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Medison to market uniQure's Glybera in Israel for treatment of lipoprotein lipase deficiency

uniQure N.V., a leader in human gene therapy, and Medison Pharma Ltd., Israel's leading international healthcare marketing group, today announced an exclusive distribution agreement under which Medison will market Glybera, uniQure's gene therapy product for the treatment of lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD), in Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

18 Jun 2014

Centene's Kansas subsidiary receives NCQA Health Plan Accreditation

Centene Corporation has announced that its wholly owned Kansas subsidiary, Sunflower Health Plan, has received Accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

18 Jun 2014

Janssen signs license agreement with Vertex to develop, commercialize VX-787 for influenza A treatment

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.announced today that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Vertex Pharmaceuticals for the worldwide development, manufacturing and commercialization of VX-787, a novel medicine in Phase II development for the treatment of influenza A.

18 Jun 2014

Walgreens, Heritage Provider Network sign clinical care collaboration agreement

Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain, and global health care leader Heritage Provider Network, along with its Arizona operating affiliate Arizona Priority Care, today announced a clinical care collaboration agreement.

18 Jun 2014

Alkermes reports data from aripiprazole lauroxil phase 3 clinical trial for treatment of schizophrenia

Alkermes plc today announced the presentation of data from its phase 3 clinical trial of aripiprazole lauroxil, an investigational drug candidate in development for schizophrenia, at the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology Annual Meeting in Hollywood, Fla.

18 Jun 2014

Joslin and CSHI partner to develop online "virtual" case based interactive educational materials

Joslin Diabetes Center and Carlos Slim Health Institute (CSHI) announced they have created a partnership to develop a series of online "virtual" case based interactive educational materials for primary care physicians in Mexico. The educational materials will cover topics such as, prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes as well as its complications and co-morbidities.

18 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 18, 2014

Today's headlines include a report that the cost of health law subsidies may push the measure's overall price tag beyond projections.

18 Jun 2014

LABORIE completes acquisition of BUCK Elektromedizin and BUCKmeditec

Laborie Medical Technologies, Inc., based in Toronto, Ontario, has completed its acquisition of BUCK Elektromedizin GmbH and BUCKmeditec GmbH & Co. Bad Rappenaeau, Germany based BUCK develops and distributes innovative and advanced biofeedback and electrical stimulation equipment, accessories and consumables for pelvic floor dysfunction in the treatment of urinary and fecal incontinence.

18 Jun 2014

Genetic variants linked to race that explains risk of death among patients taking Plavix after heart attack

Researchers have identified the first genetic variations linked to race that begin to explain a higher risk of death among some African American and Caucasian patients taking the anti-clotting drug clopidogrel (Plavix) after a heart attack.

18 Jun 2014

Frontrunner for no. 2 GOP House post seen as health policy 'blank slate'

A CQ Healthbeat look at Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California finds a light footprint when it comes to health care matters. Meanwhile, physician and health care groups seek an extension of a health law provision that boosts Medicaid payments to primary care doctors.

18 Jun 2014

Innovative device boosts tooth's natural repair process

Dentists could soon be giving your teeth a mild 'time warp' to encourage them to self-repair, thanks to a new device being developed by dental researchers.

18 Jun 2014

Oregon moves closer to suit against Oracle over health exchange 'fiasco'

Meanwhile, news outlets report on how nearby Washington state, which had a much less troubled launch and operation of its online insurance marketplace, still faces challenges.

18 Jun 2014

Regenstrief becomes member of ConvergeHEALTH's real-world evidence and analytics consortium

ConvergeHEALTH by Deloitte and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. are announcing that Regenstrief, an internationally recognized informatics and health care research organization, has become a member of ConvergeHEALTH's real-world evidence and analytics consortium.

18 Jun 2014

Study shows similar outcomes between blast and nonblast-related brain injuries

Explosions are the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries in veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. A new study shows that military personnel with mild brain trauma related to such blasts had outcomes similar to those with mild brain injury from other causes, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

18 Jun 2014

AADE recommends easy-to-follow tips for diabetes management

"You have Type 2 diabetes." When you deliver this news to patients, many are surprised, even shocked. Research shows some are so busy processing this unwelcome information, they have a difficult time focusing on what you are saying - and about a fourth of them wonder whether it's even true.

18 Jun 2014

State highlights: State retiree benefit shortfalls; health data claims and cost

A selection of health policy stories from California, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, Virginia, Iowa, Florida, Missouri, Washington state, Connecticut, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee.

18 Jun 2014

Study: Most physicians don't recommend active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer

Specialists who treat prostate cancer agree that active surveillance is an effective option-yet most don't recommend it when appropriate for their own patients, according to a study in the July issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

18 Jun 2014

Researchers identify muscle-building mechanism that could be important in addressing sarcopenia

Sarcopenia - the significant loss of muscle mass and function that can occur as we age - is associated with many chronic conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity.

18 Jun 2014

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen initiate AG-120 clinical trial in patients with solid tumors

The Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute are studying the safety and effectiveness of a new drug, AG-120, for treatment of patients with solid tumors, especially those with brain tumors and gallbladder bile duct cancer.

18 Jun 2014

Report: Subsidies motivate people to sign up for coverage

Enroll America issued a report Monday that examined what worked best to educate and enroll people in coverage under the health law.

18 Jun 2014

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Medison to market uniQure's Glybera in Israel for treatment of lipoprotein lipase deficiency

Centene's Kansas subsidiary receives NCQA Health Plan Accreditation

Janssen signs license agreement with Vertex to develop, commercialize VX-787 for influenza A treatment

Walgreens, Heritage Provider Network sign clinical care collaboration agreement

Alkermes reports data from aripiprazole lauroxil phase 3 clinical trial for treatment of schizophrenia

Joslin and CSHI partner to develop online "virtual" case based interactive educational materials

First Edition: June 18, 2014

LABORIE completes acquisition of BUCK Elektromedizin and BUCKmeditec

Genetic variants linked to race that explains risk of death among patients taking Plavix after heart attack

Frontrunner for no. 2 GOP House post seen as health policy 'blank slate'

Innovative device boosts tooth's natural repair process

Oregon moves closer to suit against Oracle over health exchange 'fiasco'

Regenstrief becomes member of ConvergeHEALTH's real-world evidence and analytics consortium

Study shows similar outcomes between blast and nonblast-related brain injuries

AADE recommends easy-to-follow tips for diabetes management

State highlights: State retiree benefit shortfalls; health data claims and cost

Study: Most physicians don't recommend active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer

Researchers identify muscle-building mechanism that could be important in addressing sarcopenia

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen initiate AG-120 clinical trial in patients with solid tumors

Report: Subsidies motivate people to sign up for coverage

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

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