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MorphoSys receives clinical milestone for start of Phase 1 trial in prevention of thrombosis with novel antibody

MorphoSys AG announced that it has received a milestone payment from Novartis in connection with the initiation of a clinical phase 1 trial with a novel HuCAL antibody. The antibody will be tested in the field of prevention of thrombosis. This is the twelfth therapeutic antibody based on MorphoSys's technologies that Novartis is evaluating in clinical trials. Financial details were not disclosed.

6 Jul 2016

Measuring the contribution of innovative financial models in hospitals

COCIR has released its new report “Managed Services – Innovative Business and Financial Models. Key Performance Indicators targeting EU healthcare sustainability goals”. This sets out a series of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) offering the potential to measure the performance and impact of Managed Services.

6 Jul 2016

University report explores efficacy of palliative care in England

A new report by Sheffield Hallam University has revealed that, despite an abundance of government recommendations on end of life care in England, there is uncertainty as to whether they have led to improvements in patient care.

From Sheffield Hallam University 6 Jul 2016

Roche Diagnostics responds to HPV announcement

Roche Diagnostics welcomes the announcement by Public Health Minister, Jane Ellison, to introduce Human Papillomavirus (HPV) primary screening in England.

6 Jul 2016

Health care resource use and costs of H.P. Acthar® gel for multiple sclerosis relapse

Mallinckrodt plc, a leading global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced new retrospective health economic data on H.P. Acthar® Gel (repository corticotropin injection; RCI), which may be an option for the management of multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses.

6 Jul 2016

VHA implements system-wide changes for improving LGBT veteran healthcare

The U.S. Veterans Health Administration, which is likely the largest provider of LGBT healthcare in the world, is implementing various system-wide changes aimed at improving LGBT care, including transgender e-consultations to aid interdisciplinary providers and the addition of a self-identified gender identity field to all veteran record systems.

6 Jul 2016

Study reveals higher health care costs for obese preschoolers than healthy weight children

Obese children aged two to five years old are 2-3 times more likely to be admitted to hospital and have 60 per cent higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children, a study by the University of Sydney's School of Public Health has found.

6 Jul 2016

Global summit aims to develop sustainable network to support nursing and midwifery clinical research

On July 18-19, 2016, Columbia Global Centers | Amman and Columbia University School of Nursing will host the Global Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Research Development Initiative in Amman, Jordan.

6 Jul 2016

British Lung Foundation launches exhibition at the houses of parliament

A week-long parliamentary exhibition is being held by the British Lung Foundation (BLF) in the Upper Waiting Hall at the houses of parliament from 4-8 July.

From Asthma + Lung UK 5 Jul 2016

Celltrion Healthcare commits to develop lab tests for evidence-based decision-making in anti-TNF treatment

Celltrion Healthcare, a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced its research commitment to develop laboratory tests that will determine both drug and anti-drug antibody levels in the blood, enabling physicians to identify when patients on an anti-tumour necrosis factor drug require a change of dose or a switch to a different treatment in the class.

5 Jul 2016

Frontier Medical Group introduces new hybrid mattress to help prevent, treat pressure ulcers

Frontier Medical Group, the specialist medical device manufacturer, has expanded its Repose range with the launch of Ultracore, a new hybrid mattress designed to aid in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.

5 Jul 2016

Proscia completes $1M seed round of financing to advance cancer diagnosis, treatment

Proscia Inc., a data solutions provider for digital pathology, announced today the completion of its $1M seed round of financing.

5 Jul 2016

Bringing healthcare home: an interview with Dr Andrew Lin

The goal of CliniCloud is to bring healthcare home. For us, what that means is a patient-centered and patient-modeled healthcare system, where we focus on the fact that consumers want access to healthcare and to a doctor. We're building an ecosystem around the tools and the software to really enable that to happen as conveniently and as affordably as possible.

5 Jul 2016

Emergency physicians encourage safe fireworks practices

Fireworks sales will be blazing across the country from now through the Fourth of July. As retailers begin their promotions, the Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology, the Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians, and the Pennsylvania Medical Society join the American Academy of Ophthalmology in shining light on the explosive fact: fireworks injuries cause approximately 10,000 visits to the emergency room each year, according to the data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

4 Jul 2016

Immunotherapy in conjunction with drugs could be effective in treating pancreatic cancer

While immune therapy has proven effective in treating certain types of cancer, especially lung cancer and melanoma, tumors of the pancreas remain among the most difficult to treat and, so far, are impervious to immune-based therapies.

4 Jul 2016

TAILOR study shows treatment with Erbitux plus FOLFOX improves survival in RAS wild-type mCRC patients

Merck, a leading science and technology company, will present data at the ESMO 18th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer from the pivotal Phase III TAILOR study in patients from China, the first prospective trial to evaluate an anti-EGFR antibody in the first-line therapy of patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

4 Jul 2016

Merck partners with University of Nairobi to start medical oncology fellowship program for African doctors

Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced to start the first Merck Africa Medical Oncology Fellowship Program for Sub-Saharan African countries in partnership with University of Nairobi, Kenya.

4 Jul 2016

Routine eye examinations lead to change in vision prescription or care in asymptomatic patients

Do you really need to get your eyes checked—even if you haven't noticed any vision problems or eye-related symptoms? More than half of routine eye examinations in asymptomatic patients lead to a change in vision prescription or other changes in care, according to a study in the June issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

4 Jul 2016

Study shows websites provide low quality information on liposuction

Patients doing Internet searches to learn about liposuction will find overall "very poor" quality of information, reports a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery--Global Open, the official open-access medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

4 Jul 2016

Report highlights need to strengthen response to major public health threats

In a report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, an Independent Panel formed to review HHS's response to Ebola made several recommendations on how the nation's federal public health system should strengthen its response to major public health threats, both internationally and domestically.

1 Jul 2016

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

MorphoSys receives clinical milestone for start of Phase 1 trial in prevention of thrombosis with novel antibody

Measuring the contribution of innovative financial models in hospitals

University report explores efficacy of palliative care in England

Roche Diagnostics responds to HPV announcement

Health care resource use and costs of H.P. Acthar® gel for multiple sclerosis relapse

VHA implements system-wide changes for improving LGBT veteran healthcare

Study reveals higher health care costs for obese preschoolers than healthy weight children

Global summit aims to develop sustainable network to support nursing and midwifery clinical research

British Lung Foundation launches exhibition at the houses of parliament

Celltrion Healthcare commits to develop lab tests for evidence-based decision-making in anti-TNF treatment

Frontier Medical Group introduces new hybrid mattress to help prevent, treat pressure ulcers

Proscia completes $1M seed round of financing to advance cancer diagnosis, treatment

Bringing healthcare home: an interview with Dr Andrew Lin

Emergency physicians encourage safe fireworks practices

Immunotherapy in conjunction with drugs could be effective in treating pancreatic cancer

TAILOR study shows treatment with Erbitux plus FOLFOX improves survival in RAS wild-type mCRC patients

Merck partners with University of Nairobi to start medical oncology fellowship program for African doctors

Routine eye examinations lead to change in vision prescription or care in asymptomatic patients

Study shows websites provide low quality information on liposuction

Report highlights need to strengthen response to major public health threats

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