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Colored electronic wristbands speed up triage of victims during mass casualty incidents

A new system aims to speed up the triage of victims during mass casualty incidents: Instead of colored paper tags, first responders use colored electronic wristbands.

9 Feb 2015

Two researchers receive Pioneer Award from Human Gene Therapy

Recognized for their pioneering work in the development of gene transfer technology using retroviral vectors to deliver therapeutic genes into cells, Richard C. Mulligan, PhD, Director of the Harvard Gene Therapy Initiative, Harvard Institutes of Medicine, Boston, MA, and A. Dusty Miller, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, received the Pioneer Award from Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

9 Feb 2015

Tips for finding quality patient portals

Patient Portals are a trending item in the healthcare industry, but what does the term "Patient Portal" really mean? And more importantly, what can a Patient Portal do for you?

9 Feb 2015

New study suggests that e-cigarette vapors can damage lungs

Do electronic cigarettes help people quit smoking? As the debate continues on that point, a new University of Rochester study suggests that e-cigarettes are likely a toxic replacement for tobacco products.

8 Feb 2015

People with TBI have significantly more difficulty with gist reasoning

A new study reveals that individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) have significantly more difficulty with gist reasoning than traditional cognitive tests. Using a unique cognitive assessment developed by researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas, findings published Friday in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology indicate that an individual's ability to "get the gist or extract the essence of a message" after a TBI more strongly predicts his or her ability to effectively hold a job or maintain a household than previously revealed by traditional cognitive tests alone.

6 Feb 2015

Foley Hoag’s new blog highlights current legal issues in Medicaid program

Foley Hoag LLP has launched a new blog to highlight and explain current legal and policy issues in the Medicaid program and how they will play out in the public policy arena.

6 Feb 2015

Researchers design new app to help elderly patients reduce medication mistakes

The Calité Research group at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche together with the Department of Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Science, have designed the app 'Alicia'. The team collaborated with different Spanish medical centres and was coordinated by the Professor José Joaquín Mira. The aim of this application adapted to iPhone, iPad and Android, is to help patients over 65 years with multiple pathologies to administer their own medication at home.

6 Feb 2015

Study: IUDs, contraceptive implants remain highly effective one year beyond approved duration of use

New research indicates that hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) and contraceptive implants remain highly effective one year beyond their approved duration of use, according to a study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

6 Feb 2015

Researchers develop new MRI-based technique to better detect NAFLD in children

Between 5 and 8 million children in the United States have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), yet most cases go undiagnosed. To help address this issue, researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based technique to help clinicians and researchers better detect and evaluate NAFLD in children.

6 Feb 2015

Study shows that text messages could improve skin cancer prevention, promote sun protection

Australians' love affair with mobile phones could save their life according to a joint QUT, Cancer Council Queensland and University of Queensland study using text messages to improve skin cancer prevention and promote sun protection.

6 Feb 2015

BGI study tracks accuracy of NIFTY prenatal test

BGI has published a study tracking the clinical performance of its whole genome sequencing-based non-invasive prenatal test (the NIFTY test) in nearly 147,000 pregnancies, the largest such study to date. The results showed high sensitivity and specificity and no significant difference between high-risk and low-risk pregnant women.

6 Feb 2015

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group opens clinical trial for women with newly diagnosed DCIS

In direct response to recommendations made by a National Institutes of Health scientific consensus panel, the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group announced today the opening of E4112, a clinical trial for women with newly diagnosed ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast who, together with their doctors, will use the results of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam to determine whether to undergo a lumpectomy or a mastectomy.

6 Feb 2015

Global CT market expected to reach $5.1 billion in 2018

The global CT market is expected to grow 5.5 percent to $5.1 billion in 2018, according to a new Kalorama Information report. The combination of product enhancements and the need to cut radiation dose levels is fueling the market. A new federal standard passed into law last year, NEMA Standard XR-29, defining low dose standards and punishing providers not in compliance will help growth, according to the market research publisher.

6 Feb 2015

Capsule Tech's DataCaptor software named Category Leader for medical device integration systems

Capsule Tech, Inc., the leading global provider of medical device information systems (MDIS), today announced its DataCaptor software has been named Category Leader for medical device integration systems, according to the annual "2014 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services" report, published in January.

6 Feb 2015

xG Health Solutions introduces learning solution to support care management, provider training

xG Health Solutions, a leading health care redesign and optimization company that is powered by intellectual property and expertise from Geisinger Health System, has successfully launched its learning solution, xG Health Learning, to support care management and provider training.

6 Feb 2015

Electronic cigarettes and smoking cessation: an interview with Professor Peter Hajek

The electronic cigarette has been invented by Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik in 2003. The rise in electronic cigarettes (EC) popularity was initially a grass root phenomenon. EC are estimated to be at least 95% safer than cigarettes and they appeal to smokers who cannot or do not want to stop smoking, but who want to reduce the risks smoking poses to their health.

5 Feb 2015

$Study assessing efficacy of Neovasc Reducer for treatment of Refractory Angina published in NEJM$

Study assessing efficacy of Neovasc Reducer for treatment of Refractory Angina published in NEJM

Neovasc Inc. today announced that the final results from its COSIRA study assessing the efficacy and safety of the Neovasc Reducer for treatment of Refractory Angina, were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

5 Feb 2015

HealthFusion launches new Chronic Care Management module

HealthFusion, maker of MediTouch EHR, the leading cloud computing software for physicians, hospitals, and medical billing services, launched a new Chronic Care Management (CCM) module that allows for practices to track and bill patients with two or more chronic conditions.

5 Feb 2015

Antibodies used in research lab should be made by recombinant DNA technology, say authors

Antibodies are now established as therapeutics and indispensable in the research lab. In con-trast to high-quality therapeutics, commercial antibodies used in research often do not proper-ly function, as an international group of authors around Andreas Plückthun of UZH have warned.

5 Feb 2015

Researchers develop tri-layered artificial blood vessels

By combining micro-imprinting and electro-spinning techniques, researchers at Shanghai University's Rapid Manufacturing Engineering Center have developed a vascular graft composed of three layers for the first time.

5 Feb 2015

Device / Technology News

Colored electronic wristbands speed up triage of victims during mass casualty incidents

Two researchers receive Pioneer Award from Human Gene Therapy

Tips for finding quality patient portals

New study suggests that e-cigarette vapors can damage lungs

People with TBI have significantly more difficulty with gist reasoning

Foley Hoag’s new blog highlights current legal issues in Medicaid program

Researchers design new app to help elderly patients reduce medication mistakes

Study: IUDs, contraceptive implants remain highly effective one year beyond approved duration of use

Researchers develop new MRI-based technique to better detect NAFLD in children

Study shows that text messages could improve skin cancer prevention, promote sun protection

BGI study tracks accuracy of NIFTY prenatal test

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group opens clinical trial for women with newly diagnosed DCIS

Global CT market expected to reach $5.1 billion in 2018

Capsule Tech's DataCaptor software named Category Leader for medical device integration systems

xG Health Solutions introduces learning solution to support care management, provider training

Electronic cigarettes and smoking cessation: an interview with Professor Peter Hajek

Study assessing efficacy of Neovasc Reducer for treatment of Refractory Angina published in NEJM

HealthFusion launches new Chronic Care Management module

Antibodies used in research lab should be made by recombinant DNA technology, say authors

Researchers develop tri-layered artificial blood vessels

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