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St. Luke’s neurosurgeon partners with Medtronic to perform first live feed neurosurgery

St. Luke’s University Health Network’s functional neurosurgeon Steven Falowski, MD, has partnered with Medtronic medical device company to promote faster and better product development within the field of neuromodulation for patients with pain and disability related to nerve disorders.

7 Aug 2015

IQWiG examines added benefit of dasabuvir and ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir in different patient groups

Dasabuvir (trade name Exviera) and the fixed-dose drug combination ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir (trade name Viekirax) have been available since January 2015 for the treatment of adults with chronic hepatitis C infection. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care had examined their added benefit in a dossier assessment completed in April 2015.

7 Aug 2015

Removing hesitation to discuss about sex key to improving sexual health of Americans

A drive to find out why the United States has the highest rates of treatable sexually transmitted diseases in the developed world has been the career focus of one University of Alabama at Birmingham infectious disease expert.

7 Aug 2015

Patient-funded trials may threaten to de-stabilize system that guarantees high quality results

In the era of launching Kickstarter campaigns to pay for just about anything, Carnegie Mellon University ethicists warn that the trend of patients funding their own clinical trials may do more harm than good.

7 Aug 2015

BMC partners with RIH, CVS to support pharmacy-based naloxone rescue kits to help combat opioid addiction, overdose

Boston Medical Center has received a $1.3 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to support a demonstration project of pharmacy-based naloxone rescue kits to help reduce opioid addiction and overdose death in two New England States: Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

7 Aug 2015

Hill-Rom Holdings' revenue increases 19% to $475 million in third quarter 2015

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. announced financial results for its third quarter ended June 30, 2015 and updated its 2015 financial outlook. Adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.62 increased 5 percent from $0.59 in the prior year, while reported earnings per diluted share of $0.33 decreased from $0.45. Adjustments to reported earnings are detailed in the reconciliation schedules provided.

7 Aug 2015

Leading public health scholars argue that increasing national focus on precision medicine misguided

The increasing national focus on personalized or 'precision' medicine is misguided, distracting from broader investments to reduce health inequities and address the social factors that affect population health, two leading public health scholars argue in the New England Journal of Medicine.

7 Aug 2015

Study may lead to effective antimicrobial treatment strategies for people with uncontrolled diabetes

Case Western Reserve scientists may have uncovered a molecular mechanism that sets into motion dangerous infection in the feet and hands often occurring with uncontrolled diabetes. It appears that high blood sugar unleashes destructive molecules that interfere with the body's natural infection-control defenses.

7 Aug 2015

Grant program aims to provide oral health care to underserved people facing substance abuse issues

People with drug problems don't often come to mind as an underserved population regarding health care. Yet, because of their substance abuse issues, they often go without essential medical services, particularly when it comes to caring for their teeth and other oral tissues.

7 Aug 2015

New recommendations to improve HIE for emergency physicians

An emergency physician-led workgroup has published five primary and seven secondary recommendations about how to maximize the value of health information exchange (HIE) in emergency departments. The recommendations were published online Tuesday in Annals of Emergency Medicine ("Health Information Exchange in Emergency Medicine").

7 Aug 2015

Urban emergency department sees high rates of HCV infection among intravenous drug users, Baby Boomers

An urban emergency department that set up a hepatitis C testing protocol saw high rates of infection among intravenous drug users and Baby Boomers, with three-quarters of those testing positive unaware they were infected.

7 Aug 2015

Bell Techlogix renews relationship with Maxim Healthcare Services

Bell Techlogix, the leading IT managed services and solutions company, today announced it has renewed their relationship with Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., a provider of home healthcare, medical staffing and wellness services across the U.S.

6 Aug 2015

Pitt researchers figure out how to quantify beating action of cilia

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have figured out how to objectively quantify the beating action of cilia, the tiny, hair-like projections on cells that line nasal passages, the lungs and almost every other body tissue, according to a study published online today in Science Translational Medicine.

6 Aug 2015

Report: Florida falling short on policies to prevent, fight cancer

Florida is falling short when it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Florida did not measure up to policy recommendations in any of the nine issue areas ranked.

6 Aug 2015

Age UK North Tyneside launches professional new care at home service

Age UK North Tyneside is announcing the launch of EveryDay – the new name of its professional independent care at home company – an enterprise which is committed to helping people keep their independence and stay at home for longer.

6 Aug 2015

Hospital physicians rarely identify or address overweight/obesity in children

Physicians and physician trainees fail to identify or address overweight/obesity in over 90 percent of hospitalized children, according to new research from a Saint Louis University pediatric hospitalist.

6 Aug 2015

Health Care DataWorks acquired by Health Catalyst

Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare data warehousing, analytics and outcomes improvement, announced today that it has acquired Health Care DataWorks (HCD), a leading provider of business intelligence for health systems.

5 Aug 2015

MSK and LVHN collaborate to improve patients’ access to innovative cancer treatments

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) announced today the beginning of a unique and forward-thinking collaboration aimed at improving patient access to the latest and most effective cancer treatment advances and highest-caliber cancer care.

5 Aug 2015

Children increase parents’ risk for viral infection

The BIG LoVE (Utah Better Identification of Germs-Longitudinal Viral Epidemiology) study, led by scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine, finds that each bundle of joy puts the entire household at increased risk for infection with viruses that cause colds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses.

5 Aug 2015

Missing follow-up visit to pulmonologist after COPD exacerbation increases risk for hospital readmission

Researchers have found the risk for hospital readmission to be nearly three times higher after COPD exacerbation if a follow-up visit to a pulmonologist is skipped.

5 Aug 2015

Health Care News and Research

St. Luke’s neurosurgeon partners with Medtronic to perform first live feed neurosurgery

IQWiG examines added benefit of dasabuvir and ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir in different patient groups

Removing hesitation to discuss about sex key to improving sexual health of Americans

Patient-funded trials may threaten to de-stabilize system that guarantees high quality results

BMC partners with RIH, CVS to support pharmacy-based naloxone rescue kits to help combat opioid addiction, overdose

Hill-Rom Holdings' revenue increases 19% to $475 million in third quarter 2015

Leading public health scholars argue that increasing national focus on precision medicine misguided

Study may lead to effective antimicrobial treatment strategies for people with uncontrolled diabetes

Grant program aims to provide oral health care to underserved people facing substance abuse issues

New recommendations to improve HIE for emergency physicians

Urban emergency department sees high rates of HCV infection among intravenous drug users, Baby Boomers

Bell Techlogix renews relationship with Maxim Healthcare Services

Pitt researchers figure out how to quantify beating action of cilia

Report: Florida falling short on policies to prevent, fight cancer

Age UK North Tyneside launches professional new care at home service

Hospital physicians rarely identify or address overweight/obesity in children

Health Care DataWorks acquired by Health Catalyst

MSK and LVHN collaborate to improve patients’ access to innovative cancer treatments

Children increase parents’ risk for viral infection

Missing follow-up visit to pulmonologist after COPD exacerbation increases risk for hospital readmission

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