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Patient navigators could help improve comprehensive cancer screening rates among low-income, ethnic minorities

A clinical trial conducted by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has found that the use of patient navigators - individuals who assist patients in receiving health care services - may improve comprehensive cancer screening rates among patient populations not likely to receive recommended screenings.

21 Jun 2016

New app could help reduce readmission rates, save healthcare industry billions

Hospitals and healthcare providers are penalized for readmitting patients within a 30-day time period. An award-winning app developed by graduate students at Binghamton University, State University of New York, could help reduce these readmission rates and save the healthcare industry billions.

21 Jun 2016

VentureMed Group receives FDA 510(k) clearance for FLEX Scoring Catheter

VentureMed Group, Ltd., a medical device company based in northwest Ohio, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the commercial distribution of a new surgical device for treating peripheral artery disease (PAD).

20 Jun 2016

TARGET My Hives app for people impacted by chronic urticaria now available in Android, iOS systems

Exco InTouch, a leading provider of digital health technology, announces the launch of the TARGET My Hives app for Android– the digital healthcare platform is now available in both Android and iOS systems.

20 Jun 2016

Molecular diagnostics of the future: an interview with Elaine Warburton, OBE

Firstly, a sample must be transported from the clinic to the laboratory. Simple tests may be undertaken in a small lab within the hospital or clinic, whilst complex testing such as drug susceptibility testing is often done in a large centralized laboratory many miles from the clinic

20 Jun 2016

Study emphasizes need for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to receive basic HIV care

A Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine study of insurance coverage of more than 28,000 people with HIV concludes that a decades-old program that offers free medical care remains a critical necessity despite the availability of coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

20 Jun 2016

Illumina signs initial customer deals for new Global Screening Array

Illumina, Inc. today announced that it has signed deals with 12 customers for its new Infinium Global Screening Array (GSA).

From Illumina, Inc. 20 Jun 2016

Eleven health tech startups to showcase innovative products on Demo Day

Virtual reality goggles that immerse patients in scenes of beauty that can help manage pain and anxiety. A new type of laryngoscope that increases the speed and safety of intubation.

20 Jun 2016

People with higher levels of IgG/IgM antibodies less likely to have heart attack

Measuring antibody levels in the blood could be used to detect a person's heart attack risk after researchers, part-funded by the British Heart Foundation, discovered that higher levels of these antibodies are linked to a lower heart attack risk.

20 Jun 2016

ECDC sketches actions to reduce public health risks of mcr-1 gene spread

The recently recognised global distribution of the mcr-1 gene poses a substantial public health risk to the EU/EEA. The gene is widespread in several continents and has been detected in bacteria isolated from multiple different sources such as food-producing animals, food, the environment and humans.

20 Jun 2016

Researchers develop AI-powered systems to make pathologic diagnoses more accurate

Pathologists have been largely diagnosing disease the same way for the past 100 years, by manually reviewing images under a microscope. But new work suggests that computers can help doctors improve accuracy and significantly change the way cancer and other diseases are diagnosed.

20 Jun 2016

New research program seeks to elucidate traumatic memories of 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris

How will the traumatic events of the terrorist attacks of 13 November 2015 evolve in people's memories, whether collective or individual? How does individual memory feed on collective memory and vice versa?

20 Jun 2016

Scientists identify potential drug target that disrupts Zika and similar viruses

Scientists potentially have found a way to disrupt Zika and similar viruses from spreading in the body.

17 Jun 2016

Study finds nearly half of older Americans spend heavily on end-of-life care

Last-ditch, high-tech heroic treatments. Days in the hospital intensive care unit. You might think this is what makes dying in America so expensive - and that it's where we should focus efforts to spend the nation's healthcare dollars more wisely.

17 Jun 2016

New study may provide more insights into effects of physician-hospital integration

The Affordable Care Act and changing economic conditions have encouraged the integration of physicians and hospitals, particularly through accountable care organizations and medical homes.

17 Jun 2016

Seven-day opening of doctor surgeries reduces weekend hospital emergencies by 18%

The UK Government's pilot of seven-day opening of doctor surgeries has significantly reduced weekend emergency hospital visits, hospital admissions and ambulance call-outs, new University of Sussex research has found.

17 Jun 2016

Black children more likely to have postsurgical complications after urologic surgery

Black children who undergo urologic surgery are more likely than white children to have postsurgical complications and hospital-acquired infections 30 days after the surgery.

17 Jun 2016

Caribbean, African-born women more likely to be admitted at ICU during delivery

Women born in the Caribbean or Africa are two times more likely to be admitted to an intensive care unit at the time of their delivery than Canadian-born women, a new study has found.

17 Jun 2016

Natural molecule NAC could benefit patients with Parkinson's disease

The natural molecule, n-acetylcysteine (NAC), with strong antioxidant effects, shows potential benefit as part of the management for patients with Parkinson's disease, according to a study published today in the journal PLOS ONE.

17 Jun 2016

New study reveals high percentages of unsafe blood lead levels among U.S. children

Despite four decades of public health efforts to minimize children’s exposure to lead, high percentages of unsafe blood lead levels are still found in children in numerous regions of the United States, according to a new study by researchers at Quest Diagnostics, the world’s leading provider of diagnostic information services.

From Quest Diagnostics 17 Jun 2016

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Patient navigators could help improve comprehensive cancer screening rates among low-income, ethnic minorities

New app could help reduce readmission rates, save healthcare industry billions

VentureMed Group receives FDA 510(k) clearance for FLEX Scoring Catheter

TARGET My Hives app for people impacted by chronic urticaria now available in Android, iOS systems

Molecular diagnostics of the future: an interview with Elaine Warburton, OBE

Study emphasizes need for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to receive basic HIV care

Illumina signs initial customer deals for new Global Screening Array

Eleven health tech startups to showcase innovative products on Demo Day

People with higher levels of IgG/IgM antibodies less likely to have heart attack

ECDC sketches actions to reduce public health risks of mcr-1 gene spread

Researchers develop AI-powered systems to make pathologic diagnoses more accurate

New research program seeks to elucidate traumatic memories of 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris

Scientists identify potential drug target that disrupts Zika and similar viruses

Study finds nearly half of older Americans spend heavily on end-of-life care

New study may provide more insights into effects of physician-hospital integration

Seven-day opening of doctor surgeries reduces weekend hospital emergencies by 18%

Black children more likely to have postsurgical complications after urologic surgery

Caribbean, African-born women more likely to be admitted at ICU during delivery

Natural molecule NAC could benefit patients with Parkinson's disease

New study reveals high percentages of unsafe blood lead levels among U.S. children

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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