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Smith System launches new E-Learning content for driver improvement courses

Smith System, the world leader in advanced driver training, has launched newly designed E-Learning content for its popular driver improvement courses.

9 Mar 2015

Halyard Health releases improved placement kit for PEG tube

Halyard Health, formerly Kimberly-Clark Health Care, today announced the introduction of an improved placement kit for its Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube, the MIC* PEG tube. The components of the kit have been organized to align with the procedural steps for tube placement.

9 Mar 2015

Greystone expands with acquisition of Autumn Health Care's skilled nursing facilities in Ohio

Greystone Healthcare Management Corp. continues to grow its network of healthcare facilities, home health agencies and hospice care services in Florida and Ohio with the acquisition from Autumn Health Care of its 10 skilled nursing facilities, with a total of 614 beds, in the central Ohio area.

9 Mar 2015

Blood gas testing: an interview with David Stein, PhD, CEO, Point of Care, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

The industry term ‘blood gas testing’ has come to mean the accurate measurement and reporting of a wide menu of blood parameters, all on a single platform.

From Siemens Healthineers Point of Care Diagnostics 9 Mar 2015

AliveCor launches latest version of AliveECG app

AliveCor, Inc. announced today the launch of the latest version of the AliveECG app, with two new FDA-cleared and CE-marked automated detectors that allow patients and physicians to focus on the ECGs that matter most.

From AliveCor, Inc. 9 Mar 2015

New ASH report outlines several models for 'systems-based clinical hematologist'

A report released today from the American Society of Hematology in its journal, Blood, presents an innovative, sustainable new role for hematologists, particularly those specializing in non-malignant blood diseases, for today’s rapidly changing U.S. health-care system.

9 Mar 2015

IUPUI researchers awarded grant to study how brain's reward system is hijacked by alcohol

With the support of a $545,000 three-year grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, researchers from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis are conducting research on how the brain's reward system -- the circuitry that helps regulate the body's ability to feel pleasure -- is hijacked by alcohol.

9 Mar 2015

Population-based approach to health planning can prevent disparities in access to stroke care, says study

Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, but access to rapid EMS care and appropriate stroke care centers with the ability to deliver acute stroke therapies can drastically mitigate the debilitating effects of a stroke.

9 Mar 2015

Race and ethnicity not consistently associated with overuse of medical care, shows study

Racial and ethnic disparities in the receipt of health care (typically referring to minorities not receiving needed care) are well known.

9 Mar 2015

Study calls for improved accessibility to care for transgender youth with gender dysphoria

A new study has confirmed that transgender youth often have mental health problems and that their depression and anxiety improve greatly with recognition and treatment of gender dysphoria.

9 Mar 2015

MBSR reduces fasting glucose, improves quality of life in overweight and obese women

A treatment known as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may decrease fasting glucose and improve quality of life in overweight and obese women, new research suggests.

9 Mar 2015

AIBS research: Peer review managers play key role in identifying COI in biomedical research proposals

New research from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) found that peer review managers play an important role in identifying potential conflicts of interest (COI) in biomedical research grant peer reviews.

9 Mar 2015

Investment in science and engineering can make UK a successful nation

The UK needs to increase its investment in science and engineering research if it is to continue to be a successful nation.

9 Mar 2015

Lifestyle intervention program at workplace reduces risk factors for diabetes, heart disease

A healthy lifestyle intervention program administered at the workplace and developed by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health significantly reduces risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, according to a study reported in the March issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

9 Mar 2015

Covalon announces introduction of new MediClear product line to reduce surgical site infections

Covalon Technologies Ltd, an advanced medical technologies company, today announced the introduction of its new MediClear product line designed to significantly improve patient compliance with efforts to reduce surgical site infections (SSI).

8 Mar 2015

1 in 3 people in the US could not access a stroke centre within an hour

A new study published today reports that a large proportion of the United States would be unable to access primary a stroke centre within one hour by ambulance. Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability and rapid treatment is essential to minimise damage to the brain and reduce the risk of prolonged disability.

6 Mar 2015

1 in 5 of the UK population could be walking around with ‘ticking time bomb’

Kidney Research UK polled 2,000 adults across the UK to find out just how much people know about the disease. Startlingly, almost three quarters (74%) of those polled claim to have limited or no knowledge of kidney disease, its causes or its symptoms.

6 Mar 2015

DePaul University experts available to discuss different health care topics

With the fifth anniversary of the presidential signing of the U.S. Affordable Care Act March 23, faculty experts from DePaul University are available to discuss a range of health care topics including the analysis of health care data, community health, patient experience, communication among health care professionals, interprofessional health care education and the role of nurses and physician assistants.

6 Mar 2015

TSO3's new STERIZONE VP4 Sterilizer to be showcased at AORN Surgical Conference & Expo 2015

TSO3 Inc. an innovator in sterilization technology for medical devices in healthcare settings, announced today that it will showcase its new STERIZONE VP4 Sterilizer at the AORN Surgical Conference & Expo 2015, held in Denver, Colorado from March 7 to 11, 2015.

6 Mar 2015

Community nurses have vital role in preventing female genital mutilation, say academics

In their trusted professional capacity, community nurses are well placed to develop effective collaboration with patients and families to tackle the harmful and illegal procedure of female genital mutilation, say academics.

6 Mar 2015

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Smith System launches new E-Learning content for driver improvement courses

Halyard Health releases improved placement kit for PEG tube

Greystone expands with acquisition of Autumn Health Care's skilled nursing facilities in Ohio

Blood gas testing: an interview with David Stein, PhD, CEO, Point of Care, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

AliveCor launches latest version of AliveECG app

New ASH report outlines several models for 'systems-based clinical hematologist'

IUPUI researchers awarded grant to study how brain's reward system is hijacked by alcohol

Population-based approach to health planning can prevent disparities in access to stroke care, says study

Race and ethnicity not consistently associated with overuse of medical care, shows study

Study calls for improved accessibility to care for transgender youth with gender dysphoria

MBSR reduces fasting glucose, improves quality of life in overweight and obese women

AIBS research: Peer review managers play key role in identifying COI in biomedical research proposals

Investment in science and engineering can make UK a successful nation

Lifestyle intervention program at workplace reduces risk factors for diabetes, heart disease

Covalon announces introduction of new MediClear product line to reduce surgical site infections

1 in 3 people in the US could not access a stroke centre within an hour

1 in 5 of the UK population could be walking around with ‘ticking time bomb’

DePaul University experts available to discuss different health care topics

TSO3's new STERIZONE VP4 Sterilizer to be showcased at AORN Surgical Conference & Expo 2015

Community nurses have vital role in preventing female genital mutilation, say academics

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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