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New network formed to provide area-wide care for lung cancer patients in Northern Germany

The Pius Hospital Oldenburg, the Institute of Haematopathology Hamburg and NEO New Oncology AG announced today the formation of NOWEL, the North-East-West Lung Network.

4 Nov 2015

BD reports quarterly adjusted revenues of $3.067 billion for fourth fiscal quarter 2015

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today reported quarterly adjusted revenues of $3.067 billion for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2015, an increase of 39.3 percent over the prior-year period as reported, or 49.1 percent on a currency-neutral basis.

4 Nov 2015

UCSD researchers suggest that cancer-related mutations common in patients with low blood counts

Patients with unexplained low blood counts and abnormally mutated cells who do not fit the diagnostic criteria for recognized blood cancers should be described as having clonal cytopenias of undetermined significance (CCUS), suggest University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers in a recent paper published in the journal Blood.

4 Nov 2015

Medigus announces CMS’ publication of fee schedules for endoscopic fundoplication procedures under CPT code 43210 effective January 2016

Medigus Ltd., a medical device company developing minimally invasive endosurgical tools and a leader in direct visualization technology, today announced that following the American Medical Association’s (AMA) decision earlier this year to create a new Category I Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code for esophagogastric fundoplast...

3 Nov 2015

Ingenza and Imperial researchers work together to improve nasogastric feeding tube placement

Ingenza has teamed up with clinical scientists at Imperial College London to trial an improved diagnostic assay for confirming nasogastric (NG) tube placement. Professor George Hanna, Director of the National Institute for Health Research Diagnostic Evidence Co-operative London at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which specialises in In Vitro Diagnostics, explained: “Correct placement of NG tubes is vital, as accidental insertion of the tube into the lung instead of the gut can have serious consequences.

3 Nov 2015

Researchers develop biochemical trick that can extend lifespan of peptides

Researchers at University of the Pacific have developed a biochemical trick that can significantly extend the lifespan of peptides, smaller cousins of proteins. The finding opens up new possibilities for creating peptides to treat cancer, infertility and other conditions.

3 Nov 2015

African-Americans who did not engage in exercise nearly twice as likely to abuse alcohol

A large-scale survey of African-American men and women found that those who rarely or never exercised had about twice the odds of abusing alcohol than those who exercised frequently, a finding that could have implications across all groups.

3 Nov 2015

Personal anxiety, mass media coverage interact to determine what people remember about specific disease

The health facts presented by mass media in the midst of a disease outbreak are likely to influence what we remember about the disease -- new research suggests that the same mass media coverage may also influence the facts that we forget.

2 Nov 2015

IQWiG finds certain benefit for pulse oximetry screening in newborns with congenital heart defects

There is a hint of a benefit of pulse oximetry screening as an add-on test to existing standard examinations for detection of critical congenital heart defects in newborns: More cases are detected by additional screening than by the two clinical examinations U1 and U2 alone. This means that newborns can be treated at an early stage and may be protected from severe late complications.

31 Oct 2015

Researchers use strain-gauge plethysmography system to assess cerebral outflow in microgravity

On Earth, blood flows down from a person's brain back toward the heart thanks in part to gravity, but very little is known about how this flow happens in microgravity.

31 Oct 2015

CarePoint Health – Bayonne Medical Center named ACR-designated center for lung cancer screening

CarePoint Health, a fully integrated healthcare system that provides quality, patient-focused healthcare to residents of the Hudson County region, today announced that CarePoint Health – Bayonne Medical Center has been named an American College of Radiology designated center for lung cancer screening, making it the second facility in Hudson County (after CarePoint Health – Christ Hospital) to receive this designation.

31 Oct 2015

Loughborough University's lab-in-a-briefcase may boost cancer detection rates in developing countries

Academics at Loughborough University hope to boost early detection rates of cancer in developing countries with their portable lab-in-a-briefcase that can operate even at high temperatures.

31 Oct 2015

New study lays out a case for recognizing nonsuicidal self-injury disorder

Self-injury so often occurs in private, an important reason why solid statistics are hard to come by. But researchers estimate between 10 and 40 percent of adolescents, and up to 10 percent of adults, harm themselves physically - usually by cutting or burning their skin.

31 Oct 2015

World’s first mini synchrotron inaugurated at Technical University of Munich

For some years now it has been possible to generate high-brilliance X-rays using ring-shaped particle accelerators. However, such installations are several hundred meters in diameter and cost billions of euros.

31 Oct 2015

Routine clinical features may aid BVFTD diagnostic accuracy

Researchers have identified clinical features that can help determine which patients assessed for behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia are most likely to actually have the condition.

30 Oct 2015

UTMB scientists work with InBios International to develop novel diagnostic test for chikungunya

A novel and affordable diagnostic test for chikungunya will soon be available thanks to the work of researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in partnership with a commercial lab.

30 Oct 2015

Semler Scientific's revenue up 74% in third quarter 2015

Semler Scientific, Inc., a company that provides diagnostic and testing services to healthcare insurers and physician groups, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

30 Oct 2015

Patients with achilles tendon disorders fare better with conservative treatment

Achilles tendon disorders are common and often misdiagnosed, with about 25 percent of ruptures missed during initial examination, but the prognosis is favorable for the vast majority of patients, according to researchers from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and the Rothman Institute of Jefferson Medical College.

30 Oct 2015

Reptile food causes allergic reactions

Reptiles are often chosen as pets when an allergy risk exists within a family and the choice is made to avoid potentially allergenic pets such as dogs, cats or guinea pigs.

30 Oct 2015

New single-agent phototherapy system may form valuable new tool to combat cancer

Researchers at Oregon State University today announced an important advance in the field of cancer imaging and phototherapy, using a single-agent system that may ultimately change the efficacy of cancer surgery and treatment around the world.

30 Oct 2015

Diagnostic News and Research

New network formed to provide area-wide care for lung cancer patients in Northern Germany

BD reports quarterly adjusted revenues of $3.067 billion for fourth fiscal quarter 2015

UCSD researchers suggest that cancer-related mutations common in patients with low blood counts

Medigus announces CMS’ publication of fee schedules for endoscopic fundoplication procedures under CPT code 43210 effective January 2016

Ingenza and Imperial researchers work together to improve nasogastric feeding tube placement

Researchers develop biochemical trick that can extend lifespan of peptides

African-Americans who did not engage in exercise nearly twice as likely to abuse alcohol

Personal anxiety, mass media coverage interact to determine what people remember about specific disease

IQWiG finds certain benefit for pulse oximetry screening in newborns with congenital heart defects

Researchers use strain-gauge plethysmography system to assess cerebral outflow in microgravity

CarePoint Health – Bayonne Medical Center named ACR-designated center for lung cancer screening

Loughborough University's lab-in-a-briefcase may boost cancer detection rates in developing countries

New study lays out a case for recognizing nonsuicidal self-injury disorder

World’s first mini synchrotron inaugurated at Technical University of Munich

Routine clinical features may aid BVFTD diagnostic accuracy

UTMB scientists work with InBios International to develop novel diagnostic test for chikungunya

Semler Scientific's revenue up 74% in third quarter 2015

Patients with achilles tendon disorders fare better with conservative treatment

Reptile food causes allergic reactions

New single-agent phototherapy system may form valuable new tool to combat cancer

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