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Prime Healthcare Services named 5th Largest For-Profit Hospital System in the U.S.

Prime Healthcare Services has recently been named the 5th Largest For-Profit Hospital System in the United States by Becker's Hospital Review and is listed in its 2015 10 Largest For-Profit Hospital Systems based on number of acute-care hospitals.

1 Sep 2015

Soligenix completes enrolment in SGX942 Phase 2 trial for oral mucositis in cancer patients

Soligenix, Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing products that address unmet medical needs in the areas of inflammation, oncology and biodefense, announced today it has completed enrollment of the additional subjects, as directed by the Data Review Committee (DRC) earlier this year, into the company's Phase 2 study for SGX942.

31 Aug 2015

DaVita Kidney Care to establish kidney care specialty hospital chain in Shandong province China

DaVita Kidney Care, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE: DVA) and a leading global provider of kidney care services, today announced it is forming a joint venture kidney care specialty hospital chain in Shandong province China.

31 Aug 2015

Bystander CPR can prevent brain damage, nursing home admission following cardiac arrest

Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been linked to a 30% lower risk of nursing home admission and brain damage in survivors of cardiac arrest outside hospital in research presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Kristian Kragholm, a PhD student in the Department of Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark.

31 Aug 2015

Appropriate traffic signs could help improve road safety for bicyclists and motorists

A simple change in the wording of a traffic sign - from "Share the Road" to "Bicycles May Use Full Lane" - could help clarify the rules of the road for bicyclists and motorists, according to a North Carolina State University study.

29 Aug 2015

Patterson completes sale of medical business to Madison Dearborn Partners

Patterson Medical, formerly the medical business of Patterson Companies, Inc., is now an independent company with today's completion of the previously announced acquisition of Patterson Medical by Madison Dearborn Partners.

29 Aug 2015

Global 'Call to Action Summit 2015' adopts DELHI DECLARATION to end preventable maternal and child deaths

The two-day global 'Call to Action Summit 2015' concluded today with Health Ministers and heads of country delegations from 22 countries adopting the DELHI DECLARATION on 'ending preventable maternal and child deaths'. The declaration was developed as an outcome of the high-level ministerial conclave held yesterday during the summit.

29 Aug 2015

Colorado PERA now offers new hip and knee replacement benefit option for retirees in pre-Medicare program

Taking a critical step in eliminating confusion around health care costs, as well as addressing a significant need among today's retired workers, Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association announced it will now offer its retirees in the pre-Medicare program a new hip and knee replacement benefit option called PERACare Select.

29 Aug 2015

Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group physicians selected for Best Doctors in America List for 2015-2016

Sixty-one physicians affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group, the faculty practice of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, were selected for the Best Doctors in America® List for 2015-2016. Only 5 percent of physicians in the United States earn this prestigious honor, determined by impartial peer review.

29 Aug 2015

Researchers examine how patients handle stigma of using medical marijuana

Research recently published in Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Routledge) examines the experiences of California residents who have been prescribed medical marijuana and the stigma they experience from public opinion. The findings indicate that the stigma of using medical marijuana may contribute to the under-treatment of those who might benefit from medical marijuana.

29 Aug 2015

Children with special health care needs in Appalachian region face similar health challenges as metropolitan counterparts

Despite the fact that previous research shows the Appalachian region of the United States as limited in access to health care services, researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found that children with special health care needs in Appalachian areas face similar levels of health status as their metropolitan counterparts.

29 Aug 2015

Doc Wayne Youth Services selected as winner of 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award

Doc Wayne Youth Services, a Mass.-based nonprofit that fuses sport and therapy to heal and strengthen youth, has been selected as a 2015 winner of the inaugural Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award. Other winners in this elite group include Tony Hawk Foundation and Chicago Fire Foundation. Doc Wayne Youth Services and the other winners will each receive a $5,000 award and will be honored at a Sept. 10, 2015 ceremony at RWJF headquarters in Princeton, N.J.

28 Aug 2015

UVM-led research team to study benefits of integrating behavioral health care with medical care

A University of Vermont-led research team has received approval for $18.5 million in funding to study whether patients with both medical and behavioral problems do better when their primary care physicians work in combination with behavioral health professionals including psychologists and social workers.

28 Aug 2015

Mary Naylor named recipient of GSA's Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award

The Gerontological Society of America -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has chosen Mary Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, of the University of Pennsylvania as the 2015 recipient of the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award.

28 Aug 2015

Passport Health participates in clinical study to test effects of oral typhoid vaccination

Passport Health, in partnership with vaccine manufacturer PaxVax, Inc. is participating in a clinical study to test the effects of the oral typhoid vaccination, Vivotif (Typhoid Vaccine Live Oral Ty21a). The study will look at the side effects that could occur when taking Vivotif across the range of approved potencies.

28 Aug 2015

National award presented to seven community health centers for innovation in diabetes care

BD, Direct Relief, and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) honored seven of the nation's 1,200 community health centers with the Innovations in Care Award at this week's Community Health Institute and EXPO in Orlando, Florida.

28 Aug 2015

Nation's first ever Hacking Medicaid Event to be held in Colorado Springs

Health care leaders, entrepreneurs, engineers, programmers and forward thinkers are invited to attend the nation's first ever "Hacking Medicaid" Hackathon on October 23—24th in Colorado Springs.

28 Aug 2015

Proxsys Rx launches medication-focused transition of care program for hospitals, health systems

Proxsys Rx, the nation's largest Integrated Outpatient Pharmacy Provider (IOPP) is expanding its population health management services with the launch of a medication-focused transition of care program for hospitals and health systems.

28 Aug 2015

Smiling Brazil initiative sets example to other nations to eliminate healthcare disparities

Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published a Discovery! article titled "10 Years of a National Oral Health Policy in Brazil: Innovation, Boldness and Numerous Challenges."

28 Aug 2015

Most American schools implement healthy practices to meet federal school meal standards

Most schools in the U.S. are implementing healthy practices to help meet federal school meal standards by offering whole grains, more fruits and vegetables, and reducing sodium content, according to data published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

28 Aug 2015

Health Care News and Research

Prime Healthcare Services named 5th Largest For-Profit Hospital System in the U.S.

Soligenix completes enrolment in SGX942 Phase 2 trial for oral mucositis in cancer patients

DaVita Kidney Care to establish kidney care specialty hospital chain in Shandong province China

Bystander CPR can prevent brain damage, nursing home admission following cardiac arrest

Appropriate traffic signs could help improve road safety for bicyclists and motorists

Patterson completes sale of medical business to Madison Dearborn Partners

Global 'Call to Action Summit 2015' adopts DELHI DECLARATION to end preventable maternal and child deaths

Colorado PERA now offers new hip and knee replacement benefit option for retirees in pre-Medicare program

Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group physicians selected for Best Doctors in America List for 2015-2016

Researchers examine how patients handle stigma of using medical marijuana

Children with special health care needs in Appalachian region face similar health challenges as metropolitan counterparts

Doc Wayne Youth Services selected as winner of 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award

UVM-led research team to study benefits of integrating behavioral health care with medical care

Mary Naylor named recipient of GSA's Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award

Passport Health participates in clinical study to test effects of oral typhoid vaccination

National award presented to seven community health centers for innovation in diabetes care

Nation's first ever Hacking Medicaid Event to be held in Colorado Springs

Proxsys Rx launches medication-focused transition of care program for hospitals, health systems

Smiling Brazil initiative sets example to other nations to eliminate healthcare disparities

Most American schools implement healthy practices to meet federal school meal standards

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