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UT Professional Development Center announces launch of Medical Interpreter Certificate Program

The Professional Development Center at The University of Texas at Austin is pleased to announce the fall launch of their new offering – the Medical Interpreter Certificate Program (MICP).

15 Jul 2014

Metvix PDT now available at Odette Cancer Centre as additional treatment option for NMSC patients

The Odette Cancer Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in conjunction with Galderma Canada are pleased to announce that Metvix PDT (Photodynamic Therapy), is now available at the Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto as an additional treatment option for patients with NMSC (non-melanoma skin cancer).

15 Jul 2014

First Edition: July 15, 2014

Today's headlines include news about how some states are planning to address their backlogs of new Medicaid enrollees.

15 Jul 2014

Study to understand impairments of working memory among patients with schizophrenia

The inability to ignore irrelevant stimuli underlies the impaired working memory and cognition often experienced by individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, reports a new study in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry.

15 Jul 2014

Labelling people as pre-diabetic is drastically premature measure with no medical value

Labelling people with moderately high blood sugar as pre-diabetic is a drastically premature measure with no medical value and huge financial and social costs, say researchers from UCL and the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota.

15 Jul 2014

Senate Finance Committee probing prices for hepatitis C drug

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, send letter to the drug's maker requesting information about how it set the price, which runs about $84,000 for a standard three-month regimen.

15 Jul 2014

Three Genesis facilities recognized for commitment to improving quality care for people with disabilities

Genesis HealthCare, one of the nation's largest providers of skilled nursing and rehabilitation, today announced that three of its Centers have been recognized as recipients of the Silver – Achievement in Quality Award presented by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living.

15 Jul 2014

BAI and Novartis determine whether investigational drugs can prevent symptoms of Alzheimer's

Researchers from the Banner Alzheimer's Institute (BAI) today announced a partnership with Novartis in a pioneering medical trial to determine whether two investigational anti-amyloid drugs-an active immunotherapy and an oral medication-can prevent or delay the emergence of symptoms of Alzheimer's in people at particularly high risk for developing the disease at older ages.

15 Jul 2014

Some doctors refuse to see Obamacare enrollees

Subscribers are running into closed doors from some doctors listed in their plans' networks, reports The Miami Herald. Meanwhile, Connecticut advocates express concern about how a proposed overhaul of the state's health care system could change Medicaid, and in Washington state, providers scramble to keep up with demand.

15 Jul 2014

New editorial calls for sports authorities to consider long-term effects of cerebral concussion

An editorial published today in The Lancet Neurology calls for sports authorities to take into consideration the long term neurological problems that repeated concussions can cause.

15 Jul 2014

Researchers describe innovative technique for early disease detection

Despite impressive medical strides, cancer remains a leading killer and overwhelming burden to healthcare systems, causing well over a half million fatalities per year with a projected cost of $174 billion by 2020, according to the National Cancer Institute.

15 Jul 2014

Babies born to mothers who immigrated from other countries have lower rates of cerebral palsy

Babies born to mothers who immigrated to Ontario from other countries have significantly lower rates of cerebral palsy than those of Canadian-born mothers, especially those from the Caribbean and East Asia, new research has found.

15 Jul 2014

National Medicaid enrollment nears 7 million

The Obama administration released new enrollment figures showing 56 percent of those on the program are children. Meanwhile, Tennessee faces a deadline today for a plan to fix enrollment problems.

14 Jul 2014

Acute glaucoma is largely an inflammatory disease, say researchers

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Sun Yat-sen University in China have shown that acute glaucoma in mice is largely an inflammatory disease and that high pressure in the eye causes vision loss by setting in motion an inflammatory response similar to that evoked by bacterial infections.

14 Jul 2014

Urgent Care for Kids plans to add four new clinics throughout Texas

Urgent Care for Kids announced plans to enter the Austin market and add four new clinics throughout the state. The practice is slated to open two new Houston-area clinics as well as two clinics in the greater Austin area by the end of the summer. Urgent Care for Kids selected these areas by identifying key growth markets where it can respond to increased demand for high quality after-hours pediatric care.

14 Jul 2014

Governors' races are ground zero for health law politics

In November, Republicans will defend 22 of 36 governors' seats. Last time around, the health law appeared -- in many cases -- to work in GOP candidates' favor. Meanwhile, at the National Governors Association summer meeting, the health law also was a hot topic for at least one state executive eyeing a run for the White House.

14 Jul 2014

Boston Scientific gains CE Mark, begins European commercial launch of 25 mm Lotus TAVI System

Boston Scientific Corporation has received CE Mark and begun the European commercial launch of its new 25 mm Lotus Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) System, complementing the currently available 23 mm and 27 mm valve sizes.

14 Jul 2014

Arrowroot Capital makes $4 million investment in MedNet Solutions

MedNet Solutions, a global life sciences technology company specializing in clinical study management systems, is pleased to announce that Arrowroot Capital, a growth equity firm focused on software-as-a-service (SaaS) and Internet-based businesses, has made a $4 million investment in MedNet Solutions.

14 Jul 2014

Rates of testicular cancer rise in recent years among young Hispanic American men

A new analysis has found that rates of testicular cancer have been rising dramatically in recent years among young Hispanic American men, but not among their non-Hispanic counterparts.

14 Jul 2014

Improving type 2 diabetes management: an interview with Sir Michael Hirst, President of the International Diabetes Federation

One study suggested that 42 percent of people with type 2 diabetes who are treated for the disease do not reach their blood sugar goals, putting them at higher risk of organ and tissue damage, blindness and even death. We wanted to explore potential causes of clinical inertia among physicians and people with diabetes, which may lead to sub-optimal care.

14 Jul 2014

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

UT Professional Development Center announces launch of Medical Interpreter Certificate Program

Metvix PDT now available at Odette Cancer Centre as additional treatment option for NMSC patients

First Edition: July 15, 2014

Study to understand impairments of working memory among patients with schizophrenia

Labelling people as pre-diabetic is drastically premature measure with no medical value

Senate Finance Committee probing prices for hepatitis C drug

Three Genesis facilities recognized for commitment to improving quality care for people with disabilities

BAI and Novartis determine whether investigational drugs can prevent symptoms of Alzheimer's

Some doctors refuse to see Obamacare enrollees

New editorial calls for sports authorities to consider long-term effects of cerebral concussion

Researchers describe innovative technique for early disease detection

Babies born to mothers who immigrated from other countries have lower rates of cerebral palsy

National Medicaid enrollment nears 7 million

Acute glaucoma is largely an inflammatory disease, say researchers

Urgent Care for Kids plans to add four new clinics throughout Texas

Governors' races are ground zero for health law politics

Boston Scientific gains CE Mark, begins European commercial launch of 25 mm Lotus TAVI System

Arrowroot Capital makes $4 million investment in MedNet Solutions

Rates of testicular cancer rise in recent years among young Hispanic American men

Improving type 2 diabetes management: an interview with Sir Michael Hirst, President of the International Diabetes Federation

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