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IBM collaborates with Zambian Ministry of Health to provide life saving drugs to citizens

IBM today announced a collaboration with the Zambian Ministry of Health to provide citizens with improved access to 200 life saving drugs.

22 May 2014

Awards scheme launched to recognise innovation in healthcare throughout the East Midlands

An awards scheme has been launched to recognise and celebrate innovation in healthcare throughout the East Midlands. Sponsored by the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network, cash prizes are available across a range of categories.

22 May 2014

NMS 2014: Experts agree that quality use of medicines is not an outdated concept

A panel of representatives from across the health and medicines sector has agreed at the opening plenary session of NMS 2014 that quality use of medicines is not an outdated concept, that consumers need to continue to be at the centre of health care, and that technology needs to be harnessed to reinvent the way we think about health care delivery.

22 May 2014

State highlights: Colo. targets non-compliant plans; San Francisco mental health program; age in place program in D.C.

A selection of health policy stories from Colorado, California, the District of Columbia and New York.

22 May 2014

Researchers develop set of tools that may help diabetic patients and their docs to manage condition

Diabetes affects around 10% of the population; according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The disease places a huge financial burden on healthcare systems, and also leads to early death and poor quality of life. However, patients and healthcare professionals will now be able to partner up and manage the illness in better, more effective ways.

22 May 2014

AHIP hits hard on cost issue, using hepatitis C drug as example

The leading U.S. health insurance trade group on Tuesday hit out at the extremely high cost of new specialty medicines, accusing drugmakers of taking advantage of the insurance system by pricing products at unsustainable levels.

22 May 2014

Viewpoints: Michelle Nunn's confusing stance on health law; seeking to assess Wis. wxperiment

In Georgia, where the Republican Senate primary takes place today, the early campaign season has been spent with the candidates vying to out-conservative each other.

22 May 2014

New project aims at saving lives of mothers, newborns in developing countries

Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, today announces investments of $12 million in projects worldwide, aimed squarely at improving the health and saving the lives of mothers, newborns and children in developing countries.

22 May 2014

Obama adm. makes adjustments to offset insurers' health law losses

The Los Angeles Times reports that this move was included in a bulky set of regulations issued last week and comes as part of an effort to minimize next year's expected premium rate increases.

22 May 2014

Research validates family history screening questionnaire as tool to cover multiple conditions

The family history screening questionnaire can be used to provide insight into people's susceptibility to breast, ovarian, bowel and prostate cancer, melanoma, ischaemic heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

22 May 2014

Study examines how interactive games help people with Type 2 diabetes make better choices

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease of global relevance. Due to the fear that comes with the long-term bodily degenerative processes, people with the disease often do not actively seek information on the health risks.

22 May 2014

Inspector General says VA probe has expanded to 26 facilities

The controversy centers on new allegations of treatment delays at centers for veterans and suggestions that officials falsified records of waiting times.

22 May 2014

Four-year educational study offers hope for children with intellectual disability

The findings of a pioneering four-year educational study offer hope for thousands of children identified with intellectual disability or low IQ who have very little, if any, reading ability.

22 May 2014

Lawmakers probe hospital pay for short-stay patients

The House hearing was the first congressional inquiry into the consequences of Medicare's "two-midnight rule," which has drawn criticism from seniors and hospitals.

22 May 2014

New online training module greatly improves medical student clinical skills

An online training module designed for the evaluation and care of chronic pain greatly improved medical student clinical skills, according to a report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

22 May 2014

Nevada to use federal exchange for next open enrollment

The board of Nevada's online insurance exchange voted Tuesday to scrap its contract with Xerox, which built the exchange that has been marked by problems.

22 May 2014

Sanford-Burnham, Daiichi enter into comprehensive alliance to develop first-in-class therapeutics

Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Daiichi Sankyo) today announced they have entered into a three-year comprehensive alliance to develop first-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular-metabolic diseases.

22 May 2014

Medicare tightens oversight of drug prescribing

ProPublica reports the program can now expel physicians found to prescribe drugs in abusive ways. Another piece examines three California doctors who are among the top five nationally in billing Medicare for the most complex office visits.

22 May 2014

Researchers identify existing drugs that could be "repurposed" to fight MERS-CoV

A team led by a University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) researcher, working as a grantee from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has identified a number of existing drugs that could be "repurposed" to fight outbreaks of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV).

22 May 2014

How the health law played on a big day for primary elections

Six states voted for candidates Tuesday to run for congressional and Senate seats. Some viewed these contests as important to watch because they highlighted face-offs between the GOP establishment and its tea party wing.

22 May 2014

Healthcare News

IBM collaborates with Zambian Ministry of Health to provide life saving drugs to citizens

Awards scheme launched to recognise innovation in healthcare throughout the East Midlands

NMS 2014: Experts agree that quality use of medicines is not an outdated concept

State highlights: Colo. targets non-compliant plans; San Francisco mental health program; age in place program in D.C.

Researchers develop set of tools that may help diabetic patients and their docs to manage condition

AHIP hits hard on cost issue, using hepatitis C drug as example

Viewpoints: Michelle Nunn's confusing stance on health law; seeking to assess Wis. wxperiment

New project aims at saving lives of mothers, newborns in developing countries

Obama adm. makes adjustments to offset insurers' health law losses

Research validates family history screening questionnaire as tool to cover multiple conditions

Study examines how interactive games help people with Type 2 diabetes make better choices

Inspector General says VA probe has expanded to 26 facilities

Four-year educational study offers hope for children with intellectual disability

Lawmakers probe hospital pay for short-stay patients

New online training module greatly improves medical student clinical skills

Nevada to use federal exchange for next open enrollment

Sanford-Burnham, Daiichi enter into comprehensive alliance to develop first-in-class therapeutics

Medicare tightens oversight of drug prescribing

Researchers identify existing drugs that could be "repurposed" to fight MERS-CoV

How the health law played on a big day for primary elections

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AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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