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HHS, SJHH launch integrated Radiology and Nuclear Medicine peer review pilot project

The integrated department of diagnostic services at Hamilton Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton announced today that it is launching a city-wide, integrated Radiology and Nuclear Medicine peer review pilot project.

17 Nov 2012

GlobalPost interviews PATH Malaria Control Program director about global response

In an interview with GlobalPost's "Global Pulse" blog, Kent Campbell, director of the Malaria Control Program at PATH, discusses "achievements in the fight against malaria and what is needed to bring transmission to zero."

17 Nov 2012

GlobalPost interviews director of WHO Stop TB Department about future of global response

In an interview with GlobalPost's "Global Pulse" blog, Mario Raviglione, director of the WHO's Stop TB Department, explains "why the fight against [tuberculosis (TB)] is at a crossroads."

3 Nov 2012

Radiation therapy protocol deviations associated with increased risk of treatment failure and overall mortality

Radiation therapy protocol deviations in clinical trials are associated with increased risk of treatment failure and overall mortality, according to a study entitled, “Radiotherapy Protocol Deviations are Associated with Inferior Clinical Outcomes: A Meta-analysis of Cooperative Group Clinical Trials” to be presented today at the 54th annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston, MA.

30 Oct 2012

World leaders unite behind global polio eradication efforts at U.N. General Assembly

Political leaders, donor representatives, and medical experts on Thursday met on the sidelines of the 67th U.N. General Assembly session "to celebrate polio eradication efforts that have already reduced the incidence of the crippling and potentially fatal disease by 99 percent around the globe," the U.N. News Centre reports.

29 Sep 2012

IVIVC and Biowaivers in Drug Development 2012 seminar to take place in India

UBM Conferences brings to you the two-day conceptual seminar, IVIVC and Biowaivers 2012, taking place from October 30-31 in Mumbai, India.

3 Sep 2012

Interview examines issues surrounding collaborative R&D to advance health technologies

In this post in the Results for Development Institute's "Center for Global Health R&D Policy Assessment" blog, Hassan Masum, a consultant at the institute, interviews Alph Bingham, co-founder of Innocentive, an online platform for crowdsourcing technical solutions, about issues surrounding collaborative research and development (R&D) to advance health technologies.

26 Aug 2012

Ryan's Medicare plan has made him a hero on the right but also presents campaign risks

Ever since the "Ryan budget," as its known, was first proposed in April 2011, there have been competing attempts by Democrats and Republicans to define what it is and what it isn't. Here's the basics from the proposal he offered earlier this year.

12 Aug 2012

SQN announces significant enhancement to EDC and Clinical Trial Management System

Syne qua non (SQN), today announced a significant enhancement to their EDC and Clinical Trial Management System, Syne-clin.

12 Jul 2012

PLoS blog interviews guest editor of journal's series on 'Big Food' industry

"Following the launch of the PLoS Medicine series on Big Food and the publication of the first three articles in the series last week," Clare Weaver of the journal's "Speaking of Medicine" blog interviews David Stuckler, a lecturer in sociology at the University of Cambridge and one of the guest editors of the series, about his research background and some of the issues related to the series.

27 Jun 2012

Implanted device delivers genetically engineered neurotrophic factor directly to the brain

Studies suggest that neurotrophic factors, which play a role in the development and survival of neurons, have significant therapeutic and restorative potential for neurologic diseases such as Huntington's disease. However, clinical applications are limited because these proteins cannot easily cross the blood brain barrier, have a short half-life, and cause serious side effects.

19 Jun 2012

Thermo Fisher Scientific TRACE 1300 Series GC gas chromatography system featured at ASMS 2012

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, is featuring the Thermo Scientific TRACE 1300 Series GC during ASMS 2012. The new TRACE™ 1300 Series GC is a compact, versatile gas chromatography system that is designed to increase productivity and lower cost in QA/QC and routine laboratories working on environmental, chemical and food safety applications.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 21 May 2012

Kenyan AIDS activists protest over unspent PEPFAR funds

"More than 400 Kenyan AIDS activists have demonstrated in the capital, Nairobi, demanding that the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief release some $500 million for HIV programs in Kenya that is stuck in the pipeline," PlusNews reports.

27 Apr 2012

Thermo Fisher Scientific first quarter revenues increase 14% to record $3.10 billion

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 25 Apr 2012

USAID Administrator Shah launches social media campaign to garner support to improve child health, survival

Under the slogan "Every Child Deserves a Fifth Birthday," USAID on Monday launched a social media campaign featuring childhood photos of celebrities, global health leaders and lawmakers, with the aim of "building support to fight preventable deaths of children," CQ HealthBeat reports.

25 Apr 2012

U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator tells GlobalPost State Department reviewing nearly $1.5B in unused PEPFAR funding

Prompted by an inquiry from GlobalPost, U.S. officials have said the Obama administration called for a $550 million reduction -- an 11 percent cut -- for its global AIDS program in its FY 2013 budget request because the "government didn't need more money because there has been nearly $1.5 billion stuck in the pipeline for 18 months or more," GlobalPost reports.

20 Apr 2012

Thermo Fisher launches innovations that enable customers to improve lab productivity

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced innovations that enable customers to improve laboratory productivity - by delivering results faster and with greater accuracy - while extending the boundaries of routine analysis. During Pittcon, being held from March 11-15, in Orlando, the company will showcase its scale and depth of capabilities across its three premier brands: Thermo Scientific, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 13 Mar 2012

Bishops plan united front campaign against contraception rule

While most of the public favors the Obama administration's contraception compromise, the Catholic bishops will launch TV and radio ads against the mandate.

16 Feb 2012

Hospitals: N.Y. Times finds aggressive debt collection despite charity care rules

New York's charity care system, partly financed by an 8.95 percent surcharge on hospital bills, is one of the most complicated in the nation, but many states have wrestled with aggressive debt collection by hospitals in recent years. Like New York, several passed laws curbing hospitals' pursuit of unpaid bills, including Illinois, California and Minnesota.

14 Feb 2012

Aquilent awarded new IT contracts by the HHS

Aquilent, the recognized leading provider of Web-based solutions shaping the next generation of technology for the federal government, today announced it has been awarded more than a dozen new contracts within the past several months supporting numerous operating divisions and programs within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

24 Jan 2012