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YourEncore announces partnership extension with Roche to provide expert solutions

YourEncore, a leading provider of expert solutions to the life sciences, consumer health and nutrition industries, today announced a partnership extension with Roche to provide expert solutions and services to support enhancing productivity and strengthening regulatory compliance.

29 Apr 2014

Royal Solutions 3.0 gets ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification

Royal Solutions Group's, Royal Solutions 3.0 has achieved ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification, which designates that the software is capable of supporting eligible providers with meeting the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

29 Apr 2014

DJOFL first quarter 2014 net sales increase 1.3% to $282.7 million

DJO Global, Inc., a leading global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, today announced financial results for its public reporting subsidiary, DJO Finance LLC, for the first quarter ended March 29, 2014.

29 Apr 2014

AGS Health to open new delivery center in Delhi, India

AGS Health, a global provider of revenue cycle services to hospitals and physicians in the US, today announced that the company will be opening their fourth delivery center in Delhi, India, and has grown to over 2,000 employees globally as it celebrates its third year in business.

29 Apr 2014

Doximity closes $54 million Series C fundraising round

Doximity, the professional network for doctors, today announced closing a $54 million Series C fundraising round co-led by DFJ and funds and accounts managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. Funds and accounts managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management also participated in the round as new investors.

29 Apr 2014

Waters reports sales of $431 million for first quarter 2014

Waters Corporation reported today first quarter 2014 sales of $431 million, essentially flat versus sales of $430 million in the first quarter of 2013. In the quarter, the effect of foreign currency translation was neutral to sales growth.

29 Apr 2014

Study documents occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases in PACU

Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX): A study published in the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing (JOPAN) documents occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases (WAG) in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) may be higher than standards recommend.

29 Apr 2014

First Edition: April 29, 2014

Today's headlines include a report that the Obama administration is looking for new talent to run healthcare.gov.

29 Apr 2014

Illumina launches VeriSeq PGS for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos

Illumina, Inc. today announced the launch of VeriSeq PGS, a next-generation sequencing solution developed for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos using Illumina's NextSeq 500 and MiSeq® sequencing systems.

From Illumina, Inc. 29 Apr 2014

Report focuses on behavioral issues linked with patients' self-management of type 2 diabetes

Clinical Therapeutics features a special report in its April issue focusing primarily on the behavioral issues associated with patients' self-management of type 2 diabetes.

29 Apr 2014

Bayer's Makrolon Rx2440 polycarbonate offers faster color recovery for healthcare setting

No one disputes that supply chains are fast today and the healthcare sector is no exception. To help handle the increasing number of patients visiting doctors or clinics, healthcare providers have decreased the lead time between sterilization and use in the clinic.

29 Apr 2014

Gene expression profiling tests play critical role in women’s chemotherapy decision

Gene expression profiling tests play a critical role when women with early-stage breast cancer decide whether to have chemotherapy, but many of them do not fully understand what some of the test results mean, new research suggests.

29 Apr 2014

Magellan Health Services reports net revenue of $966.5 million for first quarter 2014

Magellan Health Services, Inc. today reported financial results for the first quarter 2014, as summarized below. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, the company reported net revenue of $966.5 million, segment profit of $76.5 million, and net income of $25.7 million, or $0.92 earnings per share (EPS).

29 Apr 2014

Teva's DuoResp Spiromax receives EC marketing authorization for treatment of asthma, COPD

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for DuoResp Spiromax for the treatment of patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) where the use of a combination of an inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting beta2-adrenoceptor agonist is appropriate.

29 Apr 2014

Columbia Laboratories' total revenues increase 15% to $7.2 million in first quarter 2014

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. today announced financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014.

29 Apr 2014

Studies reveal new information about effects of weight gain and obesity among pregnant women

Two studies from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reveal new information about the effects of weight gain and obesity among pregnant women.

29 Apr 2014

Caring for homeless people: Housing first, treatment later

Providing safe, stable and affordable housing first is the best way to help homeless in Hamilton, Ont., according to new research.

29 Apr 2014

Penn researchers demonstrate new app to optimize acute stroke care

Stroke researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania will unveil a map demonstrating geographic hotspots of increased stroke mortality across the United States, among a series of stroke studies being presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014.

29 Apr 2014

With first open enrollment season behind them, states move ahead -- though slowly

Marketplace reports on the lessons learned by states operating their own online health insurance exchanges and how these experiences will affect the year ahead. In related news, the Colorado exchange reports that it's on track to meet its goal for this year while New York health officials say they will not require out-of-network coverage on next year's Affordable Care Act plans.

29 Apr 2014

GW University establishes new online integrative medicine program

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce the establishment of a new, online Integrative Medicine Program, in partnership with the Metabolic Medical Institute.

29 Apr 2014

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

YourEncore announces partnership extension with Roche to provide expert solutions

Royal Solutions 3.0 gets ONC HIT 2014 Edition Modular EHR certification

DJOFL first quarter 2014 net sales increase 1.3% to $282.7 million

AGS Health to open new delivery center in Delhi, India

Doximity closes $54 million Series C fundraising round

Waters reports sales of $431 million for first quarter 2014

Study documents occupational exposure to waste anesthetic gases in PACU

First Edition: April 29, 2014

Illumina launches VeriSeq PGS for preimplantation genetic screening of embryos

Report focuses on behavioral issues linked with patients' self-management of type 2 diabetes

Bayer's Makrolon Rx2440 polycarbonate offers faster color recovery for healthcare setting

Gene expression profiling tests play critical role in women’s chemotherapy decision

Magellan Health Services reports net revenue of $966.5 million for first quarter 2014

Teva's DuoResp Spiromax receives EC marketing authorization for treatment of asthma, COPD

Columbia Laboratories' total revenues increase 15% to $7.2 million in first quarter 2014

Studies reveal new information about effects of weight gain and obesity among pregnant women

Caring for homeless people: Housing first, treatment later

Penn researchers demonstrate new app to optimize acute stroke care

With first open enrollment season behind them, states move ahead -- though slowly

GW University establishes new online integrative medicine program

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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