved drugs and in ensuring that these studies are ethically conducted, according to an IoM report released last month.
Organization Representing Physicians Tackles Pay Issues
WASHINGTON, DC—Many federal physicians do not feel they are adequately paid, but also may not be aware of the pay policies of their respective agencies, a survey conducted by the Federal Physicians Association (FPA) found.
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