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Carestream Health awarded $70.2M contract extension for medical imaging systems

Carestream Health has been awarded an extension of its contract with the U.S. Defense Department that allows the federal government and federal agencies to spend up to $70.2 million for digital radiography and computed radiography medical imaging systems.

3 Jan 2014

Surgeons develop iPad app to capture trauma patient data in low medical resource environment

Electronic health records have become standard practice throughout hospitals in North America, but in countries with fewer resources many front-line clinicians are still collecting data on paper, if they are collecting it at all. But now, surgeons from Vancouver, British Columbia, have developed a way for their peers at a Level I trauma center in South Africa to accurately collect and analyze trauma care data via an iPad app. The study is published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

2 Jan 2014

Smiths Medical gets FDA clearance to market CADD-Solis system with PIB and PCA delivery in the US

Smiths Medical, a leading global medical device manufacturer, announced today it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to market its CADD-Solis pain management system version 3.0 with Programmed Intermittent Bolus and Patient Controlled Analgesics delivery in the United States. The new customizable, infusion system will help healthcare providers overcome challenges in maintaining effective epidural analgesia during labor and delivery or with post-operative pain management.

2 Jan 2014

Tech Collective's IT On Demand program held in Warwick

Tech Collective, Rhode Island's IT and Bioscience industry association, held its "IT On Demand" program graduation on Friday, Dec. 20 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick. All 16 participants successfully completed the program, with 8 placed in internships and 8 placed in fulltime jobs to date.

2 Jan 2014

City National Bank donates much-needed items to Valley Presbyterian Hospital's Pediatrics Department

Valley Presbyterian Hospital is excited to announce that City National Bank recently donated much-needed items to the Pediatrics Department. The addition of electronic, gaming and entertainment systems specifically augments recreational activities that the unit's Playroom has to offer to its teenage patient population.

24 Dec 2013

Big Bend Hospice chooses Allscripts Homecare software solution to improve patient outcomes

Big Bend Hospice, Inc., a leading hospice agency located in Tallahassee, Fla., has chosen Allscripts Homecare software solution to improve the delivery of critical clinical information in the home, enabling the agency to focus on patient needs and better patient outcomes.

24 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 24, 2013

Kaiser Health News staff writer Julie Appleby, working in collaboration with NBC News, reports: "If you buy one of the less expensive insurance plans sold through the health law's marketplaces, you may be in for a surprise. Some plans will not pay for a doctor visit before you meet your annual deductible, which could be thousands of dollars" (Appleby, 12/23).

24 Dec 2013

States, feds struggle to enroll consumers in health coverage

Officials attempting to enroll people for coverage through the health law's exchanges are facing education challenges, website headaches and a deadline of today to get people signed up for Jan. 1 coverage. News outlets provide snapshots in Colorado, California, the District of Columbia, Oregon, Minnesota, Texas, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

24 Dec 2013

RaySearch receives 2 orders for RayStation treatment planning system from proton treatment centers

RaySearch Laboratories AB has received two orders for its RayStation® treatment planning system from the proton treatment centers Seattle ProCure Management LLC in Seattle, Washington, and Princeton ProCure Management LLC in Princeton, New Jersey. The two centers will use RayStation® for treatment planning of proton radiation therapy.

23 Dec 2013

RaySearch Laboratories, TomoTherapy terminate software licensing and development agreement

In 2007, RaySearch Laboratories AB and TomoTherapy Incorporated (now Accuray) entered into a software licensing and development agreement. Under the agreement, RaySearch developed a product named SharePlan, which was launched by TomoTherapy in 2009.

20 Dec 2013

Viewpoints: New healthcare.gov czar knows something about computer bugs; fears about inadequate drug coverage

Seriously, one has to hope the new guy -- Kurt DelBene, former head of the Microsoft Office Division -- brings only a portion of Microsoft's heritage along with him. Aside from the XBox, the software giant isn't known for great consumer experiences. Its products have been maddeningly complex and notoriously buggy, at least in their early versions. Kind of like HealthCare.gov! (Jon Healey, 12/17).

