AHRQ Press Releases http://www.ahrq.gov/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 EDT AHRQ and American College of Cardiology Collaborate on Study of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2010/accicdpr.htm A $3.5 million research project that will study the long-term benefits and risks of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) in patients at risk of death from ventricular fibrillation will be supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the two groups announced today. More

]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EDT Non-surgical Method for Diagnosing Breast Cancer Safe, Nearly as Effective as Surgical Biopsy, New Report Finds http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2009/coreneedlepr.htm Some methods of minimally invasive biopsy for breast cancer are nearly as accurate as surgical biopsy but have much less risk of harms, according to a new report funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). More

]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EDT HHS Secretary Appoints Members to AHRQ National Advisory Council: Council Scheduled to Meet on November 13 http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2009/nac1113pr.htm Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appointed seven new members to the National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The council provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary and the director of the agency on priorities for a national health services research agenda. More

]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EDT HHS Awards $17 Million in a New National Initiative to Fight Health Care-Associated Infections http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2009/haifund.htm . More

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