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Stroke patients appear to receive better care at teaching hospitals with less chance of readmission

Stroke patients appear to receive better care at teaching hospitals with less of a chance of landing back in a hospital during the early stages of recovery, according to new research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

17 Aug 2018

Shortage of insurance fraud cops sparks campaign debate

Ask Steve Poizner about how he'll tackle health care costs if he recaptures his old job as California's insurance commissioner, and he has a ready example.

17 Aug 2018

Strategies to make socially assistive robots valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies

In future decades the need for effective strategies for medical rehabilitation will increase significantly, because patients' rate of survival after diseases with severe functional deficits, such as a stroke, will increase.

17 Aug 2018

Tandem Diabetes Care introduces t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Basal-IQ Technology in the US

Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. , a medical device company and manufacturer of the only touchscreen insulin pumps with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) integration, today announced its launch of the t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Basal-IQ™ Technology, a predictive low glucose suspend (PLGS) feature designed to help reduce the frequency and duration of low glucose events (hypoglycemia).

17 Aug 2018

Study shows electronic health records leave doctors and patients unsatisfied

Electronic Health Records are intended to streamline and improve access to information - and have been shown to improve quality of care - but a new study shows they also leave both doctors and patients unsatisfied, even after full implementation.

17 Aug 2018

Sunscreen from bathers releases significant quantities of polluting titanium dioxide into the sea

Scientists have found that sunscreen from bathers releases significant quantities of polluting TiO2 (titanium dioxide) into the sea.

17 Aug 2018

FDA approves marketing of brainsway deep transcranial magnetic stimulation system for OCD

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the Brainsway Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation System for treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

17 Aug 2018

Making robots as valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies

17 Aug 2018

NEDBELS project examines impact of neurodiversity concept on legal systems

Advances in science are deepening the understanding of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, Asperger’s and dyslexia.

17 Aug 2018

ACR expresses concerns on step therapy in a recent meeting with HSS Secretary

Yesterday, the American College of Rheumatology met with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar for a productive discussion about the rheumatology community's concerns with a new policy that will allow Medicare Advantage plans to utilize step therapy in Medicare Part B.

17 Aug 2018

Why some patients with brain markers for Alzheimer's never develop the condition

Scientists have discovered the reason why patients who show brain markers for Alzheimer's never develop the condition.

17 Aug 2018

Biomarker predicts kidney cancer risk years before diagnosis

Scientists have identified a blood biomarker that could be used to predict the onset of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) years before the disease is diagnosed.

17 Aug 2018

Survey highlights variations in practice of airway management in pediatric intensive care units

A new survey published today, Thursday 16 August 2018, in the journal Anesthesia, highlights that variations in the practice of airway management in intensive care units across the UK are putting children and particularly newborn babies at risk.

17 Aug 2018

UK’s leading sight loss charity invites applications from brightest minds in ophthalmic research

Fight for Sight, the UK’s leading sight loss charity, has announced that the Project Grants Awards and the recently established Primer Fellowship call is now open for applications.

17 Aug 2018

New medical diagnostic kit being developed for use in remote communities

A scientist at The Australian National University is developing a new just-add-water diagnostic kit for use in remote communities to detect malaria and other diseases.

17 Aug 2018

Hologic’s Cynosure division partners with Porter Instrument to distribute nitrous oxide and oxygen system

Hologic, Inc. today announced completion of an agreement between its Cynosure division and Porter Instrument, a business unit of Parker Hannifin Corporation, for distribution rights in the United States and Canada to Porter Instrument’s nitrous oxide and oxygen system, Nitronox.

From Hologic, Inc. 17 Aug 2018

Medicine on the front line to be presented at Medical Innovation 2018

This year, Medical Innovation will focus on healthcare on the front line. One of the highlights will be the British Army's Ice Maidens.

From Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 17 Aug 2018

Hospitals battle for control over fast-growing heart-valve procedure

When Medicare in 2011 agreed to pay for a revolutionary procedure to replace leaky heart valves by snaking a synthetic replacement up through blood vessels, the goal was to offer relief to the tens of thousands of patients too frail to endure open-heart surgery, the gold standard.

17 Aug 2018

Life Biosciences contributes $100,000 to fund its biomedical innovation course on aging

The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Life Biosciences, a biotech company co-founded by David Sinclair, Ph.D., a leading researcher on aging and age-related diseases, has contributed $100,000 to fund its biomedical innovation course on aging.

17 Aug 2018

OUHSC gets $20 million grant to advance research and patient care for Oklahomans

This week, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center announced the nationally competitive renewal of a $20 million federal grant that will advance research and patient care for Oklahomans throughout the state.

17 Aug 2018

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Stroke patients appear to receive better care at teaching hospitals with less chance of readmission

Shortage of insurance fraud cops sparks campaign debate

Strategies to make socially assistive robots valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies

Tandem Diabetes Care introduces t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Basal-IQ Technology in the US

Study shows electronic health records leave doctors and patients unsatisfied

Sunscreen from bathers releases significant quantities of polluting titanium dioxide into the sea

FDA approves marketing of brainsway deep transcranial magnetic stimulation system for OCD

Making robots as valuable and trustworthy assistants for medical therapies

NEDBELS project examines impact of neurodiversity concept on legal systems

ACR expresses concerns on step therapy in a recent meeting with HSS Secretary

Why some patients with brain markers for Alzheimer's never develop the condition

Biomarker predicts kidney cancer risk years before diagnosis

Survey highlights variations in practice of airway management in pediatric intensive care units

UK’s leading sight loss charity invites applications from brightest minds in ophthalmic research

New medical diagnostic kit being developed for use in remote communities

Hologic’s Cynosure division partners with Porter Instrument to distribute nitrous oxide and oxygen system

Medicine on the front line to be presented at Medical Innovation 2018

Hospitals battle for control over fast-growing heart-valve procedure

Life Biosciences contributes $100,000 to fund its biomedical innovation course on aging

OUHSC gets $20 million grant to advance research and patient care for Oklahomans

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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