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Velos and Comaiba collaborate to provide healthcare risk and compliance management solutions

Velos, Inc., the trusted leader in clinical trial management systems for large academic medical centers and research institutions, today announced an initiative to provide solutions for customers in the areas of risk management and compliance monitoring in research, transplant medicine, and biospecimen management.

22 Apr 2011

Scott & White Healthcare teleconferences first live aortic aneurysm surgical procedures

Scott & White Healthcare today teleconferenced one of the world's first live international surgical procedures to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm to conference attendees in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

22 Apr 2011

Trillium registered nurses choose ONA to become members of the union

Registered nurses employed at Trillium Health Centre have overwhelmingly voted yes to join the Ontario Nurses' Association, the largest nurses' union in Canada.

22 Apr 2011

IDF and DHA to host World Diabetes Congress in Dubai

Leading diabetes experts and members of the diabetes community will convene in Dubai from 4-8 December 2011 for the biennial World Diabetes Congress, organised by the International Diabetes Federation.

22 Apr 2011

Political discourse regarding Planned Parenthood moves to states

Media outlets report on state-level action regarding Planned Parenthood and abortion issues.

22 Apr 2011

Prism Medical first quarter revenue increases 32% to $1.8 million

Prism Medical Ltd., a leading provider of durable medical equipment and related services to the mobility challenged, today reported financial results for the three months ended February 28, 2011.

22 Apr 2011

Hospital deals, disagreements in the news

A hospital acquisition in Georgia has drawn challenges by the state's attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission. Meanwhile, the drama surrounding Community Health's take-over bid of Tenet Healthcare Corp. continues.

22 Apr 2011

Health Partners earns NCQA accreditation for high quality care

Health Partners announced today that it is the first health plan in the nation to receive the new, "Multicultural Health Care Distinction" from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the nation's most trusted independent source for health care quality accreditation.

22 Apr 2011

Opinions: Fight against malaria; small, medium businesses in developing countries; BP oil spill health implications

Despite progress over the past decade in the global fight against malaria, significant challenges remain, Awa Marie Coll-Seck, executive director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership and former health minister of Senegal, writes in a Modern Ghana opinion piece ahead of World Malaria Day.

22 Apr 2011

Roundup: Idaho Gov.'s exchange/health law decision; Calif. exchange board meets; Iowa mental health plan

Republican Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter is no fan of the health care reform -- he was the first governor to sign legislation requiring his state to sue over President Obama's overhaul -- but said the bill state lawmakers passed in the 2011 session would have required Idaho to forego the creation of a state health insurance exchange.

22 Apr 2011

OSI Systems introduces new patient monitoring solution for clinicians

OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically-integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, today announced that its Healthcare division, Spacelabs Healthcare, launched XPREZZONTM, a patient monitoring solution that delivers innovative technology and design to shape the new age of care for clinicians and patients alike.

22 Apr 2011

Thought leaders gather to examine challenges facing patients with primary immunodeficiencies

Thought leaders from the medical, scientific and patient advocacy communities gathered in New York and London for CSL Behring's Key Issues Dialogue–Immunoglobulin to examine challenges facing patients with primary immunodeficiencies.

21 Apr 2011

ICA selected by Central Illinois HIE as vendor of choice

Informatics Corporation of America announced today that it has been selected by the Central Illinois Health Information Exchange (CIHIE), www.qualityquest.org, as its health information exchange vendor of choice and has begun contract negotiations to furnish the technology and infrastructure for a regional HIE that will serve 20 counties in the Peoria, Bloomington, Champaign, and Decatur areas of Illinois.

21 Apr 2011

Nursing home industry worried about health law mandates; Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid

During a roundtable meeting with reporters, Mark Parkinson, president of the American Health Care Association, detailed the concerns of nursing homes.

21 Apr 2011

New poll show Americans oppose cuts to Medicare, Medicaid

Though concerns continue to mount regarding the nation's fiscal problems, a new poll finds most Americans would prefer to keep Medicare just as it is.

21 Apr 2011

WHO team assesses medical situation in Cote d'Ivoire; EU doubles aid pledge

A WHO team has visited the western region of Cote d'Ivoire to assess damage to the medical system and identify ways to improve access to care, following months of violence after the country's presidential election last year, U.N. News Centre reports.

21 Apr 2011

Cancer Centers of North Carolina buys WROS from Wake Radiology

Cancer Centers of North Carolina (CCNC), an affiliate of the United Network of US Oncology and the first practice to offer community-based outpatient cancer care in the Triangle with locations in Raleigh, North Raleigh, Cary, Dunn and Clayton, has purchased Wake Radiology Oncology Services (WROS) from Wake Radiology, the oldest and largest multi-site radiology group in central North Carolina.

21 Apr 2011

Shanghai Pharmaceutical and Pfizer enter MOU to pursue potential business opportunities

Shanghai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Pfizer Inc. today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the companies to jointly pursue potential business opportunities in China.

21 Apr 2011

ACT seeks European MHRA clearance to initiate hESC derived RPE cell Phase 1/2 study in SMD

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that it has filed a clinical trial application (CTA) with the European Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seeking clearance to initiate its Phase 1/2 clinical trial using retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to treat patients with Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD).

21 Apr 2011

Spacelabs Healthcare introduces XPREZZON patient monitoring solution

Spacelabs Healthcare, which decades ago pioneered medical telemetry to monitor the vital signs of orbiting astronauts, today announced the launch of XPREZZON, a patient monitoring solution that delivers innovative technology and design to shape the new age of care for clinicians and patients alike.

20 Apr 2011