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Study shows state health care price websites need to be improved

"With rising health care costs and 30 percent of privately insured adults enrolled in high-deductible health care plans, calls for greater health care price transparency are increasing. In response, health plans, consumer groups, and state governments are increasingly reporting health care prices.

19 Jun 2013

Spinal infection at contaminated drug injection site detected using contrast-enhanced MRI screening

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the site of injection of a contaminated lot of a steroid drug to treat symptoms such as back pain resulted in earlier identification of patients with probable or confirmed fungal spinal or paraspinal infection, allowing early initiation of medical and surgical treatment, according to a study in the June 19 issue of JAMA.

19 Jun 2013

OHSU analysis finds previous studies have overstated effectiveness of bone growth product used in spinal surgeries

An analysis by the Evidence-based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Science University has found that previously published clinical trial studies about a controversial bone growth product used in spinal surgeries overstated the product's effectiveness.

19 Jun 2013

Researchers develop new software that interprets vision of people affected by changes in color vision

Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed new software that will interpret the vision of people affected by alterations in colour vision

19 Jun 2013

MRI screening of aortic atherosclerosis can predict risk of heart attacks and other CVDs

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of aortic atherosclerosis can predict the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in otherwise healthy individuals, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.

19 Jun 2013

Mendor's groundbreaking diabetes management platform receives CE mark

Finnish diabetes technology company Mendor announces today the CE mark for its groundbreaking diabetes management platform, Mendor Balance. This cloud-based platform seeks to introduce significant benefits to all the key stakeholders: patients, health care professionals, payers and the pharma industry.

18 Jun 2013

OncoSec Medical completes enrollment in ImmunoPulse trial for metastatic melanoma patients

OncoSec Medical Inc., a company developing its advanced-stage ImmunoPulse DNA-based immunotherapy and NeoPulse therapy to treat solid tumor cancers, announced the completion of patient enrollment in a Phase II clinical trial of ImmunoPulse for metastatic melanoma patients.

18 Jun 2013

PTS to integrate CardioChek PA system into Aegis workforce wellness programs

Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. announced a partnership with Aegis Health Group to integrate the CardioChek PA system into Aegis workforce wellness programs administered by health systems across the country.

18 Jun 2013

Study suggests social media initiative may help boost organ donation rates

A new social media initiative helped to boost organ donor registration rates, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation. The findings suggest that social media might be an effective tool for tackling a variety of problems related to public health in which communication and education are essential.

18 Jun 2013

Professor Moshe Shoham recognized with Thomas A. Edison Patent Award

Mazor Robotics Ltd., a developer of innovative surgical robots and complementary products, today announced that Professor Moshe Shoham was awarded the Thomas A. Edison Patent Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

18 Jun 2013

Sorin Group announces CE mark approval, launch of REPLY 200 family of pacemakers with SAM

Sorin Group, a global medical company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, announced today CE mark approval and the European commercial launch of the REPLY 200 family of pacemakers featuring Sleep Apnea Monitoring.

18 Jun 2013

IDC announces recipients of HPC Innovation Excellence Award at ISC'13

International Data Corporation today announced the fifth round of recipients of the HPC Innovation Excellence Award at the ISC'13 supercomputer industry conference in Leipzig, Germany. Prior winners were announced at the ISC'11, SC'11, ISC'12, and SC'12 supercomputing conferences.

18 Jun 2013

Study examines how mobile technology might support deaf, hard-of-hearing college students

A small, pilot study is examining how mobile technology might support deaf and hard-of-hearing college students when an interpreter can't physically be present at the time the services are requested.

18 Jun 2013

AtriCure's Bipolar RF Ablation System shows promising results in persistent Afib patients

A leading German cardiovascular heart center reported promising mid-term results for the surgical treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation during last week's International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery meeting being held in Prague, Czech Republic.

18 Jun 2013

Medical experts spot cancerous abnormalities on medical images in a single glance

Have you ever thought that you knew something about the world in the blink of an eye? This restaurant is not the right place for dinner. That person could be The One. It turns out that radiologists can do this with mammograms, the x-ray images used for breast cancer screening. Cytologists, who screen micrographic images of cervical cells to detect cervical cancer, have a similar ability. A new study, published in Springer's journal Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, takes a closer look at the skill these specialists have.

18 Jun 2013

Vercise DBS System shows improvement in motor scores for patients with Parkinson's disease

Patients with Parkinson's disease using the Boston Scientific Corporation Vercise DBS (deep brain stimulation) System showed a significant improvement in motor scores according to interim data from the VANTAGE DBS study.

18 Jun 2013

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce syphilis, HIV

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce rates of syphilis, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a University of Toronto study has found.

17 Jun 2013

MedeAnalytics releases Population Health Analytics solution at HFMA's Annual National Institute

Today MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, introduced its new Population Health Analytics solution, which delivers enterprise business intelligence to support population health management, risk stratification, pay-for-performance quality measures, capitation, and shared savings adjudication for accountable care organizations and other new payer-provider risk models.

17 Jun 2013

RetroNectin reagent now available for gene therapy clinical research

In an effort to aid progress in gene therapy clinical research, representatives of Clontech laboratories, Inc. and its parent company Takara Bio Inc. announce the availability of clinical grade RetroNectin reagent for direct supply to biomedical researchers.

17 Jun 2013

Citi forms strategic relationship with Parallon to provide new payment solution across US

Citi announced today a strategic relationship with Parallon to provide Citi's new web-based payment solution - Money2 for Health - to payers and patients across the U.S.

17 Jun 2013

Device / Technology News

Study shows state health care price websites need to be improved

Spinal infection at contaminated drug injection site detected using contrast-enhanced MRI screening

OHSU analysis finds previous studies have overstated effectiveness of bone growth product used in spinal surgeries

Researchers develop new software that interprets vision of people affected by changes in color vision

MRI screening of aortic atherosclerosis can predict risk of heart attacks and other CVDs

Mendor's groundbreaking diabetes management platform receives CE mark

OncoSec Medical completes enrollment in ImmunoPulse trial for metastatic melanoma patients

PTS to integrate CardioChek PA system into Aegis workforce wellness programs

Study suggests social media initiative may help boost organ donation rates

Professor Moshe Shoham recognized with Thomas A. Edison Patent Award

Sorin Group announces CE mark approval, launch of REPLY 200 family of pacemakers with SAM

IDC announces recipients of HPC Innovation Excellence Award at ISC'13

Study examines how mobile technology might support deaf, hard-of-hearing college students

AtriCure's Bipolar RF Ablation System shows promising results in persistent Afib patients

Medical experts spot cancerous abnormalities on medical images in a single glance

Vercise DBS System shows improvement in motor scores for patients with Parkinson's disease

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce syphilis, HIV

MedeAnalytics releases Population Health Analytics solution at HFMA's Annual National Institute

RetroNectin reagent now available for gene therapy clinical research

Citi forms strategic relationship with Parallon to provide new payment solution across US

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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