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Medicare premiums hold the line -- increasing $1 in price from the past three years

The Obama administration cast the average monthly premium price increase as a matter of inches.

1 Aug 2013

Study suggests obesity does not affect women’s chances of conception with donor eggs

In women who use donor eggs to become pregnant through in vitro fertilization (IVF), those who are obese are just as likely to become pregnant as normal weight women, according to a new report.

1 Aug 2013

Intrinsic Therapeutics enrolls 400th patient in randomized clinical trial to evaluate effectiveness of Barricaid prosthesis

Intrinsic Therapeutics today announced the enrollment of the 400th patient in a level 1, prospective, randomized, multi-center clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of its Barricaid Prosthesis in improving outcomes for lumbar discectomy patients suffering from sciatica.

1 Aug 2013

NCI experts suggest sweeping changes in approach to cancer detection, treatment

A group of experts at the National Cancer Institute is recommending sweeping changes in the approach to cancer detection and treatment, including dropping the word "cancer" completely from some common diagnoses.

1 Aug 2013

Researchers identify novel approach to enhance tissue repair and organ regeneration

Because most human tissues do not regenerate spontaneously, advances in tissue repair and organ regeneration could benefit many patients with a wide variety of medical conditions.

1 Aug 2013

Pharmanest announces positive results from SHACT Phase II study

Karolinska Development: Pharmanest AB announced today positive results from a Phase II-study investigating the efficacy and tolerability of SHACT. The data show that SHACT is effective in reducing pain in connection with intrauterine device insertion. Karolinska Development owns 63% of Pharmanest.

1 Aug 2013

CBO: Administration's employer mandate delay estimated to cost $12 billion

The amount represents lost tax revenue and additional costs. The Congressional Budget Office also noted that about one million fewer people will get insurance from their employers in 2014 than they would have if the mandate had been implemented.

1 Aug 2013

Cedars-Sinai physicist receives William D. Coolidge Award for pioneering work in radiation oncology

Benedick Fraass, PhD, FAAPM, FASTRO, FACR, received the highest honor from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine — the William D. Coolidge Award — for his distinguished career achievements in medical physics, including his pioneering work in radiation oncology.

1 Aug 2013

CCTA offers alternative means of improving triage of chest pain patients: Study

A study of two sets of 894 matched Emergency Department patients presenting with chest pain revealed that the use of coronary computed tomographic angiography led to fewer hospital admissions and shorter ED stays. According to lead researcher Michael Poon, MD, of Stony Brook University School of Medicine, the findings provide evidence that CCTA offers an alternative means of improving the triage of chest pain patients.

1 Aug 2013

Barton Healthcare Headlines app now available for use on Apple devices

Barton Associates, a leading national locum tenens physician and nurse practitioner staffing and recruiting company, announces the release of Barton Healthcare Headlines, a free mobile app now available in the Apple App Store for use on Apple devices, including iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

1 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: GOP's shutdown vow; Peter Orszag defends rationale behind Medicare payment board

A dozen Republicans in the Senate have said they'd rather shut down the government than provide funding for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the 2010 healthcare reform law better known as Obamacare. Meanwhile, more than 60 Republicans in the House have called on their leadership to cut off all federal support for the law in the coming fiscal year. And they complain when President Obama doesn't hold up his end of the bargain? (7/30).

1 Aug 2013

Researchers find new way to help surgeons more accurately plan for epilepsy surgery

A brain imaging research team led by Simon Fraser University neuroscientist Dr. Ryan D'Arcy has found a new way to help surgeons more accurately plan for surgical treatment in epilepsy.

1 Aug 2013

Lupin gets tentative approval from FDA for Armodafinil Tablets, Doxycycline Capsules

elsPharma Major Lupin Limited announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has received tentative approval for its Armodafinil Tablets, 50 mg, 100 mg, 150 mg, 200 mg and 250 mg strengths as well as another tentative approval for its Doxycycline Capsules, 40 mg (30 mg Immediate-release and 10 mg Delayed-release) from the United States Food and Drugs Administration.

1 Aug 2013

Huge hospital merger in the works

If approved, Community Health Systems will buy Health Management Associates, resulting in a chain of 206 for-profit hospitals.

1 Aug 2013

Mastech Holdings enters into definitive asset purchase agreement with Accountable Healthcare Staffing

Mastech Holdings, Inc., a national provider of Information Technology and Specialized Healthcare staffing services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Accountable Healthcare Staffing, Inc. to sell substantially all of the assets of its Healthcare Staffing segment.

31 Jul 2013

MiMedx Group Q2 revenue increases more than 175%

MiMedx Group, Inc., an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane, announced today its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

31 Jul 2013

Revolutionary new neck support collars for patients with Motor Neurone Disease

A revolutionary new device to replace ‘hated’ neck support collars for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) patients has been developed.

31 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 31, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that Medicare premiums will remain stable in 2014 and coverage of a new Congressional Budget Office estimate regarding the cost of delaying the health law's employer mandate.

31 Jul 2013

Blackbaud announces total revenue increase of 14% for Q2 2013

Blackbaud, Inc., a leading global provider of software and services for nonprofits, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013.

31 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: How much power should the AMA have to set Medicare prices?; GOP's 'disastrous' march to defund health law

S.G.R. More than 99 percent of Americans have no idea what these three letters stand for. And yet they are extremely valuable: worth about $140 billion. This week, a House committee will finally take up the issue. The S.G.R., or the Sustainable Growth Rate formula, was enacted as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to restrain the inevitable increase in Medicare's annual spending on physician services. ... Nice idea in theory. Never worked out in practice (Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Topher Spiro, 7/29).

31 Jul 2013

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Medicare premiums hold the line -- increasing $1 in price from the past three years

Study suggests obesity does not affect women’s chances of conception with donor eggs

Intrinsic Therapeutics enrolls 400th patient in randomized clinical trial to evaluate effectiveness of Barricaid prosthesis

NCI experts suggest sweeping changes in approach to cancer detection, treatment

Researchers identify novel approach to enhance tissue repair and organ regeneration

Pharmanest announces positive results from SHACT Phase II study

CBO: Administration's employer mandate delay estimated to cost $12 billion

Cedars-Sinai physicist receives William D. Coolidge Award for pioneering work in radiation oncology

CCTA offers alternative means of improving triage of chest pain patients: Study

Barton Healthcare Headlines app now available for use on Apple devices

Viewpoints: GOP's shutdown vow; Peter Orszag defends rationale behind Medicare payment board

Researchers find new way to help surgeons more accurately plan for epilepsy surgery

Lupin gets tentative approval from FDA for Armodafinil Tablets, Doxycycline Capsules

Huge hospital merger in the works

Mastech Holdings enters into definitive asset purchase agreement with Accountable Healthcare Staffing

MiMedx Group Q2 revenue increases more than 175%

Revolutionary new neck support collars for patients with Motor Neurone Disease

First Edition: July 31, 2013

Blackbaud announces total revenue increase of 14% for Q2 2013

Viewpoints: How much power should the AMA have to set Medicare prices?; GOP's 'disastrous' march to defund health law

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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