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ACCC introduces new online site to improve treatment and management of metastatic breast cancer

The Association of Community Cancer Centers, partnered with the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, the Cancer Support Community, and the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance, announced today the launch of a new online site designed to provide important educational information supporting patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.

15 Dec 2016

BodyCap’s health-monitoring wearables used by ESA astronauts aboard the ISS

BodyCap, a company specialized in miniaturized wireless monitoring devices, today announces that two of its wearable health monitoring devices are currently being used by European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet aboard the International Space Station, as part of ESA’s EveryWear program, an ambulatory data collection system.

15 Dec 2016

Endurance runners' brains have greater functional connectivity, research shows

If you're thinking about taking up running as your New Year's resolution and still need some convincing, consider this: MRI scans reveal that endurance runners' brains have greater functional connectivity than the brains of more sedentary individuals.

15 Dec 2016

Siemens laboratory diagnostics department undergoes expansion

Siemens Healthineers will invest around $300 million in its Walpole, Mass. laboratory diagnostics manufacturing and research and development facility. The investment extends over four years and is another proof point that Siemens Healthineers invests in innovation to enable healthcare providers around the world to meet their current challenges and to excel in their respective environments.

15 Dec 2016

New review shows how automated telephone systems could play vital role in delivery of health care

A new Cochrane Review, summarizing data from 132 trials of automated telephone systems in preventing and managing long-term health conditions, concludes that they probably have the potential to play an important role in the delivery of health care.

15 Dec 2016

UC San Diego engineers develop innovative method to detect infections in prostheses

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new non-invasive method to detect infections in prostheses used for amputees, as well as for knee, hip and other joint replacements.

15 Dec 2016

Celebrity chefs practice poor food safety habits, study finds

Celebrity chefs are cooking up poor food safety habits, according to a Kansas State University study.

15 Dec 2016

Telemedicine eye screening programs could help bridge gap in caring for premature babies

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) occurs when abnormal blood vessels grow over the retina and may lead to blindness in premature babies.

15 Dec 2016

Body image behavioral misperception linked to alcohol use among high school girls

Among high school girls ages 14-18, those who report and act on body image misperceptions are more likely to have had at least one drink in their life, and more likely to have engaged in episodes of heavy drinking than girls of the same age without body image misperceptions, a new study has found.

15 Dec 2016

WHO launches new data portal to track progress towards universal health coverage worldwide

To mark Universal Health Coverage Day, the World Health Organization today launched a new data portal to track progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) around the world. The portal shows where countries need to improve access to services, and where they need to improve information.

14 Dec 2016

Phenotypic Personalized Medicine could surmount treatment challenges for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A team of UCLA bioengineers has demonstrated that its technology may go a long way toward overcoming the challenges of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, among the most common types of cancer in children, and has the potential to help doctors personalize drug doses.

14 Dec 2016

Protein-rich meal based on beans and peas more satiating than meat

Sustainable eating Meals based on legumes such as beans and peas are more satiating than pork and veal-based meals according to a recent study by the University of Copenhagen's Department of Nutrition, Excercise and Sports.

9 Dec 2016

Home-visit based vision rehabilitation can improve lives of partially-sighted people

The visual function and daily life of people whose sight can't be corrected with glasses or contact lenses can be significantly improved through home visits by rehabilitation specialists, concludes a study by Cardiff University.

9 Dec 2016

Running can reduce joint inflammation, study finds

We all know that running causes a bit of inflammation and soreness, and that's just the price you pay for cardiovascular health. You know; no pain, no gain.

9 Dec 2016

Study reports influence of air pollution on pulmonary vascular function

Air pollution impairs the function of blood vessels in the lungs, according to a study in more than 16 000 patients presented today at EuroEcho-Imaging 2016.

9 Dec 2016

Curasan reveal plan for orthopedic product campaign

Curasan AG, a leading specialist for medical products in the field of orthobiologics, has received the market clearance of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and thus the authorization to market its synthetic bone regeneration material CERASORB Ortho FOAM in the United States.

9 Dec 2016

Healthcare News

ACCC introduces new online site to improve treatment and management of metastatic breast cancer

BodyCap’s health-monitoring wearables used by ESA astronauts aboard the ISS

Endurance runners' brains have greater functional connectivity, research shows

Siemens laboratory diagnostics department undergoes expansion

New review shows how automated telephone systems could play vital role in delivery of health care

UC San Diego engineers develop innovative method to detect infections in prostheses

Celebrity chefs practice poor food safety habits, study finds

Telemedicine eye screening programs could help bridge gap in caring for premature babies

Body image behavioral misperception linked to alcohol use among high school girls

WHO launches new data portal to track progress towards universal health coverage worldwide

Phenotypic Personalized Medicine could surmount treatment challenges for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Protein-rich meal based on beans and peas more satiating than meat

Home-visit based vision rehabilitation can improve lives of partially-sighted people

Running can reduce joint inflammation, study finds

Study reports influence of air pollution on pulmonary vascular function

Curasan reveal plan for orthopedic product campaign

Study investigates nursing care experienced by older black patients at high risk for readmission

Sneezing elicits blinking response to protect the body from germs, says allergist

Oncologist outlines lack of cancer and psychiatric care in rural America

Musica Humana: Innovative program highlights inspiring role of music in human thought and memory

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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