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Adoption of Health Codes of Conduct in workplaces effectively engages employees in wellness initiatives

Workplace wellness can be a positive source of health and empowerment for employees. While many employers have found that wellness programs are ineffective at engaging employees, a new strategy proposed by Cornell University researchers may be just the solution!

5 Aug 2015

Armada, UMass Medical School partner to enhance ArmadaOne Specialty Pharmacy Workflow Platform

Armada Health Care has partnered with University of Massachusetts Medical School's Clinical Pharmacy Services business unit to provide enhancements and support regarding clinical protocols and therapy interventions within the ArmadaOne Specialty Pharmacy Workflow Platform.

4 Aug 2015

Current psychotherapy treatments less than optimal for war veterans suffering from PTSD

Our nation's veterans continue to suffer emotional and psychological effects of war—some for decades. And while there has been greater attention directed recently toward post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more veterans are seeking help, current psychotherapy treatments are less than optimal, according to a new narrative review published in the August 4, 2015 issue of JAMA.

4 Aug 2015

Quest Diagnostics acquires laboratory outreach service business of MemorialCare Health System

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of MemorialCare Health System's laboratory outreach service business.

From Quest Diagnostics 4 Aug 2015

Cardiac Science announces sale of 25 Powerheart G5 AEDs to Lippert Components

Cardiac Science announced the sale of 25 Powerheart G5 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to Lippert Components, Inc., a tier-1 supplier of parts and accessories to the RV, manufactured housing, trailer, and bus industries.

4 Aug 2015

Livongo Health named AADE-accredited diabetes education program

Livongo Health announced it was named an accredited diabetes education program by the American Association of Diabetes Educators, making it the first company of its kind to achieve this prestigious accreditation status.

4 Aug 2015

Netsync Network Solutions achieves Telehealth Authorized Technology Provider status from Cisco

Netsync Network Solutions announced today that it has achieved Telehealth Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco. This designation recognizes Netsync Network Solutions as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support Cisco Telehealth solutions.

4 Aug 2015

New study shows frequent travel promotes stress, loneliness, and long-term health problems

Researchers from the University of Surrey and Lund University (Sweden) investigated how frequent, long-distance travel is represented in mass and social media.

4 Aug 2015

Study identifies factors that contribute to government transparency

Public affairs experts say easy and constant access by citizens to important government information, referred to as government transparency, is vital for good governance as well as the perception by citizens that the government is trustworthy.

4 Aug 2015

Top cancer research organizations to sponsor International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference in New York

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT), the European Academy of Tumor Immunology (EATI), and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will join forces to sponsor the first International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in New York, Sept. 16-19, 2015.

4 Aug 2015

Money and medicine continue to remain indivisible and irreconcilable

Even after centuries of earnest oaths and laws, the debate about whether money compromises medicine remains unresolved, observes Dr. Eli Adashi in a new paper in the AMA Journal of Ethics. The problem might not be truly intractable, he said, but recent reforms will likely make little progress or difference.

4 Aug 2015

St. Alphonsus Medical Center honored with Sound Physicians' Symphony Award

Sound Physicians, a physician-founded and led organization with more than 2,000 physicians providing care in more than 300 hospitals and post-acute facilities across the U.S., announced today it has honored St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Nampa, Idaho, with its Symphony Award, given to the hospitalist team with the highest overall internally measured, standardized and benchmarked performance scores out of all Sound Physicians' hospitalist and intensivist programs nationwide.

4 Aug 2015

Dementia patients, caregivers think better care, support more important than finding cure for disease

More than $100 million in federal funding was spent last year toward searching for a cure for Alzheimer's disease. However, if given the choice, most people with dementia and those caring for them would like to see the money go elsewhere, according to a recent study led by University at Buffalo researcher Davina Porock.

4 Aug 2015

California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine selects two demonstration projects

Two demonstration projects that aim to yield quick results for patients have been selected by the new California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, a public-private effort launched by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.

4 Aug 2015

Capital Impact Partners provides $27.5 million in financing to support underserved communities

Capital Impact Partners announced today that it provided nearly $27.5 million in financing to projects delivering social impact for underserved communities across the U.S. during the second quarter of 2015. These projects are expected to increase access to health care services, dignified aging options, healthy food, and education for low-income people in seven states, while also creating nearly 250 jobs.

4 Aug 2015

Researchers explore key factors to improve astronauts’ nutrition needs during space missions

Centuries ago, ships often sailed with crews numbering in the hundreds returning with tens. Cause of death: Scurvy - a severe depletion of Vitamin C.

4 Aug 2015

New ASDS survey finds that half of consumers consider cosmetic medical procedure

Half of consumers are considering a cosmetic medical procedure and the specialty in which the physician is board-certified is increasingly influential in their choice of practitioner, according to new survey data from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.

4 Aug 2015

Stress Resilience Training System app for military personnel now available through Apple App Store

The Stress Resilience Training System (SRTS), an app designed to provide resilience training for military personnel by Perceptronics Solutions, Inc., is now available through the Apple App Store for anyone with an iPad.

4 Aug 2015

NYUCD awarded $1.7M Health Resources and Service Administration training grant

New York University College of Dentistry has been awarded a five-year, $1.7M Health Resources and Service Administration training grant entitled, "Preparing the Future Dental Workforce for Underserved Young Child and Adolescent Populations ("Preparing the Future").

4 Aug 2015

UVa researchers examine the number, severity of head impacts during collegiate football practices and games

Researchers at the University of Virginia examined the number and severity of subconcussive head impacts sustained by college football players over an entire season during practices and games. The researchers found that the number of head impacts varied depending on the intensity of the activity.

4 Aug 2015

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Adoption of Health Codes of Conduct in workplaces effectively engages employees in wellness initiatives

Armada, UMass Medical School partner to enhance ArmadaOne Specialty Pharmacy Workflow Platform

Current psychotherapy treatments less than optimal for war veterans suffering from PTSD

Quest Diagnostics acquires laboratory outreach service business of MemorialCare Health System

Cardiac Science announces sale of 25 Powerheart G5 AEDs to Lippert Components

Livongo Health named AADE-accredited diabetes education program

Netsync Network Solutions achieves Telehealth Authorized Technology Provider status from Cisco

New study shows frequent travel promotes stress, loneliness, and long-term health problems

Study identifies factors that contribute to government transparency

Top cancer research organizations to sponsor International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference in New York

Money and medicine continue to remain indivisible and irreconcilable

St. Alphonsus Medical Center honored with Sound Physicians' Symphony Award

Dementia patients, caregivers think better care, support more important than finding cure for disease

California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine selects two demonstration projects

Capital Impact Partners provides $27.5 million in financing to support underserved communities

Researchers explore key factors to improve astronauts’ nutrition needs during space missions

New ASDS survey finds that half of consumers consider cosmetic medical procedure

Stress Resilience Training System app for military personnel now available through Apple App Store

NYUCD awarded $1.7M Health Resources and Service Administration training grant

UVa researchers examine the number, severity of head impacts during collegiate football practices and games

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

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