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Modelling the biological mesoscale: an interview with Professor Art Olson

The biological mesoscale range includes biological structures that range from 10 to 100 nanometers (billionths of a meter). Structures in this size range include viruses, cellular organelles, large molecular complexes, and any other internal cellular environments within that range.

18 Jan 2015

GI Partners acquires Logibec from OMERS Private Equity

GI Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm, announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Logibec, Inc., a Canadian healthcare IT company, from OMERS Private Equity.

16 Jan 2015

Mobile diagnosis device to help reduce unnecessary antibiotics prescribing

New biosensor-based technology could help to reduce the over-prescribing of antibiotics by giving GPs and other frontline healthcare staff an accurate and fast method of identifying the nature of infectious diseases.

15 Jan 2015

Philips, MIT team up to allow health care researchers to tap into critical care patient data

Royal Philips today announced a new initiative with Massachusetts Institute of Technology to allow health care researchers to tap into one of the largest data sources available for research into critical care.

From Philips Healthcare 15 Jan 2015

Therapy Box releases app that allows people with limited vocal ability to use own voices

The UK-based Therapy Box has released the first app that allows people who have limited vocal ability or are losing their voices due to ALS and other disabling conditions to replace generic text-to-speech synthesis with a synthesizer based on their own voice. The app breaks new ground via the integration of ModelTalker, a program developed by Tim Bunnell, PhD and colleagues at the Nemours Speech Research Laboratory in Wilmington, DE.

15 Jan 2015

Philips, Indica Labs partner to offer advanced image analysis algorithms for cancer research

Royal Philips today announced that it will further support oncology researchers' efforts to analyze pathology samples by offering advanced image analysis algorithms from Indica Labs, Inc. as part of its Digital Pathology Solutions offerings.

15 Jan 2015

UH Case Medical Center, ABL partner to design and validate HIV drug resistance tests

University Hospitals Case Medical Center has signed an agreement with Advanced Biological Laboratories, an information technology and diagnostic company based in Luxembourg, to join efforts on the designing and validation of an HIV drug resistance and tropism assay based on next-generation sequencing (NGS).

14 Jan 2015

QDREC software may help find effective treatment for schistosomiasis

For decades, scientists around the world have worked to develop a treatment for schistosomiasis, a debilitating water-born parasite that affects more than 200 million people worldwide. To aid this research, Rahul Singh, professor of computer science at San Francisco State University, has developed software that solves the key challenge of quantitatively assessing the impact of a drug on the parasite.

14 Jan 2015

Interactive virtual human body: an interview with Frank Sculli, CEO, BioDigital

The BioDigital Human is an interactive, virtual model of the human body that addresses huge deficiencies in health education and communication. From diagnosis to drugs to devices, the human provides an engaging way to really understand complex health information.

13 Jan 2015

New way to measure upper extremity movement in muscular dystrophy patients

Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have developed a way to measure upper extremity movement in patients with muscular dystrophy using interactive video game technology. Their hope is to expand inclusion criteria for clinical trials to incorporate patients using wheelchairs.

12 Jan 2015

HLI gains access to PGDx's cancer genomics solutions to expand cancer genome analysis

Personal Genome Diagnostics, Inc., a provider of advanced cancer genome analysis and testing services, and Human Longevity, Inc., the human health information technology and health care company, today announced that HLI will have access to PGDx's cancer genomics solutions to expand its analysis of cancer genomes, including CancerSelect, PlasmaSelect, CancerXome, METDetect and CancerComplete.

12 Jan 2015

Global Vision Technologies announces addition of new agencies to the FAMCare family

Global Vision Technologies - the leading provider of rapid case management software for human services, is pleased to announce the addition of several new agencies joining the FAMCare family. These agencies are from different backgrounds and disciplines and are leveraging FAMCare to streamline and track service delivery and measure improvement and program effectiveness.

8 Jan 2015

BMI SYSTEM joins Veeva Network Partner Program

Veeva Systems and BMI SYSTEM today announced BMI SYSTEM joins the Veeva Network Partner Program. The companies also announced Veeva Network is now BMI SYSTEM's preferred customer master solution.

8 Jan 2015

Capsule Tech announces availability of healthcare's first medical device information system

Capsule Tech, Inc., the leading global provider of medical device integration solutions, recently announced the general availability of SmartLinx, healthcare's first medical device information system (MDIS).

7 Jan 2015

New intervention study examines health outcomes among private-pay home care recipients

Researchers from Harvard Medical School's Department of Health Care Policy have launched a joint partnership with ClearCare, a company that provides a software platform for home care agencies, and Right at Home, senior home care franchise.

7 Jan 2015

Research may provide new route to prevention and treatment of diabetes

An analysis of the genomes and epigenomes of lean and obese mice and humans has turned up a wealth of clues about how genes and the environment conspire to trigger diabetes, Johns Hopkins researchers say.

6 Jan 2015

Jopari Solutions, Noble House partner to advance medical billing and processing

Jopari Solutions, the principal supplier of medical EDI services and connectivity networks to Providers and Payers in Property & Casualty markets, and Noble House, a software leader for billing and claims management for DME/HME, today announced a strategic partnership to advance medical billing and processing.

5 Jan 2015

Adding Tomosynthesis to standard mammography improves breast cancer screening, reduces radiation level

Dr. Lisa Weinstock, Director of Women's Digital Imaging in Ridgewood, said she has added Hologic Low-Dose 3-D Mammography (Breast Tomosynthesis) with C-View 2-D Imaging to enhance breast cancer screening of patients.

2 Jan 2015

SCSM and Phreesia partner to speed up patients’ check-in process

SC Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center (SCSM) has implemented Phreesia, the nation's leading healthcare point-of-service provider, to stay on the cutting edge of patient care, improve the patient experience and maximize collections.

31 Dec 2014

WiserTogether, Best Doctors team up to provide best treatment options for employers, members

WiserTogether, Inc., a healthcare treatment comparison tool, has established a relationship with Best Doctors, Inc., the global health services company that brings together the best minds in medicine to help people get the right diagnosis and treatment plan.

31 Dec 2014

Software News and Research

Modelling the biological mesoscale: an interview with Professor Art Olson

GI Partners acquires Logibec from OMERS Private Equity

Mobile diagnosis device to help reduce unnecessary antibiotics prescribing

Philips, MIT team up to allow health care researchers to tap into critical care patient data

Therapy Box releases app that allows people with limited vocal ability to use own voices

Philips, Indica Labs partner to offer advanced image analysis algorithms for cancer research

UH Case Medical Center, ABL partner to design and validate HIV drug resistance tests

QDREC software may help find effective treatment for schistosomiasis

Interactive virtual human body: an interview with Frank Sculli, CEO, BioDigital

New way to measure upper extremity movement in muscular dystrophy patients

HLI gains access to PGDx's cancer genomics solutions to expand cancer genome analysis

Global Vision Technologies announces addition of new agencies to the FAMCare family

BMI SYSTEM joins Veeva Network Partner Program

Capsule Tech announces availability of healthcare's first medical device information system

New intervention study examines health outcomes among private-pay home care recipients

Research may provide new route to prevention and treatment of diabetes

Jopari Solutions, Noble House partner to advance medical billing and processing

Adding Tomosynthesis to standard mammography improves breast cancer screening, reduces radiation level

SCSM and Phreesia partner to speed up patients’ check-in process

WiserTogether, Best Doctors team up to provide best treatment options for employers, members

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