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Janssen, Bayer announce expansion of EXPLORER global cardiovascular research program for XARELTO

Janssen Research & Development, LLC and its development partner, Bayer HealthCare, announced today the expansion of the EXPLORER global cardiovascular research program for XARELTO (rivaroxaban) to include additional high-risk patient populations.

29 Aug 2014

Valurise Health Solutions honored as 2014 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Winner

Valurise Health Solutions was awarded as the 2014 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Winner, being the only award-winning healthcare service company, standing out from creative leading companies in Asia for its re-defining industry with innovative business model and continuous innovation ability.

29 Aug 2014

Mary Baxter outlines five key ways pharmacy leaders can help hospitals fulfill quality care mission

In part four of a blog series that addresses how to leverage a hospital pharmacy as a strategic asset, Mary Baxter, MBA, RPh., vice president and national practice leader for Cardinal Health's Innovation Delivery Solutions business, discusses how expanding patient access to quality pharmacy care can benefit both hospitals and patients.

29 Aug 2014

$Study: Young athletes need to avoid continuous repetitive activity to decrease risk of pars fracture$

Study: Young athletes need to avoid continuous repetitive activity to decrease risk of pars fracture

Young athletes today often participate in sports year round and with increasingly competitive club and school sports, it has become common to choose one sport to specialize at a young age. While this specialization may seem like a competitive edge, new Northwestern Medicine research suggests that repetitive activity in just one sport, high impact or not, may not be a great idea for growing athletes.

29 Aug 2014

Philips to highlight full range of cardiology solutions at ESC Congress 2014

Royal Philips today announced its presence at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2014, where the company is highlighting the full range of its cardiology solutions serving clinicians and patients across the care continuum from prevention and diagnosis, to treatment, recovery and wellness.

From Philips Healthcare 29 Aug 2014

High uptake of US infant vaccination in 2013

The recently published National Immunization Survey (NIS) conducted by the CDC, shows that the majority of infants in the US were vaccinated against potentially serious diseases in 2013. Fewer than 1% of children were unvaccinated in 2013.

29 Aug 2014

International consortium to accelerate collaborative multi-site trials of potential Ebola vaccine

A candidate Ebola vaccine could be given to healthy volunteers in the UK, The Gambia and Mali as early as September, as part of an series of safety trials of potential vaccines aimed at preventing the disease that has killed more than 1,400 people in the current outbreak in West Africa.

29 Aug 2014

Damp and mould in homes pose significant health risk to people with asthma

Damp and mould in homes could pose a significant health risk to people with asthma according to a new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

29 Aug 2014

Study: One in every 200 Ontarians diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease

One in every 200 Ontarians has been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the number of people living with the disease increasing by 64 per cent between 1999 and 2008, according to a study by researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.

29 Aug 2014

Pennsylvania, CMS agree on 'Healthy PA' Medicaid expansion plan

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a press statement Thursday announcing that CMS and Pennsylvania officials. have agreed to expand Medicaid in Pennsylvania.

29 Aug 2014

Administrator of Paradise Valley Hospital named one of nation's "Rising Stars" in healthcare industry

Paradise Valley Hospital Administrator Neerav Jadeja has been named one of the nation's "Rising Stars" in the healthcare industry as part of the "25 Healthcare Leaders Under 40" list published by Becker's Hospital Review annually.

29 Aug 2014

Longer looks: A new kind of abortion war; foster kids and psychotropic drugs

While pro-life activists fight to rescue IVF embryos from the freezer, pregnant women in their third trimester with catastrophic fetal anomalies have nowhere to turn. ... Perhaps there is no other issue that touches on so many core dimensions of American society - legal, medical, scientific, theological, political, philosophical, biological, ethical, and ecological. What some on one side of the debate call reproductive justice, others call taking a life. What some call a person, others call a cluster of cells.

