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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

QD: News Every Day--a break in the health care reform action

ACP Internist's daily digest of news and events continues with updates on health care reform, influenza and other news.

Health care reform
With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, there's not much news out of Washington on the health care reform bill, but it's just the calm before the storm. Debate is expected to start up again on Monday. (Politico)

Influenza
Most of the flu news this season has centered on H1N1, but there's a growing shortage of vaccine for seasonal influenza in one of the populations most vulnerable to it: the elderly. Nursing homes are having a hard time getting enough doses of the vaccine to protect their patients, according to Janice Zalen, director of special programs for the American Health Care Association. Federal officials are now trying to redirect supplies from pharmacies and supermarkets to nursing homes in an effort to alleviate the problem. (New York Times)

In case you missed it ...
Researchers reported today that rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have increased a dramatic 90% from 1999 to 2006, and that two new community-acquired strains of the bacteria have been identified. The study, published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, looked at data from 300 U.S. labs. (Reuters)

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