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Greater evidence-based help needed for depressed workers - New report from The Work Foundation

A report from Lancaster University’s Work Foundation recommends that in order to improve both productivity and health and wellbeing among those of working age, more concerted action must be taken to support people with depression to stay in and to return to work...

21 May 2015

CVS Health enters into definitive agreement to acquire Omnicare

CVS Health Corporation and Omnicare, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for CVS Health to acquire Omnicare, the leading provider of pharmacy services to long term care facilities, for $98.00 per share in cash, for a total enterprise value of approximately $12.7 billion, which includes approximately $2.3 billion in debt.

21 May 2015

CSGI joins with two California hospitals to eradicate deadly Clostridium difficile infections

Clean Sweep Group Inc., a Beverly Hills, CA, based microbial disinfection service company, joins with two California hospitals to significantly reduce deadly Clostridium difficile infections caught in their hospitals using ultraviolet (UV-C) germ-killing advanced disinfection devices.

21 May 2015

First-of-its-kind DNA bank aims at advancing research into genetics of stuttering

Scientists at the University of Alberta's Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research want Albertans to give a spit -- five millilitres to be precise -- to help find the cause and a cure for stuttering.

21 May 2015

Scripps Proton Therapy Center reports exceptional results in treating patients with pencil-beam scanning

The nation's first and only proton therapy center to treat patients exclusively with pencil-beam scanning is reporting exceptional results in delivering cancer treatment since opening for patient care just more than a year ago.

21 May 2015

HQO report shows variations across Ontario's long-term care homes regarding antipsychotic drug use

There are major differences across Ontario's long-term care homes in the percentage of residents who are being prescribed antipsychotic medications, according to Looking for Balance, a report from Health Quality Ontario, the provincial advisor on health care quality.

20 May 2015

Celgene to use Cypher's Coral technology to find novel genomic biomarkers

Cypher Genomics, Inc., a leading genome informatics company, today announced a collaboration with Celgene Corporation to apply Cypher's Coral technology to discover novel genomic biomarkers that associate with patient response to innovative medicines.

20 May 2015

Ropes & Gray honored as firm of the year for health care by Chambers USA

Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business named Ropes & Gray the winner of the Award for Excellence, honoring it as the firm of the year for health care at a ceremony on May 19 in New York. The award reflects the firm's preeminence in the health care industry and is based on independent research by Chambers & Partners from 2014 – 2015, citing both client feedback and market commentary from lawyers outside of the firm.

20 May 2015

Teens with slower cognitive processing speed experience depression, anxiety symptoms as adults

Teens with slower performance on a test of "cognitive processing speed" are more likely to have depression and anxiety symptoms as adults, reports a paper in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society.

20 May 2015

Welch Allyn launches third generation Connex Spot Monitor to improve patient safety

Welch Allyn has launched its third generation Connex Spot Monitor (CSM) which marks a major advance in enhancing patient safety through technology.

20 May 2015

Total costs of treatment for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome on the rise

As more infants are born to mothers with dependence on prescription pain medications, the costs of treatment for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) have increased dramatically, suggests a report in the March/April issue of the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

20 May 2015

CWRU's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing receives grant to study multiple chronic conditions

Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will begin training predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers to study people with multiple chronic illnesses in hopes of discovering better methods for managing such a complex combination of illnesses.

19 May 2015

Short course of oral steroids unlikely to provide much benefit for patients with acute sciatica

Among patients with acute sciatica caused by a herniated lumbar disk (a condition also known as "acute radiculopathy"), a short course of oral steroids resulted in only modest improvement in function and no significant improvement in pain, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

19 May 2015

DyAnsys' new non-narcotic treatment solution may provide relief to chronic pain sufferers

Chronic pain sufferers may find relief with a new, safe and effective non-narcotic treatment solution released by medical device maker DyAnsys, Inc. The company announced today that the four-piece system will be available in select doctors' offices and pain management centers.

19 May 2015

MDLGI partners with top GI experts to expand most comprehensive gastroenterology test review service

MDLGI provides hospitals; gastroenterologists; surgeons; capsule endoscopy programs; GI clinics; as well as GERD, esophageal and reflux centers around the globe a unique ability allowing consultation with the world’s leading GI experts for detailed analyses of esophageal function testing...

19 May 2015

University of Denver Announces Dual Law/Healthcare Degree

The University of Denver now offers a dual degree between the Sturm College of Law and University College, where students may earn a Juris Doctor and Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership...

19 May 2015

UTHealth receives supplemental grant to establish Biosafety and Infectious Disease Training Initiative

Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health have received a $100,000 supplemental grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to establish a Biosafety and Infectious Disease Training Initiative.

19 May 2015

Health Care News and Research

Greater evidence-based help needed for depressed workers - New report from The Work Foundation

CVS Health enters into definitive agreement to acquire Omnicare

CSGI joins with two California hospitals to eradicate deadly Clostridium difficile infections

First-of-its-kind DNA bank aims at advancing research into genetics of stuttering

Scripps Proton Therapy Center reports exceptional results in treating patients with pencil-beam scanning

HQO report shows variations across Ontario's long-term care homes regarding antipsychotic drug use

Celgene to use Cypher's Coral technology to find novel genomic biomarkers

Ropes & Gray honored as firm of the year for health care by Chambers USA

Teens with slower cognitive processing speed experience depression, anxiety symptoms as adults

Welch Allyn launches third generation Connex Spot Monitor to improve patient safety

Total costs of treatment for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome on the rise

CWRU's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing receives grant to study multiple chronic conditions

Short course of oral steroids unlikely to provide much benefit for patients with acute sciatica

DyAnsys' new non-narcotic treatment solution may provide relief to chronic pain sufferers

MDLGI partners with top GI experts to expand most comprehensive gastroenterology test review service

University of Denver Announces Dual Law/Healthcare Degree

UTHealth receives supplemental grant to establish Biosafety and Infectious Disease Training Initiative

Leptin resistance not a possible cause of obesity, scientists find

Adolescents with sleep issues more likely to use alcohol, marijuana

Monash University-led researchers call for HCV patients to gain improved access to effective drugs

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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