“We will not just meet, but we will exceed the level achieved at the height of the space race, through policies that invest in basic and applied research, create new incentives for private innovation, promote breakthroughs in energy and medicine, and improve education in math and science,” he said. “This represents the largest commitment to scientific research and innovation in American history.” These were the words of the President in a speech delivered at the National Academy of Sciences earlier this week. He went on to state that the US should increase both government and private investment in scientific research. I have discussed this administration’s committment to sciene and science education. I’d like to include a presentation, I made a few years ago on the crisis in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and the importance of a robust science sector to a strong economy.
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On the Subject of Science, Mr. Obama Gets It
Posted in from The Hill, on Learning, tagged administration, Obama, research, science on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Will Stem Cell Research Stimulate the Economy
Posted in from The Bench, from The Hill, tagged administration, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, ARRA, Obama, policy, research, stem cell research on March 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Statistics serve only to confirm what we instinctively already knew, the Executive Order of 2001 which banned funding for embryonic stem cell research did not reflect the will of the people. (see fig. 7-18) Though we live in a representative democracy, the ignorance and fears of the minority should not overrule the cautious optimism of the majority.
The Fierce Urgency of (Health Care) Now
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, health care reform, health care system, health insurance, health reform, Obama, policy on March 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The “fierce urgency of now” is the concept that President Barack Obama used to explain why he would run for president. Yet it can also be used to characterize his motivation and the subsequent actions in the push to reform health care. With the new legislation, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 coverage for millions was protected or extended.
Obama Makes Giant Steps towards a Full Health Care Team
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, AIDS, DHHS, health care reform, health care system, health insurance, health reform, HRSA, Jeffrey Crowley, Kathleen Sebelius, Mary Wakefield, Nancy Ann DeParle, Obama, policy on March 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Health and the 44th Presidential Administration (Part III). In three nearly back-to-back announcements, President Obama is working prodigiously to fill his leadership roster for health care. Of course, the most newsworthy was his selection of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary-designate of the Department of Health and Human Services. The White House Office of Health Reform, however will be lead by Nancy Ann DeParle who headed up the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services during the Clinton administration.
SCHIP Is Signed into Law
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, health care reform, health care system, health insurance, health reform, policy on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, by a margin of 66 to 32 votes (including 9 Republicans), the Senate approved expansion and reauthorization of SCHIP and today, President Obama signed that bill into law. This legislation was resurrected and revised after two vetos by former President Bush and began making its way through the Congress once again scarcely [...]
The Travails of Tom Daschle
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, Daschle, DHHS, health care reform, health care system, health reform, Jeanne Lambrew, Lambrew, Obama on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Only time will tell as elements of health reform begin to make their way through the legislative process if there exist another health care champion with the political moxie to accomplish what the Clintons could not back in the 1990’s—reform America’s health care system.
Expansion of SCHIP is Approved by the House
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, health care system, health insurance, health reform, policy, SCHIP on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“In this moment of crisis, ensuring that every child in America has access to affordable health care is not just good economic policy, but a moral obligation we hold as parents and citizens,” Obama said.
Health and the 44th Presidential Administration (Part I)
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, Daschle, DHHS, health care system, health reform, Lambrew, Obama, policy, transition on December 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last Thursday, in a press conference from Chicago, President-elect Obama’s announcement of former Senator Tom Daschle as designate for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services was of little surprise. This has been speculated upon and anticipated for weeks since the election.
The announcement of more significance was the formation of the [...]
HHS Will Be Shepherding Health Care Reform
Posted in from The Hill, tagged administration, Daschle, health care reform, health care system, Obama, policy, transition on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Now, some may ask how, at this moment of economic challenge, we can afford to invest in reforming our health care system. Well, I ask a different question — I ask how we can afford not to.—President-elect, Barack Obama
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A Minute of Health with CDC- Step Away from the Cigarette November 10, 2009On November 19, the American Cancer Society will sponsor the 2009 Great American Smokeout. This podcast discusses how quitting smoking is the single best way for smokers to protect their health and the health of their family and friends.
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- Fragile Care Worsened Swine Flu in Ukraine November 14, 2009A frenzy for care in Ukraine has drawn attention from experts bracing for the epidemic to hit Europe, and especially the flimsy health care systems of countries of the former Soviet Union.
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- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. November 13, 2009About 22 million Americans have become ill with pandemic H1N1 influenza in the past six months and 3,900 have died, according to new estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Study in D.C. looks at using HIV treatment to prevent AIDS November 13, 2009The National Institutes of Health and the D.C. Health Department are preparing to launch a study in the District with an ambitious goal: to determine whether aggressive treatment of every adult with HIV could eliminate AIDS.
- Insurance exchange may have loophole November 15, 2009Nobody wants to spend a lot of time, energy -- and taxpayer money -- and end up back where they started. But that's what could happen with one of the principal elements of health reform, the so-called exchange or gateway.
- New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S. November 13, 2009
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- Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks Are Dead. (Long Live … ) November 13, 2009The FDA may be cracking down on alcoholic energy drinks. But there's only so much the agency can do.
- Lilly Gets R&D Chief From Outside. Drugs to Follow? November 13, 2009The hiring is a sign that the Indianapolis drug maker wants to look beyond its own labs for new offerings even more than it's doing already.
- How Industry Spends $1 Billion a Year on Continuing Medical Ed. November 13, 2009Courses for doctors are big business.
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