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Government officials attend press conference announcing international healthcare service session at 4th CIFTIS

A press conference announcing the hosting of the International Healthcare Service session at the 4th China Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which was co-organized by CiMing Health Checkup Management Group, was held in Beijing on December 18th, 2015.

23 Dec 2015

TIGER-X study reviews efficacy of rociletinib therapy in patients with EGFR mutant-positive NSCLC

Oncology & Hematology Review, the peer-reviewed journal, has published a review highlighting recent data around rociletinib, an investigational therapy in patients with previously treated EGFR mutant-positive non-small cell lung cancer.

23 Dec 2015

AlloSource expands wound care portfolio with new US patent for novel dermal allograft

AlloSource, one of the nation's largest providers of cartilage, cellular, bone, skin and soft-tissue allografts for use in surgical procedures and wound care to advance patient healing, has been granted a patent for an acellular human dermal matrix processed to be delivered via syringe.

23 Dec 2015

Biocept agrees $15 million common stock purchase deal with Aspire

Biocept, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company commercializing and developing blood-based liquid biopsies to improve the detection, monitoring and treatment of cancer, announces a $15 million common stock purchase agreement with Aspire Capital Fund, LLC, a Chicago-based institutional investor.

22 Dec 2015

SuperCom signs definitive agreement to acquire Leaders in Community Alternatives

SuperCom, a global provider of secure solutions for the e-Government, Public Safety, HealthCare, and Finance sectors announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Leaders in Community Alternatives, Inc., a California-based criminal justice organization providing electronic monitoring and community-based services under contracts with various government agencies.

22 Dec 2015

Children's Hospital Colorado achieves Magnet recognition for third time

Children's Hospital Colorado has once again received recognition for excellence in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program. This credential recognizes continuing excellence in nursing and overall patient care at Children's Colorado.

22 Dec 2015

Vertice Pharma closes previously announced acquisition of VistaPharm

Vertice Pharma, a specialty pharmaceuticals company focused on improving patients' health, today announced it closed on the previously announced acquisition of VistaPharm, a specialized generics manufacturer of liquid and unit dosage pain medications for the hospital market, retail pharmacy and outpatient clinics. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

22 Dec 2015

Nuvo reacquires development and marketing rights for Pliaglis

Nuvo Research Inc., a life sciences company with growing revenues and a diverse portfolio of topical products, today announced it has reacquired Pliaglis development and marketing rights for the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

22 Dec 2015

Researchers reveal inherited genetic errors across 12 cancer types

Researchers long have known that some portion of the risk of developing cancer is hereditary and that inherited genetic errors are very important in some tumors but much less so in others.

22 Dec 2015

QMUL, Barts Health NHS Trust receive £10.2m to create new cardiovascular academic medical centre

Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust have received £10.2m from Barts Charity for the creation of a world-class cardiovascular academic medical centre at the Trust's Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital.

22 Dec 2015

Roche announces availability of cobas HBVassay for use on cobas 4800 System

Roche announced today the commercial availability of the cobas HBVassay for use on the cobas 4800 System in countries accepting the CE mark. This new molecular diagnostic assay expands the available virology menu on the cobas 4800 System, improving system efficiency and providing testing flexibility that allows physicians to assess a patient's response to antiviral therapy.

22 Dec 2015

Benjamin Wolozin receives $500,000 award in Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery Research

Research that leads to improved therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients is one goal of Boston University School of Medicine professor of pharmacology and neurology Benjamin Wolozin, MD, PhD. He was one of six researchers awarded a two-year, $500,000 award in Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery Research by the Edward N. & Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation.

22 Dec 2015

Small airway-on-a-chip enables analysis of human COPD and asthma

A research team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University leveraged its organ-on-a-chip technology to develop a model of the human small airway in which lung inflammatory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the third leading cause of mortality worldwide, and asthma can be studied outside the human body.

22 Dec 2015

Alexza reports interim results from AZ-002 Phase 2a study in epilepsy patients

Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced interim results of its Phase 2a study of AZ-002 (Staccato alprazolam) in epilepsy patients. AZ-002 produced a dose-related decrease in mean Standardized Photosensivity Range (SPR), the primary endpoint in the study.

21 Dec 2015

Nuvo Research announces topline results from WF10 Phase 2 trial for treatment of allergic rhinitis

Nuvo Research Inc., a life sciences company with growing revenues and a diverse portfolio of topical products, today announced the results of its investigational Phase 2 clinical trial of WF10 (Trial) for the treatment of allergic rhinitis.

21 Dec 2015

IL obtains 510(k) clearance for ACL TOP Family 50 Series Hemostasis Testing Systems

Instrumentation Laboratory today announced the 510(k) clearance of their latest innovation, the ACL TOP Family 50 Series Hemostasis Testing Systems, by the US Food and Drug Administration.

21 Dec 2015

HealthCare Partners Medical Group receives IHA Medicare Advantage 4.5 Star Award

DaVita HealthCare Partners, a leading independent medical group in America and leading provider of kidney care services, today announced that HealthCare Partners Medical Group has received the Integrated Healthcare Association's Medicare Advantage 4.5 Star Award.

21 Dec 2015

SciClone plans to pursue development of SGX942 in the Greater China market

SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced plans to pursue development and registration of SGX942 in the Greater China market, for the treatment of oral mucositis.

21 Dec 2015

Roche's cobas HIV-1 viral load test approved by FDA for use on cobas 6800 and cobas 8800 Systems

Roche announced today that it has received FDA approval for the cobas HIV-1 viral load test by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use on the cobas 6800 and cobas 8800 Systems. This HIV-1 viral load test is part of the next generation of Roche viral load tests, which clinicians use to manage the disease and treatment of patients infected with HIV-1.

21 Dec 2015

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust selects Allscripts Sunrise solution to provide enhanced care

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (London, UK) selected the Allscripts Sunrise solution as its new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system to deliver enhanced care.

21 Dec 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Government officials attend press conference announcing international healthcare service session at 4th CIFTIS

TIGER-X study reviews efficacy of rociletinib therapy in patients with EGFR mutant-positive NSCLC

AlloSource expands wound care portfolio with new US patent for novel dermal allograft

Biocept agrees $15 million common stock purchase deal with Aspire

SuperCom signs definitive agreement to acquire Leaders in Community Alternatives

Children's Hospital Colorado achieves Magnet recognition for third time

Vertice Pharma closes previously announced acquisition of VistaPharm

Nuvo reacquires development and marketing rights for Pliaglis

Researchers reveal inherited genetic errors across 12 cancer types

QMUL, Barts Health NHS Trust receive £10.2m to create new cardiovascular academic medical centre

Roche announces availability of cobas HBVassay for use on cobas 4800 System

Benjamin Wolozin receives $500,000 award in Alzheimer's Disease Drug Discovery Research

Small airway-on-a-chip enables analysis of human COPD and asthma

Alexza reports interim results from AZ-002 Phase 2a study in epilepsy patients

Nuvo Research announces topline results from WF10 Phase 2 trial for treatment of allergic rhinitis

IL obtains 510(k) clearance for ACL TOP Family 50 Series Hemostasis Testing Systems

HealthCare Partners Medical Group receives IHA Medicare Advantage 4.5 Star Award

SciClone plans to pursue development of SGX942 in the Greater China market

Roche's cobas HIV-1 viral load test approved by FDA for use on cobas 6800 and cobas 8800 Systems

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust selects Allscripts Sunrise solution to provide enhanced care

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