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LLUMC suggests check list with six key attributes for successful proton therapy treatment

When a newly diagnosed cancer patient is considering treatment options, proton therapy might not be the first course that comes to mind. Yet over the past two decades proton therapy has continued to evolve as a viable alternative to chemotherapy and a less-invasive procedure than radiation or surgery, so much so that proton therapy is now considered the preferred course of treatment for many doctors and patients in the fight against cancer.

26 Jun 2012

Beauty N Black Wellness Tour to improve health of African American families

In an effort to improve the health of African American families, the Beauty N Black Wellness Tour will turn beauty salons into centers for health information and screening, starting with a June 30th launch in Los Angeles.

26 Jun 2012

Beckman Coulter announces PMA from FDA for Prostate Health Index

Beckman Coulter, Inc., the leader in prostate cancer diagnostics, announces Premarket Approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Prostate Health Index (phi), a simple, non-invasive blood test that is 2.5-times more specific in detecting prostate cancer than PSA (prostate-specific antigen) in patients with PSA values in the 4-10 ng/mL range and is proven to reduce the number of prostate biopsies.

From Beckman Coulter Diagnostics 26 Jun 2012

New system provides comprehensive remote monitoring solution for the chronically ill

As Europe's population ages, chronic diseases are becoming increasingly widespread. Characterised by gradually deteriorating health and recurring incidents often requiring immediate medical attention, chronic illnesses have a severe impact on patients' autonomy and life quality and are putting increasing strain on over-stretched healthcare systems.

26 Jun 2012

Awaiting a court decision: Would consumers love the law if they suddenly lose it?; The market can fix health care

I still harbor the perhaps naïve hope that some conservative justices -- Anthony Kennedy? John Roberts? - will pull back from judicial activism and allow the voters to decide the fate of the health-care law in this fall's elections. And here is where the court's reintroduction of the health-care issue into the political debate could be turned into a blessing by allies of reform, provided they take advantage of the opportunity to do what they have never done adequately up to now. They need, finally, to describe and defend the law and what it does.

26 Jun 2012

NIH awards SeKON contract under CIO-SP3 restricted solicitation

SeKON Enterprise, Inc., a leader in enterprise business applications and management consulting, announced today that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the company a contract under its Chief Information Officer - Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO-SP3) restricted solicitation.

25 Jun 2012

Vasomedical subsidiary amends sales representative agreement with GE Healthcare

Vasomedical, Inc. a diversified medical technology company specializing in the design, manufacture and sale of medical devices and in the domestic sale of diagnostic imaging products, today announces the amendment of the sales representative agreement between its subsidiary, Vaso Diagnostics Inc. d/b/a Vaso Healthcare and GE Healthcare, the healthcare business unit of GE, originally signed on May 19, 2010.

25 Jun 2012

Afirma gene expression test can reduce unnecessary thyroid cancer surgeries

Veracyte, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company that is pioneering the emerging field of molecular cytology, today announced results from a large, prospective, multicenter study, which demonstrated the potential for the Afirma® Gene Expression Classifier, a gene expression test, to reduce the large number of unnecessary surgeries in thyroid cancer diagnosis by more than half.

25 Jun 2012

The stakes of the decision

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that though most Americans continue to oppose the health law, they support many of its provisions. Meanwhile, news outlets continue to report on what the impact would be -- both in terms of people and the markets -- if the law is overturned and these provisions are rolled back.

25 Jun 2012

Philips selects Acuo as partner for multi-site federated vendor neutral archive in UK

Acuo Technologies, the world leader in high-performance software and services for clinical content management and data migration, announced today it has been selected as the preferred supplier to work with technology partner and prime contractor Philips in the United Kingdom to implement a multi-site federated vendor neutral archive, featuring fully-distributed data management with centralized administration, to be shared across six NHS trusts in Surrey and Sussex.

