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AdverseEvents launches RxCost to determine economic impact of prescribing particular drugs

AdverseEvents Inc., a leading healthcare informatics company, today launched RxCost, the first methodology to identify the total costs of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with FDA-approved drugs.

26 Mar 2015

New Quest Diagnostics study analyses impact of ACA in promoting earlier diagnosis of diabetes

People in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are far more likely to be newly identified with diabetes than in states that elected not to expand the public health care program, finds a new study by researchers at Quest Diagnostics.

From Quest Diagnostics 26 Mar 2015

TVA Medical's novel hemodialysis access technique shows positive outcomes in clinical study

TVA Medical, Inc., today announced promising results from a clinical study evaluating a novel hemodialysis access technique that has the potential to revolutionize vascular access for patients with chronic kidney disease without the use of traditional open surgery.

25 Mar 2015

APM, HIV/AIDS Resource Center merge to strengthen response to HIV in Southeast Michigan

In order to strengthen the response to HIV in Southeast Michigan, AIDS Partnership Michigan and HIV/AIDS Resource Center have merged their organizations. Building on a history of collaboration and excellence, the merger of APM and HARC will ensure the sustainability of comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention and care in their now 10-county area where 63% of people living with HIV reside.

25 Mar 2015

FDA approves Quadracel vaccine to protect young children from life-threatening diseases

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved use of Quadracel (Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoids and Acellular Pertussis Absorbed and Inactivated Poliovirus; DTaP-IPV) vaccine for active immunization against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and poliomyelitis in children 4 through 6 years of age.

25 Mar 2015

Pentax Medical announces new chief marketing officer and Americas region president

David Woods, the current president of PENTAX Medical of the Americas, has been appointed as the new global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective April 1, 2015...

25 Mar 2015

Qualcomm Life, AMC Health to accelerate transformation of health care delivery for at-risk patients

Qualcomm Life, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, and AMC Health, a privately held provider of 'real-time' patient management solutions, today announced a collaborative effort to accelerate the transformation of chronic care and population health management by significantly enhancing connectivity and care coordination for at-risk patients, specifically those with heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, asthma or COPD, in a cost-effective manner.

25 Mar 2015

Personalized gene therapy to fight against cancer

The fight to treat cancer and eradicate tumors will likely benefit from a new set of treatments if early development phases continue to show promise, according to Kalorama Information. The healthcare market research publisher stated that gene therapies that are able to deliver genetic material to a specific cell population or tumor that will result in the destruction of the tumor.

25 Mar 2015

Sun Pharma closes Ranbaxy merger

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., today, begins the integration of Ranbaxy's business following the successful closure of its merger.

25 Mar 2015

New KPMG International report provides roadmap to create value-based health systems

According to a report published today by KPMG International, What works: Creating value-based healthcare organizations, health systems that have a clear vision of value can achieve significant improvements in patient care at lower cost.

25 Mar 2015

DCR representatives to present health-related quality posters at NKF's 2015 Spring Clinical Meeting

DaVita Clinical Research, a specialty contract research organization with services spanning the full spectrum of drug and device development and subsidiary of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., today announced that company representatives will present health-related quality posters at National Kidney Foundation's 2015 Spring Clinical Meeting, which takes place March 25-29, 2015 in Dallas.

25 Mar 2015

Egalet announces plans to commercialize SPRIX Nasal Spray and OXAYDO tablets

Egalet Corporation, a fully integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and marketing innovative pain treatments, today announced its plans for the commercialization of SPRIX (ketorolac tromethamine) Nasal Spray and OXAYDO (oxycodone HCI, USP) tablets for oral use only –CII.

25 Mar 2015

$HSS study examines racial and socioeconomic disparities in hip fracture care$

HSS study examines racial and socioeconomic disparities in hip fracture care

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) finds that people in certain racial and socioeconomic groups are at a disadvantage when it comes to care they receive after fracturing a hip.

25 Mar 2015

Sympathetic nerve block shows no major benefit for PTSD in randomized controlled trial

A sympathetic nerve block that has shown promise for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) performed no better than sham treatment in a randomized controlled trial, new research shows.

25 Mar 2015

AMGA, Avatar Solutions partner to provide patient satisfaction services

The American Medical Group Association today announced a partnership venture with Avatar Solutions to provide enhanced services for its Patient Satisfaction Benchmarking (PSAT) Program.

25 Mar 2015

Hip replacement procedure alleviates pain, improves function in young JIA patients

Hip replacement is often performed in patients with juvenile arthritis when their joints have been severely damaged by the disease.

25 Mar 2015

Boston Scientific announces successful implantations of WATCHMAN Device in three US patients

This week, three patients in the United States received the first implants of the Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device.

25 Mar 2015

Omnicell receives notification from NASDAQ OMX Group for noncompliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule

As indicated in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2015, Omnicell, Inc. received a written notification from the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. on March 18, 2015, indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) for continued listing, due to the delay in filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014 beyond the extended filing due date of March 17, 2015.

From Omnicell, Inc. 25 Mar 2015

2015 Minds Matter event raises funds to support brain tumor research

One day in 2009, Maria Nijim's father got behind the wheel of his car and realized he couldn't see out of one eye. An MRI showed a tumor and then surgery confirmed a devastating diagnosis – glioblastoma – the most aggressive type of brain tumor.

25 Mar 2015

BIO KOREA celebrates 10th anniversary to share new information and technology in health industry

BIO KOREA is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a convention to share the latest information and technology in the health industry and to establish corporate partnerships among global experts.

25 Mar 2015

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

AdverseEvents launches RxCost to determine economic impact of prescribing particular drugs

New Quest Diagnostics study analyses impact of ACA in promoting earlier diagnosis of diabetes

TVA Medical's novel hemodialysis access technique shows positive outcomes in clinical study

APM, HIV/AIDS Resource Center merge to strengthen response to HIV in Southeast Michigan

FDA approves Quadracel vaccine to protect young children from life-threatening diseases

Pentax Medical announces new chief marketing officer and Americas region president

Qualcomm Life, AMC Health to accelerate transformation of health care delivery for at-risk patients

Personalized gene therapy to fight against cancer

Sun Pharma closes Ranbaxy merger

New KPMG International report provides roadmap to create value-based health systems

DCR representatives to present health-related quality posters at NKF's 2015 Spring Clinical Meeting

Egalet announces plans to commercialize SPRIX Nasal Spray and OXAYDO tablets

HSS study examines racial and socioeconomic disparities in hip fracture care

Sympathetic nerve block shows no major benefit for PTSD in randomized controlled trial

AMGA, Avatar Solutions partner to provide patient satisfaction services

Hip replacement procedure alleviates pain, improves function in young JIA patients

Boston Scientific announces successful implantations of WATCHMAN Device in three US patients

Omnicell receives notification from NASDAQ OMX Group for noncompliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule

2015 Minds Matter event raises funds to support brain tumor research

BIO KOREA celebrates 10th anniversary to share new information and technology in health industry

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Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

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Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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