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Study reveals key challenges and frustrations associated with current RTSM/IRT solutions

Oracle Health Sciences today announced the results of a new study, conducted in partnership with Informa Engage, which reveals the top challenges and frustrations for clinical trial professionals with current Randomization and Trial Supply Management/ Interactive Response Technology systems, as well as opportunities for improvement.

18 Jan 2018

New biodegradable sensors could assist doctors when examining serious health conditions

This article features the recent development of biodegradable sensors which can be used to assist doctors when monitoring chronic health conditions.

17 Jan 2018

HSS orders Sectra’s 3D pre-operative planning solution for improving patient outcomes

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra announces that Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), one of the most renowned orthopaedic hospitals in the US, has ordered Sectra’s 3D pre-operative planning solution.

17 Jan 2018

Systematic bright light exposure can improve sleep in people treated for cancer

Results of a randomized controlled trial suggest that systematic bright light exposure can improve sleep for fatigued people who have been treated for cancer.

17 Jan 2018

International SOS, Chatham House sign partnership agreement to further advance Global Health Security Agenda

Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and International SOS, the world's leading medical and travel security risks company, have signed a partnership agreement.

17 Jan 2018

Agile Alliance announces program for its annual technical conference, deliver:Agile 2018

Today Agile Alliance is pleased to announce the program for its annual technical conference, deliver:Agile 2018. Formerly known as the Agile Alliance Technical Conference, the event is tailored to Agile software developers and will explore current and emerging technical practices.

17 Jan 2018

EPSRC calls for applications for cohort-based doctoral training

One of the UK's largest investments in training for engineering and the physical sciences was announced today by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) as it opened a call for applications to support the next group of Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), to which it is committing £492 million - subject to budget confirmation.

17 Jan 2018

New biodegradable pressure sensor could help monitor serious health conditions

UConn engineers have created a biodegradable pressure sensor that could help doctors monitor chronic lung disease, swelling of the brain, and other medical conditions before dissolving harmlessly in a patient's body.

17 Jan 2018

Montefiore provides specialized medical care to parents of adopted children

Parents of adopted children can now consult with a nationally recognized expert in adoption medicine at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM).

17 Jan 2018

A call for proposals to explore gender factor in health, innovation and climate change

The GENDER-NET Plus consortium, composed of 16 partners in 13 countries and coordinated by the CNRS, is calling for proposals for research to explore the gender factor in the fields of health, innovation and climate change.

17 Jan 2018

Celebrated venture capitalist shows how to break the cycle of failed New Year’s resolutions

Scott Amyx, the author of Strive: How Doing the Things Most Uncomfortable Leads to Success, draws on his own powerful story of an impoverished immigrant who was frequently told that he would amount to nothing.

17 Jan 2018

Starting menstruation early increases risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke in later life

A new study has revealed a significant link between cardiovascular disease and stroke risk in women who began menstruating before the age of 12.

16 Jan 2018

Postcard from Sacramento: Alzheimer’s ‘looks like me, it looks like you’

Until last year, Jackie Coleman was a disability rights lawyer — a good one, too.

16 Jan 2018

In Wisconsin, hopes rise for production of a lifesaving radioactive isotope

In a cornfield here, past the shuttered General Motors plant and the Janesville Terrace trailer home park, a facility not seen in the United States in three decades could soon rise: a manufacturing plant that will make a vital radioactive isotope used to detect cancer and other potentially fatal maladies in millions of people every year.

16 Jan 2018

Researchers develop software to better predict risk of leakage around aortic stents

Researchers at the St. Antonius Hospital Utrecht/Nieuwegein and the University of Twente in the Netherlands have developed software to better predict the risk of blood leaking around a patient's aortic stent. Last week, Richte Schuurmann, a Technical Physician, was awarded a PhD by the University of Twente for his research on this topic.

16 Jan 2018

Healthcare News

Study reveals key challenges and frustrations associated with current RTSM/IRT solutions

New biodegradable sensors could assist doctors when examining serious health conditions

HSS orders Sectra’s 3D pre-operative planning solution for improving patient outcomes

Systematic bright light exposure can improve sleep in people treated for cancer

International SOS, Chatham House sign partnership agreement to further advance Global Health Security Agenda

Agile Alliance announces program for its annual technical conference, deliver:Agile 2018

EPSRC calls for applications for cohort-based doctoral training

New biodegradable pressure sensor could help monitor serious health conditions

Montefiore provides specialized medical care to parents of adopted children

A call for proposals to explore gender factor in health, innovation and climate change

Celebrated venture capitalist shows how to break the cycle of failed New Year’s resolutions

Starting menstruation early increases risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke in later life

Postcard from Sacramento: Alzheimer’s ‘looks like me, it looks like you’

In Wisconsin, hopes rise for production of a lifesaving radioactive isotope

Researchers develop software to better predict risk of leakage around aortic stents

When you need a breast screening, should you get a 3-D mammogram?

Mostly the healthy and wealthy Americans use mobile phone apps to track sleep habits

Youth with shared residency after parents' divorce have less mental issues

Expert discusses how to identify, support individuals with drug or alcohol addiction in workplace

Top nutrients needed to boost mood and energy levels on Blue Monday

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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