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Anesthesia providers missing to clean their hands during surgical procedures, shows study

Anesthesia providers are missing opportunities to clean their hands during surgical procedures, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

1 Jul 2014

Ipsen submits Supplemental New Drug Application to FDA for Somatuline Depot 120mg injection

Ipsen today announced that it has submitted a Supplemental New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Somatuline Depot 120mg injection for the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs).

1 Jul 2014

Hospitals taking new steps to figure per patient cost

The new tools rely heavily on data to figure out just what it will cost to treat a patient -- and they're sometimes buying information from "data brokers" to do it.

1 Jul 2014

Inaccurate doctor lists hurt access for low-income Californians

Meanwhile, confusion over limited providers also has led to unforeseen bills for enrollees in private plans in California, reports The Los Angeles Times. Other stories look at the growing number of insurers who want to participate in the online marketplaces and how 19 states have passed laws restricting the workers who help consumers sign up, despite a new federal rule eliminating many such restrictions.

1 Jul 2014

Covenant and Sartori medical centers deploy TRU-D SmartUVC superbug-slaying robot

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Iowa is the latest to deploy TRU-D SmartUVC, a 5-foot-5 germ-killing ultraviolet robot equipped with the only infection prevention data collection and reporting software on the market. TRU-D is now in use at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo and Sartori Medical Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

30 Jun 2014

Advocates and critics brace for High Court decision on contraceptive mandate

The Supreme Court is expected to release its ruling today on a case brought by the owners of Hobby Lobby craft store and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., who object to being forced to offer some types of birth control.

30 Jun 2014

Children's of Alabama extends its commitment to Allscripts Sunrise EHR solutions

Allscripts has announced that Birmingham-based Children's of Alabama has extended its commitment to Allscripts Sunrise™ electronic health record (EHR) through 2023 and will leverage a suite of Allscripts open platform solutions to support its efforts to meet regulatory requirements, manage population health and improve patient outcomes.

30 Jun 2014

Merck reports results from global EMEND Phase 3 study for CINV prevention in pediatric cancer patients

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced results from a global, investigational Phase 3 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EMEND (aprepitant) in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in pediatric cancer patients, aged 6 months to 17 years.

30 Jun 2014

ANMAT approves Genzyme’s Lemtrada for treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Genzyme, a Sanofi company (EURONEXT:SAN and NYSE:SNY), announced today that Argentina's National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) has approved LemtradaTM (alemtuzumab) for adult patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) with active disease defined by clinical or imaging features.

30 Jun 2014

Cidara Therapeutics closes $32M Series A financing to advance novel echinocandin antifungal drug

Cidara Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has completed a $32 million Series A financing that will enable it to advance candidates from the company's Cloudbreak™ targeted immunotherapy platform and biafungin™, a novel long acting echinocandin antifungal drug, into human clinical studies.

30 Jun 2014

Synthetic Biologics supports SYN-004 C.difficile preventative program with formation of Clinical Advisory Board

Synthetic Biologics, Inc., a developer of novel anti-infective biologic and drug candidates targeting specific pathogens that cause serious infections and diseases, announced today the formation of a Clinical Advisory Board (CAB) to support development of SYN-004, the Company's lead anti-infective product candidate for the prevention of the devastating effects of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)

30 Jun 2014

Glenridge HealthCare Solutions acquired by WhiteGlove Health

WhiteGlove Health, Inc., a leading chronic care and population health management provider, announced the acquisition of Glenridge HealthCare Solutions, a premier provider of technology-enabled network development and consulting services.

30 Jun 2014

AMSURG offers $880M aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2022

AMSURG Corp. today announced that it has launched its offering of approximately $880 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2022 (the "Notes").

30 Jun 2014

Sedia Biosciences to present results of HIV incidence assay at International AIDS Conference

Sedia Biosciences Corporation of Portland, Oregon will be presenting its first public results of a new rapid point-of-care HIV incidence assay at the upcoming 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne, Australia, July 21-25, 2014.

30 Jun 2014

EMA accepts for review Merck’s pembrolizumab MAA for treatment of advanced melanoma

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for review a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for pembrolizumab (MK-3475), the company's investigational anti-PD-1 antibody, for the treatment of advanced melanoma.

30 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 30, 2014

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including an announcement coming today for a new VA secretary and expectations for a Supreme Court decision on the challenge to the health law's contraceptive mandate by two for-profit companies.

30 Jun 2014

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in veterans: an interview with Milan Michael Karol, The Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins

ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, better known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”. It is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the death of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord.

30 Jun 2014

GSMA announces mobile ecosystem partnership to provide mHealth services to women, children

The GSMA today announced that its Mobile for Development mHealth programme has launched a new cross-ecosystem partnership designed to provide a range of mHealth services to women and children, with a particular focus on nutrition, across Sub-Saharan Africa.

30 Jun 2014

Victory Healthcare continues its commitment to honor America's wounded warriors

Victory Healthcare continues its corporate-wide commitment to honor America's wounded warriors and the sacrifice they and their families made for our freedom by implementing employee philosophies and practices.

30 Jun 2014

UK's TSB provides £347,000 for project to optimise gene library assembly technology

Today, Monday 30th June, 2014, Isogenica, Cambridge UK and Imperial College London secure funding from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), the UK's innovation agency, for a £347,000 project to optimise a gene library assembly technology for potential use in synthetic biology.

30 Jun 2014

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Anesthesia providers missing to clean their hands during surgical procedures, shows study

Ipsen submits Supplemental New Drug Application to FDA for Somatuline Depot 120mg injection

Hospitals taking new steps to figure per patient cost

Inaccurate doctor lists hurt access for low-income Californians

Covenant and Sartori medical centers deploy TRU-D SmartUVC superbug-slaying robot

Advocates and critics brace for High Court decision on contraceptive mandate

Children's of Alabama extends its commitment to Allscripts Sunrise EHR solutions

Merck reports results from global EMEND Phase 3 study for CINV prevention in pediatric cancer patients

ANMAT approves Genzyme’s Lemtrada for treatment of relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis

Cidara Therapeutics closes $32M Series A financing to advance novel echinocandin antifungal drug

Synthetic Biologics supports SYN-004 C.difficile preventative program with formation of Clinical Advisory Board

Glenridge HealthCare Solutions acquired by WhiteGlove Health

AMSURG offers $880M aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2022

Sedia Biosciences to present results of HIV incidence assay at International AIDS Conference

EMA accepts for review Merck’s pembrolizumab MAA for treatment of advanced melanoma

First Edition: June 30, 2014

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in veterans: an interview with Milan Michael Karol, The Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins

GSMA announces mobile ecosystem partnership to provide mHealth services to women, children

Victory Healthcare continues its commitment to honor America's wounded warriors

UK's TSB provides £347,000 for project to optimise gene library assembly technology

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