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First triple-organ transplantation performed on young Brenham resident at Texas Children's Hospital

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has performed the hospital's first triple-organ transplant on a 16-year-old Brenham resident. The patient, Taylor Sherrouse, underwent a 13-hour surgery on Tuesday, June 22 to replace her heart, lungs and liver, which had been severely damaged by cystic fibrosis. Taylor is one of only three pediatric patients in the country this decade to receive heart, lungs and liver in one operation.

15 Jul 2010

Hospital for Special Surgery named top hospital for orthopedics

Hospital for Special Surgery has been named the top hospital in the nation for orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report in its 2010 "America's Best Hospitals" issue. Once again the hospital ranked as a leader in rheumatology at number 3 in the nation. In addition, neurology was ranked at number 16.

15 Jul 2010

Study links obesity to poorer memory, brain function in older women

The more an older woman weighs, the worse her memory, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine. The effect is more pronounced in women who carry excess weight around their hips, known as pear shapes, than women who carry it around their waists, called apple shapes.

15 Jul 2010

Evotec to acquire DeveloGen

Evotec AG today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire DeveloGen, a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery of novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of metabolic and endocrine disorders, for up to €14m in shares plus performance-related deferred payments (earn-out).

15 Jul 2010

Mylan to acquire Bioniche Pharma for $550M

Mylan Inc. today announced plans to acquire Bioniche Pharma Holdings Limited, a privately held, global injectable pharmaceutical company for $550 million in cash. Bioniche Pharma will provide Mylan not only an immediate entry into the North American injectables market but also a platform for future growth opportunities. This transaction is expected to be accretive to Mylan's earnings in year one, without accounting for any operational or other synergies.

15 Jul 2010

HHS relaxes some rules for doctors, hospitals to get aid for electronic health records

Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports: "The federal government is making it easier for health care providers to get bonus money for using electronic health records starting next year, but the hospital industry said it still had concerns that too few facilities would qualify"

15 Jul 2010

U-M Hospitals and Health Centers ranked 14th among America's best hospitals

The University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers have been ranked among the country's best hospitals, placing 14th overall for the second consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report magazine. This year, U-M was ranked in every specialty and those rankings went up in 11 of the 16 specialties.

15 Jul 2010

Doctors reluctant to report colleagues for being impaired, incompetent

The Associated Press: "Your doctor could be drunk, addicted to drugs or outright incompetent, but other physicians may not blow the whistle. A new survey finds that many American physicians fail to report troubled colleagues to authorities, believing that someone else will take care of it, that nothing will happen if they act or that they could be targeted for retribution.

15 Jul 2010

Final rules for e-health rewards unveiled

The federal government has issued new regulations defining the "meaningful use" of electronic medical records, a requirement doctors must fulfill in order to gain funds from a $27-billion pot set aside in the 2009 stimulus law, The New York Times reports. "A doctor can receive up to $44,000 under Medicare and $63,750 under Medicaid, while a hospital can receive millions of dollars, depending on its size."

15 Jul 2010

SANUWAVE Health introduces orthoPACE device in Europe

SANUWAVE Health, Inc., an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in the regenerative medicine area, reports the European launch of the orthoPACE device intended for use in orthopedic, trauma and sports medicine indications following CE mark approval last month.

14 Jul 2010

Pall enters new $500 million 5-year revolving credit facility

Pall Corporation today announced that it has entered into a new $500 million five-year revolving credit facility. The new facility replaces the Company's $500 million revolver that was due to expire in June 2011. This transaction follows on the recent refinancing of the Company's $280 million senior notes due in 2012 with proceeds of senior notes now due in 2020.

From Pall Corporation 14 Jul 2010

First Lady, HHS Secretary to discuss new preventive health care coverage under Affordable Care Act

On Wednesday, at 2:15 PM EDT, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will join doctors, nurses, families, and leaders from health community to make an announcement regarding new preventive health care coverage made available under the Affordable Care Act at George Washington University Hospital.

14 Jul 2010

First Edition: July 14, 2010

Today's headlines reflect coverage of new federal rules related to "meaningful use" of electronic health records as well as the latest on the federal deficit, the White House's new HIV/AIDS strategy and other developments.

14 Jul 2010

Medsphere Systems voices support for meaningful use criteria to improve patient care

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of open-source healthcare enterprise solutions, today voiced support for the official "meaningful use" requirements released by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. These recently announced requirements will be used to determine hospitals' eligibility for millions in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus funds associated with deploying health IT solutions to improve patient care.

14 Jul 2010

Circular external fixator enables over 90% of Charcot foot patients to walk normally again

The alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot.

14 Jul 2010

Health care industry does not have routine ways to prevent patient harm, expert argues

In health care reform discussions, talk inevitably turns to making hospitals and physicians accountable for patient outcomes. But in a commentary being published in the July 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Johns Hopkins patient safety expert Peter Pronovost, M.D., Ph.D., argues that the health care industry doesn't yet have measurable, achievable and routine ways to prevent patient harm — and that, in many cases, there are too many barriers in the way to attain them.

14 Jul 2010

Elsevier announces new Procedures Consult Mobile application

Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, announced today that physicians, residents and students will be able to visualize and review over 300 top medical procedures on their mobile devices with the launch of Procedures Consult Mobile. As the use of smartphones increases in the clinical setting, access to mobile resources proves to be an essential tool for verifying physicians' knowledge and skills before conducting a procedure.

14 Jul 2010

Study evaluates physicians' experiences related to colleagues who are impaired to practice medicine

A survey of physicians finds that while most support the professional commitment to report other physicians who they feel are incompetent or impaired, such as from alcohol or drug use, when faced with this situation, many did not follow through on making a report, according to a study in the July 14 issue of JAMA.

14 Jul 2010

Study finds substantial regional variation in treatment practices for older adults with ESRD

There is substantial regional variation in treatment practices for care of older adults with end-stage renal disease, including receipt of hospice care and discontinuation of dialysis before death, according to a study in the July 14 issue of JAMA.

14 Jul 2010

Highlights of AAPM 52nd meeting

The 52nd meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) convenes from July 18 - 22, 2010 in Philadelphia, PA.

14 Jul 2010

Hospital News and Research

First triple-organ transplantation performed on young Brenham resident at Texas Children's Hospital

Hospital for Special Surgery named top hospital for orthopedics

Study links obesity to poorer memory, brain function in older women

Evotec to acquire DeveloGen

Mylan to acquire Bioniche Pharma for $550M

HHS relaxes some rules for doctors, hospitals to get aid for electronic health records

U-M Hospitals and Health Centers ranked 14th among America's best hospitals

Doctors reluctant to report colleagues for being impaired, incompetent

Final rules for e-health rewards unveiled

SANUWAVE Health introduces orthoPACE device in Europe

Pall enters new $500 million 5-year revolving credit facility

First Lady, HHS Secretary to discuss new preventive health care coverage under Affordable Care Act

First Edition: July 14, 2010

Medsphere Systems voices support for meaningful use criteria to improve patient care

Circular external fixator enables over 90% of Charcot foot patients to walk normally again

Health care industry does not have routine ways to prevent patient harm, expert argues

Elsevier announces new Procedures Consult Mobile application

Study evaluates physicians' experiences related to colleagues who are impaired to practice medicine

Study finds substantial regional variation in treatment practices for older adults with ESRD

Highlights of AAPM 52nd meeting

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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