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Rare disease diagnosis available in days not years: BIA announcement

It currently takes 5 years on average to diagnose a child with a rare genetic disease, so he or she can receive the most appropriate care. This is set to change with an agreement facilitated by Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) between Congenica and 5 of its member hospitals, which will see them adopt the company’s world leading Sapientia™ technology.

16 Oct 2015

LifeNet Health's ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix wins Spine Technology Award

ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix, an innovative cellular allograft developed by LifeNet Health and marketed in collaboration with DePuy Synthes Spine, received one of the highest honors in spinal medicine, Orthopedics This Week's Best New Technology in Spine award.

15 Oct 2015

Simple tool can predict individual's life support needs five years in advance

It is now possible to determine which patients have an increased chance of one day needing life support with mechanical ventilation. Researchers have developed a simple tool to predict an individual's five-year risk of requiring this care.

15 Oct 2015

Researchers reveal effects of Affordable Care Act on low-income Virginians with HIV

In an important examination of the effect of the Affordable Care Act, researchers have determined that low-income Virginians with HIV had better outcomes when enrolled in Affordable Care Act healthcare plans. The study is believed to be the first to compare Affordable Care Act outcomes with the previous standard of care for this vulnerable patient population.

15 Oct 2015

Only few doctors refer children with developmental delays to genetics specialists, say researchers

A nine-month-old boy isn't rolling over, reaching for objects or babbling as he should be. One step his doctor won't likely take right away: have him evaluated by a genetics specialist.

15 Oct 2015

Bio-molecules present in human breast milk can help resolve inflammation, combat infection

Human breast milk, which provides essential nutrients and antibodies to newborns, has long been known to play an important role in infant development and the immune system. In a new study published in Mucosal Immunology, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital report that human breast milk serves as a reservoir for bio-molecules that help to resolve inflammation and combat infection.

15 Oct 2015

New $6.7 million project aims to help kidney dialysis patients live longer

Helping kidney dialysis patients have healthier treatment sessions and longer lives is the goal of a new $6.7 million project at the University of Michigan.

15 Oct 2015

Commonwealth Lab expands access to new IBS test with national agreement with Quest

Commonwealth Laboratories, LLC ("Commonwealth") announced today that it has formed an agreement with Quest Diagnostics ("Quest") that will expand the availability of IBSchek™, a new laboratory developed blood test designed to help physicians quickly and reliably diagnose Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

From Quest Diagnostics 15 Oct 2015

LEADERS FREE clinical trial demonstrates superior safety, efficacy for BioFreedom compared with bare-metal stent

Biosensors International Group, Ltd., a developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative medical devices, announced today that the LEADERS FREE clinical trial demonstrated superior safety and efficacy for BioFreedom compared with a bare-metal stent (BMS).

15 Oct 2015

Merck unveils new global brand as a science and technology company

Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the relaunch of its brand identity. The fundamental revision of the visual appearance as well as the introduction of a new logo reflect the transformation into a global science and technology company. At the same time, the brand architecture at business level has been simplified. Outside the United States and Canada, the company will operate uniformly as Merck.

15 Oct 2015

Researchers link organ transplant drug to rise in rare lymphoma

A study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has linked the immunosuppressive drug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to an increased risk of central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma in solid organ transplant patients. But the same study also found that another class of immunosuppressive drugs, called calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs), given alone or in combination with MMF, appears to protect transplant patients against this rare form of lymphoma.

15 Oct 2015

Rogosin selected to participate in new Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care Model

The Rogosin Institute, a NYC-based non-profit provider of comprehensive kidney care, including dialysis for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), has been selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the new Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care (CEC) Model established by CMMI, CMS's Center for Innovation.

15 Oct 2015

DePuy Synthes Spine launches new all-in-one pedicle screw system to help simplify spinal surgery

DePuy Synthes Spine has introduced the EXPEDIUM VERSE Spinal System, a new all-in-one pedicle screw system. The system enables surgeons to perform multiple spinal correction maneuvers during spinal fusion surgery with a single implant type and fewer instruments, compared to traditional pedicle screw systems.

15 Oct 2015

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly announce availability of Synjardy tablets in U.S. pharmacies

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company announced that Synjardy (empagliflozin/metformin hydrochloride) tablets are now available by prescription in pharmacies across the United States.

14 Oct 2015

Diabetic patients who use nurse practitioners for primary care have lower rates of preventable hospitalization

New research from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston indicates that diabetic patients who got their primary care from nurse practitioners did not have an increase in potentially preventable hospital admissions.

14 Oct 2015

Researchers match certain schizophrenia symptoms to features of the brain's anatomy

Using advanced brain imaging, researchers have matched certain behavioral symptoms of schizophrenia to features of the brain's anatomy. The findings, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, could be a step toward improving diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.

14 Oct 2015

European liver patients’ association launches call to action report for the treatment of heapatic encephalopathy

ELPA today launched a new call to action report ‘Time to DeLiver: Getting a Grip on HE’ at the European Parliament in Brussels. This is the first report from Europe to highlight the significant burden of hepatic encephalopathy on patients, their carers, families and society.

14 Oct 2015

Neighbourhood exposure to fast food outlets associated with lower BMD and BMC in newborns

New research from the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit at the University of Southampton in the UK indicates that neighbourhood exposure to fast food outlets is potentially linked to poorer bone development in early childhood.

13 Oct 2015

Sleep apnea associated with evidence of early heart injury in women

Risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the development of subsequent cardiovascular (CV) complications differ by sex, but it is not clear from prior research whether the effects of sleep apnea on heart disease is similar for men and women.

13 Oct 2015

RE.WORK showcases future technology and innovations in deep learning software

The future of technological innovation is a broad topic with endless opportunities in every scientific field. RE.WORK’s two most recent concurrent conferences ‘RE.WORK: Future Technology’ and ‘RE.WORK: Deep Learning’, in part focussed on putting healthcare in the context of the wider technological revolution.

13 Oct 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Rare disease diagnosis available in days not years: BIA announcement

LifeNet Health's ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix wins Spine Technology Award

Simple tool can predict individual's life support needs five years in advance

Researchers reveal effects of Affordable Care Act on low-income Virginians with HIV

Only few doctors refer children with developmental delays to genetics specialists, say researchers

Bio-molecules present in human breast milk can help resolve inflammation, combat infection

New $6.7 million project aims to help kidney dialysis patients live longer

Commonwealth Lab expands access to new IBS test with national agreement with Quest

LEADERS FREE clinical trial demonstrates superior safety, efficacy for BioFreedom compared with bare-metal stent

Merck unveils new global brand as a science and technology company

Researchers link organ transplant drug to rise in rare lymphoma

Rogosin selected to participate in new Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care Model

DePuy Synthes Spine launches new all-in-one pedicle screw system to help simplify spinal surgery

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly announce availability of Synjardy tablets in U.S. pharmacies

Diabetic patients who use nurse practitioners for primary care have lower rates of preventable hospitalization

Researchers match certain schizophrenia symptoms to features of the brain's anatomy

European liver patients’ association launches call to action report for the treatment of heapatic encephalopathy

Neighbourhood exposure to fast food outlets associated with lower BMD and BMC in newborns

Sleep apnea associated with evidence of early heart injury in women

RE.WORK showcases future technology and innovations in deep learning software

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