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Simple pre-surgical intervention can reduce S aureus surgical site infections

Implementation of a pre-surgical intervention that included screening for the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, treating patients who were positive for this bacteria, and the administration of antibiotics based on these culture results was associated with a modest reduction in S aureus surgical site infections, according to a study in the June 2 issue of JAMA.

3 Jun 2015

Community Health Network, University of Indianapolis partner to establish clinical facility on campus

Community Health Network and the University of Indianapolis are joining forces to establish a clinical facility on campus where students and faculty will work alongside health and wellness professionals to serve patients and clients, transforming the educational experience and bringing important resources to an underserved part of the city.

3 Jun 2015

Intermountain Healthcare participates in antibiotic stewardship forum at the White House

Intermountain Healthcare is one of 150 organizations in the nation that was invited to the White House to help develop national policy to address the growing problem of the overuse of antibiotics.

3 Jun 2015

Transitional and progressive care can help patients achieve functional recovery faster in post-acute care

Transitional care has emerged as a way to reduce hospital readmissions, and progressive care nurses can play an integral role in efforts to help patients achieve functional recovery faster in post-acute care, according to an article in the June issue of Critical Care Nurse.

3 Jun 2015

Reflection in medical education is a fundamental tool to help prevent burnout

Drawing on its Jesuit Catholic heritage, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine has long understood the importance of reflection in medical education as a key element in physician formation.

3 Jun 2015

Research finding could explain why HIV envelope protein has a long tail

Virologists at Emory University School of Medicine, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta have uncovered a critical detail explaining how HIV assembles its infectious yet stealthy clothing.

3 Jun 2015

Children's National Health System selects Agfa HealthCare's DR Technologies to reduce radiation dose in pediatric patients

Agfa HealthCare announced today that Children's National Health System has installed six DX-D 100 mobile DR systems and two DX-D 600 full room direct radiography (DR) suites to transition two X-ray rooms from computed radiography (CR) to DR.

3 Jun 2015

CheckMate for nivolumab in untreated melanoma, squamous NSCLC

Two phase III trials published in The New England Journal of Medicine support the use of nivolumab in patients with treatment-naïve metastatic melanoma and in those with squamous non-small-cell lung cancer who have failed first-line chemotherapy.

2 Jun 2015

Researchers explore association between SSRI exposure in late pregnancy and risk of PPHN

Use of antidepressants late in pregnancy has been controversial since the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory in 2006 warning that the use of antidepressants in late pregnancy may increase risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN), a condition that typically occurs in term or near-term infants and presents within hours of birth with severe respiratory failure requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation.

2 Jun 2015

dLife Healthcare Solutions teams up with Welltok to deliver innovative diabetes solutions to people

dLife Healthcare Solutions announced today that it teamed up with Welltok to bring its proven diabetes behavior change program to the CaféWell Health Optimization Platform, which enables population health managers – health plans, employers and at-risk providers – to guide and incentivize consumers to optimize their health.

2 Jun 2015

Celltrion receives approval for infliximab biosimilar antibody from Brazil's ANVISA

Hospira, Inc., a global leader in biosimilars, today announced that its partner, Celltrion – a global biopharmaceutical company – has received approval from ANVISA – the National Health Surveillance Agency in Brazil – for Remsima (infliximab), the first biosimilar monoclonal antibody approved for use in Brazil.

2 Jun 2015

Lucideon releases new healthcare video

Lucideon, the international materials technology company, has released a new video to showcase its services for the healthcare industries, including the medical devices, consumer healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors...

From Lucideon 2 Jun 2015

ASCO 2015: Berg presents data from BPM 31510 Phase Ib trial for solid tumors

Berg, a biopharmaceutical company committed to uncovering health solutions through a data-driven, biological approach, presented clinical research from its trials using its cancer drug BPM 31510 on Phase Ib solid tumors and preclinical data on triple negative breast cancer, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), May 29 – June 2 in Chicago.

