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GOP Senate candidate seeks wider birth control access and end to charges of war on women

Rep. Cory Gardner is the first Republican candidate to talk up a new Republican idea of making birth control available over the counter.

19 Aug 2014

Natural killer cells can be used to combat acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have shown that a select team of immune-system cells from patients with leukemia can be multiplied in the lab, creating an army of natural killer cells that can be used to destroy the cancer cells.

19 Aug 2014

Why didn't your health insurance cover your bill?

How many times have you gotten a medical bill for more than you were expecting? Chances are, it's happened before, and you're not the only one who's been shocked at the price tag on a service that your insurance should have covered.

19 Aug 2014

Mount Sinai researchers receive federal funding to treat HCV in primary care settings

With the number of people with chronic hepatitis C reaching record levels in New York City and the recent availability of more effective treatments, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently announced the receipt of $1.9 million in federal funding to increase its capacity to treat HCV in primary care settings.

19 Aug 2014

Implantable heart devices provide same substantial survival benefit, regardless of race

Racial and ethnic minorities who receive implantable devices to treat heart failure derive the same substantial survival benefit from these therapies as white patients, new UCLA-led research shows.

19 Aug 2014

EMP introduces Guardian Angel Personal Safety Device for emergency responders

Emergency Medical Products (EMP), a leading distributor of emergency medical equipment and supplies, announced the addition of the Guardian Angel Personal Safety Device to its growing line of medical supplies and equipment.

19 Aug 2014

CEOLIVE.TV interviews BioElectronics expert as part of its Executive Interview Series

BioElectronics Corporation, the maker of advanced consumer medical devices said that its EVP Dr. Deepak Kotak was interviewed by CEOLIVE.TV as part of its Executive Interview Series.

19 Aug 2014

Experts provide advice on safe fun in the sun

While everybody needs some sun exposure to produce vitamin D (not to mention fun) sunburn and excessive ultra violet (UV) light exposure can not only cause damage to your skin, but sometimes lead to cancer. Michael Marchetti, M.D., of the Emergency Department at Bayshore Community Hospital, and Kevin Roma, M.D. of Riverview Medical Center's Emergency Department share their advice on safe fun in the sun.

19 Aug 2014

FGF proteins play broad roles in wound healing

Mice missing two important proteins of the vascular system develop normally and appear healthy in adulthood, as long as they don't become injured. If they do, their wounds don't heal properly, a new study shows.

19 Aug 2014

Innate lymphoid cells induce specific T and B cell responses during inflammation

In case of an inflammation the body releases substances that increase the immune defense. During chronic inflammation, this immune response gets out of control and can induce organ damage.

19 Aug 2014

MGH-developed microfluidic device may help study key steps involved in development of tumor metastasis

A microfluidic device developed at Massachusetts General Hospital may help study key steps in the process by which cancer cells break off from a primary tumor to invade other tissues and form metastases.

19 Aug 2014

Queen's University scientists make breakthrough in fight against hospital superbugs

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast have made a breakthrough in the fight against the most resistant hospital superbugs.

19 Aug 2014

BRCA2 mutations herald poor prognosis in screen-detected prostate cancer

Among men with prostate cancer detected on screening, survival among those with a mutation in the BRCA2 gene is much poorer than in those without such a mutation, researchers report.

18 Aug 2014

Aging Japanese population driving high CAP burden

There is a high incidence of community-acquired pneumonia in Kochi City in western Japan, which is primarily explained by the large proportion of elderly inhabitants, researchers report.

18 Aug 2014

Researchers use microengineered device to show how EMT cancer cells migrate

Using a microengineered device that acts as an obstacle course for cells, researchers have shed new light on a cellular metamorphosis thought to play a role in tumor cell invasion throughout the body.

18 Aug 2014

Dopamine therapy linked to increased impulse control disorders, daytime sleepiness in early PD patients

New Penn Medicine research shows that neuropsychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety and fatigue are more common in newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease (PD) patients compared to the general population.

18 Aug 2014

HCR ManorCare opens new post-acute health care center in Ohio

HCR ManorCare announces the opening of Heartland of Twinsburg, its 47th post-acute health care center in the state of Ohio. The state-of-the-art 120-bed center is located in Twinsburg and will provide employment to more than 150 people when the facility reaches full capacity.

18 Aug 2014

First Edition: August 18, 2014

Today's headlines stories about the pervasive nature of Medicare fraud and the difficulties involved in fighting it.

18 Aug 2014

Researchers compare benefits of bivalirudin and heparin for patients undergoing coronary stenting

Bivalirudin and heparin are two anticoagulant options for patients undergoing coronary stenting for ischemic heart disease. Bivalirudin, a newer anticoagulant, has been touted as being as effective as generic heparin, but with nearly half the rate of bleeding.

18 Aug 2014

Study to explain how brain reorganizes itself as children learn math facts

As children learn basic arithmetic, they gradually switch from solving problems by counting on their fingers to pulling facts from memory. The shift comes more easily for some kids than for others, but no one knows why.

18 Aug 2014

Hospital News and Research

GOP Senate candidate seeks wider birth control access and end to charges of war on women

Natural killer cells can be used to combat acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Why didn't your health insurance cover your bill?

Mount Sinai researchers receive federal funding to treat HCV in primary care settings

Implantable heart devices provide same substantial survival benefit, regardless of race

EMP introduces Guardian Angel Personal Safety Device for emergency responders

CEOLIVE.TV interviews BioElectronics expert as part of its Executive Interview Series

Experts provide advice on safe fun in the sun

FGF proteins play broad roles in wound healing

Innate lymphoid cells induce specific T and B cell responses during inflammation

MGH-developed microfluidic device may help study key steps involved in development of tumor metastasis

Queen's University scientists make breakthrough in fight against hospital superbugs

BRCA2 mutations herald poor prognosis in screen-detected prostate cancer

Aging Japanese population driving high CAP burden

Researchers use microengineered device to show how EMT cancer cells migrate

Dopamine therapy linked to increased impulse control disorders, daytime sleepiness in early PD patients

HCR ManorCare opens new post-acute health care center in Ohio

First Edition: August 18, 2014

Researchers compare benefits of bivalirudin and heparin for patients undergoing coronary stenting

Study to explain how brain reorganizes itself as children learn math facts

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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