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Wyden's cancer treatment highlights debate over health care cost vs. personal choice

Sen. Ron Wyden had surgery for prostate cancer Monday, putting himself — through no fault of his own — in the middle of a debate about diagnosis, treatment and bending the cost curve.

22 Dec 2010

State Roundup: New Minn. Gov.'s plans to expand Medicaid could be off to slow start; Ariz. Gov. asks for federal help

Minnesota Gov.-elect Mark Dayton says a nine-month transition to a new Medicaid health care program carries "enormous financial implications" when state finances are already tight (12/20).

21 Dec 2010

FDA approves Medtronic Endurant AAA Stent Graft System for abdominal aortic aneurysms

An estimated 1.2 million people in the United States have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) - a dangerous bulge or ballooning in their bodies' main artery that typically causes no symptoms until it ruptures, which can be deadly - and most of them don't know it. But for those with a known AAA of a certain size, there's a new medical device for a safe and effective treatment option that doesn't require major surgery, an extended hospital stay and a long recovery period.

21 Dec 2010

Presence of CTCs may predict disease recurrence in patients with neck and head cancer

A new study suggests that the presence of tumor cells in the circulating blood of patients with squamous cell cancer of the head and neck may predict disease recurrence and reduced survival.

21 Dec 2010

New study finds 80% of transfer cases in Illinois take longer than two hours

Illinois law states that when hospitals need to transfer trauma patients to centers with higher levels of trauma care, such transfers should be made within two hours.

21 Dec 2010

Group buy program helps hospitals save $81 million

Over the past year, 1,220 hospitals participating in the Premier healthcare alliance's group buy program have identified $81 million in savings through access to high-quality products at low costs.

21 Dec 2010

Wishard expands partnership with SIS to improve perioperative services

Wishard Health Services has expanded its partnership with Surgical Information Systems by adding anesthesia, business intelligence and patient tracking capabilities to its existing SIS perioperative system.

21 Dec 2010

Gastric bypass surgeries performed using da Vinci Surgical System

Friday, bariatric surgeons at St. Vincent's East, Lee Schmitt, M.D., F.A.C.S. and Robert (Les) Miles, M.D., F.A.C.S., of Alabama Weight Loss Surgery, performed two gastric bypass surgeries using the da Vinci® Surgical System, also known as the "robot." Dr. Schmitt and Dr. Miles will be the only bariatric surgeons in the state of Alabama routinely offering patients this minimally invasive option in gastric bypass surgery.

21 Dec 2010

Silence provides year-end update on trading and offer-period

Silence Therapeutics plc, a leading global biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery, development and delivery of targeted, systemic RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases, today provides a year-end update on trading and the offer-period.

21 Dec 2010

New predictive medicine product for hereditary pancreatic and related cancers

Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced the launch of PANEXIA™, a predictive medicine product for hereditary pancreatic and related cancers. PANEXIA is a comprehensive analysis of the PALB2 and BRCA2 genes for assessing a person's risk of developing pancreatic cancer later in life. PANEXIA, Myriad's ninth molecular diagnostic product, is the second product launched by the Company this year.

21 Dec 2010

New study finds racial, ethnic disparities in cancer treatment

Black people with early stage liver cancer were more likely than white patients to die from their disease, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

21 Dec 2010

Robotic surgery as effective as other minimally invasive techniques for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Less-invasive robotic surgery for upper airway and digestive track malignant tumors is as effective as other minimally invasive surgical techniques based on patient function and survival, according to University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers.

21 Dec 2010

Proteins that unlock the mystery of over 100 brain diseases

An Anglo-American team of researchers have made a medical breakthrough after identifying a large collection of nerve proteins that are involved in around 130 brain diseases including Alzheimer’s and autism.

20 Dec 2010

DMN: Lax supervision of residents at U.S. teaching hospitals puts patients at risk

The Dallas Morning News investigates issues of patients safety in the wake of sweeping efforts to reform the health system.

20 Dec 2010

Exciting progress made in MS research during 2010

Exciting advances were made in 2010 in virtually every field of MS research. Progress toward finding new therapies for MS is illustrated by the availability of the first oral disease-modifying therapy for MS. Progress was also made toward finding ways to restore function and improving quality of life and specific MS symptoms through exercise, meditation, rehabilitation and medications, including the first therapy specifically approved to treat a symptom of MS (Ampyra).

20 Dec 2010

SEEK announces new joint venture entity with Pernix Therapeutics for antitussive drug development

SEEK, a leading UK privately-owned drug-discovery group, is pleased to announce the establishment of a new joint venture entity with Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, an integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused primarily on the United States pediatric market.

20 Dec 2010

U of A student wins annual master's thesis competition for research on light-sensitive drug for prostate cancer

The future of cancer treatment and a University of Alberta graduate student's personal career prospects are looking bright. Weiyang Liu beat competitors from 80 of the best university graduate schools in western North America with his master's thesis on the use of a light-sensitive drug to treat prostate cancer.

20 Dec 2010

GSI scientists irradiate human tumor tissue to enhance ion beam therapy

Cancer treatment with ion beams developed at GSI is characterized by an excellent cure rate and only minor side effects. The therapy has been routinely in use for a little over one year.

20 Dec 2010

Arthrosurface conducts first knee procedure based on HemiCAP platform technology

Arthrosurface, Inc., the developer of less-invasive joint resurfacing systems, announced that it has performed its first biological knee procedure based on the company's proven HemiCAP® platform technology.

19 Dec 2010

Nose job gone horribly wrong

A case presented to the Southwark Coroner’s Court heard that doctors continued operating on Kelly McLure, 31, after she suffered her cardiac arrest at the private Belvedere Hospital, in Kent. The paramedics were kept waiting for 45 minutes despite insisting on taking her straight to A&E. However her surgeons Dr Edward Latimer-Sayer and Dr Ahmed el Sayed Moustafa, the anaesthetist, continued with the routine nose and chin procedure after stabilizing her.

19 Dec 2010

Surgery News and Research

Wyden's cancer treatment highlights debate over health care cost vs. personal choice

State Roundup: New Minn. Gov.'s plans to expand Medicaid could be off to slow start; Ariz. Gov. asks for federal help

FDA approves Medtronic Endurant AAA Stent Graft System for abdominal aortic aneurysms

Presence of CTCs may predict disease recurrence in patients with neck and head cancer

New study finds 80% of transfer cases in Illinois take longer than two hours

Group buy program helps hospitals save $81 million

Wishard expands partnership with SIS to improve perioperative services

Gastric bypass surgeries performed using da Vinci Surgical System

Silence provides year-end update on trading and offer-period

New predictive medicine product for hereditary pancreatic and related cancers

New study finds racial, ethnic disparities in cancer treatment

Robotic surgery as effective as other minimally invasive techniques for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Proteins that unlock the mystery of over 100 brain diseases

DMN: Lax supervision of residents at U.S. teaching hospitals puts patients at risk

Exciting progress made in MS research during 2010

SEEK announces new joint venture entity with Pernix Therapeutics for antitussive drug development

U of A student wins annual master's thesis competition for research on light-sensitive drug for prostate cancer

GSI scientists irradiate human tumor tissue to enhance ion beam therapy

Arthrosurface conducts first knee procedure based on HemiCAP platform technology

Nose job gone horribly wrong

Why use light scattering to analyze proteins and viral vectors?

Changing the landscape of R&D to build clinical success from the ground up

Sensing a Healthier Future

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