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Demand for advanced multiparameter monitoring devices increasing with rising disease incidence

Rising incidences of chronic illnesses, heart disorders and hypertension are widening the patient population pool in Europe, creating demand for technologically advanced multiparameter monitoring devices. Lack of reimbursement, however, remains a crucial issue restraining adoption of most high-end imaging modalities.

5 Nov 2013

Two surgeons discover previously unknown ligament in the human knee

Two knee surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have discovered a previously unknown ligament in the human knee. This ligament appears to play an important role in patients with anterior cruciate ligament tears.

5 Nov 2013

Access to health care increases prescription opioid abuse

Researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis say one way to gauge the extent of prescription opioid pain reliever abuse in any Indiana county is to count the number of health care providers, particularly dentists and pharmacists.

5 Nov 2013

AMP 2013 to focus on genomics, proteomics, informatics, reimbursement and optimization of patient care

AMP will host its largest ever annual meeting next week with an expected attendance of more than 1,700 molecular diagnostic professionals plus 1,300 representatives from more than 180 exhibiting companies. With more than 25 hours of educational sessions and 350 poster presentations, the AMP 2013 Annual Meeting is the premier source for educational information on all things molecular.

5 Nov 2013

Researchers study how self-reported weights differ from measured weights after bariatric surgery

In an analysis that included nearly 1,000 patients, self-reported weights following bariatric surgery were close to measured weights, suggesting that self-reported weights used in studies are accurate enough to be used when measured weights are not available, according to a Research Letter published online by JAMA.

5 Nov 2013

Study: Clinicians' decision making could be affected by method of conception

Parents who conceive through assisted reproductive technologies are likely to receive different medical advice in relation to prenatal testing than those who conceive naturally, academics have suggested.

5 Nov 2013

Janssen Pharmaceuticals to pay over $1.6 billion in drug misbranding case

On behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a guilty plea agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., of Titusville, N.J., and a $400 million criminal fine for introducing a misbranded drug, Risperdal (risperidone), into interstate commerce.

5 Nov 2013

Accretive Health plans to provide restatement and business update on November 13, 2013

Accretive Health, Inc. (NYSE: AH) plans to provide a business update and an update on the status of the restatement of the company's financial statements after the market closes on November 13, 2013, and will host a call on the same day at 4:00 p.m. CST (5:00 p.m. EST) to discuss the update.

5 Nov 2013

Study examines how workaholism affects work-related outcomes

Workaholics work hard, but still have poor job performance—mainly because of high mental and physical strain, according to a study in the November Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

5 Nov 2013

Age-friendly NYC wins APHA's 2013 Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation

The American Public Health Association has recognized the vision and innovation of Age-friendly NYC with its 2013 Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation. The award will be presented to Dorian Block, Manager of Age-friendly NYC, during the APHA's Public Health Awards Reception and Ceremony on Tuesday, November 5, 2013.

5 Nov 2013

Zotec Partners to support ACR Foundation's Leading Radiology into the Future campaign

The American College of Radiology Foundation announced today that Zotec Partners will support the Leading Radiology into the Future campaign. The partnership will further develop and strengthen the Radiology Leadership Institute — radiology's first professional development and leadership academy.

5 Nov 2013

Massachusetts-based study finds gaps in care, health outcomes across racial and ethnic groups

New research finds improvements in access to care and health outcomes across racial and ethnic groups in Massachusetts since implementation of the state's health reform law in 2007 yet trends do not indicate progress in reducing disparities in the leading causes of illness and death, according to new research released today at the American Public Health Association's 141st Annual Meeting in Boston.

5 Nov 2013

Citizenship determines woman's odds of having mammogram and cancer tests

Citizenship, particularly for non-U.S. natives, largely determines a woman's odds of having a mammogram and being screened for cervical and colorectal cancer, according to new research released today at the American Public Health Association's 141st Annual Meeting in Boston.

