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Demand of materials used to produce smartphones need to be addressed, say researchers

Many of today's technological innovations from the iPhone to electric motors for hybrid cars require the use of materials - elements - that are scarce or difficult to obtain. As demand for these devices grows, the problem of dwindling critical element supplies must be addressed.

11 Aug 2014

Researchers discover cardiac molecule that could provide key to treating, preventing heart failure

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown cardiac molecule that could provide a key to treating, and preventing, heart failure.

11 Aug 2014

Articles describe barriers to, potential of greater adoption of complex care management

The care of patients with complex medical needs is widely regarded as one of the key factors driving increased U.S. health costs, and it is generally accepted that 10 to 15 percent of Medicare patients account for 65 to 75 percent of all Medicare spending.

9 Aug 2014

Hospitals slow to adopt electronic health records

Few hospitals met strict federal guidelines intended to speed adoption of electronic health records, a new study finds.

9 Aug 2014

KFH/HP reports total operating revenue of $14 billion for second quarter 2014

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries reported today a combined total operating revenue of $14.0 billion for the quarter ending June 30, 2014, compared to $13.3 billion in the same period in 2013.

8 Aug 2014

Scientists analyze genetic characteristics of cancers using multiple genomic technology platforms

New research partly led by UC San Francisco-affiliated scientists suggests that one in 10 cancer patients would be more accurately diagnosed if their tumors were defined by cellular and molecular criteria rather than by the tissues in which they originated, and that this information, in turn, could lead to more appropriate treatments.

8 Aug 2014

Cancer Research UK, CRT and Astellas collaborate to find new drug targets for pancreatic cancer

Cancer Research UK and its commercial arm, Cancer Research Technology (“CRT”), are to join forces with Astellas Pharma Inc. (Tokyo, President & CEO: Yoshihiko Hatanaka, “Astellas”) to find new drug targets in the fight against cancer, with an initial focus on pancreatic cancer.

8 Aug 2014

3SBio enters into exclusive license with DiNonA for development of Leukotuximab

3SBio Inc., a leading China-based biotechnology company focused on researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing biopharmaceutical products, today announced it has entered into an exclusive license with DiNonA Inc. for the development, manufacturing and marketing of Leukotuximab, an anti JL-1 antibody for acute leukemia (AL), including acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), in the territory of Greater China (including Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Middle East (excluding Cyprus, Egypt, Israel and Turkey).

8 Aug 2014

Clinical trial provides women with more accurate way to detect cervical cancer

Jersey Shore University Medical Center is conducting a clinical trial that provides women with a more accurate way to detect cervical cancer.

8 Aug 2014

Longer looks: Kentucky is health law poster child; how to negotiate a lower medical bill; the Ebola outbreak up close

About a year ago, on Aug. 22, a team of inspectors from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unit of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services arrived in Frankfort, Ky., to see if the people working out of a nondescript warehouse there were going to be able to pull off the launch of Kentucky's Obamacare health-insurance exchange.

8 Aug 2014

Infectious prion protein is marker for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

The misfolded and infectious prion protein that is a marker for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - linked to the consumption of infected cattle meat - has been detected in the urine of patients with the disease by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.

8 Aug 2014

New lifesaving product aims at reducing death toll from heroin abuse

A new, lifesaving product aimed at reducing the death toll from heroin abuse — developed by a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy — is in its final round of clinical trials and has received Fast Track designation by the Food and Drug Administration.

7 Aug 2014

New tool promises to reduce deaths caused by heroin overdose

A new, lifesaving product aimed at reducing the death toll from heroin abuse - developed by a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy - is in its final round of clinical trials and has received Fast Track designation by the Food and Drug Administration.

7 Aug 2014

Study highlights day-to-day difficulties nurses face with medical equipment, clinical workflow, EHRs

While U.S. healthcare continues its radical digital transformation, nurses continue to face legacy physical burdens that potentially impact the quality of patient care.

7 Aug 2014

Optical prostheses for blind people

Graphene is viewed as a kind of "miracle solution": It is thin, transparent and has a tensile strength greater than that of steel.

7 Aug 2014

Many hospitals struggle to meet electronic health records deadline and face penalties

Many of the nation's hospitals struggled to meet a federally mandated electronic health records deadline, and as a result could collectively face millions of dollars in reduced Medicare payments this year, a University of Michigan study shows.

7 Aug 2014

Medicare benefits from immigrants, study says

A study by the Partnership for a New American Economy concluded that immigrants make a substantial contribution to the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund -- putting more into the system than they take out.

7 Aug 2014

Z Trim launches soluble dietary fiber ingredient, Biofiber Gum

Z Trim Holdings, Inc., an AgriTech company providing value-added, highly functional ingredients to a variety of industries, announced today the commercial launch of a food-grade, soluble dietary fiber ingredient called Biofiber Gum ("BFG").

7 Aug 2014

Celsion announces financial results for second quarter ended 2014

Celsion Corporation, an oncology drug development company, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014.

7 Aug 2014

Soligenix demonstrates improved immunogenicity and rapid action of anthrax vaccine, VeloThrax

Soligenix, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat serious inflammatory diseases where there remains an unmet medical need, as well as developing several biodefense vaccines and therapeutics, announced today results demonstrating the improved immunogenicity and rapid action of its anthrax vaccine, VeloThrax™.

7 Aug 2014

Technology News and Research

Demand of materials used to produce smartphones need to be addressed, say researchers

Researchers discover cardiac molecule that could provide key to treating, preventing heart failure

Articles describe barriers to, potential of greater adoption of complex care management

Hospitals slow to adopt electronic health records

KFH/HP reports total operating revenue of $14 billion for second quarter 2014

Scientists analyze genetic characteristics of cancers using multiple genomic technology platforms

Cancer Research UK, CRT and Astellas collaborate to find new drug targets for pancreatic cancer

3SBio enters into exclusive license with DiNonA for development of Leukotuximab

Clinical trial provides women with more accurate way to detect cervical cancer

Longer looks: Kentucky is health law poster child; how to negotiate a lower medical bill; the Ebola outbreak up close

Infectious prion protein is marker for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

New lifesaving product aims at reducing death toll from heroin abuse

New tool promises to reduce deaths caused by heroin overdose

Study highlights day-to-day difficulties nurses face with medical equipment, clinical workflow, EHRs

Optical prostheses for blind people

Many hospitals struggle to meet electronic health records deadline and face penalties

Medicare benefits from immigrants, study says

Z Trim launches soluble dietary fiber ingredient, Biofiber Gum

Celsion announces financial results for second quarter ended 2014

Soligenix demonstrates improved immunogenicity and rapid action of anthrax vaccine, VeloThrax

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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