Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Medicaid expansion still in play in Ohio, New Hampshire

Some Ohio lawmakers push back against Gov. John Kasich's move to bypass the legislature to expand Medicaid, and New Hampshire legislators plan to meet next month to hammer out what leaders hope will be a bipartisan deal to expand the state-federal program for the poor. Meanwhile, likely Virginia voters support expansion 51 percent to 42 percent with the divide falling along party lines, according to a new poll.

18 Oct 2013

Two weeks in, Healthcare.gov still confronts technical difficulties

The volume of visits to the site, as well as the platform's design, are being blamed for the problems. Some experts see the necessary fixes as being projects that could take months to complete.

18 Oct 2013

State exchanges wrestle with provider directories, search tools

News outlets report on some of the challenges and sign-up tallies for state-based online insurance marketplaces in California, Minnesota, Washington and Maryland. Also in the news, progress updates regarding outreach efforts and small businesses that are attempting to use the exchanges.

18 Oct 2013

HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital nurse receives 2013 ARN Staff Nurse Role Award

The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) presented Susan Krinsky RN CRRN CCM with the 2013 ARN Staff Nurse Role Award. Krinsky received her award at the 39th Annual ARN Annual Educational Conference, held October 2-5 in Charlotte, NC.

18 Oct 2013

CHOP offers new software toolkit to help researchers wrangle data

Biomedical researchers often confront large quantities of information that may be amassed in many forms: vital signs, blood cell counts, lengthy DNA sequences, bar graphs, MRIs, patient demographics, and so much more. How do researchers assemble, access and analyze all that data without having to become specialized database technicians themselves?

18 Oct 2013

Tufts CTSI receives 2013 Clinical and Translational Science Award from NIH

Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center today announced that the National Institutes of Health has named the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) a recipient of the 2013 Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA).

18 Oct 2013

Health law mostly untouched by agreement to end shutdown, increase debt limit

Republican foes of the overhaul came out of the confrontation with only a tweak to income verification rules for those seeking subsidies to buy coverage on the new health insurance exchanges. The agreement created a new budget deadline, however, requiring lawmakers to return to the table to reach a long-term deficit reduction agreement by Dec. 1

18 Oct 2013

Researchers identify novel gene mutation that causes common variable immunodeficiency

A 30-year-old woman with a history of upper respiratory infections had no idea she carried an immunodeficiency disorder - until her 6-year-old son was diagnosed with the same illness.

18 Oct 2013

Psychotic symptoms alone denote medical health risk

People with symptoms of psychosis have an increased rate of medical comorbidities and unhealthy lifestyle habits even if they do not have a psychiatric diagnosis, shows a worldwide study.

17 Oct 2013

Danaher net earnings increase 9% to $597 million in Q3 2013

Danaher Corporation today announced results for the third quarter of 2013. All financial metrics in this release reflect only the Company's continuing operations and all references to increases in financial metrics reflect year-over-year changes, unless otherwise noted.

From Danaher 17 Oct 2013

Celmatix presents six research findings at ASRM's annual meeting

Celmatix, a biotechnology company focused on helping physicians guide patients to treatments that maximize their personal reproductive potential, announced today six research presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, being held October 12-17 in Boston.

17 Oct 2013

First Edition: October 17, 2013

Today's headlines include reports and analyses of the Capitol Hill deal to raise the debt limit and reopen the federal government, as well as the latest developments regarding the health law's federal and state health insurance exchanges.

17 Oct 2013

Severe allergies in young people: an interview with Lynne Regent, CEO of Anaphylaxis Campaign

Around one third of the UK population – approximately 19 million people – will develop an allergy at some time in their lives. A significant proportion of these – around a million people – suffer severe symptoms.

17 Oct 2013

Merck to present pharmacokinetic data on once-daily ISENTRESS at EACS

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, is presenting pharmacokinetic data this week on investigational formulations of a once daily dose of ISENTRESS at the 14th European AIDS Conference, sponsored by the European AIDS Clinical Society.

17 Oct 2013

Proteins in CSF predict cognitive impairment before onset of disease

Johns Hopkins researchers say that by measuring levels of certain proteins in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), they can predict when people will develop the cognitive impairment associated with Alzheimer's disease years before the first symptoms of memory loss appear.

17 Oct 2013

New report examines impact of health reform on community health centers and patients

A new report by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services examines the impact of health reform on community health centers and their patients.

17 Oct 2013

Review article looks at recent research about insomnia among American soldiers

Various behavioral treatment options are helping to treat the sleeplessness experienced by one in every two American soldiers who have been deployed in recent military operations. So says Dr. Adam Bramoweth of the Department of Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, and Dr. Anne Germain of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in the US.

17 Oct 2013

Good news: Knowing risk early, women can take action to prevent osteoporosis

On World Osteoporosis Day, October 20, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is calling for women to take action now to protect their bone health. Broken bones due to osteoporosis often result in pain, immobility and loss of quality of life as well as early death.

17 Oct 2013

Overutilization of radioactive iodine to treat PTC leads to worse access to health care

The American Thyroid Association (ATA) recommends against the routine use of radioactive iodine after surgery to remove the thyroid in patients with low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).

17 Oct 2013

King's College researchers identify new biomarker that detects sepsis in blood

Researchers at King's College London have identified a biomarker - a biological 'fingerprint' - for sepsis in the blood, and showed it could be possible to diagnose the condition within two hours by screening for this biomarker at a patient's bedside.

17 Oct 2013

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Medicaid expansion still in play in Ohio, New Hampshire

Two weeks in, Healthcare.gov still confronts technical difficulties

State exchanges wrestle with provider directories, search tools

HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital nurse receives 2013 ARN Staff Nurse Role Award

CHOP offers new software toolkit to help researchers wrangle data

Tufts CTSI receives 2013 Clinical and Translational Science Award from NIH

Health law mostly untouched by agreement to end shutdown, increase debt limit

Researchers identify novel gene mutation that causes common variable immunodeficiency

Psychotic symptoms alone denote medical health risk

Danaher net earnings increase 9% to $597 million in Q3 2013

Celmatix presents six research findings at ASRM's annual meeting

First Edition: October 17, 2013

Severe allergies in young people: an interview with Lynne Regent, CEO of Anaphylaxis Campaign

Merck to present pharmacokinetic data on once-daily ISENTRESS at EACS

Proteins in CSF predict cognitive impairment before onset of disease

New report examines impact of health reform on community health centers and patients

Review article looks at recent research about insomnia among American soldiers

Good news: Knowing risk early, women can take action to prevent osteoporosis

Overutilization of radioactive iodine to treat PTC leads to worse access to health care

King's College researchers identify new biomarker that detects sepsis in blood

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Newsletters you may be interested in