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ChipCare’s handheld analyzer secures largest investments in Canada's healthcare sector

An innovative, handheld point-of-care analyzer, developed by ChipCare Corporation, has secured one of the largest ever angel investments in Canada's healthcare sector. Phase II financing has closed, with an investment of $2.05M to support ChipCare's continuing development and commercialization over the next three years.

16 Sep 2013

Study: Opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain increases

Prescribing of strong opioid medications for non-cancer pain in the United States has nearly doubled over the past decade, reports a study in the October issue of Medical Care, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

16 Sep 2013

Successful bedside ultrasound training program expands from UC Irvine to UCLA

A successful training program in bedside ultrasound is expanding from UC Irvine to UCLA, thanks to a $250,000 University of California grant to improve patient care.

13 Sep 2013

Preventative project using tablet computers for patients with advanced COPD

Patients can use tablet computers to report their daily condition. Hospitals can pick up early symptoms, take action and thereby reduce admissions.

13 Sep 2013

Health policy innovation is translational research directed at improving public's health

A researcher's voice of reason entered the national debate on "Obamacare" today when Springer Science+Business Media released The Affordable Care Act as a National Experiment: Health Policy Innovations and Lessons, edited by Harry P. Selker, MD, MSPH and June S. Wasser, MA. The book's fresh perspective asserts that health policy innovation is translational research directed at improving the public's health.

13 Sep 2013

Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion wins prestigious design award from American Institute of Architects California Council

Cedars-Sinai's new Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion, designed to bring patient care and translational research together in one site and encourage scientists and physicians to collaborate when developing new treatments, has won a prestigious design award from the American Institute of Architects California Council.

13 Sep 2013

Three organizations team up to raise $1M to save lives of Central Florida's tiniest babies

JetBlue Airways, Golf Channel, and Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge have teamed up to raise $1 million over the next five years to help save the lives of Central Florida's tiniest babies.

13 Sep 2013

CardioExcyte 96 for cardiac toxicity profiling and screening introduced by Nanion

Cardiac safety assessment is a vital part of drug development since late withdrawals of compound candidates, due to heart liability issues such as ventricular arrhythmia, are very costly. In-vivo methods give highly relevant information but are extremely low throughput allowing the analysis of only a handful of compounds.

From Nanion Technologies 13 Sep 2013

Safety measures intended to improve bariatric surgery outcomes may impede obese minorities' access to care

Safety measures intended to improve bariatric surgery outcomes may impede obese minorities' access to care. This is according to a new research letter published online in the September 12 issue of JAMA which compares rates of bariatric (weight-loss) surgery for minority Medicare vs. non-Medicare patients before and after implementation of a Medicare coverage policy.

13 Sep 2013

AACN to grant nearly $200,000 to support acuity and critical care nursing practice

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) invites clinicians and researchers to apply for its grants, with awards ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.

13 Sep 2013

ACC, Symphony Health Solutions partner to improve quality of cardiovascular care

Symphony Health Solutions, a provider of high-value data, analytics and technology solutions for life science manufacturers, payers and providers, and the American College of Cardiology, a professional organization dedicated to improving cardiovascular health, today announced they have entered into a business relationship to develop new insights from an integrated healthcare database, which will include assets from the ACC's rich National Cardiovascular Data Registry and Symphony Health's Integrated DataverseTM.

13 Sep 2013

With gov't. shutdown looming, GOP rift over Obamacare stalls budget bill

House Republican leaders delayed a vote Wednesday on the stopgap funding measure that would have kept the federal government financed until mid-December after conservatives balked because it didn't explicitly end funding for the health care law.

13 Sep 2013

Cardiologist receives $1.9M grant from PCORI to study mHealth services

Richard Katz, M.D., Bloedorn Professor of Cardiology, professor of medicine, and director of the division of cardiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), has been awarded $1.9 million by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a three-year project to study the combined use of mobile phones and community health workers to enhance patient management of chronic disease.

13 Sep 2013

Marketing of health law goes mainstream

The Associated Press reports that applying for coverage in new online insurance marketplaces will feel like a combination of doing your taxes and making a big purchase.

13 Sep 2013

Pertussis incidence among older adults may be under-recognized, study finds

The incidence of pertussis among U.S. adults 50 and older may be greatly under-reported and under-recognized, according to findings from a study conducted by GlaxoSmithKline researchers who analyzed approximately 48 million cases of cough-related illness in the U.S. between 2006 and 2010.

13 Sep 2013

Federal data system for health exchanges passes a test

Reuters reports this system has now been tested and certified as secure. Meanwhile, Medicare beneficiaries are increasingly confused by the media blitz surrounding the law's new online insurance marketplaces.

13 Sep 2013

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen initiate Thunder God vine clinical trial in pancreatic cancer patients

Taking a page from Chinese herbal medicine, Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute today initiated the first-in-human clinical trial for pancreatic cancer patients using a compound derived from a plant known as "Thunder God vine."

13 Sep 2013

Global Industry Analysis Report on Companion Diagnostics Market

New Market Research Report Added in MarketResearchReports.Biz Reports Database Companion Diagnostics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2013 - 2019

12 Sep 2013

Ob Hospitalist Group, Beazley create unique partnership

Ob Hospitalist Group and Beazley, a leading insurer of hospital professional liability risks in the Lloyd's Insurance market, have created a unique partnership that is sure to bring forth many new and exciting opportunities, the very first of which is an up to 10% discount on insurance premiums Beazley is offering to OBHG hospital partners.

12 Sep 2013

Inovalon's advanced healthcare data analytics to leverage Allscripts EHR platform

Inovalon, Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, today announced that Allscripts and Inovalon have entered into a multi-year agreement that enables Inovalon's advanced healthcare data analytics for payers to leverage Allscripts Electronic Health Record (EHR) Platform to improve clinical and quality outcomes and financial performance.

12 Sep 2013

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

ChipCare’s handheld analyzer secures largest investments in Canada's healthcare sector

Study: Opioid prescribing for non-cancer pain increases

Successful bedside ultrasound training program expands from UC Irvine to UCLA

Preventative project using tablet computers for patients with advanced COPD

Health policy innovation is translational research directed at improving public's health

Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion wins prestigious design award from American Institute of Architects California Council

Three organizations team up to raise $1M to save lives of Central Florida's tiniest babies

CardioExcyte 96 for cardiac toxicity profiling and screening introduced by Nanion

Safety measures intended to improve bariatric surgery outcomes may impede obese minorities' access to care

AACN to grant nearly $200,000 to support acuity and critical care nursing practice

ACC, Symphony Health Solutions partner to improve quality of cardiovascular care

With gov't. shutdown looming, GOP rift over Obamacare stalls budget bill

Cardiologist receives $1.9M grant from PCORI to study mHealth services

Marketing of health law goes mainstream

Pertussis incidence among older adults may be under-recognized, study finds

Federal data system for health exchanges passes a test

Scottsdale Healthcare, TGen initiate Thunder God vine clinical trial in pancreatic cancer patients

Global Industry Analysis Report on Companion Diagnostics Market

Ob Hospitalist Group, Beazley create unique partnership

Inovalon's advanced healthcare data analytics to leverage Allscripts EHR platform

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