25 Jun 2012

Waiting for the word

Anticipation regarding the Supreme Court's health law decision -- expected this week and possibly even today -- has created a guessing-game situation in Washington. News outlets report on both the preparations being made and the reasons why this decision, and the challenge behind it, are historic and important.

25 Jun 2012

First Edition: June 25, 2012

Today's headlines are focused on analysis and speculation surrounding the Supreme Court's health law ruling, which could come as early as today.

25 Jun 2012

Staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals shortlisted for more awards than any other trust in the country

Teams of staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have been recognised for their hard work by gaining more shortlisted entries in two high profile national award schemes than any other trust in the country.

25 Jun 2012

Teleflex announces acquisition of Semprus BioSciences

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, announced it has acquired Semprus BioSciences, a biomedical company and spin out from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

25 Jun 2012

MEDNAX acquires Florida Atlantic Anesthesia

MEDNAX, Inc., today announced the acquisition of Florida Atlantic Anesthesia, Inc., a physician group practice that provides anesthesia services in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

25 Jun 2012

GE announces $7.5M investment in Nanosonics to further develop and distribute Trophon EPR

GE today announced a $7.5 million investment in Australian-based Nanosonics Limited - a leader in the development of innovative technology for infection control - to further develop and distribute Trophon EPR, an ultrasound transducer disinfecting system.

25 Jun 2012

Study reveals previously unknown function of Thbd-aPC pathway in radiation mitigation

New research in Nature Medicine shows that boosting a protein pathway in the body's blood making system protects mice from otherwise fatal radiation poisoning.

25 Jun 2012

GOP weekly address blasts health law

President Barack Obama advocated for his jobs package while Rep. Bill Cassidy argued against the health reform law as they stood by their parties' positions Saturday during their weekly addresses. Obama called on Congress to pass a transportation bill, expand access to college and fund infrastructure projects. Cassidy, a (Louisiana) Republican, argued that the health reform law signed by Obama in 2010 had an effect of "driving up health care costs, making it harder for small businesses to hire workers."

25 Jun 2012

Jarrett says White House will be prepared if court strikes health law

Valerie Jarrett wouldn't give details Saturday on the Obama administration's plans if its health care law is struck down. ... "We will be prepared," the White House senior adviser said of the pending Supreme Court ruling on the health care law, at the National Association of Black Journalists convention here. "We want to give the Supreme Court the room to make their decision."

25 Jun 2012

Riverain's ClearRead Bone Suppression software improves detection of lung cancer

Software by Riverain Technologies significantly improves radiologists' ability to detect potentially cancerous lung nodules in X-ray images, and might be a cost-effective alternative to dual energy subtraction (DES) imaging, according to two new studies being presented at the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI), June 22-24, in London.

23 Jun 2012

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

LLUMC suggests check list with six key attributes for successful proton therapy treatment

Beauty N Black Wellness Tour to improve health of African American families

Beckman Coulter announces PMA from FDA for Prostate Health Index

New system provides comprehensive remote monitoring solution for the chronically ill

Awaiting a court decision: Would consumers love the law if they suddenly lose it?; The market can fix health care

NIH awards SeKON contract under CIO-SP3 restricted solicitation

Vasomedical subsidiary amends sales representative agreement with GE Healthcare

Afirma gene expression test can reduce unnecessary thyroid cancer surgeries

The stakes of the decision

Philips selects Acuo as partner for multi-site federated vendor neutral archive in UK

Waiting for the word

First Edition: June 25, 2012

Staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals shortlisted for more awards than any other trust in the country

Teleflex announces acquisition of Semprus BioSciences

MEDNAX acquires Florida Atlantic Anesthesia

GE announces $7.5M investment in Nanosonics to further develop and distribute Trophon EPR

Study reveals previously unknown function of Thbd-aPC pathway in radiation mitigation

GOP weekly address blasts health law

Jarrett says White House will be prepared if court strikes health law

Riverain's ClearRead Bone Suppression software improves detection of lung cancer

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