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Millions of women suffering in silence with hot flashes

The steep decline in the use of hormone therapy has spawned a prevalent but preventable side effect: millions of women suffering in silence with hot flashes, according to a study by a Yale School of Medicine researcher and colleagues.

28 Aug 2014

Many people with severe rheumatoid arthritis failing to take expensive medication

Large numbers of people with severe rheumatoid arthritis are failing to take expensive medication as prescribed, according to a new multi-centre study led by researchers in Manchester.

From The University of Manchester 28 Aug 2014

H. D. Smith announces winners of annual Trading Partners of the Year award

H. D. Smith, among the nation's largest pharmaceutical wholesalers, today announced the winners of its annual Trading Partners of the Year award, honoring select pharmaceutical and health products manufacturers who collaborate actively to grow the industry and advance patient care.

28 Aug 2014

MedEquities Realty Trust closes initial private placement of $163.9 million common stock

MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc., a newly formed, self-managed and self-administered company that invests in a diversified mix of healthcare properties and healthcare-related real estate debt investments, announced today that during July and August 2014 it completed an initial private placement of $163.9 million of its common stock.

28 Aug 2014

EMIT receives CE-Mark for HypothermX Intravenous Fluid and Blood Warming Devices

EMIT Corporation announced today that it has received CE-Mark for its HypothermX Intravenous Fluid and Blood Warming Devices with sterile fluid paths, allowing for sales expansion into the European and other OUS markets.

28 Aug 2014

State highlights: Calif. hospital chain sues union; Texas sues Xerox again; La. employees face higher health care costs

In a surprising move, an anti-union Southern California hospital chain hoping to buy the struggling Daughters of Charity Health Care System is suing employee unions under the federal RICO Act, saying the unions are trying to thwart that deal and others by using extortionist tactics aimed at forcing it to cave into union demands.

28 Aug 2014

Research highlights importance of well-being and good working environment

Contract workers in Norway often face the worst and most unpredictable working conditions. But good management and support from colleagues makes these workers more robust.

28 Aug 2014

First Edition: August 28, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about the Congressional Budget Office's latest projections regarding Medicare and Medicaid spending.

28 Aug 2014

Conn. exchange chief to tun Healthcare.gov

Federal officials tap Kevin Counihan, who helped launch Connecticut's successful online health insurance marketplace, to oversee the federal exchange, which is used by residents of three dozen states, and to prevent the problems that plagued it last fall.

28 Aug 2014

Research report: Orphan Diseases Partnering Terms and Agreements

The Orphan Diseases Partnering Terms and Agreements report provides an understanding and access to the orphan diseases partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies.

28 Aug 2014

Open Payments website plagued by delays, difficulties

The site, which is supposed to make transparent payments between drugmakers and physicians, is slated to be made public by Sept. 30. But as the deadline nears, the pharmaceutical industry is pressing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to be more transparent in explaining what's going on with the database.

28 Aug 2014

VA watchdog stops short of tying deaths to delayed care

In a report released Tuesday, the VA's Office of Inspector General criticized a Phoenix VA hospital for "troubling lapses in follow-up, coordination, quality and continuity of care." Investigators said that numerous veterans died after receiving substandard care, but they could not substantiate allegations that delays had caused at least 40 deaths.

28 Aug 2014

Men who are not well educated about prostate cancer face decisional conflict, finds UCLA study

They say knowledge is power, and a new UCLA study has shown this is definitely the case when it comes to men making the best decisions about how to treat their prostate cancer.

28 Aug 2014

Receiving prescription at discharge improves outcomes in stroke patients

Stroke patients are 70 per cent more likely to continue taking their stroke prevention medications one year later if they have a prescription in hand when discharged - according to researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.

28 Aug 2014

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Millions of women suffering in silence with hot flashes

Many people with severe rheumatoid arthritis failing to take expensive medication

H. D. Smith announces winners of annual Trading Partners of the Year award

MedEquities Realty Trust closes initial private placement of $163.9 million common stock

EMIT receives CE-Mark for HypothermX Intravenous Fluid and Blood Warming Devices

State highlights: Calif. hospital chain sues union; Texas sues Xerox again; La. employees face higher health care costs

Research highlights importance of well-being and good working environment

First Edition: August 28, 2014

Conn. exchange chief to tun Healthcare.gov

Research report: Orphan Diseases Partnering Terms and Agreements

Open Payments website plagued by delays, difficulties

VA watchdog stops short of tying deaths to delayed care

Men who are not well educated about prostate cancer face decisional conflict, finds UCLA study

Receiving prescription at discharge improves outcomes in stroke patients

Federal investigators request firms' documents on troubled Md. exchange

Amgen's ivabradine receives FDA priority review designation for treatment of chronic heart failure

Remote monitoring of implanted pacemakers and defibrillators: an interview with Dr. Suneet Mittal

Greatest percentage of catastrophic payouts occur from errors in diagnosis

First Edition: August 27, 2014

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment effective for older patients with OSA

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