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Proxsys Rx provides end-to-end solution to help hospitals comply with all 340B program

Proxsys Rx, the nation's largest Integrated Outpatient Pharmacy Provider (IOPP), now provides an end-to-end solution to hospitals to help them comply with all aspects of the 340B program. Under the federally mandated 340B program, drug makers must provide eligible organizations with certain prescription drugs at significantly reduced prices.

13 Aug 2015

ESC Congress to highlight results from global trials in six press conferences

Members of the press will be the first to hear the highly anticipated results from global trials in six press conferences devoted to hot lines research.

13 Aug 2015

VTT develops miniature gas sensor for mobile devices to detect internal air problems

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a miniature gas sensor that can be connected to mobile devices. Gas measurements made with smartphones will make activities such as the detection of internal air problems easier. In addition, sleep quality will be measurable with greater precision, using mobile healthcare applications which gauge carbon dioxide quantities.

13 Aug 2015

FAU neuroscientist develops Quick Dementia Rating System comparable to gold standard clinical tests

Determining whether or not an individual has dementia and to what degree is a long and laborious process that can take an experienced professional such as a clinician about four to five hours to administer, interpret and score the test results. A leading neuroscientist at Florida Atlantic University has developed a way for a layperson to do this in three to five minutes with results that are comparable to the "gold standard" dementia tests used by clinicians today.

13 Aug 2015

Newly developed big data technique may have significant impact on health care

Rice University scientists have developed a big data technique that could have a significant impact on health care. The Rice lab of bioengineer Amina Qutub designed an algorithm called "progeny clustering" that is being used in a hospital study to identify which treatments should be given to children with leukemia.

13 Aug 2015

New MRI contrast agent detects tiny breast cancer tumors, micrometastases

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent that detects much smaller aggressive breast cancer tumors and micrometastases than current agents can identify.

13 Aug 2015

Non-invasive diagnostic imaging can rule out CAD in about 50% of women with atypical chest pain

Non-invasive diagnostic imaging can rule out coronary artery disease (CAD) in about 50% of women with atypical chest pain who are at relatively low risk for CAD, while exposing them to only a modest dose of radiation.

13 Aug 2015

UH engineer receives funding to help kids with spinal cord injuries, other mobility disorders walk

A University of Houston engineer has received funding to create a pediatric exoskeleton, designed to help children with spinal cord injuries and other mobility disorders walk.

13 Aug 2015

Dynatronics granted U.S. patent for ThermoStim Probe

Dynatronics Corporation today announced its patent for "Systems and Methods for Providing a Thermo-electro-stimulation Probe Device" (US Patent No. 9,084,665) has been granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This technology is incorporated in the company's ThermoStim Probe used in the delivery of therapeutic treatments.

12 Aug 2015

Echo's non-invasive CGM system to be designated as Class 2 medical device in China

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a medical device company focused on non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and associated technologies, today announced that, after numerous consultations with the Chinese government, its strategic partner, Medical Technologies Innovation Asia, Ltd., believes that Echo's locally produced needle-free CGM products will be designated as a Class 2 medical device.

12 Aug 2015

Lucideon acquires second Dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer

Lucideon is pleased to announce the acquisition of a second Dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer (DSIMS). The investment doubles the capacity for DSIMS analysis at Lucideon and represents a response to the demand for the service and Lucideon’s commitment to satisfying customer requirements.

From Lucideon 12 Aug 2015

Study explores high-risk therapeutic devices approved through FDA's PMA pathway

Of high-risk therapeutic devices approved via the Food and Drug Administration Premarket Approval (PMA) pathway between 2010 and 2011, there has been wide variation in both the number and quality of premarket and postmarket studies, with approximately 13 percent of initiated postmarket studies completed between 3 and 5 years after FDA approval, according to a study in the August 11 issue of JAMA.

12 Aug 2015

NxStage System One now used in eight of Top 10 Nephrology Hospitals in the U.S.

