China's health reforms revisited : The Lancet – http://goo.gl/fyHQ – (spending to follow??) # http://huff.to/9blxJD Huffpost – Wheelchair fashion shoot. # Healthcare Bill Forces Patients to Rent Ill-Fitting Wheelchairs that Can Lead to Pain, Skin Sores and Loss of Mobility – http://goo.gl/9Kkx # (Good Question) Does care at home mean no care? — Bamji 340: [...]
Archive | March, 2010
EasyJet Sucks – Marie-Patricia Hoarau – 38 – In A Wheelchair Ejected From Flight
Marie-Patricia Hoarau, a wheelchair user, was ejected from an EasyJet flight from Paris to Nice in France because she did not have somebody travelling with her. EasyJet allegedly citing so called European regulations has said that they ejected her because of European regulations. Say what?? They had let her fly before with no issues. All [...]
Handicare Completes Acquisition Of Minivator
Norwegian healthcare group acquires UK stairlift manufacturer Minivator. Handicare CEO, Per Gunnar Borhaug noted: “We never doubted that we would receive OFT approval, but it’s great to have it now so that we can start working together in earnest. This acquisition strengthens our position in the UK, broadens our product offering and will improve our [...]
Sibaya Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-21
Myths and Realities about the Medicare “Competitive” Bidding Program for Home Medical Equipment and Services http://bit.ly/d0QQKw # (This one brings back memories) Sutures versus staples for skin closure in orthopaedic surgery: meta-analysis http://bit.ly/cZAo2k # New deal would see 50% more elderly people in England helped with costs of social care http://bit.ly/c9309q Aging Demographic Market UP [...]
Reversal Of Aging In Human Stem Cells – Possible Intervention In Age-related Disease
PRESS RELEASE FROM FUTURE SCIENCE GROUP March 2010 Reversal of aging shown in human stem cells A team of North American collaborators from both industrial research centers (Biotime Inc, Mandala Biosciences LLC and Sierra Sciences LLC) and academic institutes (Ontario Cancer Institute, Burnham Institute for Medical Research and The Scripps Research Institute) have demonstrated successful [...]
Sibaya Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-14
UK NHS After Hours Low Rating Some Areas – BBC News – England out-of-hours GP care inadequate – http://goo.gl/waBf (yes but it is free?) # Safe in Bed? – The New Old Age Blog – NYTimes.com – http://goo.gl/Nor9 – [Hospital and Homecare Beds Need More Work - Not Isolated case] # Doctors Ego, ignorance, arrogance [...]
German Health Minister Philipp Roesler – To Slam Pharma – (Wheelchairs And Homecare Next)?
New German Health Minister Takes Aim At Traditional Pharma Companies. Newly appointed German Healthcare Minister Philipp Roesler – liberal – Free Democratic Party in likely move to break big pharma stronghold and submit new products to insurance pricing scrutiny and impose an “efficiency and clinical effectiveness /outcomes” pricing performance ratio. Not totally dissimilar to the [...]
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