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EarlySense brings Bedside Monitor and Central Display System to Canadian Market

EarlySense, the market leader in contact-free monitoring solutions today announced an approval to distribute its latest Bedside Monitor and Central Display System in the Canadian Market. EarlySense is bringing to Canada a unique solution that empowers clinicians to provide efficient, safe care based on early indication of high risk situations for falls, pressure ulcers or deterioration such as caused by Opioid therapy.

7 Jan 2015

BD Medical announces FDA clearance of BD Intelliport Medication Management System

BD Medical, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the BD Intelliport Medication Management System, the first-of-its-kind medication management solution for manual IV bolus injections.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 7 Jan 2015

New Horses and Hope campaign launched to raise $1 million for cancer screening mobile unit

Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear today, along with representatives from the Kentucky Cancer Program, the University of Louisville's James Graham Brown Cancer Center and KentuckyOne Health, launched a new Horses and Hope campaign to raise $1 million for a mobile unit to provide free or significantly reduced cost cancer screenings to underserved populations across Kentucky.

7 Jan 2015

CareSouth Health System to commence national rebranding of CareSouth agencies

CareSouth Health System, Inc., a national senior living services provider based in Augusta, Ga., announced today that it will begin a national rebranding of its CareSouth agencies across all CareSouth branded business lines including CareSouth Home Health, CareSouth Hospice, CareSouth Private Duty and CS Health & Wellness.

7 Jan 2015

Study: Almost 40% of people with abnormal results ignore bowel cancer screening tests

Almost 40 per cent of people who have abnormal results from bowel cancer screening tests and are referred for further investigation ignore their next screening invitation two years later, according to a Cancer Research UK study published today (Tuesday) in the British Journal of Cancer.

7 Jan 2015

Arcturus to exhibit new mRNA therapeutics pipeline at two healthcare conferences

Arcturus Therapeutics Inc., developing the 'next wave' of RNA medicines, today announced that Joseph Payne, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present a corporate overview, including the company's new messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics pipeline, at two upcoming healthcare conferences.

7 Jan 2015

Everyday actions could help prevent spread of flu among college students

As local college students return to Philadelphia from their long winter breaks over the next several days, it is likely that they'll be bringing who-knows-what germs with them from home, said Stacey A. Gorski, PhD, a biology professor who specializes in immunology at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

7 Jan 2015

New intervention study examines health outcomes among private-pay home care recipients

Researchers from Harvard Medical School's Department of Health Care Policy have launched a joint partnership with ClearCare, a company that provides a software platform for home care agencies, and Right at Home, senior home care franchise.

7 Jan 2015

Nearly one-quarter of parents report making change from rear-facing to forward-facing car seats

Using a rear-facing car seat until a child is age two reduces risk of serious injury, but close to one-quarter of parents report they turned the seat around before their child was even one year old, according to a new University of Michigan study.

7 Jan 2015

People working in prisons, secure hospitals are at increased risk of developing work-related stress

People working in prisons and in secure hospitals in the UK are at considerable risk of work-related stress, exhaustion and depression. This raises serious concerns for safety.

7 Jan 2015

Taiwan Biophotonic releases DOE reflective sensor for fingerless wrist-worn pulse oximeters

Taiwan Biophotonic Co., a leading provider of non-invasive vital signs sensing solutions, today announced the release of its DOE reflective sensor for fingerless wrist-worn pulse oximeters, which makes a quantum leap forward in the wearable healthcare and medical devices.

7 Jan 2015

Glaucoma Awareness Month: Mount Sinai ophthalmologists offer tips for glaucoma prevention

Glaucoma, a degenerative eye disease that causes damage to the optic nerve, is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, according to the World Health Organization. To observe Glaucoma Awareness Month, ophthalmologists at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Health System are offering tips for prevention and early detection of the condition.

7 Jan 2015

Key steps to improve patient safety performance at complex health systems

Clear goals, strong leadership and infrastructure, staff engagement, and transparent reporting methods are key for complex health care systems seeking to establish successful patient safety performance improvements, according to a Johns Hopkins study published in the journal Academic Medicine in December.

6 Jan 2015

Vital Medical Services to provide on-site treatment to local inmates at Glendale Police Department

Vital Medical Services, a Glendale, CA-based private medical care provider, has earned a one-year contract enabling them to examine and treat local inmates on-site at the Glendale Police Department. On-site treatment is a more cost-effective approach that will provide considerable savings to the city.

6 Jan 2015

Elsevier assumes publication of Neoplasia and Translational Oncology journals

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, has announced that it has acquired Neoplasia Press Inc. and assumes publication of its flagship journals, Neoplasia and Translational Oncology. These peer-reviewed, open access journals are now published by Elsevier under the Neoplasia Press imprint.

6 Jan 2015

Brazilian researchers find that nutrition education may help prevent reoccurrence of breast cancer

Breast cancer is the most frequent cause of death among women worldwide, and five-year survival rates are just 58.4% in Brazil, lower than in many other regions. In a new study, however, researchers from Federal University of Santa Catarina provided Brazilian breast cancer patients with nutrition education and found it could benefit patients and may help prevent reoccurrence of the cancer.

6 Jan 2015

University of Limerick offers Leaving Certificate Biology Practical Sessions for secondary school students

The Department of Life Sciences at the University of Limerick are welcoming over 400 Leaving Certificate Biology students from all over Munster into their state-of-the-art laboratories this week.

6 Jan 2015

Men's eating habits associated with availability of healthy food outlets around home

Canadian men's eating habits are associated with the availability of healthy food sources in their residential neighbourhood but women's are not, according to researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHUM hospital.

6 Jan 2015

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance launches health improvement grant program

Inspired by its Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) 2012-2015 report, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance recently launched a health improvement grant program. The new community program addresses specific cancer screening, early detection, and prevention needs for at risk populations in King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties.

6 Jan 2015

Quanta obtains CE mark for portable, cartridge-based haemodialysis system

Quanta Fluid Solutions Ltd, a pioneering developer of advanced haemodialysis systems, announces it has received the CE mark for SC+, its portable, cartridge-based haemodialysis system.

6 Jan 2015

Healthcare News

EarlySense brings Bedside Monitor and Central Display System to Canadian Market

BD Medical announces FDA clearance of BD Intelliport Medication Management System

New Horses and Hope campaign launched to raise $1 million for cancer screening mobile unit

CareSouth Health System to commence national rebranding of CareSouth agencies

Study: Almost 40% of people with abnormal results ignore bowel cancer screening tests

Arcturus to exhibit new mRNA therapeutics pipeline at two healthcare conferences

Everyday actions could help prevent spread of flu among college students

New intervention study examines health outcomes among private-pay home care recipients

Nearly one-quarter of parents report making change from rear-facing to forward-facing car seats

People working in prisons, secure hospitals are at increased risk of developing work-related stress

Taiwan Biophotonic releases DOE reflective sensor for fingerless wrist-worn pulse oximeters

Glaucoma Awareness Month: Mount Sinai ophthalmologists offer tips for glaucoma prevention

Key steps to improve patient safety performance at complex health systems

Vital Medical Services to provide on-site treatment to local inmates at Glendale Police Department

Elsevier assumes publication of Neoplasia and Translational Oncology journals

Brazilian researchers find that nutrition education may help prevent reoccurrence of breast cancer

University of Limerick offers Leaving Certificate Biology Practical Sessions for secondary school students

Men's eating habits associated with availability of healthy food outlets around home

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance launches health improvement grant program

Quanta obtains CE mark for portable, cartridge-based haemodialysis system

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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