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Research roundup: Ameliorating physician shortages; Patients' perceptions of bias

The authors note that there is a consensus "that the current shortage of primary care physicians will worsen over the next ten years as the nation's population grows and ages and as insurance coverage expands as a result of the Affordable Care Act." They examine whether workplace changes will impact that assessment.

19 Jan 2013

WSU researcher to help determine success of Txt4health diabetes intervention program

A Wayne State University researcher has received a combined $36,000 in grants from the Southeastern Michigan Health Association and Greater Cincinnati HealthBridge, Inc. to help determine the success of a Type 2 diabetes intervention program currently being piloted in southeast Michigan, greater Cincinnati and New Orleans.

19 Jan 2013

Greenway earns ONC HIT certificate for PrimeSUITE 2014

Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., announced today that Greenway PrimeSUITE 2014 (17.0) is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as an EHR Module on Jan. 15, 2013 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT), an ONC-ACB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

19 Jan 2013

ECLS system supports flu patients in their recovery from severe respiratory problems

In recent weeks the intensive critical care units at University Health Network's Toronto General Hospital have used Extra Corporeal Lung Support (ECLS) to support five influenza (flu) patients in their recovery from severe respiratory problems.

19 Jan 2013

JNS publishes data from Providence’s DTRAX Facet Screw System clinical study

Providence Medical Technology, Inc. today announced the publication of the first peer-reviewed clinical paper describing the outcomes of the DTRAX Facet Screw System.

19 Jan 2013

New math model may help predict colon cancer resistance to chemotherapy

Scientists may be able to better predict which patients with colorectal cancer will respond to chemotherapy using a new mathematical model that measures the amount of stress required for a cancer cell to die without harming healthy tissue. The results of this study are published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

19 Jan 2013

Catheter Connections receives U.S. patent for DualCap IV disinfection technology

Catheter Connections, a start-up company co-founded by nurses seeking to reduce deadly hospital-acquired bloodstream infections, announced today the issuance of U.S. Patent Number 8,343,112.

18 Jan 2013

Ceram to develop its Controlled Release Technology for the delivery of selected AstraZeneca compounds

AstraZeneca, a global pharmaceutical company, has signed an agreement with Ceram Research Ltd, the international materials development company, for Ceram to develop its Inorganic-based Controlled Release Technology in a feasibility study for the delivery of selected AstraZeneca compounds.

18 Jan 2013

Macular pigment screening: an interview with Jaquie Finn, Product Line Manager at Elektron Technology

AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in anyone over 50 and globally in 2010 it was estimated to cost $340 billion to treat AMD. The costs are set to spiral over the next 20 years and really over burden the healthcare system unless people start to take preventative action.

18 Jan 2013

Positive data from NinePoint Medical endomicroscopy study on Barrett's esophagus

NinePoint Medical, Inc., an emerging leader in the development of medical devices for in vivo imaging, today announced that data demonstrating positive results related to a new tethered capsule endomicroscopy technology, licensed from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), were published online this week in the journal Nature Medicine.

18 Jan 2013

FDA approves Protein Sciences’ Flublok to prevent seasonal influenza

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Protein Sciences Corporation's vaccine Flublok for the prevention of seasonal influenza in adults 18 to 49 years of age. Diamyd Medical holds about 8 percent of the shares in Protein Sciences Corporation.

18 Jan 2013

nContact receives FDA clearance for EPi-Sense cardiac ablation device

nContact, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company's modifications to its VisiTrax cardiac ablation device, EPi-Sense, now with embedded sensing capability.

18 Jan 2013

FDA clears Zimmer’s iASSIST technology for knee replacement procedures

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal health, today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market iASSIST Knee, the Personalized Guidance System for knee replacement procedures.

17 Jan 2013

FDA clears Sanovas’ Vas Zeppelin Smart Catheter to treat chronic pulmonary diseases, lung cancer

Sanovas Inc., a life science technology company developing and commercializing the next-generation of micro-invasive diagnostics, devices and drug delivery technologies, announced today that it has filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for clearance of the company's Vas Zeppelin Smart Catheter for the treatment of chronic pulmonary diseases and lung cancer.

17 Jan 2013

Study identifies genes for central corneal thickness that may cause eye conditions

Scientists at Singapore Eye Research Institute and A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore have succeeded in identifying genes for central corneal thickness that may cause potentially blinding eye conditions. These eye conditions include glaucoma, as well as the progressive thinning of the cornea, which may eventually lead to a need for corneal transplantation.

17 Jan 2013

EHRs: Quality care versus cost savings, next 'meaningful use' rules

Some say adoption of electronic health records are not saving money like they'd hoped, but that it does improve care. In the meantime, doctor groups want a delay in the next round of "meaningful use" rules that give doctors financial incentives for utilizing such records.

17 Jan 2013

Reviews show little evidence of widespread efficacy of mobile health interventions

"Mobile phone technology is frequently heralded as a solution to many health challenges facing the developing world, but two systematic reviews have found that evidence to back such claims is still largely non-existent," SciDev.Net reports.

17 Jan 2013

UCLA, NanoSmart partner to develop novel cancer drug delivery platform

NanoSmart Pharmaceuticals, a private biotechnology company, has entered into a research collaboration agreement with University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) to continue the development of NanoSmart's novel drug delivery platform for the treatment of cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

17 Jan 2013

FDA approves St. Jude Medical’s Merlin.net Patient Care Network

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the next-generation Merlin.net Patient Care Network (PCN), a secure, Internet-based remote care system for patients with implanted medical devices.

17 Jan 2013

Argon Medical to launch Cleaner15 technology for mechanical thrombectomy procedures

Furthering its commitment to advancing the treatment of patients diagnosed with ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease), Argon Medical Devices, Inc. takes another leap forward with the launch of the Cleaner15 Rotational Thrombectomy System.

17 Jan 2013

Technology News and Research

Research roundup: Ameliorating physician shortages; Patients' perceptions of bias

WSU researcher to help determine success of Txt4health diabetes intervention program

Greenway earns ONC HIT certificate for PrimeSUITE 2014

ECLS system supports flu patients in their recovery from severe respiratory problems

JNS publishes data from Providence’s DTRAX Facet Screw System clinical study

New math model may help predict colon cancer resistance to chemotherapy

Catheter Connections receives U.S. patent for DualCap IV disinfection technology

Ceram to develop its Controlled Release Technology for the delivery of selected AstraZeneca compounds

Macular pigment screening: an interview with Jaquie Finn, Product Line Manager at Elektron Technology

Positive data from NinePoint Medical endomicroscopy study on Barrett's esophagus

FDA approves Protein Sciences’ Flublok to prevent seasonal influenza

nContact receives FDA clearance for EPi-Sense cardiac ablation device

FDA clears Zimmer’s iASSIST technology for knee replacement procedures

FDA clears Sanovas’ Vas Zeppelin Smart Catheter to treat chronic pulmonary diseases, lung cancer

Study identifies genes for central corneal thickness that may cause eye conditions

EHRs: Quality care versus cost savings, next 'meaningful use' rules

Reviews show little evidence of widespread efficacy of mobile health interventions

UCLA, NanoSmart partner to develop novel cancer drug delivery platform

FDA approves St. Jude Medical’s Merlin.net Patient Care Network

Argon Medical to launch Cleaner15 technology for mechanical thrombectomy procedures

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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