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Echo Therapeutics to evaluate safety, efficacy of Symphony CGM System in hospital setting

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing its needle-free Symphony CGM System as a non-invasive, wireless continuous glucose monitoring system, today announced that it is initiating a multi-center clinical trial of its Symphony CGM System to support a CE Mark Technical File for marketing approval in Europe.

5 Jun 2013

Accuray announces treatment of first patient with new TomoHDA System

Accuray Incorporated, announced today the first patient has been treated with its new TomoHDA System at Centre Oscar Lambret in Lille, France.

5 Jun 2013

Apixio, Dell collaborate to develop business intelligence applications for healthcare clients

Apixio Inc., the leading provider of Big Data analytic and clinical data integration for healthcare, and Dell are collaborating to offer solutions that enable healthcare systems to improve performance management and reporting.

5 Jun 2013

Neutra's MMJ subsidiary forms joint venture to market, develop cannabis delivery systems

In a major step forward in its plans to deliver healthier, more effective innovations to the fast-growing medical marijuana industry in the U.S., Neutra Corp. announced today that its MMJ subsidiary, Cannabis Technologies, Inc., has formed a new joint venture with Field of View Technologies, LLC, to market and develop breakthrough cannabis delivery systems.

5 Jun 2013

NextGen EDR version 4.3 now certified as ONC HIT Complete EHR

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today that its NextGen Electronic Dental Record version 4.3 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as a Complete EHR by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology, an ONC-ACB, in accordance with the applicable Eligible certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

5 Jun 2013

Doctors should conduct frail screening to prevent bad outcomes

Everyone older than 70 should be checked for frailty, a condition that is both easily treated and potentially deadly, according to an article by representatives from six major international and U.S. medical organizations.

5 Jun 2013

Researchers to receive ASTRO Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of radiation oncology

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will award Amato J. Giaccia, PhD, Radhe Mohan, PhD, FASTRO, and Prabhakar Tripuraneni, MD, FASTRO, with the Society's highest honor—the ASTRO Gold Medal. The 2013 awardees will receive the ASTRO Gold Medal during the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, September 24, at ASTRO's 55th Annual Meeting, September 22-25, 2013, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

5 Jun 2013

mHealth adoption to have socio-economic impact in Europe, reveals GSMA report

The GSMA today published research that demonstrates the significant socio-economic impact that mHealth adoption will have in Europe. Findings reveal that mHealth could save almost €100 billion in healthcare costs in the EU by 2017 as well as add €93 billion in GDP.

5 Jun 2013

New plug-in optical sensor can help diagnose Kaposi's sarcoma

As antiretroviral drugs that treat HIV have become more commonplace, the incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma, a type of cancer linked to AIDS, has decreased in the United States.

5 Jun 2013

Doctors fall short of meeting standards in gov't push for electronic health records

New research shows that most physicians are not meeting the federal "meaningful use" criteria for electronic health records.

5 Jun 2013

Security of ePHI: A growing concern for healthcare executives

The security of electronic patient health information continues to be a growing concern for healthcare executives, driven by an increasingly mobile clinician workforce, uncertainty around impending updates to HIPAA regulations and widespread use of text messaging among providers.

5 Jun 2013

CHI begins rollout of FacilityONE's Facility Information Solution to 19 hospitals

Catholic Health Initiatives, the nation's third-largest faith-based health system, has begun the rollout of FacilityONE's Facility Information Solution to 19 of its hospitals, representing the first phase of the rollout to the CHI network of hospitals across 17 states.

5 Jun 2013

Kerr announces launch of new Nexus RMGI dental cement

Kerr Corporation, a leading manufacturer of innovative dental restorative materials, has announced the launch of its new Nexus RMGI, a unique dental cement that combines One-Peel™ cleanup, outstanding durability, and improved esthetic qualities for consistent, predictable outcomes.

5 Jun 2013

CSIRO scientists develop test to identify unsafe iPS cells

CSIRO scientists have developed a test to identify unsafe stem cells. It is the first safety test specifically for human induced pluripotent stem cells - as published today in the international journal Stem Cells.

5 Jun 2013

BioTools bridges the empirical: computational chemistry chasm with ComputeVOA

Chiral molecules, those “left/right” mirror image marvels of nature, determine much of our biology and, as a result, are of prime interest to biologists, organic chemists, and especially, the pharmaceutical industry.

4 Jun 2013

seca releases medical Body Composition Analyzer

seca, the world's market leader in medical measuring and weighing, launches its medical Body Composition Analyzer, the seca mBCA 514.

From seca 4 Jun 2013

Mid-Atlantic Crossroads announces launch of Double HELIX

Mid-Atlantic Crossroadsannounces the launch of Double HELIX (Health, Education, Life Sciences, and Internet eXchange), the new high-performance point of presence located at the Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research in Rockville, Maryland.

4 Jun 2013

Integrity Applications' GlucoTrack DF-F glucose monitoring device gets CE Mark approval

Integrity Applications, Inc. announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for its GlucoTrack DF-F non-invasive blood glucose measurement device.

4 Jun 2013

Diaxonhit, XDx agree to market and perform AlloMap Molecular Expression Testing in Europe

Diaxonhit, the leading French provider of specialty diagnostic solutions, and XDx, Inc., a U.S. molecular diagnostics company focused on non-invasive tests for transplantation and autoimmune disease, announced today that they have entered into a memorandum of agreement for the exclusive license to market and perform AlloMap Molecular Expression Testing (AlloMap) in Europe.

4 Jun 2013

Assistive robotic technologies for people with dementia, other age-related disabilities

With a rapidly ageing population, the number of people with dementia and other age-related disabilities is expected to soar by 2050.

4 Jun 2013

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Echo Therapeutics to evaluate safety, efficacy of Symphony CGM System in hospital setting

Accuray announces treatment of first patient with new TomoHDA System

Apixio, Dell collaborate to develop business intelligence applications for healthcare clients

Neutra's MMJ subsidiary forms joint venture to market, develop cannabis delivery systems

NextGen EDR version 4.3 now certified as ONC HIT Complete EHR

Doctors should conduct frail screening to prevent bad outcomes

Researchers to receive ASTRO Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of radiation oncology

mHealth adoption to have socio-economic impact in Europe, reveals GSMA report

New plug-in optical sensor can help diagnose Kaposi's sarcoma

Doctors fall short of meeting standards in gov't push for electronic health records

Security of ePHI: A growing concern for healthcare executives

CHI begins rollout of FacilityONE's Facility Information Solution to 19 hospitals

Kerr announces launch of new Nexus RMGI dental cement

CSIRO scientists develop test to identify unsafe iPS cells

BioTools bridges the empirical: computational chemistry chasm with ComputeVOA

seca releases medical Body Composition Analyzer

Mid-Atlantic Crossroads announces launch of Double HELIX

Integrity Applications' GlucoTrack DF-F glucose monitoring device gets CE Mark approval

Diaxonhit, XDx agree to market and perform AlloMap Molecular Expression Testing in Europe

Assistive robotic technologies for people with dementia, other age-related disabilities

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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