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Bayer offers wide range of material solutions for OEMs' medical application needs

Increasingly, innovative medical applications place further importance on the success of the materials they use. When patients' health, mobility and comfort are involved, reliability and durability are crucial. Bayer MaterialScience LLC steps up to the challenge offering original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a wide range of material solutions for their medical application needs.

10 Feb 2015

New analysis takes comprehensive look at how patients feel about doctors' attire

What should doctors wear? And how does something as simple as their choice of a suit, scrubs or slacks influence how patients view them?

10 Feb 2015

New stent for treating cardiovascular disease successfully implanted in patients

A new stent for treating cardiovascular disease that incorporates a polymer invented at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has been implanted in patients for the first time.

10 Feb 2015

Velano Vascular announces FDA approval of new blood-draw technology

Velano Vascular today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing clearance for a new technology that provides an innovative approach to one of the most common procedures in medicine – the in-hospital blood draw.

10 Feb 2015

First patients treated with Orthocell's tendon repair therapy in Hong Kong

Regenerative medicine company Orthocell Limited has announced it has expanded its presence in Asia with the first patients treated with its world-leading tendon repair therapy in Hong Kong.

10 Feb 2015

Researchers win $2.5 million DARPA contract to study prosthetic limb technology

A research team led by Paul Marasco, Ph.D., of Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute, has won a $2.5 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The contract was awarded through DARPA's new Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX) program, which aims to deliver naturalistic sensations to amputees and enable better control over their prosthetic limbs through direct connections to users' nervous systems.

10 Feb 2015

New study reveals eight highly specific physical signs associated with death in cancer patients

While the diagnosis of an impending death is always sad, it can be important for patients, families, and clinicians as they make decisions related to hospital discharge, hospice referral, and treatments. Now a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has revealed eight highly specific physical signs associated with death within three days in cancer patients.

10 Feb 2015

TeamHealth partners with St. David's HealthCare to expand services to greater Austin, Texas market

TeamHealth Holdings Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals, announced today it will expand services to the greater Austin, Texas market through a strategic partnership with St. David's HealthCare, a six-hospital system.

10 Feb 2015

BPC opens new plasma collection center in Jacksonville, North Carolina

Biotest Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a leading developer of immunology biotherapeutic products, is pleased to announce that it has opened a new plasma collection center. The state-of-the-art, 15,000 square foot facility located at 113 Yopp Road, Jacksonville, North Carolina, is BPC's second plasma center in Jacksonville, and officially opened its doors for business on February 3, 2015.

9 Feb 2015

HIMSS to honor Elsevier's Michelle Troseth with Nursing Informatics Leadership Award

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society will honor Michelle Troseth, MSN, RN, DPNAP, FAAN, Chief Professional Practice Officer of Elsevier Clinical Solutions, with its Nursing Informatics Leadership Award at its annual conference in April.

9 Feb 2015

Gilead Sciences, Mobiquity make significant healthcare investment in London

London's status as a leading centre for the life sciences, financial and digital industries has attracted significant new investment by two leading US companies, announced today as Mayor of London Boris Johnson visited Boston as part of a trade delegation to the East Coast of the USA.

9 Feb 2015

Diversity Jobs Report: Healthcare sector offers positive news for diverse professionals seeking employment in US

Today Professional Diversity Network , Inc. releases its monthly Diversity Jobs Report (DJR), which analyzes the employment situation for women, minorities, veterans, LGBT and disabled professionals.

9 Feb 2015

Study reveals mechanical forces that drive epithelial wound healing

A collaborative study led by scientists from the Mechanobiology Institute at the National University of Singapore has revealed the mechanical forces that drive epithelial wound healing in the absence of cell supporting environment. This research was published in Nature Communications in January 2015.

9 Feb 2015

Smart watch that remotely monitors real-time health status of older adults

The trend of wearable devices (smart accessories) like bracelets, sunglasses and watches, is rarely focused on the elderly population. However, Mexican Francisco Lopez-Lira Fennel, who lives in Spain, wants these devices to be used by older adults benefiting them with the first smart watch that remotely monitors real-time health status.

9 Feb 2015

Twitterbowl 2015 fundraising challenge raises $27,000 to support Seattle Children's, Christopher's Haven

The Twitterbowl 2015 football and fundraising challenge, initiated by actors Chris Evans and Chris Pratt, has raised nearly $27,000 for Seattle Children's and Christopher's Haven since the contest was launched on Jan. 29.

9 Feb 2015

Loyola orthopaedic surgeon uses new minimally invasive technique to repair ruptured Achilles tendon

Orthopaedic surgeon Adam Schiff, MD, of Loyola University Medical Center, used a new minimally invasive technique to repair the ruptured Achilles tendon on Mr. Frias' left leg. The technique requires a smaller incision, minimizes wound healing complications and leaves less scar tissue.

9 Feb 2015

Balanced blood product ratios can improve outcomes in severe trauma patients

Among patients with severe trauma and major bleeding, those who received a transfusion of a balanced ratio of plasma, platelets, and red blood cells (RBCs) were more likely to have their bleeding stopped and less likely to die due to loss of blood by 24 hours compared to patients who received a transfusion with a higher ratio of RBCs, according to a study in the February 3 issue of JAMA.

9 Feb 2015

Readmissions after surgery associated with new postdischarge complications, shows study

In a study that included readmission information from nearly 350 hospitals, readmissions the first 30 days after surgery were associated with new postdischarge complications related to the surgical procedure and not a worsening of any medical conditions the patient already had while hospitalized for surgery, according to a study in the February 3 issue of JAMA.

9 Feb 2015

New report raises ethical questions surrounding the use of data

Public participation should be at the heart of big data projects in health care and biomedical research, according to the findings of a new report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics.

9 Feb 2015

Hastings Center Report: Latest issues on health and medicine

For two years, a debate has raged over the study known as the Surfactant, Positive Pressure, and Oxygenation Randomized Trial (SUPPORT), which sought to gauge the risks and benefits of different blood oxygen levels currently targeted in the care of premature infants.

9 Feb 2015

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Bayer offers wide range of material solutions for OEMs' medical application needs

New analysis takes comprehensive look at how patients feel about doctors' attire

New stent for treating cardiovascular disease successfully implanted in patients

Velano Vascular announces FDA approval of new blood-draw technology

First patients treated with Orthocell's tendon repair therapy in Hong Kong

Researchers win $2.5 million DARPA contract to study prosthetic limb technology

New study reveals eight highly specific physical signs associated with death in cancer patients

TeamHealth partners with St. David's HealthCare to expand services to greater Austin, Texas market

BPC opens new plasma collection center in Jacksonville, North Carolina

HIMSS to honor Elsevier's Michelle Troseth with Nursing Informatics Leadership Award

Gilead Sciences, Mobiquity make significant healthcare investment in London

Diversity Jobs Report: Healthcare sector offers positive news for diverse professionals seeking employment in US

Study reveals mechanical forces that drive epithelial wound healing

Smart watch that remotely monitors real-time health status of older adults

Twitterbowl 2015 fundraising challenge raises $27,000 to support Seattle Children's, Christopher's Haven

Loyola orthopaedic surgeon uses new minimally invasive technique to repair ruptured Achilles tendon

Balanced blood product ratios can improve outcomes in severe trauma patients

Readmissions after surgery associated with new postdischarge complications, shows study

New report raises ethical questions surrounding the use of data

Hastings Center Report: Latest issues on health and medicine

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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