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Experience with Ebola outbreak highlights local responses to global health threats

Experience with the Ebola outbreak highlights local health departments' essential role in responding to global health threats posed by infectious diseases, according to a special article in the March/April issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.

16 Feb 2015

New study indicates that cancer patients rarely push for unnecessary tests, treatments

Physicians often blame patient demands for contributing to high medical costs, however, a new study involving more than 5,000 patient-clinician visits indicates that cancer patients rarely push for unnecessary tests and treatments from their health care providers.

16 Feb 2015

MJC ICM works out general guidelines for intensive care medicine

Frankfurt-based intensive care medical practitioner, Kai Zacharowski, is working on a joint curriculum for Europe.

16 Feb 2015

Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy reduces suicide attempts among at-risk soldiers

Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy dramatically reduces suicide attempts among at-risk military personnel, according to findings from a research study that included investigators from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

16 Feb 2015

Consortium formed to develop program to improve health outcomes for Ebola patients

Scripps Translational Science Institute will lead a consortium of four partners to develop a program through which wearable, wireless health sensors, a wireless vital signs monitoring platform and advanced analytics technology will be tested in a new "precision medicine" approach designed to improve health outcomes for Ebola patients, increase the safety of health care workers and reduce risk of spreading the virus to others.

16 Feb 2015

Experts discuss therapeutic potential of medical cannabis in a symposium organized by MUHC

While debate about recreational marijuana use continues, researchers are investigating the effectiveness of cannabis for treating pain, spasticity, and a host of other medical problems. In a symposium organized by the McGill University Health Centre as part of the 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting held this week in San Jose, California, world-renowned experts from North America and the U.K. share their perspectives on the therapeutic potential of medical cannabis and explore the emerging science behind it.

16 Feb 2015

Door-to-door campaing encourages people to get tested for hepatitis C and to get linked to care

In Philadelphia, as in many cities, neighborhoods with high rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) often also have limited access to screening and treatment. A new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine shows that when expert advocates made a focused effort in a medically underserved area, they were able to help vulnerable patients leap each of the many hurdles that often keep people out of care.

15 Feb 2015

OUP announces launch of new journal that focuses on worker aging and retirement

Oxford University Press is pleased to announce the launch of a new interdisciplinary journal, Work, Aging and Retirement, which is published in association with Lingnan (University) College of Sun Yat-sen University.

15 Feb 2015

Mindfulness training can influence health via stress reduction pathways

Over the past decade, there have been many encouraging findings suggesting that mindfulness training can improve a broad range of mental and physical health problems. Yet, exactly how mindfulness positively impacts health is not clear.

15 Feb 2015

Recipients of 2015 AACC and NACB Awards announced

AACC and its academy, the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 AACC and NACB Awards, which honor laboratory medicine professionals worldwide for advancing the field of clinical laboratory testing.

14 Feb 2015

$Sonoma's FibuLock Nail receives FDA clearance for treating ankle fractures$

Sonoma's FibuLock Nail receives FDA clearance for treating ankle fractures

Sonoma Orthopedic Products, a medical device manufacturer specializing in minimally-invasive bone fracture repair, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the intramedullary (within the bone canal) FibuLock Nail that offers physicians a new alternative in the way they surgically treat ankle fractures.

14 Feb 2015

Prime Healthcare acquires St. Mary's Medical Center and St. Joseph Medical Center in Missouri

Prime Healthcare announced today that it has completed its acquisition of St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO, and St. Mary's Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO, as well as other assets of Carondelet Health from Ascension Health. St. Joseph and St. Mary's medical centers are acute-care hospitals with 456 beds and 900 physicians on staff combined.

14 Feb 2015

Camp Twinkletoes improves lives of children suffering from juvenile arthritis

Throughout NSW, there are more than 6,000 children suffering from the extreme pain and fatigue of juvenile arthritis. Usually thought of as an ‘older persons’ disease, arthritis in children is a very real condition, and in extreme cases can even result in death.

13 Feb 2015

Mesothelioma Compensation Center educates individuals about mesothelioma compensation claim

The Mesothelioma Compensation Center is doing everything possible to educate all diagnosed victims of mesothelioma and their family members about the most critical component of a mesothelioma compensation claim that, believe it or not, comes down to the skill of the lawyer advancing the claim; especially if the diagnosed victim was exposed to asbestos in the automotive manufacturing or repair industry.

13 Feb 2015

Huntington Hospital, OBHG launch new program to improve women's healthcare

Huntington Hospital of San Gabriel Valley, CA recently partnered with Ob Hospitalist Group (OBHG) to provide on-site, Board Certified OB/GYN obstetric hospitalist services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

13 Feb 2015

MedNet Solutions bolsters its iMedNet Partner Program

MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences technology company specializing in clinical study management systems, has recently bolstered its iMedNet™ Partner Program, further distinguishing iMedNet as the eClinical solution of choice for Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) and healthcare consultants.

13 Feb 2015

Medflow 2.0 EHR, Release 10 gets ONC HIT 2014 Edition COMPLETE EHR certification

Medflow, Inc., Medflow 2.0 EHR, Release 10 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition COMPLETE EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting Eligible Providers with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

13 Feb 2015

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network saves record number of lives in 2014

February 14th is National Donor Day. To celebrate, Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network announced a record number of lives saved by helping 334 donors and their families donate 1,020 organs to patients waiting for a transplant, giving them a second chance at life last year.

13 Feb 2015

Cochlear announces winners of Graeme Clark and Anders Tjellstrom Scholarships

Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced today the winners of the 13th annual Graeme Clark and the fourth annual Anders Tjellstrom Scholarships.

13 Feb 2015

BioMed Realty breaks ground on new 316,000 square foot campus in San Diego

Joined by San Diego political leaders and representatives of the life science community, BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. today broke ground on a new 316,000 square foot laboratory and office campus designed to meet the unique real estate needs of San Diego's thriving life science industry.

13 Feb 2015

Healthcare News

Experience with Ebola outbreak highlights local responses to global health threats

New study indicates that cancer patients rarely push for unnecessary tests, treatments

MJC ICM works out general guidelines for intensive care medicine

Short-term cognitive behavioral therapy reduces suicide attempts among at-risk soldiers

Consortium formed to develop program to improve health outcomes for Ebola patients

Experts discuss therapeutic potential of medical cannabis in a symposium organized by MUHC

Door-to-door campaing encourages people to get tested for hepatitis C and to get linked to care

OUP announces launch of new journal that focuses on worker aging and retirement

Mindfulness training can influence health via stress reduction pathways

Recipients of 2015 AACC and NACB Awards announced

Sonoma's FibuLock Nail receives FDA clearance for treating ankle fractures

Prime Healthcare acquires St. Mary's Medical Center and St. Joseph Medical Center in Missouri

Camp Twinkletoes improves lives of children suffering from juvenile arthritis

Mesothelioma Compensation Center educates individuals about mesothelioma compensation claim

Huntington Hospital, OBHG launch new program to improve women's healthcare

MedNet Solutions bolsters its iMedNet Partner Program

Medflow 2.0 EHR, Release 10 gets ONC HIT 2014 Edition COMPLETE EHR certification

Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network saves record number of lives in 2014

Cochlear announces winners of Graeme Clark and Anders Tjellstrom Scholarships

BioMed Realty breaks ground on new 316,000 square foot campus in San Diego

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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