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UOHI tests Canada's first in-hospital program to screen and treat patients for diabetes

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is testing Canada's first in-hospital program to screen and treat patients for diabetes, a growing epidemic in much of the Western world. The program is expected to lead to new ways to identify and cope with one of the most important risk factors for heart disease, particularly in women.

16 Jun 2010

Elite medical schools rate poorly on social mission

A new study ranking the social mission of medical schools puts historically black colleges on top and some Northeast private schools at the bottom.

16 Jun 2010

UIC receives $3M grant to evaluate comprehensive process for responding to patient harm events

The University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Patient Safety Excellence has received a $3 million grant to evaluate its comprehensive process for responding to patient harm events at nine other Chicago area hospitals.

16 Jun 2010

“Devastating” evidence against Dr. Jayant Patel

Dr. Jayant Patel, 60, is pleading not guilty to the manslaughter of Mervyn Morris, Gerry Kemps and James Phillips and grievous bodily harm to Ian Vowles during his time as director of surgery at the Bundaberg Base Hospital between 2003 and 2005. In new developments the Brisbane Supreme Court heard many medical specialists give evidence against Patel’s decision to operate on Mr. Phillips in May 2003 who later died.

15 Jun 2010

CLC bio headed molecular diagnostics project receives $2M grant

CLC bio, Ion Torrent, and Aarhus University Hospital - Departments of Molecular Medicine and Clinical Genetics, have received a 2 million USD grant from the Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation.

15 Jun 2010

Oakwood Healthcare selects RL Solutions as partner for infection control and prevention

RL Solutions, makers of innovative and easy-to-use healthcare quality and safety software, today announced that Oakwood Healthcare has selected RL Solutions as its partner for infection control and prevention. A long-time client, Oakwood is currently using RL Solutions products for risk management, patient feedback and medical claims management.

15 Jun 2010

Diversity publication recognizes UH as a leader among health care institutions

DiversityInc, a leading publication on diversity and business, has recognized University Hospitals as a leader among health care institutions in its first ever Top Hospital Systems listing.

15 Jun 2010

Endosense launches ProForce Registry Study of TactiCath force-sensing ablation catheter

Endosense, a medical technology company focused on improving the efficacy, safety and reproducibility of catheter ablation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, has announced enrollment of the first patients in its ProForce Registry. The news marks the launch of the ProForce Registry Study, an international, single arm, multi-center, post-market trial of Endosense's TactiCath force-sensing ablation catheter.

15 Jun 2010

HealthPrize Technologies takes fresh approach to prescription non-adherence problem

HealthPrize Technologies, a web-based software company that motivates people to fill and stay on their prescription medications, announced its official launch today. HealthPrize takes a fresh approach to the problem of medication non-adherence: it tracks users' medication taking and prescription refilling, educates consumers on the importance of taking medication properly, and rewards them for doing so.

15 Jun 2010

Central Washington Hospital improves patient experience with Toshiba' Vantage Titan MR system

In today's demanding health care environment, many community hospitals require imaging equipment that provides a variety of advanced diagnostic exams with features that improve patient cooperation. To offer a variety of high-quality, comfortable MR exams to its patients, Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Wash., selected Toshiba America Medical Systems' Vantage TitanTM MR system.

15 Jun 2010

CombiMatrix Diagnostics receives final licensure documentation and approvals to begin Medicare billing

CombiMatrix Corporation announced today that its laboratory services subsidiary, CombiMatrix Diagnostics, has received the final licensure documentation and approvals from Medicare in order to begin billing for its suite of array-based diagnostics tests.

15 Jun 2010

Comprehensive source for treatment information of atrial fibrillation in the European market

Arlington Medical Resources, a provider of premier market intelligence for the pharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging industries, finds that electrical cardioversion usage patterns in Europe differed dramatically by country in the fourth quarter of 2009. While ECV represented almost half of all cardioversion attempts in Germany, in Spain ECV accounted for only 13% of cardioversion attempts.

15 Jun 2010

Help Conquer Cancer Project taps World Community Grid to discover structure of cancer-related proteins

Scientists have devised a way to automate and accelerate a manual, complex process that enables researchers to more easily discover the structure of cancer-related proteins, and, eventually, formulate cancer cures. This new, automated approach may also help the exploration of other diseases and food-related research.

