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St. Jude Medical presents new data on quadripolar technology at Heart Rhythm 2014

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, is the leader in quadripolar technology with the only cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) system approved in the U.S. New data presented at Heart Rhythm 2014, the Heart Rhythm Society's Annual Scientific Sessions, demonstrates increased survival, improved clinical outcomes and better cost utilization with St. Jude Medical's quadripolar technology.

9 May 2014

Freeman Health System wins 2014 Truven Health Advantage Award for Overall Performance

Mike Boswood, president and CEO of Truven Health Analytics presented the 2014 Truven Health Advantage Award for Overall Performance to Freeman Health System, a not-for-profit, three-hospital system in Joplin, Missouri.

8 May 2014

New Aspen Dental office to open in St. Augustine, FL

A new Aspen Dental office is opening in St. Augustine, FL on Thursday, June 5. Located at 1747 US Highway 1 South, the conveniently located practice will provide dental services that range from dentures and preventive care to general dentistry and restoration.

8 May 2014

Adults with learning disabilities hear better through new support service in Sheffield

MORE adults with learning disabilities and impaired hearing are using their hearing aids correctly thanks to a new technical support service provided by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

8 May 2014

Owaves launches world's first dedicated wellness planner on iTunes

Owaves, a cosmopolitan lifestyle medicine company based in San Diego, is launching the world's first dedicated wellness planner today on iTunes. The Owaves iPad App provides a remarkably simple, visual, fun and effective tool for positive lifestyle change and management.

8 May 2014

First Edition: May 8, 2014

Today's headlines include reports from a Capitol Hill hearing featuring health insurers' testimony about their experiences with new enrollment under the health law.

8 May 2014

Consumer Reports finds that only some hospitals help mothers avoid unnecessary C-sections

A Consumer Reports analysis of over 1,500 hospitals in 22 U.S. states suggests that some hospitals do a much better job than others at helping mothers avoid unnecessary C-sections.

8 May 2014

Expanding Medicaid access increases use of subspecialty surgical services in New York State

Researchers in the department of surgery at the University of Michigan have found that expanding access to Medicaid in New York State increased beneficiaries' use of subspecialty surgical services.

8 May 2014

Penn experts urge health care institutions to rely on existing staff to drive needed transformations

A group of health care and policy experts from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is urging health care institutions to look more to their own in-house personnel, including physicians and nurses, as a source of new ideas for improving how care is delivered.

8 May 2014

Surgeons perform robotic gall bladder surgery more safely

A green fluorescent dye is helping surgeons at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System perform robotic gall bladder surgery more safely.

8 May 2014

Study encourages schools to be more aware of hand-washing

Dr. Michael Gabriel of GPM Pediatrics, a New York based Pediatric Center, comments on an article that says children are more likely to wash their hands when someone is around or watching. This new study could prove to be useful in reducing the amount of infectious diseases contracted by children.

8 May 2014

Johns Hopkins launches Global Health NOW news email for serving global health community

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is announcing the launch of Global Health NOW, an aggregated news email serving the global health community. Delivered every weekday morning, Global Health NOW summarizes the day's essential news articles and commentaries from around the world.

8 May 2014

Healthcare News

St. Jude Medical presents new data on quadripolar technology at Heart Rhythm 2014

Freeman Health System wins 2014 Truven Health Advantage Award for Overall Performance

New Aspen Dental office to open in St. Augustine, FL

Adults with learning disabilities hear better through new support service in Sheffield

Owaves launches world's first dedicated wellness planner on iTunes

First Edition: May 8, 2014

Consumer Reports finds that only some hospitals help mothers avoid unnecessary C-sections

Expanding Medicaid access increases use of subspecialty surgical services in New York State

Penn experts urge health care institutions to rely on existing staff to drive needed transformations

Surgeons perform robotic gall bladder surgery more safely

Study encourages schools to be more aware of hand-washing

Johns Hopkins launches Global Health NOW news email for serving global health community

First international molecular screening program at IMPAKT for metastatic breast cancer

State highlights: SEIU, hospital strike deal in Calif.; N.Y. Medicaid audit; dental therapists

Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $3M from Simms/Mann Family Foundation

Viewpoints: Evidence for Obamacare saving lives; a continuing role for Minnesotacare

Dose-tracking software provides easy monitoring of radiation dose exposure in academic practice

GOP establishment candidate wins N.C. Senate nomination

New simulation training program helps adults with autism improve job interview skills

New hydrogel instantly turns from liquid to semisolid at close to body temperature

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

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