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UK Medical Device Companies in the Spotlight at the Medilink UK Awards 2015

News-Medical.net was proud to sponsor this year’s Medilink UK Innovation Award. The Innovation Award was presented to The Learning Clinic for their VitalPAC Nurse software platform which is used to capture patient observations in real time...

20 May 2015

Large urban health systems do worse on government patient satisfaction scores

The largest urban health systems, which serve as safety nets for large patient populations with lower socioeconomic status and greater likelihood to speak English as a second language, do worse on government patient satisfaction scores than smaller, non-urban hospitals likely to serve white customers with higher education levels, according to a new study by Mount Sinai researchers published this month in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

20 May 2015

MSR, PATH announce launch of new water treatment product

Local outdoor gear manufacturer MSR (Mountain Safety Research) and Seattle-based international nonprofit organization and global health innovation leader PATH today announced the launch of a new water treatment product, the result of a five-year partnership to bring low-cost community water solutions to the global market.

20 May 2015

Diabetes screening will overwhelm India’s health system, study predicts

The new study, which used mathematical models to simulate the outcome of screening the whole population, estimates that between 158 million and 306 million people would be referred for confirmatory testing, but only 26-37 million of those would meet the diagnostic criteria for diabetes...

20 May 2015

Welch Allyn launches third generation Connex Spot Monitor to improve patient safety

Welch Allyn has launched its third generation Connex Spot Monitor (CSM) which marks a major advance in enhancing patient safety through technology.

20 May 2015

Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for new plan to tackle Ebola outbreak at 68th World Health Assembly

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany addressed delegates on the first morning of the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly. "The WHO is the only international organization that has universal political legitimacy on global health issues,” she said.

20 May 2015

Total costs of treatment for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome on the rise

As more infants are born to mothers with dependence on prescription pain medications, the costs of treatment for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) have increased dramatically, suggests a report in the March/April issue of the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

20 May 2015

CWRU's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing receives grant to study multiple chronic conditions

Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will begin training predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers to study people with multiple chronic illnesses in hopes of discovering better methods for managing such a complex combination of illnesses.

19 May 2015

MedVantx launches MedStart Formulary Connect program for health systems and ACOs

MedVantx, Inc., a leading provider of point-of-care medication access, adherence and direct-to-patient consumer engagement programs, today announced the Company's MedStart Formulary Connect program. This innovative program equips leading health systems and ACOs with new formulary management tools that are designed to build greater alignment and advance the traditional medication formulary program upstream in the value chain to the point of care.

19 May 2015

CLDF collaborates with Walgreens to offer free rapid HCV testing

The Chronic Liver Disease Foundation announced today that it's collaborating with Walgreens to offer free hepatitis C (HCV) testing with the OraQuick HCV Rapid Test at more than 60 Walgreens retail pharmacies in 12 major cities throughout the country.

19 May 2015

Twin Cities Orthopedics joins Deterra partnership program to reduce prescription drug abuse and misuse

Verde Technologies announced that Golden Valley-based Twin Cities Orthopedics, the largest orthopedic group in Minnesota, has become its most recent partner in the fight against prescription drug abuse and misuse.

19 May 2015

California PACE enrollment continues to rise

Enrollment in the California Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) nearly doubled during the last four-and-a-half years based on the latest numbers reported from 11 programs operating 30 PACE centers in the state.

19 May 2015

Stoltenberg, Qlik partner to help healthcare clients drive down costs, improve patient care

Stoltenberg Consulting, Inc., a premier healthcare information technology consulting firm, today announced its partnership with leading visual analytics vendor Qlik® to help healthcare clients best utilize their data to drive down costs and improve patient care.

19 May 2015

Sentara Healthcare, CipherHealth partner to improve quality of care for patients

Sentara Healthcare is partnering with CipherHealth to implement a new software technology aimed at modernizing the rounding process to deliver improved quality of care and satisfaction among patients and staff.

19 May 2015

Presentation at International Headache Congress shows electroCore’s chronic cluster headache treatment to be cost-effective

Cluster headache is one of the worst pain conditions known to medical science and has few preventative treatment options, many of which have severe side effects...

19 May 2015

U.K Ophthalmologists lead in treatment of wet AMD patients with Oraya therapy across europe

Oraya Therapy was introduced first in the U.K., followed by Switzerland and Germany. The therapy is intended as a one-time, non-invasive treatment that maintains vision with fewer anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections into the eye...

19 May 2015

University of Denver Announces Dual Law/Healthcare Degree

The University of Denver now offers a dual degree between the Sturm College of Law and University College, where students may earn a Juris Doctor and Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership...

19 May 2015

Pulmonary rehabilitation treatment benefits patients with OSA syndrome

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) treatment could be a valuable addition to comprehensive therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome, according to a new study. The study was presented at the 2015 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

19 May 2015

New research project aims at preventing HIV, other blood-borne infections

Research consistently shows that policing practices, such as confiscating or breaking needles, are key factors in the HIV epidemic among persons who inject drugs. Police officers themselves are also at risk of acquiring HIV or viral hepatitis if they experience needle-stick injuries on the job — a significant source of anxiety and staff turn-over.

19 May 2015

Endo Pharmaceuticals supports efforts to bring first ever treatment guidelines for Peyronie's Disease

Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Endo International plc, supports efforts to bring the medical community the first ever treatment guidelines for Peyronie's Disease (PD), a condition in which collagen plaque, or scar tissue, develops on the shaft of the penis, and may harden and reduce flexibility.

19 May 2015

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UK Medical Device Companies in the Spotlight at the Medilink UK Awards 2015

Large urban health systems do worse on government patient satisfaction scores

MSR, PATH announce launch of new water treatment product

Diabetes screening will overwhelm India’s health system, study predicts

Welch Allyn launches third generation Connex Spot Monitor to improve patient safety

Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for new plan to tackle Ebola outbreak at 68th World Health Assembly

Total costs of treatment for babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome on the rise

CWRU's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing receives grant to study multiple chronic conditions

MedVantx launches MedStart Formulary Connect program for health systems and ACOs

CLDF collaborates with Walgreens to offer free rapid HCV testing

Twin Cities Orthopedics joins Deterra partnership program to reduce prescription drug abuse and misuse

California PACE enrollment continues to rise

Stoltenberg, Qlik partner to help healthcare clients drive down costs, improve patient care

Sentara Healthcare, CipherHealth partner to improve quality of care for patients

Presentation at International Headache Congress shows electroCore’s chronic cluster headache treatment to be cost-effective

U.K Ophthalmologists lead in treatment of wet AMD patients with Oraya therapy across europe

University of Denver Announces Dual Law/Healthcare Degree

Pulmonary rehabilitation treatment benefits patients with OSA syndrome

New research project aims at preventing HIV, other blood-borne infections

Endo Pharmaceuticals supports efforts to bring first ever treatment guidelines for Peyronie's Disease

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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