15 Jun 2010

SIRS-Lab, Analytik Jena partner in molecular sepsis diagnostics

SIRS-Lab GmbH and Analytik Jena AG, also based in Jena, will be strengthened by working together in the field of molecular sepsis diagnostics. As part of this cooperation, Analytik Jena subsidiary AJ Innuscreen GmbH will provide the partner with a platform for automated isolation of nucleic acids with the associated reagent system worth almost half a million euro.

15 Jun 2010

HyperBranch Medical Technology granted CE Mark for Adherus Spinal Sealant

HyperBranch Medical Technology, Inc. announced today that it has received a CE Mark for Adherus Spinal Sealant. Adherus Spinal Sealant is used in spinal surgeries where a water tight seal is required to prevent cerebrospinal fluid leakage from the dural repair. Prevention of cerebrospinal fluid leaks should benefit the patient in shorter hospital stays and fewer post-surgical complications such as reduced pain and fewer infections.

15 Jun 2010

Early administration of tranexamic acid to patients with severe bleeding injuries saves lives

If recently injured patients with serious bleeding were to receive a cheap, widely available and easily administered drug to help their blood to clot, tens of thousands of lives could be saved every year, according to a paper published on-line today by The Lancet.

15 Jun 2010

Depression and other stress-related psychiatric disorders in women may have biological basis: Research

There may be a biological reason why depression and other stress-related psychiatric disorders are more common among women compared to men. Studying stress signaling systems in animal brains, neuroscience researchers found that females are more sensitive to low levels of an important stress hormone and less able to adapt to high levels than males.

15 Jun 2010

Xoft reports clinical benefits of isotope-free electronic radiation therapy for treatment of cancer

The clinical benefits of isotope-free electronic radiation therapy delivered directly to cancer sites with minimal exposure to surrounding healthy tissue continues to be substantiated by multiple publications, according to Xoft, Inc., developer of the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx System. The leading provider of FDA-cleared Electronic Brachytherapy Systems, Xoft provides systems for single-dose intraoperative radiation therapy and accelerated brachytherapy applications.

15 Jun 2010

ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors 48 endoscopy units

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has recognized 48 endoscopy units as part of its program specifically dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy, in all settings where it is practiced in the United States. The ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors endoscopy units that follow the ASGE guidelines on privileging, quality assurance, endoscopy reprocessing and CDC infection control guidelines.

15 Jun 2010

Researchers discover microRNA biomarkers to treat patients with SCLC

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, the Van Andel Research Institute and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare have discovered a biomarker that could help in the treatment of patients with an aggressive type of lung cancer.

15 Jun 2010

Hospital News and Research

UOHI tests Canada's first in-hospital program to screen and treat patients for diabetes

Elite medical schools rate poorly on social mission

UIC receives $3M grant to evaluate comprehensive process for responding to patient harm events

“Devastating” evidence against Dr. Jayant Patel

CLC bio headed molecular diagnostics project receives $2M grant

Oakwood Healthcare selects RL Solutions as partner for infection control and prevention

Diversity publication recognizes UH as a leader among health care institutions

Endosense launches ProForce Registry Study of TactiCath force-sensing ablation catheter

HealthPrize Technologies takes fresh approach to prescription non-adherence problem

Central Washington Hospital improves patient experience with Toshiba' Vantage Titan MR system

CombiMatrix Diagnostics receives final licensure documentation and approvals to begin Medicare billing

Comprehensive source for treatment information of atrial fibrillation in the European market

Help Conquer Cancer Project taps World Community Grid to discover structure of cancer-related proteins

SIRS-Lab, Analytik Jena partner in molecular sepsis diagnostics

HyperBranch Medical Technology granted CE Mark for Adherus Spinal Sealant

Early administration of tranexamic acid to patients with severe bleeding injuries saves lives

Depression and other stress-related psychiatric disorders in women may have biological basis: Research

Xoft reports clinical benefits of isotope-free electronic radiation therapy for treatment of cancer

ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program honors 48 endoscopy units

Researchers discover microRNA biomarkers to treat patients with SCLC

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