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NFL concussion settlement process is ongoing at Legal-Bay

Legal-Bay LLC, The Lawsuit Settlement Funding Company, announced today that there has been a rise in applications and substantial funding occurring at the company, despite the fact that the settlement deal has been challenged in court as being insufficient.

16 Sep 2015

Articles sponsored by NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory provide new standpoint on clinical research

A special series of articles addressing the ethical and regulatory challenges to pragmatic clinical trials appears this week on the website of the journal Clinical Trials.

16 Sep 2015

Study reports use of new psychoactive drugs in US nationally representative survey

In recent years, there has been an increase in emergence and use of a variety of new drugs, so-called "novel psychoactive substances" (NPS) in the US and worldwide.

16 Sep 2015

Winners of Renal Support Network's 13th Annual Essay Contest announced

Now in its 13th year of providing a voice for people who have kidney disease and are passionate about writing, Renal Support Network announces the winners of its 13th Annual Essay Contest.

16 Sep 2015

O'Neal Industries, McKesson win 2015 C. Everett Koop National Health Awards

About half of companies with 50 or more employees report that they have at least one health promotion program in place. For large companies, this jumps to over 90 percent. However, not all wellness programs can document health improvements for their employees and cost savings. To make sure that workplace health promotion programs apply evidence-based practices and significantly reduce expenditures, companies must adopt high-impact programs and periodically evaluate their results.

16 Sep 2015

World Scientific's latest book to be launched on Stem Cell Awareness Day

While the world knows the $3 billion California Institute for Regenerative Medicine sprang from the citizen's initiative, Proposition 71, few people know the struggle required, nor what happened after California said "Yes!"

16 Sep 2015

NCOA and award-winning actress Judith Light support national educational initiative, Flu + You

Two-time Emmy and Tony award-winning actress Judith Light and the National Council on Aging (NCOA) are teaming up for the second year on the national educational initiative Flu + You to educate older adults and those who care for them about the seriousness of influenza ("the flu"), the importance of prevention and available vaccine options.

16 Sep 2015

New method may help nurses and doctors quickly identify delirium in hospitalized older adults

Asking just two questions may be able to help nurses and doctors quickly and easily identify delirium in hospitalized older adults, according to health researchers.

16 Sep 2015

PHE-led study shows England has huge opportunity for lowest disease burden, preventive public health

For the first time, a new PHE led study published in The Lancet ranks the diseases and risk factors that cause death and disability in England compared with other high-income countries, revealing the nation’s potential to have the lowest total disease burden (years of life lost to death and lived with disability) in the world.

16 Sep 2015

QuartrBack project creates smart emergency scheme for people suffering from dementia

People with dementia exhibit many far-reaching changes of conduct. Embarrassment, fear, and reduced orientation ability decrease their degree of independence and social inclusion. The QuartrBack project coordinated by the Evangelische Heimstiftung now combines volunteer work with technologies for location, monitoring, information, and professional care.

16 Sep 2015

AMD Alliance hosts webinar to promote awareness and knowledge about macular disease

14 – 20 September marks global AMD Awareness Week 2015. Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive eye disease which is the leading cause of blindness in over 50s globally.

16 Sep 2015

UK GPs invited to join new GPDQ mobile app to deliver on-demand clinical care to patients

From today, GPs across the UK can register their interest to join a new mobile app, GPDQ (GP Delivered Quickly) – designed to give GPs the flexibility of a virtual clinic, whilst delivering top-quality clinical care on-demand, at a location of the patient’s choice.

16 Sep 2015

Hitachi receives FDA 510(k) clearance to deliver new PROBEAT-V system to Rochester-based Mayo Clinic

Hitachi, Ltd. has announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for commercial supply of the new PROBEAT-V system, which it designed and developed for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Treatments began in late June and the first patient treatment was completed in August 2015.

16 Sep 2015

New computational model may help overcome misalignment of U.S. biomedical research resources

A new computational model developed by scientists from the University of Chicago could help improve the allocation of U.S. biomedical research resources.

16 Sep 2015

ACP awarded $1,002,884 Cooperative Agreement to increase adult immunization rates in US

The American College of Physicians (ACP) was awarded a $1,002,884 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase immunization rates in the United States.

16 Sep 2015

2015 Voices for Healthy Kids Progress Report highlights achievements of past year

Over the last two years, Voices for Healthy Kids, a joint initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Heart Association, has directly supported more than 50 coalitions, in 20 cities and states, working to help all young people grow up at a healthy weight.

16 Sep 2015

Availity announces data management solution for health plans

Availity, the nation's largest real-time health information network, announced a solution for health plans that need a provider data management solution inside the healthcare provider's workflow.

15 Sep 2015

Coloplast announces launch of most compact catheter for men in the U.S.

Coloplast announced the U.S. launch of SpeediCath Compact Male, the most compact catheter for men, designed so users can do more. The new product is less than half the size of a standard male catheter and may be stored, carried, used and disposed of more discreetly.

15 Sep 2015

Change Healthcare partners with RxREVU to provide customers with prescription decision support

Change Healthcare, a market leader in healthcare consumer engagement and cost and quality transparency, has joined forces with RxREVU to deliver an enhanced medication selection experience to help consumers, payers and providers make more informed decisions about treatment options, especially those pertaining to therapeutic alternatives.

15 Sep 2015

Massage therapy improves health related quality of life for cancer patients

Recent studies show massage therapy can reduce pain, stress, nausea, depression, distress, anxiety and fatigue, while improving health related quality of life for cancer patients.

15 Sep 2015

Healthcare News

NFL concussion settlement process is ongoing at Legal-Bay

Articles sponsored by NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory provide new standpoint on clinical research

Study reports use of new psychoactive drugs in US nationally representative survey

Winners of Renal Support Network's 13th Annual Essay Contest announced

O'Neal Industries, McKesson win 2015 C. Everett Koop National Health Awards

World Scientific's latest book to be launched on Stem Cell Awareness Day

NCOA and award-winning actress Judith Light support national educational initiative, Flu + You

New method may help nurses and doctors quickly identify delirium in hospitalized older adults

PHE-led study shows England has huge opportunity for lowest disease burden, preventive public health

QuartrBack project creates smart emergency scheme for people suffering from dementia

AMD Alliance hosts webinar to promote awareness and knowledge about macular disease

UK GPs invited to join new GPDQ mobile app to deliver on-demand clinical care to patients

Hitachi receives FDA 510(k) clearance to deliver new PROBEAT-V system to Rochester-based Mayo Clinic

New computational model may help overcome misalignment of U.S. biomedical research resources

ACP awarded $1,002,884 Cooperative Agreement to increase adult immunization rates in US

2015 Voices for Healthy Kids Progress Report highlights achievements of past year

Availity announces data management solution for health plans

Coloplast announces launch of most compact catheter for men in the U.S.

Change Healthcare partners with RxREVU to provide customers with prescription decision support

Massage therapy improves health related quality of life for cancer patients

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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