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High doses of vitamin D may increase risk of falls

According to new research summarized by California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute senior scientist Steven Cummings, MD, and colleagues at the University of California, San Francisco and Harvard Medical School, contrary to common beliefs, relatively high doses of vitamin D may increase the risk of falls.

13 Jan 2016

Linden Capital Partners acquires Chesapeake

Chesapeake IRB the leading provider of technology enabled independent institutional review board ("IRB") services to the clinical research industry, is pleased to announce it has been acquired by Linden Capital Partners, a Chicago-based healthcare private equity firm that invests world-class resources in exceptional healthcare companies.

12 Jan 2016

SIMnext introduces DR Doppler Dynamic Ultrasonography Training System

Health care professionals now have a new way of accessing ultrasound training in a mobile and affordable manner using the DR Doppler Dynamic Ultrasonography Training System (DR Doppler), a training tool from SIMnext, LLC, a medical simulation research and development company based in Peoria, Ill.

12 Jan 2016

Apollo Care Connect acquires Healarium's population health management technology and operating platform

Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc., an integrated population health management company, is pleased to announce that Apollo Care Connect, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ApolloMed, has acquired the population health management technology and operating platform of Healarium, Inc.

12 Jan 2016

AliveCor Mobile ECG to be integrated into LifeWatch's remote cardiac monitoring service

AliveCor, Inc., the leader in FDA-cleared ECG technology for mobile devices, announced today a strategic partnership with LifeWatch AG, a leading developer of medical solutions and remote diagnostic monitoring services to the digital health market.

From AliveCor, Inc. 12 Jan 2016

Liazon named winner of Fall 2015 Digital Health Awards

Liazon, operator of the industry-leading private benefits exchange for businesses across the U.S., was named a winner of the Fall 2015 Digital Health Awards. Liazon's flagship product, the Bright Choices Exchange, received an award in the "Portal" category, making this the fourth consecutive Digital Health Award the exchange has received.

12 Jan 2016

Aria 3B Orthopaedic Institute announces winners of first annual High School Sportsmanship Award

The Aria 3B Orthopaedic Institute, a part of the Aria Health system, today announced the winners of the first annual High School Sportsmanship Award, a local scholarship program, sponsored by the Aria Health Foundation, developed to recognize those high school athletes who embody sportsmanship on and off the field.

12 Jan 2016

Regular practice of Transcendental Meditation benefits active-duty service members

Regular practice of Transcendental Meditation enables some active duty service members battling post-traumatic stress disorder to reduce or even eliminate their psychotropic medication and get better control of their often-debilitating symptoms, researchers report in the journal Military Medicine.

12 Jan 2016

U of I experiment provides insight on variables that may affect opinions about organic foods

The organic food industry has grown from fresh produce and grains to snack foods and condiments--from farmers markets to supercenters. Has this new variety in organic products, and the availability of them, affected consumers' perceptions? A University of Illinois researcher and her team designed an experiment to provide insight on some of the variables that may influence opinions about organic foods.

12 Jan 2016

Teens who rate e-cigarettes ads as effective more likely to try them in the future

Adolescents are more likely to say they will try electronic cigarettes if they perceive TV ads for these products as effective, according to a new study by RTI International researchers.

12 Jan 2016

Coordinated care approach to diabetes self-management benefits underserved adult populations

Even in communities with barriers to health care, exercise opportunities and healthy food, residents with diabetes saw improved health outcomes when they participated in programs that took a coordinated care approach to diabetes self-management.

12 Jan 2016

iCardiac provides industry-wide dataset access to enable broader validation of TQT alternative approach

iCardiac Technologies, Inc., a scientific leader in the conduct of cardiac safety assessments, today announced it is providing industry-wide access to its pivotal dataset as part of an effort announced by the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium to enable broader validation of an alternative approach to the Thorough QT (TQT) study.

12 Jan 2016

NeuroSky develops cost-effective, secure medical monitoring solution to improve remote patient care

Leading brain-computer interface and healthcare sensor company NeuroSky has created a cost-effective and secure medical monitoring solution that could radically improve remote patient care for people with long term chronic illnesses.

12 Jan 2016

NUS researchers develop EsoGlove that helps patients restore hand functions

Patients who have lost their hand functions due to injuries or nerve-related conditions, such as stroke and muscular dystrophy, now have a chance of restoring their hand movements by using a new lightweight and smart rehabilitation device called EsoGlove developed by a research team from the National University of Singapore.

12 Jan 2016

Cedars-Sinai researcher receives $2.5 million grant to develop risk assessment tool for sudden cardiac arrest

A Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute physician researcher has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop a risk assessment tool that could identify patients susceptible to sudden cardiac arrest, a usually fatal heart rhythm malfunction.

11 Jan 2016

3 out of 4 young adults with stroke symptoms delay trip to hospital

Up to three hours after a person experiences the first symptom of a stroke is often referred to as the "golden window." That's the period of time doctors say is crucial for patients to get to a hospital to receive medical care in order to restore blood flow to the brain and minimize or reverse damage.

11 Jan 2016

AiCure closes $12.25 million in Series A fundraising round

AiCure, an artificial intelligence company connecting the world's patients to better treatments and improved health, has closed a Series A fundraising round with $12.25 million. The consortium is led by New Leaf Venture Partners, with additional participation from Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Tribeca Venture Partners, and Biomatics Capital, established by Boris Nikolic, former Chief Advisor for Science and Technology to Bill Gates.

11 Jan 2016

Maxim Healthcare Services earns three 2015 Best Compliance Practice Awards

Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., a leading provider of home healthcare, medical staffing and population health and wellness services, has been recognized for excellence in compliance and ethics programming by the Health Ethics Trust for the second year in a row.

11 Jan 2016

CHOP recognized as LGBT Healthcare Equality Leader for second year in a row

For the second year in a row, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been recognized as an LGBT Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the country's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.

11 Jan 2016

Aurora Resurgence announces acquisition of Cardiac Science assets

Aurora Resurgence, an affiliate of Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm managing over $2 billion of assets, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets of Cardiac Science Corporation in a court-approved sale.

11 Jan 2016

Healthcare News

High doses of vitamin D may increase risk of falls

Linden Capital Partners acquires Chesapeake

SIMnext introduces DR Doppler Dynamic Ultrasonography Training System

Apollo Care Connect acquires Healarium's population health management technology and operating platform

AliveCor Mobile ECG to be integrated into LifeWatch's remote cardiac monitoring service

Liazon named winner of Fall 2015 Digital Health Awards

Aria 3B Orthopaedic Institute announces winners of first annual High School Sportsmanship Award

Regular practice of Transcendental Meditation benefits active-duty service members

U of I experiment provides insight on variables that may affect opinions about organic foods

Teens who rate e-cigarettes ads as effective more likely to try them in the future

Coordinated care approach to diabetes self-management benefits underserved adult populations

iCardiac provides industry-wide dataset access to enable broader validation of TQT alternative approach

NeuroSky develops cost-effective, secure medical monitoring solution to improve remote patient care

NUS researchers develop EsoGlove that helps patients restore hand functions

Cedars-Sinai researcher receives $2.5 million grant to develop risk assessment tool for sudden cardiac arrest

3 out of 4 young adults with stroke symptoms delay trip to hospital

AiCure closes $12.25 million in Series A fundraising round

Maxim Healthcare Services earns three 2015 Best Compliance Practice Awards

CHOP recognized as LGBT Healthcare Equality Leader for second year in a row

Aurora Resurgence announces acquisition of Cardiac Science assets

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