NxStage Medical, Inc., a leading manufacturer of dialysis products, today announced that the NxStage System One is now used in eight of the Top 10 Nephrology Hospitals in the United States as ranked according to U.S. News & World Report.

12 Aug 2015

Ceres receives U.S. patent for iCODE multi-gene trait development system

Ceres, Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company, has been awarded a U.S. patent for its iCODE multi-gene trait development system. The company indicated that the patent award is a key milestone in its plan to further develop and license this technology to other crop companies and organizations.

12 Aug 2015

New approach may offer improved way to detect early breast cancer

Researchers have shown that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect the earliest signs of breast cancer recurrence and fast-growing tumors. Their approach detects micromestastases, breakaway tumor cells with the potential to develop into dangerous secondary breast cancer tumors elsewhere in the body.

12 Aug 2015

NEHEN selects Cognizant and TriZetto to manage technology infrastructure, improve efficiency and patient care

Cognizant today announced that the New England Healthcare Exchange Network, a consortium of regional payers and providers in the Northeast U.S., has selected Cognizant and its subsidiary TriZetto to digitally transform and manage its technology infrastructure to foster seamless collaboration across member organizations, optimize costs, and improve efficiency and patient care.

12 Aug 2015

New smartphone app helps patients with depression manage moods and symptoms, share data with psychiatrists

Approximately 16 million American adults are affected by depression. However, many patients see a psychiatrist only once every two to three months. Recognizing that patients often forget how their moods vary between visits, a team from the University of Missouri, Missouri University of Science and Technology and the Tiger Institute for Health Innovation has developed a smartphone application that lets users log their moods and symptoms and share that data with their psychiatrists.

12 Aug 2015

Researchers develop user-friendly platform for analyzing transcriptomic and epigenomic big data

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have developed a user-friendly, integrated platform for analyzing the transcriptomic and epigenomic "big data."

12 Aug 2015

Insulin pump users face less risk of dying from cardiovascular disease

People with type 1 diabetes who use insulin pump therapy face almost 50% less risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than those who take insulin by multiple daily injections. The British Medical Journal has published a study conducted at Sahlgrenska Academy.

12 Aug 2015

NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering researcher awarded grant to advance protein hydrogels that mimic nature

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Army Research Office recently awarded a New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering researcher a grant to advance protein-engineered, environmentally responsive hydrogels that could replicate biochemical processes currently found only in nature. These protein hydrogels could become fundamental building blocks of important new biomimetic materials.

12 Aug 2015

Device / Technology News

Proxsys Rx provides end-to-end solution to help hospitals comply with all 340B program

ESC Congress to highlight results from global trials in six press conferences

VTT develops miniature gas sensor for mobile devices to detect internal air problems

FAU neuroscientist develops Quick Dementia Rating System comparable to gold standard clinical tests

Newly developed big data technique may have significant impact on health care

New MRI contrast agent detects tiny breast cancer tumors, micrometastases

Non-invasive diagnostic imaging can rule out CAD in about 50% of women with atypical chest pain

UH engineer receives funding to help kids with spinal cord injuries, other mobility disorders walk

Dynatronics granted U.S. patent for ThermoStim Probe

Echo's non-invasive CGM system to be designated as Class 2 medical device in China

Lucideon acquires second Dynamic Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer

Study explores high-risk therapeutic devices approved through FDA's PMA pathway

NxStage System One now used in eight of Top 10 Nephrology Hospitals in the U.S.

Ceres receives U.S. patent for iCODE multi-gene trait development system

New approach may offer improved way to detect early breast cancer

NEHEN selects Cognizant and TriZetto to manage technology infrastructure, improve efficiency and patient care

New smartphone app helps patients with depression manage moods and symptoms, share data with psychiatrists

Researchers develop user-friendly platform for analyzing transcriptomic and epigenomic big data

Insulin pump users face less risk of dying from cardiovascular disease

NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering researcher awarded grant to advance protein hydrogels that mimic nature

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