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Prostate cancer market to expand at CAGR of 9.5% to $13.6 billion by 2021

Analysis from business intelligence provider GBI Research - Prostate Cancer Market to 2021 - Increasing Disease Prevalence to be a Key Driver of Market Growth - says that the prostate cancer market will expand at a rapid Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.5% from $7.6 billion in 2014 to $13.6 billion by 2021.

12 Nov 2015

New research uncovers antibiotic prescription trends across England

New research by Antibiotic Research UK, the world’s first charity created to develop new antibiotics in the fight against superbugs, and high-performance analytic database company EXASOL has discovered that while the number of antibiotic prescriptions is coming down across England, GP practices in the most deprived parts of the country are prescribing 20% more and, worryingly, antibiotic prescriptions are on the increase in these deprived areas.

12 Nov 2015

CHOP researchers delay symptoms, extend lifespan in animal model of Batten disease

Researchers have taken a significant step forward in developing gene therapy against a fatal neurodegenerative disease that strikes children. By delivering a working version of a gene to produce a key enzyme that is lacking in Batten disease, the scientists delayed symptoms and extended lifespan in dogs with a comparable disease.

12 Nov 2015

Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy likely to be ineffective in depression treatment

Researchers at the University of York have revealed computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) is likely to be ineffective in the treatment of depression.

12 Nov 2015

Highland Long/Short Healthcare Fund receives HFM US Hedge Fund Performance Award

Highland Capital Management, L.P., a Dallas-based investment management firm, which together with its affiliates has approximately $20 billion in assets under management, announced that the Highland Long/Short Healthcare Fund received a 2015 HFM US Hedge Fund Performance Award in the "40 Act fund – equity" category.

12 Nov 2015

Adeptus Health recognized with Press Ganey's highest award for patient experience

Adeptus Health company's leading network of freestanding emergency rooms, First Choice Emergency Room, is proud to announce it has been named a 2015 Guardian of Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey Associates, Inc.

12 Nov 2015

Crucial change in single DNA base predisposes children to aggressive form of cancer

Pediatric oncology researchers have pinpointed a crucial change in a single DNA base that both predisposes children to an aggressive form of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma and makes the disease progress once tumors form.

12 Nov 2015

MedTechSouthEast competition displays advanced medical technologies for Parkinson’s patients

Laser-emitting shoes and a Meccano-style walking aid kit are just two of the inventions being developed by companies in London and the south east that could help people stay independent for longer as they get older or develop debilitating illnesses, according to Design Council and MedCity, the Mayor of London’s life sciences promotional organisation.

12 Nov 2015

CHOP's Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care celebrates grand opening

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia celebrated the grand opening of its Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care. The Family Fall Festival and ribbon-cutting ceremony, held on November 7, was designed to recognize the 4,200 donors – more than 1,300 of them CHOP employees – who helped raise over $96 million towards design and construction of the Buerger Center, the nation's most advanced outpatient facility for pediatric care.

12 Nov 2015

Boston Children's Hospital selects Vijay G. Sankaran to receive Rising Star Award

Saluting his spectacular track record to date of innovative research on red blood cell disorders and his future promise as a physician/scientist, Boston Children's Hospital has selected Vijay G. Sankaran, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center to receive the Rising Star Award at the hospital's third annual Global Pediatric Innovation Summit, Taking on Tomorrow (#PedInno15).

11 Nov 2015

Montefiore and Einstein researchers awarded $14 million PCORI grant for hepatitis C research

A research team at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine led by Alain Litwin, M.D., was awarded $14 million by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to determine how best to treat hepatitis C among people who inject drugs (PWID), a group with a high rate of infection.

11 Nov 2015

Special orchestra boosts mood and confidence in patients with dementia

A special orchestra for people with dementia has helped boost their confidence and mood, according to a new research project.

11 Nov 2015

Biocept receives European patent covering antibody usage in capture of rare cells

Biocept, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company commercializing and developing liquid biopsies to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, announces that the European Patent Office has awarded the patent, "DEVICES AND METHODS OF CELL CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS," as announced in the European Bulletin dated November 11, 2015.

11 Nov 2015

Tocilizumab drug offers potential treatment for patients with polymyalgia rheumatics

A drug approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis, tocilizumab (Actemra, Genentech), is a potential new therapy for patients with polymyalgia rheumatica, according to an open-label, phase II study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals on November 10.

11 Nov 2015

Medical experts, business leaders to explore healthcare system at Digital Health Summit at CES 2016

The driving forces behind the exponential growth of the multi-billion dollar digital health space will be examined at the 7th annual Digital Health Summit, a Living in Digital Times production at CES 2016.

11 Nov 2015

LEO Pharma enters into Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire Astellas’ global dermatology business

LEO Pharma A/S, a global healthcare company dedicated to helping people achieve healthy skin, and Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma Inc. today announced that they have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement under which Astellas will transfer its global dermatology business to LEO Pharma for € 675 million.

11 Nov 2015

Britain falls behind other Western countries in reducing child poverty, infant mortality

Britain has the fourth highest rate of infant mortality of all Western countries. More seriously, the high death rates of British children correlate with high child poverty and with a lack of investment in healthcare, according to research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

11 Nov 2015

BU researcher gets prestigious fellowship to launch new project for people with dementia

A Bournemouth University researcher has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to launch a health and wellbeing project for people with dementia.

11 Nov 2015

Study: Post hospital syndrome is significant risk factor for patients undergoing elective surgery

A condition known as "post hospital syndrome" (PHS) is a significant risk factor for patients who undergo elective outpatient surgery, a Loyola study has found.

11 Nov 2015

Small behavioral changes can improve heart health

Improving your heart health may be as simple as making small behavioral changes - a new study of behavioral health interventions suggests that they are effective at helping people alter their lifestyles and lead to physical changes that could improve overall health.

11 Nov 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Prostate cancer market to expand at CAGR of 9.5% to $13.6 billion by 2021

New research uncovers antibiotic prescription trends across England

CHOP researchers delay symptoms, extend lifespan in animal model of Batten disease

Computerised cognitive behavioural therapy likely to be ineffective in depression treatment

Highland Long/Short Healthcare Fund receives HFM US Hedge Fund Performance Award

Adeptus Health recognized with Press Ganey's highest award for patient experience

Crucial change in single DNA base predisposes children to aggressive form of cancer

MedTechSouthEast competition displays advanced medical technologies for Parkinson’s patients

CHOP's Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care celebrates grand opening

Boston Children's Hospital selects Vijay G. Sankaran to receive Rising Star Award

Montefiore and Einstein researchers awarded $14 million PCORI grant for hepatitis C research

Special orchestra boosts mood and confidence in patients with dementia

Biocept receives European patent covering antibody usage in capture of rare cells

Tocilizumab drug offers potential treatment for patients with polymyalgia rheumatics

Medical experts, business leaders to explore healthcare system at Digital Health Summit at CES 2016

LEO Pharma enters into Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire Astellas’ global dermatology business

Britain falls behind other Western countries in reducing child poverty, infant mortality

BU researcher gets prestigious fellowship to launch new project for people with dementia

Study: Post hospital syndrome is significant risk factor for patients undergoing elective surgery

Small behavioral changes can improve heart health

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