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Big companies likely to move employees to health exchanges

A new Standard & Poor's investor report predicted that nearly all workers' coverage would shift by 2020, triggering trillions in savings for them by 2025.

2 May 2014

Medicare proposes that hospitals provide more transparency on prices

In a proposed rule, federal officials lay out new regulations for hospitals that include offering a standard list of prices, the new federal payment rates, observation care and readmissions.

2 May 2014

Findings suggest usage of statins after surgery may reduce risk of prostate cancer recurrence

Men who begin taking statins after prostate cancer surgery are less likely to have a recurrence of their cancer, according to a retrospective analysis led by researchers at Duke Medicine.

2 May 2014

Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital docs implanted smallest heart pacemaker in Columbus woman

It's about the size of a large vitamin pill and, for the first time in Ohio, the smallest heart pacemaker available is being tested at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

From Medtronic 2 May 2014

Polls show continued public skepticism about health law

While slightly less than half of those polled by the Wall Street Journal and NBC think the law is a bad idea, only 21 percent want it repealed.

2 May 2014

Study investigates how nanoparticles could be used to improve diagnosis, treatment of cardiovascular disease

A study to investigate how nanoparticles could be used to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease has received -3 million funding.

2 May 2014

LUNGevity Foundation welcomes FDA approval of Zykadia drug for advanced stages of lung cancer

LUNGevity Foundation applauds the FDA approval of Zykadia™ for the subset of anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) patients with advanced cases of non-small cell lung cancer who have progressed on or are intolerant to crizotinib.

2 May 2014

Custom-made mouthguards outperform store-bought models in reducing risk of concussion in athletes

When it comes to buying a mouthguard, parents who want to reduce their child's risk of a sports-related concussion should visit a dentist instead of a sporting goods store.

2 May 2014

Study shows noncombat-related injury are leading causes of in-hospital admissions for children in Iraq, Afghanistan

Noncombat-related injury-caused by regular car accidents, falls and burns-is the most common reason for pediatric admissions to U.S. military combat hospitals in both Iraq and Afghanistan reveals new study findings published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

2 May 2014

Virginia researchers develop new combination therapy that could potentially treat multiple myeloma

Each year, more than 25,000 Americans are diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer that often develops resistance to therapies.

2 May 2014

Hill panel presses Medicare after IG reports fraud cost of $50 billion last year

Lawmakers from both parties lash out at official who has just taken over the agency in charge of cutting down waste.

2 May 2014

Virginia gov. says legislation is way to Medicaid expansion

In Missouri, the expansion gets a symbolic committee endorsement, and the governor proposes using federal dollars to help pay for coverage for low-wage earners.

2 May 2014

Travel and socialization patterns give greater insight into spread of new diseases in humans

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown how the travel and socialisation patterns of people in Southern China can give greater insight into how new diseases such as bird flu may spread between populations.

2 May 2014

Scientists develop experimental drug that prolongs lifespan in mouse model of accelerated aging

Northwestern Medicine- scientists have newly identified a protein's key role in cell and physiological aging and have developed - in collaboration with Tohoku University in Japan -- an experimental drug that inhibits the protein's effect and prolonged the lifespan in a mouse model of accelerated aging.

2 May 2014

UT Southwestern docs receive grants for innovative studies on lung cancer pathways, drug therapy

Two UT Southwestern doctors have received more than a half-million dollars in grants from the Department of Defense for innovative studies on lung cancer pathways and to test the effectiveness of a potentially less expensive drug therapy.

2 May 2014

Scientists receive $2.3M grant to develop new technology to diagnose cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and colitis

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to develop new technology to diagnose cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and colitis.

2 May 2014

Biotech to the rescue

MIT professor Ram Sasisekharan's three biotech companies — Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Cerulean Pharma, and Visterra — share a similar goal.

1 May 2014

Sleep habits associated with memory in old-age

A new research study led by Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) published in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in May, shows an association between midlife and later life sleeping habits with memory; and links extreme sleep durations to worse memory in later life. The study suggests that extreme changes in sleep duration from middle age to older age may also worsen memory function.

1 May 2014

Human fat: A Trojan horse to fight brain cancer?

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have successfully used stem cells derived from human body fat to deliver biological treatments directly to the brains of mice with the most common and aggressive form of brain tumor, significantly extending their lives.

1 May 2014

Health Law gives boost to U.S. economy

Health spending grew at its fastest rate since the third quarter of 1980 -- a development attributed to the health law's implementation -- and thereby helped lift the nation's GDP by 1.1 percentage points.

1 May 2014

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Big companies likely to move employees to health exchanges

Medicare proposes that hospitals provide more transparency on prices

Findings suggest usage of statins after surgery may reduce risk of prostate cancer recurrence

Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital docs implanted smallest heart pacemaker in Columbus woman

Polls show continued public skepticism about health law

Study investigates how nanoparticles could be used to improve diagnosis, treatment of cardiovascular disease

LUNGevity Foundation welcomes FDA approval of Zykadia drug for advanced stages of lung cancer

Custom-made mouthguards outperform store-bought models in reducing risk of concussion in athletes

Study shows noncombat-related injury are leading causes of in-hospital admissions for children in Iraq, Afghanistan

Virginia researchers develop new combination therapy that could potentially treat multiple myeloma

Hill panel presses Medicare after IG reports fraud cost of $50 billion last year

Virginia gov. says legislation is way to Medicaid expansion

Travel and socialization patterns give greater insight into spread of new diseases in humans

Scientists develop experimental drug that prolongs lifespan in mouse model of accelerated aging

UT Southwestern docs receive grants for innovative studies on lung cancer pathways, drug therapy

Scientists receive $2.3M grant to develop new technology to diagnose cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and colitis

Biotech to the rescue

Sleep habits associated with memory in old-age

Human fat: A Trojan horse to fight brain cancer?

Health Law gives boost to U.S. economy

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