“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 »
Humpday Humor
Posted in Humpday Humor, tagged cartoon, Obama, policy, political satire, research, science on March 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Tell me me what you think. Was the previous administration antagonistic towards the science, research and development sectors of the American economy?
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.
Humpday Humor
Posted in Humpday Humor, tagged cartoon, health care reform, health care system, health reform, Obama, policy, political satire on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many stakeholders and special interest groups may become uneasy as the Administration makes progress towards reforming health care. Considering the current state of the system, can we really make things worse or is there nowhere to go but up? Leave me a comment and tell me what you think about this week’s satire feature.
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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.
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.
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
Obama Names Daschle to Health Post
Posted in from The Hill, tagged Daschle, DHHS, health care reform, health care system, Obama, policy, transition, video on December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
UPDATE February 3, 2009: Former Senator Tom Daschle removed his name from further consideration for confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services amid criticism surrounding delayed payment of taxes in excess of $100,000.00 and the perception of ethical impropriety due to his former work with health care industry clients at the firm Alston [...]
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A Minute of Health with CDC- Preventing Pneumonia November 5, 2009Of the approximately 10 million children under the age of five who die each year, nearly one in five dies from pneumonia.. This podcast discusses the importance of parents keeping adequate immunization records to protect their children from potentially life-threatening diseases, such as pneumonia.
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- Through 1 Woman, 20 Views of Life’s End November 10, 2009The stories in an Off Broadway play, “Let Me Down Easy,” include Lance Armstrong’s victory over testicular cancer and the tales of some who lost their battles.
- 18 and Under: Fearing a Flu Vaccine, and Wanting More of It November 10, 2009
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- Medical schools revise curricula to adapt to changing world November 10, 2009When Aaron Laviana started medical school at Georgetown University in 2007, he dissected a cadaver in his first week, in anatomy class. Today, classes such as "Physician-Patient Communication" and "Social and Cultural Issues in Health Care" come first. Dissection doesn't begin until month four at...
- Googling can mislead people seeking health information November 10, 2009It always starts out innocently enough -- for example, with an eye twitch. It's just a little tic, but it keeps coming and going over the course of a few weeks, and so I decide to do a little medical investigation online. I plug "recurrent eye twitch" into my friendly search engine and, after sev...
- Living With: November 10, 2009High cholesterol. Early osteopenia. Pre-diabetes. I was stunned by the diagnosis. I had breezed in for my annual checkup last year as a healthy-looking, 125-pound, energetic 59-year-old. Diabetes in particular was a terrifying prospect. My doctor was taking it very seriously. She recommended that...
- Medical schools revise curricula to adapt to changing world November 10, 2009
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- Shocker: Doctor Visits Are Getting Longer November 9, 2009A new analysis looked at visits to primary-care docs between 1997 and 2005.
- Only 1% of Hospitals Are Below Average* November 9, 2009*In the opinion of the people who chair hospital boards.
- Which R&D Sites Is Pfizer Closing? November 9, 2009The company explains its post-merger consolidation plans.
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