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Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System recognized as 2014 Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion

The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System is one of nine U.S. health care employers recognized May 15 as a 2014 Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion, an award given by CareerSTAT, an initiative of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions and Jobs for the Future.

21 May 2014

Serious complications due to anesthesia during childbirth are very rare

Expectant mothers concerned about receiving an epidural, spinal or general anesthesia during childbirth can breathe a little easier. According to a study published in the June issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, serious complications due to anesthesia during childbirth are very rare, occurring in one out of every 3,000 deliveries.

21 May 2014

Edison Pharmaceuticals' EPI-743 granted orphan designation for Leigh syndrome in Japan

Edison Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has granted Orphan Designation to EPI-743 for the treatment of Leigh syndrome.

21 May 2014

UCMC's new program supports families with sick, premature babies hospitalized immediately after birth

A new program to support families with sick and premature babies hospitalized immediately after birth was unveiled at University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC) today.

19 May 2014

Umbian announces outcome of new study for U-Sleep automated messaging system

Umbian Inc., a ResMed (NYSE: RMD) company, and leading provider of cloud-based healthcare compliance solutions, today announced the outcome of a new study that shows significant, measurable efficiency gains when using the automated messaging capabilities of its U-Sleep compliance management solution.

19 May 2014

Health law to help some retire sooner

Those looking to leave the workforce before age 65 but worried about losing their health coverage may feel freer to retire thanks to the health law, a new report concludes.

16 May 2014

New paper suggests scrapping the health law's employer mandate

The paper, published by the Urban Institute, makes the case that this requirement will not lead to more people getting coverage because those firms that don't provide it will likely opt for the penalty.

13 May 2014

Luminex announces group B strep as fifth assay planned for launch menu of ARIES

Luminex Corporation today announced that Group B Streptococcus (group B strep, GBS) is the fifth assay planned for the launch menu of its new sample-to-answer system, ARIES™.

From Luminex 12 May 2014

Obama's pick to head HHS draws praise from Democrats and Republicans during first confirmation hearing

Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who has been nominated by the White House to become the next Health and Human Services secretary, also faced tough questions about the health law's implementation and the trouble-plagued healthcare.gov. Her answers revealed some policy positions and what her priorities will be if she wins the Senate's OK.

12 May 2014

Study finds link between long-term exposure to childhood poverty and obesity rates among young adults

A new study from the University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance finds childhood poverty reaches into the lives of white, Hispanic and African-American young adult women, contributing to their propensity to be overweight and obese.

12 May 2014

First Edition: May 9, 2014

Today's headlines include highlights from the first Senate confirmation hearing for Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama's pick for Health and Human Services Secretary.

9 May 2014

'Face of campaign' initially unable to get coverage

It took a reporter's intervention to obtain coverage for a Chicago resident who had touted the law's benefits at a news conference last year but who had been mired in computer and other problems. Other reports look at how free preventive services may reduce health disparities and whether insurers can charge higher premiums to those who smoke e-cigarettes.

9 May 2014

Senate confirmation hearings begin for Obama's pick to head HHS

Today the first of two scheduled hearings will take place for Sylvia Mathews Burwell. Though she is expected to be confirmed as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, she is also expected to face some tough questions about the health law.

9 May 2014

First Edition: May 8, 2014

Today's headlines include reports from a Capitol Hill hearing featuring health insurers' testimony about their experiences with new enrollment under the health law.

8 May 2014

Leica and Affymetrix launch fully automated RNA in situ hybridization assays

Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) and Leica Biosystems announce the launch of Affymetrix' fully automated RNA in situ hybridization assays ViewRNATM eZ Assays on the Leica BOND RX staining platform.

8 May 2014

FDA-cleared BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel now available to detect bacterial pathogens

BD Diagnostics, a segment of leading global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced today the availability of the FDA-cleared BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel for use on the BD MAX System.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 7 May 2014

New e.p.t Preconception Health Test to be available for reducing risk of preterm labor

Today, e.p.t − creator of the original home pregnancy test − announced the introduction of the e.p.t Preconception Health Test, a revolutionary new product that once again puts women in control of their personal health.

7 May 2014

ArQule reports net loss of $7,141,000 in first quarter 2014

ArQule, Inc. today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2014. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the Company reported a net loss of $7,141,000 or $0.11 per share, compared to a net loss of $5,775,000, or $0.09 per share, for the first quarter of 2013.

7 May 2014

Air, surface sampling techniques used by US government effective in fighting bioterrorism, says study

Air and surface sampling techniques currently used by the US government are effective in fighting bioterrorism and potentially saving lives, a Saint Louis University researcher finds.

7 May 2014

Researchers discover genetic risk factor for premature birth

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a genetic risk factor for premature birth.

7 May 2014

Labor News and Research

Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System recognized as 2014 Frontline Healthcare Worker Champion

Serious complications due to anesthesia during childbirth are very rare

Edison Pharmaceuticals' EPI-743 granted orphan designation for Leigh syndrome in Japan

UCMC's new program supports families with sick, premature babies hospitalized immediately after birth

Umbian announces outcome of new study for U-Sleep automated messaging system

Health law to help some retire sooner

New paper suggests scrapping the health law's employer mandate

Luminex announces group B strep as fifth assay planned for launch menu of ARIES

Obama's pick to head HHS draws praise from Democrats and Republicans during first confirmation hearing

Study finds link between long-term exposure to childhood poverty and obesity rates among young adults

First Edition: May 9, 2014

'Face of campaign' initially unable to get coverage

Senate confirmation hearings begin for Obama's pick to head HHS

First Edition: May 8, 2014

Leica and Affymetrix launch fully automated RNA in situ hybridization assays

FDA-cleared BD MAX Enteric Bacterial Panel now available to detect bacterial pathogens

New e.p.t Preconception Health Test to be available for reducing risk of preterm labor

ArQule reports net loss of $7,141,000 in first quarter 2014

Air, surface sampling techniques used by US government effective in fighting bioterrorism, says study

Researchers discover genetic risk factor for premature birth

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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