28 Aug 2014

Consumers unable to update healthcare.gov data with deadline looming

Hundreds of thousands of people risk losing subsidized health insurance if they don't resubmit immigration information by the end of next week, but many have been unable to comply because of glitches with healthcare.gov. Other stories look at the millions spent on healthcare.gov and at exchange developments in Connecticut, Oregon and Washington.

28 Aug 2014

EDGE gets FDA clearance for VIEW Plating System and REDUCE Fracture Plating System

EDGE Orthopaedics, a new entry in the orthopedic medical device space, is excited to announce they have received their second FDA 510(k) clearance for the VIEW Plating System and REDUCE Fracture Plating System.

28 Aug 2014

Pennsylvania officials say Medicaid expansion talks are in final stage

But the state offered few details about where the negotiations with the federal government are heading. Also in news about changes from the health law in the states, the Arizona Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of a case that could unravel that state's Medicaid expansion.

28 Aug 2014

Colorectal cancer therapies market to remain constant at $7.7 billion by 2023

Decision Resources Group finds that the market for colorectal cancer (CRC) therapies will remain constant, at around $7.7 billion by 2023 in the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan.

28 Aug 2014

School nurses reach 98% of students in U.S. public schools to diagnose primary immunodeficiency

School nurses reach 98 percent of the 50,000,000 students in U.S. public schools, grades k-12, and are uniquely positioned to facilitate the early diagnosis of serious medical conditions such as primary immunodeficiency (PI).

28 Aug 2014

Amgen seeks FDA approval for evolocumab to treat patients with high cholesterol

Amgen today announced the submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for evolocumab seeking approval for the treatment of high cholesterol.

28 Aug 2014

Respiratory infection control measures being adopted for Ebola patients are unnecessary and may heighten public panic

Respiratory infection control measures – which have been adopted by most health agencies to deal with the Ebola epidemic in west Africa – are unnecessary, and may heighten panic and fear among the public, according to the authors of a new letter, published in The Lancet, and written by Professor Jose M. Martin-Moreno from the University of Valencia in Spain, and colleagues.

28 Aug 2014

Centene’s Missouri subsidiary earns Medicaid and Marketplace HMO accreditation by NCQA

Centene Corporation announced today that its wholly-owned Missouri subsidiary, Home State Health, has earned Medicaid and Marketplace HMO accreditation by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

28 Aug 2014

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Janssen, Bayer announce expansion of EXPLORER global cardiovascular research program for XARELTO

Valurise Health Solutions honored as 2014 Red Herring Top 100 Asia Winner

Mary Baxter outlines five key ways pharmacy leaders can help hospitals fulfill quality care mission

Study: Young athletes need to avoid continuous repetitive activity to decrease risk of pars fracture

Philips to highlight full range of cardiology solutions at ESC Congress 2014

High uptake of US infant vaccination in 2013

International consortium to accelerate collaborative multi-site trials of potential Ebola vaccine

Damp and mould in homes pose significant health risk to people with asthma

Study: One in every 200 Ontarians diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease

Pennsylvania, CMS agree on 'Healthy PA' Medicaid expansion plan

Administrator of Paradise Valley Hospital named one of nation's "Rising Stars" in healthcare industry

Longer looks: A new kind of abortion war; foster kids and psychotropic drugs

Consumers unable to update healthcare.gov data with deadline looming

EDGE gets FDA clearance for VIEW Plating System and REDUCE Fracture Plating System

Pennsylvania officials say Medicaid expansion talks are in final stage

Colorectal cancer therapies market to remain constant at $7.7 billion by 2023

School nurses reach 98% of students in U.S. public schools to diagnose primary immunodeficiency

Amgen seeks FDA approval for evolocumab to treat patients with high cholesterol

Respiratory infection control measures being adopted for Ebola patients are unnecessary and may heighten public panic

Centene’s Missouri subsidiary earns Medicaid and Marketplace HMO accreditation by NCQA

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