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Masimo forms non-profit Foundation to improve patient safety, deliver advanced health care

Masimo Corporation, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today the formation of The Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation and Competition in Healthcare, a non-profit organization that will facilitate its corporate philanthropy.

29 Apr 2010

OMT beneficial as adjunctive treatment in elderly people with pneumonia

A clinical trial of 406 subjects 50 years of age and older who were hospitalized with pneumonia showed a one-day reduction in the length of hospital stay in those patients who received osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in addition to conventional medical care when compared to patients who received only conventional medical care. A per protocol analysis also showed a significant reduction in the duration of intravenous antibiotics and in respiratory failure or death in the group that received OMT when compare to the conventional care only group.

29 Apr 2010

Primary health care providers play key role in helping patients navigate Canadian health care system

For Canadians with chronic conditions, having a regular doctor doesn't necessarily mean they're receiving the safest or most supportive medical care. That doctor must also provide the basic elements of good primary care, two of which are: knowing their patient's history and helping to coordinate other aspects of their care, according to a Health Council of Canada bulletin released today.

29 Apr 2010

Federal employee health program unlikely to extend young adult coverage on parents' plan this year

Kaiser Health News staff writer Jessica Marcy reports: "Many parents breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that health insurance companies were opening up coverage to young adult children.

29 Apr 2010

PMC Canada puts latest Canadian health research at fingertips of researchers

The flow of information and ideas amongst researchers is a fundamental element in turning knowledge into discoveries that will address the health challenges of tomorrow. Thanks to the newly launched PubMed Central Canada, Canadian researchers can now contribute to a growing, searchable digital archive of published Canadian health research.

29 Apr 2010

Americans' confidence in their ability to access and pay for healthcare declines

Americans' confidence in their ability to access and pay for healthcare continued to decline last month, according to a new consumer sentiment index from Thomson Reuters.

29 Apr 2010

Cardiac Science responds to FDA communications on AED recall

Cardiac Science Corporation, responded to FDA communications released yesterday related to the AED recall first announced in November, 2009. The Agency communication specifies additional affected models and offers further guidance to users of AEDs affected by potential component defects in some of the Company's AEDs.

29 Apr 2010

Uninsured medical expenses vie with retirement as most pressing financial concern for Americans

Uninsured medical expenses vie with retirement as the most pressing financial concern for Americans, according to a survey conducted for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants by Harris Interactive.

29 Apr 2010

Emdat launches DaRT solution to help physicians utilize EMRs more efficiently

Emdat announces the launch of DaRT, or Discrete accurate Reportable Transcription, a solution that enables more efficient utilization of electronic medical records by seamlessly integrating with Emdat's online medical transcription platform.

29 Apr 2010

Sierra Leone launching free health care program for mothers, children; Challenges remain

Sierra Leone is launching a program to provide free health care for mothers and children in an effort to reduce high maternal and child mortality rates, Ernest Bai Koroma, the country's president, said on Tuesday, the Associated Press reports (4/27).

29 Apr 2010

Survey: Americans worry about getting health coverage, but leading Democrat optimistic of turnaround

Reuters: A new survey published Wednesday suggests that "Americans are steadily losing confidence in their ability to get healthcare and pay for it, despite the passage of healthcare reform legislation."

29 Apr 2010

Oncology unit of Jewish General Hospital focuses on Smart for Life cookies

Smart for Life cookies will be the focus of a study in the oncology unit of the Jewish General Hospital, acknowledged as a world leader in many fields of investigation and a key teaching site for McGill University.

29 Apr 2010

Injection drug use contributes to transmission of syphilis

A binational team of researchers led by University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have discovered that active syphilis infections are significantly greater in female sex workers who inject drugs and share needles than those who don't. The findings suggest that injection drug use may play as big a role as risky sexual behavior in the transmission of syphilis. It may also exacerbate the spread of both HIV and syphilis, as syphilis is frequently a co-factor for HIV infection.

29 Apr 2010

Mass. legislation to push poor seniors into managed care plans stirs concerns

Legislation that could push more than 100,000 low-income senior citizens in Massachusetts into managed care health plans spurred intense lobbying yesterday, as consumer advocates argued the measure would strip patients of their freedom to stay in traditional Medicare, while proponents said it could save the state significant money.

29 Apr 2010

Improved management practices can reduce annual costs from diabetes-related complications

Milliman Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today released an analysis detailing the economic burden of type 2 diabetes on major healthcare payers and quantifying the savings that could result from better patient management practices.

29 Apr 2010

CCPA studies highlight need for improving federal workplace safety

On the eve of the National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is releasing two studies highlighting the need for improved health and safety enforcement and regulation.

29 Apr 2010

Salad bar placed at a prominent location in cafeteria induces schoolchildren to eat more fresh vegetables

Providing healthier food choices for our nation's schoolchildren is a hot-button issue in Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign. And a team of researchers from Cornell University have recently identified one simple solution to help schools serve more fresh vegetables and salad items.

29 Apr 2010

Astrazeneca settles drug marketing lawsuit, plea deal rejected for possibly defective heart device maker

The New York Times: AstraZeneca has settled a case and agreed to pay $520 million after federal investigations into its marketing practices for a schizophrenia drug, Seroquel. The announcement came Tuesday from Attorney General Eric Holder. Government officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, said the company paid illegal kickbacks to doctors to promote drugs for unapproved uses by children, the elderly, veterans and prisoners, which is illegal under federal law.

29 Apr 2010

Cambodia closes 64.9 percent of illegal pharmacies

In a major crackdown, Cambodia has forced nearly 65 percent of illegal pharmacies operating in the country to close within the past five months. Led by an Inter-Ministerial Committee to Fight against Counterfeit & Substandard Medicines (IMC), the shops were targeted because of evidence that they were among the primary sources of substandard and counterfeit medicines in the country.

29 Apr 2010

State regulators say insurance industry should easily meet medical-loss requirement

Insurers can meet the requirements in the new health overhaul law for minimum spending on patient care by deducting taxes and relabeling expenses related to improving "health care quality" as medical costs, rather than administrative ones, according to an April 24 memo from an expert at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports.

29 Apr 2010

Healthcare News

Masimo forms non-profit Foundation to improve patient safety, deliver advanced health care

OMT beneficial as adjunctive treatment in elderly people with pneumonia

Primary health care providers play key role in helping patients navigate Canadian health care system

Federal employee health program unlikely to extend young adult coverage on parents' plan this year

PMC Canada puts latest Canadian health research at fingertips of researchers

Americans' confidence in their ability to access and pay for healthcare declines

Cardiac Science responds to FDA communications on AED recall

Uninsured medical expenses vie with retirement as most pressing financial concern for Americans

Emdat launches DaRT solution to help physicians utilize EMRs more efficiently

Sierra Leone launching free health care program for mothers, children; Challenges remain

Survey: Americans worry about getting health coverage, but leading Democrat optimistic of turnaround

Oncology unit of Jewish General Hospital focuses on Smart for Life cookies

Injection drug use contributes to transmission of syphilis

Mass. legislation to push poor seniors into managed care plans stirs concerns

Improved management practices can reduce annual costs from diabetes-related complications

CCPA studies highlight need for improving federal workplace safety

Salad bar placed at a prominent location in cafeteria induces schoolchildren to eat more fresh vegetables

Astrazeneca settles drug marketing lawsuit, plea deal rejected for possibly defective heart device maker

Cambodia closes 64.9 percent of illegal pharmacies

State regulators say insurance industry should easily meet medical-loss requirement

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