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Bell Techlogix renews relationship with Maxim Healthcare Services

Bell Techlogix, the leading IT managed services and solutions company, today announced it has renewed their relationship with Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc., a provider of home healthcare, medical staffing and wellness services across the U.S.

6 Aug 2015

TruHearing helps raise $12,000 to help children with hearing loss

During the month of May, which is Better Hearing and Speech Month, TruHearing, their customers, and the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund raised $12,000 to help children with hearing loss. TruHearing announced that for each hearing aid sale during the month, they would donate $5 to the Olive Osmond Hearing Fund.

6 Aug 2015

BD reports adjusted revenues of $3.133 billion for third fiscal quarter 2015

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, today reported quarterly adjusted revenues of $3.133 billion for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015, an increase of 45.2 percent over the prior-year period as reported, or 55.6 percent on a currency-neutral basis. On a comparable, currency-neutral basis, adjusted revenues grew 2.4 percent. As reported, revenues were $3.120 billion.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 6 Aug 2015

AACN selects Linda L. Chlan as 2016 Distinguished Research Lecturer

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recently selected Linda L. Chlan, RN, PhD, FAAN, as its 2016 Distinguished Research Lecturer.

6 Aug 2015

New research shows gastric bypass surgery lowers alcohol tolerance in women

Women who have gastric bypass surgery to lose weight should keep a close eye on their alcohol consumption, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

6 Aug 2015

Allergan receives FDA approval to market 28 additional styles of Natrelle 410 silicone-filled breast implants

Allergan, plc. today announced that the company has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market 28 additional styles of Natrelle 410 silicone-filled breast implants, giving surgeons and patients more options to achieve desired outcomes.

6 Aug 2015

WI Harper Group announces investment in Cold Genesys

WI Harper Group, a leading US & China, cross-border early growth and expansion stage venture capital firm, today announced an investment in Cold Genesys Inc, a clinical-stage privately-held biotech company developing oncolytic immunotherapies for cancer.

6 Aug 2015

Mylan announces launch of Esomeprazole Magnesium Delayed-release Capsules USP in U.S.

Mylan N.V. today announced the U.S. launch of Esomeprazole Magnesium Delayed-release Capsules USP, 20 mg and 40 mg, which is the generic version of AstraZeneca's Nexium.

6 Aug 2015

New biosensors detect efficient microbial workers that produce chemical, pharmaceutical commodities

Super productive factories of the future could employ fleets of genetically engineered bacterial cells, such as common E. coli, to produce valuable chemical commodities in an environmentally friendly way.

5 Aug 2015

Health Care DataWorks acquired by Health Catalyst

Health Catalyst, a leader in healthcare data warehousing, analytics and outcomes improvement, announced today that it has acquired Health Care DataWorks (HCD), a leading provider of business intelligence for health systems.

5 Aug 2015

Hetero Group launches biosimilar 'Rituximab' under brand name MABALL in India

Hetero Group, one of India's leading generic pharmaceutical companies and one of the world's largest global producer of anti-retroviral drugs for HIV/AIDS treatment, today announces the successful launch of its biosimilar 'Rituximab' under the brand name MABALL in India.

5 Aug 2015

MSK and LVHN collaborate to improve patients’ access to innovative cancer treatments

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) announced today the beginning of a unique and forward-thinking collaboration aimed at improving patient access to the latest and most effective cancer treatment advances and highest-caliber cancer care.

5 Aug 2015

Children increase parents’ risk for viral infection

The BIG LoVE (Utah Better Identification of Germs-Longitudinal Viral Epidemiology) study, led by scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine, finds that each bundle of joy puts the entire household at increased risk for infection with viruses that cause colds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses.

5 Aug 2015

Leidos Holdings reports strong financial results in Q2 2015

Leidos Holdings, Inc., a national security, health and engineering solutions company, today reported financial results for the second quarter of calendar year 2015.

5 Aug 2015

Cancer survival in England remains lower compared to other countries with similar healthcare systems

Cancer survival in England remains lower than countries with similar healthcare systems, according to a new Cancer Research UK funded study published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday).

5 Aug 2015

Coordinated, two-part approach could help reduce hospital-acquired infections

By coordinating with state health departments and communicating with each other about patients with C. difficile and antibiotic-resistant infections, hospitals, long-term acute-care facilities and nursing homes could reduce the number of such hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) by an estimated 619,000 cases in the next five years, a new Centers for Disease Control 9 (CDC)-led report has found.

5 Aug 2015

New partnership aims to provide high-tech healthcare learning opportunities for pediatric patients

A new partnership between The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries and Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth will mean new high-tech healthcare learning opportunities for pediatric patients.

5 Aug 2015

Journal of Endovascular Therapy publishes latest update to TASC II guidelines

The Journal of Endovascular Therapy, official publication of the INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ENDOVASCULAR SPECIALISTS (ISES), announces that is it today publishing the latest update of the Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II), an internationally recognized set of guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

5 Aug 2015

Access to dental care by low-income Americans becomes exception as only fewer dentists accept Medicaid

More than 2 percent of all emergency department visits are now related to nontraumatic dental conditions, according to a study by researchers at Stanford University, the University of California-San Francisco, Truven Health Analytics and the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

5 Aug 2015

Current psychotherapy treatments less than optimal for war veterans suffering from PTSD

Our nation's veterans continue to suffer emotional and psychological effects of war—some for decades. And while there has been greater attention directed recently toward post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more veterans are seeking help, current psychotherapy treatments are less than optimal, according to a new narrative review published in the August 4, 2015 issue of JAMA.

4 Aug 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Bell Techlogix renews relationship with Maxim Healthcare Services

TruHearing helps raise $12,000 to help children with hearing loss

BD reports adjusted revenues of $3.133 billion for third fiscal quarter 2015

AACN selects Linda L. Chlan as 2016 Distinguished Research Lecturer

New research shows gastric bypass surgery lowers alcohol tolerance in women

Allergan receives FDA approval to market 28 additional styles of Natrelle 410 silicone-filled breast implants

WI Harper Group announces investment in Cold Genesys

Mylan announces launch of Esomeprazole Magnesium Delayed-release Capsules USP in U.S.

New biosensors detect efficient microbial workers that produce chemical, pharmaceutical commodities

Health Care DataWorks acquired by Health Catalyst

Hetero Group launches biosimilar 'Rituximab' under brand name MABALL in India

MSK and LVHN collaborate to improve patients’ access to innovative cancer treatments

Children increase parents’ risk for viral infection

Leidos Holdings reports strong financial results in Q2 2015

Cancer survival in England remains lower compared to other countries with similar healthcare systems

Coordinated, two-part approach could help reduce hospital-acquired infections

New partnership aims to provide high-tech healthcare learning opportunities for pediatric patients

Journal of Endovascular Therapy publishes latest update to TASC II guidelines

Access to dental care by low-income Americans becomes exception as only fewer dentists accept Medicaid

Current psychotherapy treatments less than optimal for war veterans suffering from PTSD

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