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EHS reports addition of 78,000 new members to Central Valley operations

EHS Medical Group reported today the addition of 78,000 new members to their Central Valley operations. The growth makes Central Valley the company's single largest region by membership outside of Los Angeles County.

30 Nov 2012

Michigan State University, DWCHA receive teaching health center grant from HRSA

The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority (Health Authority) and Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSU) have been funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish a teaching health center in Wayne County.

30 Nov 2012

Pivotal Therapeutics reports loss of $811,164 for third quarter 2012

Pivotal Therapeutics Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company with a focus on cardiovascular disease and overall health today announced its financial results and operational highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2012. All dollar amounts referenced herein are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

30 Nov 2012

Cautious Patient Foundation, SIDM partner to raise awareness of diagnostic errors

The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) and the Cautious Patient Foundation announced today a collaboration to help patients avoid diagnostic errors in their own care. Diagnostic error, defined as wrong, missed or delayed medical diagnosis, occurs in 10 to 15% of diagnostic encounters, is the largest contributor to medical malpractice claims, and is responsible for 40,000 - 80,000 deaths per year in the United States.

29 Nov 2012

RIVA fully automated IV compounding system ahead of competitors in overall performance

RIVA, the fully automated IV compounding system manufactured by Intelligent Hospital Systems (IH Systems), is ahead of competitors in overall performance, meeting business case expectations and customer satisfaction, according to a new study of IV automation systems by independent healthcare research firm KLAS.

29 Nov 2012

Naked AIDS protesters arrested in Boehner's congressional office

Seven people took their clothes off in a House office building Tuesday to protest cuts to AIDS funding, and three women were arrested. The group was joined by dozens of other -- clothed -- protesters.

29 Nov 2012

Risk score predicts childhood obesity in newborns

Researchers have developed a tool to assess a newborn baby’s risk for child or adolescent obesity based on various demographic characteristics.

29 Nov 2012

Mental health amongst top reasons why young people attend GPs in Mid West Ireland

A recent study of primary care support for youth mental health in the Mid West was undertaken by researchers at the Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation & Immunity (4i), Graduate Entry Medical School, UL (www.4i.ie). The researchers surveyed physicians in Limerick, Clare, and North Tipperary and found mental health and family conflict represented the most frequent reasons why young people attended GPs.

29 Nov 2012

Party lines on entitlement programs play role in 'fiscal cliff' negotiations

Congressional leaders signal they are making progress in "fiscal cliff" talks. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., urged his party to back an immediate extension of Bush-era tax cuts for households earning less than $250,000 and focus on tax breaks for higher-income people later. Meanwhile, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill, said that Medicare and other federal health care programs should be part of long-term solutions, but not a short-term deal.

29 Nov 2012

Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies launches new blog for health and wellness

Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies is launching a new blog for health and wellness called According to Winnie, an informative and interactive online community where women can join conversations on healthcare, prevention and wellness, dieting, recipes, family health, and more.

29 Nov 2012

Fertility treatment auto-injector: an interview with Lai Chiu Tang, Senior Industrial Designer at Cambridge Consultants

During IVF treatment you will need to take certain drugs. For example, for IVF it will be Follicle Stimulating Hormones (FSH) which are used to stimulate the ovaries to produce a mature egg so that they can be fertilised externally and then put back into the womb.

29 Nov 2012

Preventive mammogram recommendations could result in missed cancer, study says

A new study has found that U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations that women over 50 get mammograms only every two years -- instead of every year -- could result in missed breast cancer.

29 Nov 2012

Medical and anthropological expertise can promote multicultural women's healthcare

Collaboration between medical and anthropological expertise can solve complex clinical problems in today's multicultural women's healthcare, shows Pauline Binder, a medical anthropologist, who will present her thesis on 1 December at the Faculty of Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden.

29 Nov 2012

VTT develops new patient-safe management tool

For the purpose of improving patient safety, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new management model based on customer needs. All the actors taking part in the organizational activity in social and health care organizations play a key role in safety management - including the patient. Both in Finland and abroad, there is a clear need for the systematic improvement of patient safety. Patient safety cannot be improved by simply making new rules.

29 Nov 2012

'Sharing Age' campaign receives EC grant to encourage health ageing

The European Commission has awarded €1 million to fund a campaign promoting health ageing 'Sharing Age' coordinated by Dr Sabina Brennan of the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience.

29 Nov 2012

Report finds decline in overall number and rate of healthcare-associated infections in Pennsylvania

The overall number and rate of healthcare-associated infections obtained while receiving medical care decreased more than 3 percent, according to an annual report released today by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

29 Nov 2012

WellStar Health System implements Xenex’s room disinfection system

WellStar Health System was the first to implement and is the only health system in metro-Atlanta using Xenex Healthcare Services' room disinfection system in its patient and operating rooms. A "green," mercury-free technology, the Xenex system is the fastest, safest and most effective method for the advanced cleaning of hospital rooms, scientifically proven to destroy all major classes of microorganisms that cause hospital acquired infections (HAIs), such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C. diff).

29 Nov 2012

Musical Moments for MS honors Kessler Foundation expert with Medical Excellence Award

John DeLuca, PhD, Vice President for Research and Training at Kessler Foundation, was named this year's recipient of the Medical Excellence Award by Musical Moments for MS. Dr. DeLuca will be honored at the 10th Anniversary of Musical Moments for MS on Tuesday, December 11 at NJPAC in Newark, NJ.

29 Nov 2012

China's SFDA approves QIAGEN careHPV Test and instrument platform

QIAGEN N.V. today announced that China's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has approved QIAGEN's careHPV Test and instrument platform.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 29 Nov 2012

Ginger.io announces $6.5M Series A funding

Ginger.io, the behavioral health analytics startup, today announced a $6.5 million Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures.

29 Nov 2012

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

EHS reports addition of 78,000 new members to Central Valley operations

Michigan State University, DWCHA receive teaching health center grant from HRSA

Pivotal Therapeutics reports loss of $811,164 for third quarter 2012

Cautious Patient Foundation, SIDM partner to raise awareness of diagnostic errors

RIVA fully automated IV compounding system ahead of competitors in overall performance

Naked AIDS protesters arrested in Boehner's congressional office

Risk score predicts childhood obesity in newborns

Mental health amongst top reasons why young people attend GPs in Mid West Ireland

Party lines on entitlement programs play role in 'fiscal cliff' negotiations

Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies launches new blog for health and wellness

Fertility treatment auto-injector: an interview with Lai Chiu Tang, Senior Industrial Designer at Cambridge Consultants

Preventive mammogram recommendations could result in missed cancer, study says

Medical and anthropological expertise can promote multicultural women's healthcare

VTT develops new patient-safe management tool

'Sharing Age' campaign receives EC grant to encourage health ageing

Report finds decline in overall number and rate of healthcare-associated infections in Pennsylvania

WellStar Health System implements Xenex’s room disinfection system

Musical Moments for MS honors Kessler Foundation expert with Medical Excellence Award

China's SFDA approves QIAGEN careHPV Test and instrument platform

Ginger.io announces $6.5M Series A funding

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