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CenTrak adds Bluetooth Low Energy to Clinical-Grade RTLS platform

CenTrak today announced that Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) has been added to its widely adopted Clinical-Grade RTLS platform, with the first installations occurring this month. This patent-pending fully integrated BLE technology offers a uniquely well managed and dependable architecture.

18 Feb 2015

Carpathia introduces beta program for Healthcare Community Cloud Service

Carpathia, a trusted cloud operator and leading provider of hybrid cloud services and managed hosting, today launched the beta program for Healthcare Community Cloud Service, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service solution that offers healthcare providers and affiliated service companies access to a compliant and scalable cloud infrastructure, purpose-built to help customers manage risk and ensure compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health regulations.

18 Feb 2015

Findings may help doctors recommend appropriate treatments, improve patient outcomes

Like a car's front and back bumpers, your cell's chromosomes are capped by "telomeres" that protect this genetic material against deterioration. Still, after enough replications, a chromosome's telomeres break down and once they reach a certain point of degradation, the cell dies. This is one reason that cells are mortal: telomeres only last so long. That is, unless the enzyme telomerase builds new material onto the worn telomeres to reinforce these chromosomal "bumpers". Telomere repair can be a good thing, but in some cases it's not: overactive telomerase can lengthen telomeres until a cell becomes immortal…leading to cancer.

18 Feb 2015

Facts about precision medicine

President Barack Obama is requesting an increase of $215 million in the 2016 federal budget to launch the Precision Medicine Initiative. This boost in funding for research will give genetic causes of cancer a national focus specifically around precision or "personalized" treatments for cancer in the future.

18 Feb 2015

New study demonstrates cost-saving, health care quality outcomes of pediatric ACO

A new study published in Pediatrics demonstrates the cost-saving and health care quality outcomes of the pediatric Accountable Care Organization Partners for Kids. Results of this study indicate that Partners for Kids successfully improved the value of pediatric healthcare over time through cost containment, while maintaining quality of care.

18 Feb 2015

Colliers International announces results of 2015 Medical Office Outlook Report

Colliers International today announced the results of its 2015 Medical Office Outlook Report, which points to the trend of "retailization" of healthcare as a key driver behind increased demand for healthcare real estate.

18 Feb 2015

Dutch doctors share views on euthanasia

Around one in three Dutch doctors would be prepared to help someone with early dementia, mental illness, or who is 'tired of living' to die, reveals a small survey published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

18 Feb 2015

From the scent of geranium to cough medicine; A self-assembling catalyst helps to construct complex biological scaffolds

With great elegance nature builds up complex structures from simple building blocks. A central class of compounds are terpenes. More than 8000 terpenes and about 30,000 of the related terpenoids are currently known. They are the key substances for many biological and pharmaceutical functions.

18 Feb 2015

Football injuries more frequent in competition matches than during training sessions

The risk of injury during competition matches is twelve times higher than during training sessions in players of the Professional Football League. The most common ones are muscular injuries and those resulting from overexertion, which imply recovery periods of around one week.

18 Feb 2015

Capital Impact Partners' fourth quarter lending to projects tops $45 million

Capital Impact Partners announced today that its 2014 fourth quarter lending to projects in underserved communities topped $45 million. Highlights of this financing included continued Capital Impact leadership in funding Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) projects to increase the availability of healthcare to low income residents; supporting inclusive housing growth in Detroit by closing the first loan through the organization's partnership with JPMorgan Chase & Co.; and leveraging New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) to support a variety of projects.

18 Feb 2015

Training modules for emergency department staff to treat infectious disease patients available on CDC's website

Four Web-based training modules developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine for emergency department personnel who treat patients with infectious diseases are now available on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

18 Feb 2015

Nicotine addiction medication produces greater reductions in smoking prior to quitting

Among cigarette smokers not willing or able to quit smoking in the next month but willing to reduce with the goal of quitting in the next 3 months, use of the nicotine addiction medication varenicline for 24 weeks compared with placebo produced greater reductions in smoking prior to quitting and increased smoking cessation rates at the end of treatment and at 1 year, according to a study in the February 17 issue of JAMA.