2 Jun 2015

EMA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Stempeucel for treatment of Thromboangiitis Obliterans

Stempeutics Research, a group company of Manipal Education & Medical Group and a joint venture with Cipla Group, announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for its drug Stempeucel® for the treatment of Thromboangiitis Obliterans.

2 Jun 2015

Zecotek’s switchable 3D/2D optical imaging system granted U.S. Patent

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for industrial, healthcare and scientific markets, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Patent office has granted U.S. Patent No. 9,055,288 to Zecotek for technology related to the Company's switchable 3D/2D optical imaging system.

2 Jun 2015

MedImmune, AstraZeneca present encouraging results from new combination-focused immuno-oncology portfolio at ASCO 2015

AstraZeneca and MedImmune, the company’s global biologics research and development arm, today presented encouraging results from their novel combination-focused immuno-oncology portfolio at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2015.

2 Jun 2015

Ariana Pharma joins the GastricGlycoExplorer consortium

This collaboration is carried out within the GastricGlycoExplorer consortium, a European Commission funded project. The consortium aims at discovering and developing new diagnostic signatures by characterizing the sugars that are attached to the surface of gastric tissue. "Glycomics" provides a systematic approach for studying sugars that are naturally present on cell surfaces and its application may lead to determine early markers of gastric cancer.

2 Jun 2015

Intermountain Precision Genomics: Precision medicine can benefit advanced cancer patients without increasing costs

Two new studies conducted by Intermountain Healthcare’s Intermountain Precision Genomics reveal that precision medicine can improve survival in advanced cancer patients – and do so without increasing costs.

2 Jun 2015

ASCO 2015: Novartis presents data on Zykadia and Tafinlar studies for non-small cell lung cancer

Novartis today announced new data from two Phase II studies of Zykadia (ceritinib), as well as one Phase II study of Tafinlar® (dabrafenib) in combination with Mekinist (trametinib) in certain patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

2 Jun 2015

Stable IV formulation to treat systemic susceptible and resistant Gram-positive hospital-acquired infections

MGB Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company developing a truly novel class of anti-infectives, to address the major global problem of antibiotic resistance - announces that it has developed a stable intravenous (IV) formulation of MGB-BP-3, designed for the treatment of systemic susceptible and resistant Gram-positive hospital-acquired infections.

2 Jun 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Simple pre-surgical intervention can reduce S aureus surgical site infections

Community Health Network, University of Indianapolis partner to establish clinical facility on campus

Intermountain Healthcare participates in antibiotic stewardship forum at the White House

Transitional and progressive care can help patients achieve functional recovery faster in post-acute care

Reflection in medical education is a fundamental tool to help prevent burnout

Research finding could explain why HIV envelope protein has a long tail

Children's National Health System selects Agfa HealthCare's DR Technologies to reduce radiation dose in pediatric patients

CheckMate for nivolumab in untreated melanoma, squamous NSCLC

Researchers explore association between SSRI exposure in late pregnancy and risk of PPHN

dLife Healthcare Solutions teams up with Welltok to deliver innovative diabetes solutions to people

Celltrion receives approval for infliximab biosimilar antibody from Brazil's ANVISA

Lucideon releases new healthcare video

ASCO 2015: Berg presents data from BPM 31510 Phase Ib trial for solid tumors

EMA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Stempeucel for treatment of Thromboangiitis Obliterans

Zecotek’s switchable 3D/2D optical imaging system granted U.S. Patent

MedImmune, AstraZeneca present encouraging results from new combination-focused immuno-oncology portfolio at ASCO 2015

Ariana Pharma joins the GastricGlycoExplorer consortium

Intermountain Precision Genomics: Precision medicine can benefit advanced cancer patients without increasing costs

ASCO 2015: Novartis presents data on Zykadia and Tafinlar studies for non-small cell lung cancer

Stable IV formulation to treat systemic susceptible and resistant Gram-positive hospital-acquired infections

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