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Senate Panel Advances Health-Care Overhaul, But Battle Lines Sharpen
"President Obama"s ambitious drive to overhaul the nation"s $2.3 trillion health-care system cleared a key Senate committee yesterday. But the administration was promptly buffeted by criticism from some of the industry players and moderate Democrats it has courted for months, calling into question the prospects for a bipartisan landmark bill," The Washington Post reports. This is the "the first time in 15 years a congressional panel has endorsed coverage for all. ò€¦ But the 13 to 10 party-line vote, after rancorous comments by the top Republican on the committee, underscored the mounting tensions in Congress and the country over the president"s signature item. From one end of Pennsylvania Avenue to the other, lawmakers, lobbyists and the president himself all moved quickly to position themselves for the intensifying battle."
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Diabetes UK Shortlisted For Third Sector Excellence Awards
The Diabetes UK Media Relations Team has been shortlisted as one of five finalists for The Third Sector Excellence Awards in the category of Communications Team.
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Researchers Develop Questions To Determine Risk Of HIV/AIDS Drug Resistance
Researchers from the Makerere University hospital in Uganda, the U.S. and Belgium have developed a formula, based on a set of questions, for determining HIV-positive people"s risk of treatment failure and drug resistance, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, most HIV-positive people in Africa rarely have access to viral load tests to determine if they are developing resistance to first-line antiretroviral drugs because the testing is expensive and complicated.The researchers questioned 496 HIV-positive people about:
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Ambulance Of Tomorrow Unveiled

"Smart Pod", ideas for the ambulance of the future - was unveiled to the NHS and the healthcare industry at the NHS Innovation Expo in London. The Innovation Expo brings together NHS exhibitors from across England as well as leading healthcare companies, showcasing the very best of healthcare innovations from the UK and abroad. Smart Pod"s revolutionary design takes the best features from the present day ambulance and combines them with revolutionary new functions including an expandable mobile treatment centre and Smart Infection Control along with a raft of clinical innovations that utilise state of the art communications technologies. The "Smart Pod" transforms into a mini treatment centre, providing fast treatment in an emergency or a major incident. It also fulfils the traditional function of an ambulance, treating patients whilst transporting them to hospital, where needed. The "Smart Pod" is a joint venture between the Royal College of Art and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council who came up with the design following the initial project launched by the National Patient Safety Agency in 2005. Loughborough University also helped design the inside of the pod so that the furniture helps prevent the spread of healthcare associated infections such as MRSA and C Difficile. Professor Jonathan Benger from the research team behind the "Smart Pod" said: "Although NHS clinical staff such as paramedics and nurses, have the necessary skills to treat people on-the-spot but emergency vehicles have not evolved to provide the necessary facilities. Smart Pods includes a range of revolutionary mobile and portable technologies that transcend the limitations of current ambulance vehicles and equipment." Dave Whiting, Director of East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust said, "We welcome this important area of research and look forward to further developing these concepts and systems further. This research is very important in providing practical information that will be vital in future pilot scheme and procurements of the "Smart Pod." " The Smart Pod is in the initial stages of development but could be something rolled-out across the NHS if a pilot scheme proves to be successful. Professor Jonathan Benger and his design team as well as participating NHS Trusts are now discussing the future of these new designs. The Department of Health, UK


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