Government suffers new health bill defeat in Lords
The House of Lords votes 244 to 240 against part of the Government's controversial NHS reforms. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Obama Administration boosts Alzheimer’s funding
The Obama Administration announced new efforts to fight Alzheimer’s disease on Feb. 7, including immediately making an additional $50 million available for Alzheimer’s research. In addition, the administration said that its FY 2013 budget will boost funding for Alzheimer’s research by $80 million. (Source: CMIO.net: The News Weekly for Health IT Executives)