18 Feb 2015

Meridian Health to celebrate American Heart Month, raise awareness for women's heart health

For the seventh year in a row, Meridian Health's Red Dress event will celebrate American Heart Month and raise awareness for women's heart health. The fun-filled, health-focused event will take place at Watermark, a chic lounge in Asbury Park. In partnership with The Heart Truth campaign, sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Meridian CardioVascular Network's Red Dress event will showcase fashions from the famous Red Dress Collection.

18 Feb 2015

Survey finds high levels of abuse, serious harm associated with human trafficking

The largest survey to date of the health of trafficking survivors has found high levels of abuse and serious harm associated with human trafficking. For the first time, the findings reveal severe mental and physical health problems experienced by men, women and children trafficked for forced labour and sexual exploitation in Southeast Asia.

18 Feb 2015

Primary care nurse-led intervention improves physical activity among older adults

A primary care nurse-delivered intervention can lead to sustained increases in physical activity (PA) among older adults, according to an article published by Tess Harris of St George's University of London, and colleagues in this week's PLOS Medicine. The trial was funded by the National Institute for Health Research.

18 Feb 2015

RUDAS effectively assesses cognitive impairment in multicultural older populations

The ability to assess cognitive impairment in multicultural older populations will become more important as demographics change worldwide. A new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) reports that the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) is particularly effective in multicultural populations where English is not a patient's first language.

18 Feb 2015

Elsevier chosen to publish ISN's Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements journals

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the International Society of Nephrology, the global medical society devoted to advancing kidney care worldwide, announced today that Elsevier will publish ISN's flagship journals, Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements, as of January 1, 2016.

18 Feb 2015

Researchers say that cancer experience can lead to healthy lifestyle in survivors and family members

After studying cancer survivors and their family caregivers, researchers at Case Western Reserve University conclude that the period between the final cancer treatment and first post-treatment checkup may be an ideal time for the entire household to jumpstart a healthy lifestyle.

18 Feb 2015

Electric fans prevent heat-related elevations in heart rate, core body temperature

Although some public health organizations advise against the use of electric fans in severe heat, a new study published in the February 17 issue of JAMA demonstrated that electric fans prevent heat-related elevations in heart rate and core body temperature.

18 Feb 2015

UNICEF and UNAIDS go ‘All In’ to end the AIDS epidemic among adolescents

AIDS has become the second leading cause of death among adolescents globally. Just one in four children and adolescents under the age of 15 have access to life-saving antiretroviral treatment. Deaths are declining in all age groups, except among 10–19 year olds.

17 Feb 2015

Healthcare News

CenTrak adds Bluetooth Low Energy to Clinical-Grade RTLS platform

Carpathia introduces beta program for Healthcare Community Cloud Service

Findings may help doctors recommend appropriate treatments, improve patient outcomes

Facts about precision medicine

New study demonstrates cost-saving, health care quality outcomes of pediatric ACO

Colliers International announces results of 2015 Medical Office Outlook Report

Dutch doctors share views on euthanasia

From the scent of geranium to cough medicine; A self-assembling catalyst helps to construct complex biological scaffolds

Football injuries more frequent in competition matches than during training sessions

Capital Impact Partners' fourth quarter lending to projects tops $45 million

Training modules for emergency department staff to treat infectious disease patients available on CDC's website

Nicotine addiction medication produces greater reductions in smoking prior to quitting

Meridian Health to celebrate American Heart Month, raise awareness for women's heart health

Survey finds high levels of abuse, serious harm associated with human trafficking

Primary care nurse-led intervention improves physical activity among older adults

RUDAS effectively assesses cognitive impairment in multicultural older populations

Elsevier chosen to publish ISN's Kidney International and Kidney International Supplements journals

Researchers say that cancer experience can lead to healthy lifestyle in survivors and family members

Electric fans prevent heat-related elevations in heart rate, core body temperature

UNICEF and UNAIDS go ‘All In’ to end the AIDS epidemic among adolescents

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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