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GNAX, Acuo partner to develop cloud-based, VNA of medical images for healthcare providers

Global Net Access (GNAX), a leading healthcare technology service provider, announces a strategic relationship with Acuo Technologies to develop a cloud-based, vendor neutral archive (VNA) of medical images for healthcare providers.

15 Jun 2011

Ethicon Endo-Surgery receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Advanced Energy Generator

In an effort to help simplify the OR, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES) today announces U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance and the launch of the first ever Advanced Energy Generator made to power both ultrasonic and advanced bipolar technologies and designed for easy set set-up and use in the operating room.

15 Jun 2011

NIH awards $20 million research grant to University of Kentucky

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the largest government funding source for biomedical research in the United States, has awarded $20 million to the University of Kentucky to move research discoveries to health care solutions more quickly.

15 Jun 2011

High number of adverse patient safety events occur in doctors' offices

However, a high number of adverse events, including major injury and even death, occur in private physician offices and outpatient clinics as well. In a new study -- the first of its kind -- researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College found that the number and magnitude of events resulting from medical errors is surprisingly similar inside and outside hospital walls.

15 Jun 2011

Leukothera effectively treats psoriasis in humanized mouse xenograft transplantation model

Psoriasis is a persistent, long-lasting chronic skin disease affecting 2-3 percent of the world's population or more than 125 million individuals. For some, it is just a nuisance. For others, it is disabling.

15 Jun 2011

GlycoVaxyn's Second Annual Science Day to highlight challenges of vaccine industry

GlycoVaxyn AG, a leader in the development of conjugate vaccines, today announced that it will host its Second Annual Science Day to discuss challenges and opportunities in vaccine development on June 16-17, 2011, in Cannes, France.

15 Jun 2011

Studies examine surgery survival odds, hospital readmission risks

News outlets report on a pair of studies related to Medicare populations. The first concludes that the odds for a Medicare patient surviving a complex surgery are improving. Meanwhile, a second study found that better informed patients have lower costs, do better managing their medications and can slow the rate of readmissions.

15 Jun 2011

John Theurer Cancer Center, LRF partner for Philadelphia Lymphoma Rounds program

On June 15, the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF), in collaboration with the John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, will bring together lymphoma experts to discuss the latest practices in the diagnosis and management of lymphoma.

15 Jun 2011

immatics initiates IMA901 Phase III trial in renal cell carcinoma

igoommatics biotechnologies GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company developing advanced therapeutic vaccines that are active against cancer, announced today that the first patients have been vaccinated in the IMPRINT study, a pivotal Phase III trial with IMA901, the company's lead cancer vaccine for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.

15 Jun 2011

Bariatric surgery reduces risk of heart attack, stroke or death

Bariatric surgery can cut the incidence of heart attack, stroke or death by as much as 50 percent, according to a new study presented here at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.

15 Jun 2011

NYU Langone implements biometric technology to identify patients

NYU Langone Medical Center announced today that it is the first medical center in the Northeast to use PatientSecure™ - a cutting-edge biometric technology - to identify patients. Utilizing near infrared light to map an image of the blood-flow pattern through the veins in a person's palm, the digital palm image is converted into a unique patient identifier that interfaces with the medical center's electronic health record system.

15 Jun 2011

Wnt signaling may help target hair pigmentation

A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center has shown that, for the first time, Wnt signaling, already known to control many biological processes, between hair follicles and melanocyte stem cells can dictate hair pigmentation. The study was published in the June 11, 2011 issue of the journal Cell.

15 Jun 2011

Guidelines for pediatric use of polysomnography for sleep-disordered breathing before tonsillectomy

A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline, "Polysomnography for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prior to Tonsillectomy in Children" will be published as a supplement to the July issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

15 Jun 2011

Outpatient gastric bypass surgery linked to increased risk of complications, death

A new study of nearly 52,000 patients found that people who had gastric bypass surgery and were discharged from the hospital sooner than the national average of a two-day length of stay, experienced significantly higher rates of 30-day mortality and complications.

15 Jun 2011

VARI researchers discover protein linked to spread of head and neck cancer nasopharyngeal carcinoma

In a study recently published in Cancer Research, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers found a protein that could help predict the spread of the head and neck cancer nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC); this protein could also serve as part of a treatment strategy to stop the spread of the disease.

15 Jun 2011

Study: Early intervention can reduce recurrences, prevent psychosis

Schizophrenia is a chronic illness that most often comes on in late adolescence or young adulthood and can devastate patients' lives. Many physicians and researchers believe that early intervention can increase the chances for recovery, reduce recurrences and even prevent the warning signs of psychosis from progressing to the actual disease.

15 Jun 2011

Medical malpractice claims in and out of hospitals similar: Study

According to latest findings, medical errors do not happen at hospitals alone. They are also seen in the doctor's offices as well. The study reporters note that about half of U.S. malpractice payments - a proxy for medical errors - from 2009 involved patients seen outside of the hospital.

15 Jun 2011

New FDA rules for sunscreen labels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this Tuesday released new rules that specify sunscreens’ labeling. The rules specify which lotions protect the skin and which do not.

15 Jun 2011

Viewpoints: Romney and 'Obamneycare'; 'fundamental constitutional flaws'; leading vs. following in Md.

Hence the young campaign's most unfortunate new coinage, courtesy of Tim Pawlenty: "Obamneycare." That's the word Pawlenty used Sunday to describe President Obama's health-care law, which borrowed ideas from the reform package Romney devised and implemented when he was governor of Massachusetts. Obamacare plus Romneycare equals . . . Okay, we get it, we get it.

15 Jun 2011

Sangart commences MP4OX Phase 2b study in acute traumatic injury

Sangart, Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines specifically designed to enhance the perfusion and oxygenation of ischemic tissues through targeted oxygen and other gas delivery, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2b study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MP4OX treatment plus standard of care in severely injured trauma patients with lactic acidosis due to hemorrhagic shock.

15 Jun 2011

Hospital News and Research

GNAX, Acuo partner to develop cloud-based, VNA of medical images for healthcare providers

Ethicon Endo-Surgery receives FDA 510(k) clearance for Advanced Energy Generator

NIH awards $20 million research grant to University of Kentucky

High number of adverse patient safety events occur in doctors' offices

Leukothera effectively treats psoriasis in humanized mouse xenograft transplantation model

GlycoVaxyn's Second Annual Science Day to highlight challenges of vaccine industry

Studies examine surgery survival odds, hospital readmission risks

John Theurer Cancer Center, LRF partner for Philadelphia Lymphoma Rounds program

immatics initiates IMA901 Phase III trial in renal cell carcinoma

Bariatric surgery reduces risk of heart attack, stroke or death

NYU Langone implements biometric technology to identify patients

Wnt signaling may help target hair pigmentation

Guidelines for pediatric use of polysomnography for sleep-disordered breathing before tonsillectomy

Outpatient gastric bypass surgery linked to increased risk of complications, death

VARI researchers discover protein linked to spread of head and neck cancer nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Study: Early intervention can reduce recurrences, prevent psychosis

Medical malpractice claims in and out of hospitals similar: Study

New FDA rules for sunscreen labels

Viewpoints: Romney and 'Obamneycare'; 'fundamental constitutional flaws'; leading vs. following in Md.

Sangart commences MP4OX Phase 2b study in acute traumatic injury

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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