The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program is an opportunity to experience a year of mentored research training at a top-ranked, NIH-funded research center in a developing country in Africa, Asia, South America or the Caribbean.

Two new funding opportunity announcements from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

A file containing identifying information for every physician in the country contracted with a Blue-affiliated insurance plan was on a laptop computer stolen from a BlueCross BlueShield Association (BCBSA) employee.

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the Senate Finance Committee health system reform bill

Last week, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its 2010 Federal Work Plan.

The Senate Finance Committee approved amendments to a proposal within its health system reform bill that would create a new Medicare commission to rein in the program's spending growth.

Last week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would freeze Medicare Part B premiums in 2010 for 11 million seniors.

New regulations effective Sept. 23, 2009, require all physicians who are covered by HIPAA to notify patients if there are breaches of security involving their medical information.

On Sept. 30, 2009, Duane Alexander, MD, will leave his position as director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.