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Genesis Rehab Services forms groundbreaking partnership with Zhejiang Bang-Er Medical Group

Genesis Rehab Services, a division of Genesis HealthCare, one of the nation's largest providers of post-acute care, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with Zhejiang Bang-Er Medical Group, an orthopedic hospital system in China.

2 Jun 2015

Philips to highlight range of Magnetic Resonance solutions at 23rd ISMRM

Royal Philips today announced the range of its Magnetic Resonance (MR) solutions to be showcased at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine's (ISMRM) 23rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Toronto, Canada.

2 Jun 2015

Upsher-Smith announces FDA approval of sNDA for Qudexy XR extended-release capsules

Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Qudexy XR (topiramate) extended-release capsules for use as initial monotherapy in patients two years of age and older who are experiencing partial-onset seizures (POS) or primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

2 Jun 2015

Bankers Healthcare Group named one of Central New York's Best Places to Work

Bankers Healthcare Group, the leading provider of financial solutions for healthcare professionals, has been named one of Central New York's Best Places to Work for the third consecutive year after earning first place in 2013. This year, BHG placed third among organizations with 51 or more employees.

2 Jun 2015

More patients experience phantom eye symptoms every day, say University of Liverpool researchers

Researchers from the University of Liverpool have found that approximately half of patients who have an eye removed because of a form of eye cancer experience 'phantom eye syndrome.'

2 Jun 2015

Novartis CTL019 CAR T cell therapy demonstrates potential to treat B-cell lymphomas

Novartis is highlighting data from an ongoing Phase II clinical study of CTL019, an investigational chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, that indicate its potential in the treatment of specific types of hard-to-treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

2 Jun 2015

Trabectedin may be better than dacarbazine for treatment of soft tissue sarcoma

Janssen Research & Development, LLC announced data from the Phase 3 multicenter study SAR3007, which demonstrated a significant improvement in progression-free survival with trabectedin (YONDELIS®) compared to dacarbazine in patients with advanced liposarcoma (LPS) or leiomyosarcoma (LMS) previously treated with an anthracycline and at least one additional chemotherapy regimen.

2 Jun 2015

EIB supports research and development of new wireless hearing devices by William Demant

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting the development of new wireless hearing devices and research into more effective acoustic implants by global leader William Demant Holding A/S through a EUR 110 million loan.

2 Jun 2015

People who have more social support less likely to experience intimate-partner violence

People who had more social support, including trust and a sense of belonging, were less likely to experience emotional or verbal abuse while in a relationship, said a study published today in the American Journal of Community Psychology.

2 Jun 2015

Invitae introduces new patient pay program to make genetic testing more affordable, accessible

Invitae Corporation, a genetic information company, announced today the launch of its new patient pay price for its full menu of genetic tests at $475 per indication.

2 Jun 2015

Group Health Research Institute conducts first randomized trial to tackle vaccine hesitancy

Group Health Research Institute conducted the first randomized trial to test an intervention aimed at improving hesitancy about early childhood vaccines by working directly with doctors. Vax Northwest, a Washington state public-private partnership, developed the intervention.

2 Jun 2015

miR-181b potential biomarker of replication, progression in chronic HBV

A Chinese team reports a correlation between serum levels of microRNA-181b and hepatitis B virus replication and disease progression in patients with chronic HBV infection.

1 Jun 2015

TDF alone may be sufficient maintenance in chronic HBV patients

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate monotherapy may be sufficient to maintain complete virological suppression in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection previously treated with TDF plus entecavir, suggests a review of patients.

1 Jun 2015

Meta-analysis sheds light on effectiveness of chronic HBV treatments

A meta-analysis of treatments for chronic hepatitis B virus infection suggests that tenofovir disoproxil fumarate is the most effective option for patients positive and negative for hepatitis B e antigen, but the latter group may also benefit from entecavir treatment.

1 Jun 2015

HTMS expands care management consulting business to meet growing demand from healthcare systems

HTMS, an Emdeon company, today announced the expansion of its care management consulting business to meet the growing demand from hospitals and healthcare systems for consulting services around integrated care management programs.

1 Jun 2015

Clorox Healthcare participates in national action plan to reduce healthcare-associated infections

Clorox Healthcare will be among the stakeholders participating in a White House Forum tomorrow in support of ongoing public and private efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), many of which are caused by multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs).

1 Jun 2015

Self Service News names Pharmabox as one of the most innovative retailing systems of the year

Pharmabox, Inc.,, the developer of a unique automated drugstore, announced today they have been named by Self Service News Magazine as having one of the most innovative retailing systems of the year.

1 Jun 2015

BioLight Life Sciences reports operational and financial results for Q1 2015

BioLight Life Sciences Investments, a firm that invests in, manages and commercializes biomedical innovations in ophthalmology and cancer diagnostics, today reported operational and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.

1 Jun 2015

Simple one-hour therapy session cures 73% of people suffering from acute insomnia

A simple one-hour therapy session has helped to cure 73% of people suffering from acute insomnia, according to a new study from Northumbria University released today.

1 Jun 2015

Caris Life Sciences: Study identifies benefit of targeted therapy in CRC with high microsatellite instability

Caris Life Sciences, a leading biotechnology company focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, today announced the results of a study identifying the clinical benefit of targeted therapy in colorectal cancer (CRC) with high microsatellite instability (MSI-H), a predisposition that occurs in 15% of all CRCs causing significantly different prognosis and response to treatment.

1 Jun 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Genesis Rehab Services forms groundbreaking partnership with Zhejiang Bang-Er Medical Group

Philips to highlight range of Magnetic Resonance solutions at 23rd ISMRM

Upsher-Smith announces FDA approval of sNDA for Qudexy XR extended-release capsules

Bankers Healthcare Group named one of Central New York's Best Places to Work

More patients experience phantom eye symptoms every day, say University of Liverpool researchers

Novartis CTL019 CAR T cell therapy demonstrates potential to treat B-cell lymphomas

Trabectedin may be better than dacarbazine for treatment of soft tissue sarcoma

EIB supports research and development of new wireless hearing devices by William Demant

People who have more social support less likely to experience intimate-partner violence

Invitae introduces new patient pay program to make genetic testing more affordable, accessible

Group Health Research Institute conducts first randomized trial to tackle vaccine hesitancy

miR-181b potential biomarker of replication, progression in chronic HBV

TDF alone may be sufficient maintenance in chronic HBV patients

Meta-analysis sheds light on effectiveness of chronic HBV treatments

HTMS expands care management consulting business to meet growing demand from healthcare systems

Clorox Healthcare participates in national action plan to reduce healthcare-associated infections

Self Service News names Pharmabox as one of the most innovative retailing systems of the year

BioLight Life Sciences reports operational and financial results for Q1 2015

Simple one-hour therapy session cures 73% of people suffering from acute insomnia

Caris Life Sciences: Study identifies benefit of targeted therapy in CRC with high microsatellite instability

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