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AOA urges all people to focus on vaccination

Back to school is an annual reminder to make sure children are fully vaccinated. But vaccination is a life-long health concern and the American Osteopathic Association urges adults to use the seasonal cue to ensure their own immunizations are up to date.

12 Aug 2015

Janssen signs license agreement with Alligator Bioscience for immuno-oncology antibody

Janssen Biotech, Inc., one of the Janssen pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Alligator Bioscience AB for ADC-1013, an immuno-oncology agent currently in Phase 1 clinical studies.

12 Aug 2015

TEAAM trial finds that testosterone has no effect on atherosclerosis progression

Testosterone sales have grown rapidly over the last decade, but few studies have examined the long-term effects of taking testosterone on cardiovascular health and other important outcomes. This week, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital report the results of the Testosterone's Effects on Atherosclerosis Progression in Aging Men (TEAAM) trial in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

12 Aug 2015

IQWiG dossier assessment finds no added benefit for vortioxetine in depression

Vortioxetine (trade name: Brintellix) has been approved since December 2013 for the treatment of depression in adults, but did not become actually available before May 2015. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care examined in a dossier assessment whether this drug offers an added benefit over the appropriate comparator therapy. Such an added benefit cannot be derived from the dossier because it contained no data evaluable for the assessment.

12 Aug 2015

Orlando Health Heart Institute first in Central Florida to use CoreValve Evolut R System to replace heart valves

Leading edge heart valve technology is helping improve patient outcomes and giving doctors greater accuracy when implanting replacement valves. Interventional cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons at the Orlando Health Heart Institute are the first in Central Florida to use the newly approved recapturable, self-expanding CoreValve Evolut R System.

12 Aug 2015

CVS Health introduces new pharmacy service to help patients manage multiple prescriptions

CVS Health today announced the launch of ScriptSync, a new pharmacy service that enables patients with multiple medications to pick up their eligible maintenance prescriptions in a monthly CVS/pharmacy visit.

11 Aug 2015

Orthocell presents positive data for Ortho-ATI and Ortho-ACI in patients with damaged cartilage, tendon injuries

Regenerative medicine company Orthocell Limited is pleased to announce it has held its inaugural user group meeting in Sydney.

11 Aug 2015

PHA announces keynote speakers for 16th annual Population Health Forum

The Population Health Alliance has just announced its keynote speakers for the organization's 16th annual Population Health Forum. This year's line-up includes noted journalist Eleanor Clift, political expert Mark Siegel, Director of Physician Regulatory issues for CMS Dr. William Rogers, and industry expert and Oliver Wyman Partner Sam Glick.

11 Aug 2015

Sexting, Internet safety climb higher on list of major health concerns for children

With more kids online and using cell phones at increasingly younger ages, two issues have quickly climbed higher on the public's list of major health concerns for children across the U.S: sexting and Internet safety.

11 Aug 2015

Study finds association between food-insecure households and total health care costs

According to a recent study, households that have a tough time putting food on the table face another big challenge. In addition to being food insecure, they have higher health care costs.

11 Aug 2015

World population to increase from today's 7.3 billion people to 11.2 billion in 2100

The world's population will increase from today's 7.3 billion people to 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion at century's end, John R. Wilmoth, the director of the United Nations (UN) Population Division, told a session focused on demographic forecasting at the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM 2015) today in Seattle.

11 Aug 2015

Pediatricians, mental health providers can improve outcomes in children with mental and behavioral disorders

For the past decade, cutting-edge health care providers and researchers have increasingly pushed to integrate care for mental health and substance use problems within primary medical care for children and adolescents.

11 Aug 2015

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University participate in NCI MATCH Trial

The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, in partnership with Wayne State University School of Medicine, is one of the lead academic centers participating in the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) MATCH (Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice) Trial in the United States, set to begin in the next few weeks.

11 Aug 2015

IADR/AADR reports include critical review of diet, dental caries and health policy interventions

Today, the International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) published two reports including a critical review titled "Diet and Dental Caries - the Pivotal Role of Free Sugars Reemphasized."

11 Aug 2015

Seventeen distinguished members of ASTRO selected to receive Fellows designation

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has selected 17 distinguished members to receive the ASTRO Fellows designation. The 2015 class of Fellows will receive the recognition at the Awards Ceremony at ASTRO's 57th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 20 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.

11 Aug 2015

Education intervention can improve physicians’ understanding of transgender issues

The term "transgender" has made its way into mainstream media thanks to Caitlyn Jenner, previously known as Bruce Jenner, who came out as a transgender woman earlier this year.

11 Aug 2015

Older patients more likely to be readmitted to hospital after ambulatory surgery

Patients 65 and older who have ambulatory surgery are much more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days than younger patients, regardless of their health before surgery, reports a new, large national Northwestern Medicine study. The likely cause, based on previous research, is difficulty understanding medication dosing and discharge instructions, as well as cognitive impairment among older patients.

11 Aug 2015

Clinical performance measures address underuse and overuse of care in healthcare settings

Clinical performance measures - quality indicators used to evaluate and motivate health care providers' performance - have taken center stage in efforts to improve quality in health care on a national level.

11 Aug 2015

Case Western Reserve awarded federal grant for nutritious food access study

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $2.3 million to Case Western Reserve to lead a collaborative study of how changes in food options affect residents' nutritional choices and health over time.

11 Aug 2015

Major gaps found in existing evidence for best practices for cleaning hospital room surfaces to prevent HAIs

Tray tables, bed rails, light switches, and toilets: All are common vectors for swapping germs between patients and health care workers. While a new systematic overview in this week's Annals of Internal Medicine points to several promising cleaning tactics of these "high-touch surfaces," there's a lack of evidence as to which is the most effective at reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

11 Aug 2015

Health Care News and Research

AOA urges all people to focus on vaccination

Janssen signs license agreement with Alligator Bioscience for immuno-oncology antibody

TEAAM trial finds that testosterone has no effect on atherosclerosis progression

IQWiG dossier assessment finds no added benefit for vortioxetine in depression

Orlando Health Heart Institute first in Central Florida to use CoreValve Evolut R System to replace heart valves

CVS Health introduces new pharmacy service to help patients manage multiple prescriptions

Orthocell presents positive data for Ortho-ATI and Ortho-ACI in patients with damaged cartilage, tendon injuries

PHA announces keynote speakers for 16th annual Population Health Forum

Sexting, Internet safety climb higher on list of major health concerns for children

Study finds association between food-insecure households and total health care costs

World population to increase from today's 7.3 billion people to 11.2 billion in 2100

Pediatricians, mental health providers can improve outcomes in children with mental and behavioral disorders

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University participate in NCI MATCH Trial

IADR/AADR reports include critical review of diet, dental caries and health policy interventions

Seventeen distinguished members of ASTRO selected to receive Fellows designation

Education intervention can improve physicians’ understanding of transgender issues

Older patients more likely to be readmitted to hospital after ambulatory surgery

Clinical performance measures address underuse and overuse of care in healthcare settings

Case Western Reserve awarded federal grant for nutritious food access study

Major gaps found in existing evidence for best practices for cleaning hospital room surfaces to prevent HAIs

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