19 Dec 2013

MGC Diagnostics fourth quarter revenue increases 11% to $9.1 million

MGC Diagnostics Corporation, a global medical technology company, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended October 31, 2013.

19 Dec 2013

HIV self-test screening strategy: an interview with Dr. Nitika Pant Pai, McGill University

Conventional health facility based HIV testing is plagued with poor rates of testing and has been around for the past 15+ years. Further, about 40-60% of individuals tested in facilities are lost to follow up.

17 Dec 2013

Arden Photonics BQM-50 Beam Propagation Analyser Compact offers easier way of characterizing laser beams

The Arden Photonics BQM-50 Beam Propagation Analyser Compact, based on a prototype developed by the National Physical Laboratory, offers customers a quicker and easier way of characterising laser beams to optimise their performance.

13 Dec 2013

Transport of bacterial substrates through injectisome observed almost in real time

When attacking body cells, bacteria, such as salmonellae or Yersinia (plague pathogens), inject specific bacterial proteins through hollow, syringe-like structures - called injectisomes - into the host cells. These substances reprogram the cells and can thus overcome their defense. From then on, they can infiltrate the cells unhindered in large numbers, and trigger diseases such as typhus, plague, or cholera.

13 Dec 2013

Experts develop innovative technologies to improve healthcare and border security

With a solemn ceremony organized on December 11, 2013 NCBJ concluded the 85.5 million PLN worth "AiD" R&D project co-financed by European Union. Project outcomes include 3 demonstrators of innovative medical devices (Coline 6, IntraLine, and InLine PN50) and 2 demonstrators of cargo scanners developed to improve security at European border crossing checkpoints (SWAN and CANIS).

13 Dec 2013

Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber to seek 4th term; health care will likely be a campaign issue

John Kitzhaber announced he intends to seek an unprecedented fourth term. In the background, his state continues to experience difficulties with Cover Oregon, the state's online insurance marketplace.

11 Dec 2013

To bridge trust gap, some health law supporters take matters into their own hands

News outlets report on the new approaches and strategies that are emerging as advocates move on from the troubled launch of healthcare.gov.

11 Dec 2013

First Edition: December 10, 2103

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how health law advocates are developing new messaging strategies.

10 Dec 2013

Computational predictive toxicology services available in SafeBridge Consultants

SafeBridge Consultants, Inc., a division of Trinity Consultants, Inc., Dallas, TX, with offices in Mountain View, CA, New York, NY, and Liverpool, UK, announces the availability of computational predictive toxicology services to the biopharmaceutical and chemical industry.

10 Dec 2013

Software News and Research

Carestream Health awarded $70.2M contract extension for medical imaging systems

Surgeons develop iPad app to capture trauma patient data in low medical resource environment

Smiths Medical gets FDA clearance to market CADD-Solis system with PIB and PCA delivery in the US

Tech Collective's IT On Demand program held in Warwick

City National Bank donates much-needed items to Valley Presbyterian Hospital's Pediatrics Department

Big Bend Hospice chooses Allscripts Homecare software solution to improve patient outcomes

First Edition: December 24, 2013

States, feds struggle to enroll consumers in health coverage

RaySearch receives 2 orders for RayStation treatment planning system from proton treatment centers

RaySearch Laboratories, TomoTherapy terminate software licensing and development agreement

Viewpoints: New healthcare.gov czar knows something about computer bugs; fears about inadequate drug coverage

MGC Diagnostics fourth quarter revenue increases 11% to $9.1 million

HIV self-test screening strategy: an interview with Dr. Nitika Pant Pai, McGill University

Arden Photonics BQM-50 Beam Propagation Analyser Compact offers easier way of characterizing laser beams

Transport of bacterial substrates through injectisome observed almost in real time

Experts develop innovative technologies to improve healthcare and border security

Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber to seek 4th term; health care will likely be a campaign issue

To bridge trust gap, some health law supporters take matters into their own hands

First Edition: December 10, 2103

Computational predictive toxicology services available in SafeBridge Consultants

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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