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FDA alerts consumers to voluntary recall of Mylan's EpiPen and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers to Meridian Medical Technologies' voluntary recall of 13 lots of Mylan's EpiPen and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine injection) Auto-Injector products used for emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions.

31 Mar 2017

AAPM releases statement calling on Congress to oppose NIH funding cuts

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine, a professional nonprofit organization supporting medical physicists, has released a statement calling on Congress to reverse President Trump's proposed cuts to FY 2018 funding for the National Institutes of Health.

31 Mar 2017

ACR outlines health policy priorities to improve access to arthritis care and treatments

The American College of Rheumatology today announced its 2017 health policy priorities, providing detailed policy recommendations to improve access to care and treatments for the 54 million Americans living with arthritis and other rheumatologic diseases.

31 Mar 2017

American Pain Society urges Congress to resist NIH budget cuts

The American Pain Society, www.americanpainsociety.org, today condemned the Trump Administration's proposed 19 percent cut in funding for the National Institutes of Health and warned that such a draconian budget reduction would devastate biomedical research in the United States unless Congress acted to prevent it.

31 Mar 2017

USAHS experts to present key occupational therapy research at AOTA Annual Conference

University of St. Augustine Health Sciences, a leading graduate institution that emphasizes health science education through innovative classroom education, is proud to announce that several faculty members will be presenting key research at the American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference & Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia, March 30 - April 2.

31 Mar 2017

Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare commends CMS for stopping pre-claim review demonstration

The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare — a coalition of home health providers dedicated to improving the integrity, quality, and efficiency of home healthcare for our nation's seniors — today commended the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for stopping the planned implementation of a Pre-Claim Review Demonstration in Florida, which would have applied new, mandatory regulatory requirements on all home health agenciesoperating across the state on April 1.

31 Mar 2017

Northwestern Memorial first in Illinois to integrate combined MR-PET scanner into health care system

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is now home to the Chicago area's first combined magnetic resonance and positron emission tomography scanner, a machine that shortens the total time a patient spends in imaging tests while providing exceptional image quality at lower doses of radiation.

31 Mar 2017

Firstcare Health Plans wins TDC award for third consecutive year

In late 2016, FirstCare Health Plans received word from the Texas Diabetes Council (TDC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) that it was being honored for performing above the Texas average for Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) performance measures for blood glucose control (A1c), blood pressure and cholesterol treatments related to diabetes care in 2015 for our Abilene and Waco service areas.

31 Mar 2017

RI International and BHL to introduce CrisisTech360 app at NATCON17

RI International CEO and President David Covington announced the launch of the CrisisTech360 app today, providing 24/7/365 real-time visibility of crisis bed availability and program data.

31 Mar 2017

NIHR Innovation Observatory to aid future advances in healthcare

Future advances in healthcare will be aided by a new £10 million facility - the National Institute for Health Research Innovation Observatory.

31 Mar 2017

Experts to discuss new paradigms in healthcare monitoring and management

The increasing capacity of each individual to monitor and manage their health without medical attention entails new challenges that cannot be ignored.

31 Mar 2017

Employees can increase alcohol consumption to risky levels at time of retirement, study shows

Every tenth employee increases their alcohol consumption to risky levels at the time of retirement from full-time employment. However, the increase seems to be temporary as risky drinking often decreases during the retirement.

31 Mar 2017

New partnership to provide clinicians with latest guidance on treating endocrine disorders

The Endocrine Society and Medscape announced today a new partnership that brings together the Society's expertise and Medscape's innovative, peer-to-peer digital platforms and award-winning content to provide clinicians with the latest guidance and most relevant insights on diagnosing and treating diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, infertility, and other endocrine disorders.

31 Mar 2017

Loneliness can make a cold feel worse, say researchers

Having a cold is always an unpleasant experience, but, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association, feeling lonely can make cold symptoms seem even worse.

31 Mar 2017

RUSH named ‘Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ for ninth consecutive year

For the ninth consecutive year, Rush University Medical Center has been designated a "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" in the Healthcare Equality Index, an annual survey of how health care facilities in the United States treat lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning patients and their families, as well as their own LGBTQ employees. The report on the 2017 survey was released today.

31 Mar 2017

Healthcare News

FDA alerts consumers to voluntary recall of Mylan's EpiPen and EpiPen Jr Auto-Injector products

AAPM releases statement calling on Congress to oppose NIH funding cuts

ACR outlines health policy priorities to improve access to arthritis care and treatments

American Pain Society urges Congress to resist NIH budget cuts

USAHS experts to present key occupational therapy research at AOTA Annual Conference

Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare commends CMS for stopping pre-claim review demonstration

Northwestern Memorial first in Illinois to integrate combined MR-PET scanner into health care system

Firstcare Health Plans wins TDC award for third consecutive year

RI International and BHL to introduce CrisisTech360 app at NATCON17

NIHR Innovation Observatory to aid future advances in healthcare

Experts to discuss new paradigms in healthcare monitoring and management

Employees can increase alcohol consumption to risky levels at time of retirement, study shows

New partnership to provide clinicians with latest guidance on treating endocrine disorders

Loneliness can make a cold feel worse, say researchers

RUSH named ‘Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ for ninth consecutive year

Five ways to better prepare for planned or elective surgery

Feinstein Institute professor develops new tool to evaluate quality of eHealth applications

HIMSS Analytics: Study examines strengths, weaknesses of mobile technology use in U.S. hospitals

Early start of pollen season could affect people with allergies

Dedicated staff contribute greatly to successful screening of diabetic retinopathy

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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