5 Nov 2013

Researchers find way to omit unnecessary lab tests, improve care and reduce costs for patients

When patients undergo diagnostic lab tests as part of the inpatient admission process, they may wonder why or how physicians choose particular tests. Increasingly, medical professionals are using electronic medical systems that provide lists of lab tests from which medical professionals can choose.

5 Nov 2013

First ever Cardiovascular Health Week kicks off in Brussels

The first ever Cardiovascular Health Week kicks off today in the European Parliament in Brussels. It will go on until 8 November 2013 with awareness-raising activities around the theme ‘Mind Your Heart – for a Heart Healthy Europe’.

5 Nov 2013

Bisexual men, women face prejudice and discrimination from both heterosexual, homosexual people

Men who identify themselves as heterosexual are three times more likely to categorize bisexuality as "not a legitimate sexual orientation," an attitude that can encourage negative health outcomes in people who identify as bisexual, according to an analysis led by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researcher Mackey Friedman, Ph.D., M.P.H.

5 Nov 2013

Officials give drug companies the OK to help patients with costly drug co-pays in insurance exchanges

Federal officials last week OK'd allowing pharmaceutical companies to help cover patient out-of-pocket costs for costly drugs in the health law's insurance exchanges, a closely watched move by drug companies and patient advocates.

5 Nov 2013

Capsules: N.Y. hospital group turns the tables on hospital graders

Judge not, that ye be not judged. Irked by the growing number of report cards assessing the quality of hospitals, a New York State hospital association has taken this biblical admonition to heart by putting out a report card grading the quality of hospital graders.

5 Nov 2013

EVIDENCE project responds to critical challenges for scaling up quality family planning, reproductive health programs

The Population Council has been granted a cooperative agreement from the US Agency for International Development's (USAID) Office of Population and Reproductive Health (PRH).

5 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Website is like 'a patient bleeding from self-inflicted wounds;' remembering patients who never had care and the need for health law

Obamacare is starting to resemble a patient bleeding from self-inflicted wounds. A month after launch, the online health exchanges where individuals are supposed to shop for insurance remain slow or unusable, except in states that opted to run their own marketplaces and did a more competent job than the administration. As if that weren't trouble enough, critics are justifiably mocking President Obama for his repeated, untrue promise that if people liked their health plans, they could keep them. Oops. Hundreds of thousands of people are getting termination notices for plans that don't meet the strict new requirements of the Affordable Care Act. Presumably, not all those people disliked their plans (11/3).

5 Nov 2013

Healthcare News

Demand for advanced multiparameter monitoring devices increasing with rising disease incidence

Two surgeons discover previously unknown ligament in the human knee

Access to health care increases prescription opioid abuse

AMP 2013 to focus on genomics, proteomics, informatics, reimbursement and optimization of patient care

Researchers study how self-reported weights differ from measured weights after bariatric surgery

Study: Clinicians' decision making could be affected by method of conception

Janssen Pharmaceuticals to pay over $1.6 billion in drug misbranding case

Accretive Health plans to provide restatement and business update on November 13, 2013

Study examines how workaholism affects work-related outcomes

Age-friendly NYC wins APHA's 2013 Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation

Zotec Partners to support ACR Foundation's Leading Radiology into the Future campaign

Massachusetts-based study finds gaps in care, health outcomes across racial and ethnic groups

Citizenship determines woman's odds of having mammogram and cancer tests

Researchers find way to omit unnecessary lab tests, improve care and reduce costs for patients

First ever Cardiovascular Health Week kicks off in Brussels

Bisexual men, women face prejudice and discrimination from both heterosexual, homosexual people

Officials give drug companies the OK to help patients with costly drug co-pays in insurance exchanges

Capsules: N.Y. hospital group turns the tables on hospital graders

EVIDENCE project responds to critical challenges for scaling up quality family planning, reproductive health programs

Viewpoints: Website is like 'a patient bleeding from self-inflicted wounds;' remembering patients who never had care and the need for health law

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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