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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to roll out Allscripts' EPR

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has chosen Allscripts to deliver an electronic patient record and help it achieve its digital ambitions over the next ten years.

10 Aug 2018

ABHI Develops Strong US Support Strategy for UK Healthtech Industry

The Association of British HealthTech Industries is offering UK companies the opportunity to take part in a number of US-based activities designed to help them access the US market.

10 Aug 2018

Cianna Medical receives FDA 510(k) clearance to extend indication of SCOUT reflector for use in soft tissue localization

Cianna Medical, Inc., the world leader in wire-free breast localization, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to extend the indication of its SCOUT reflector for use in localization of soft tissue.

10 Aug 2018

Lax oversight leaves surgery center regulators and patients in the dark

The first man died in April 2014. Another died later that month. Then on July 18 of that year, a woman was rushed to a hospital where she was told she was lucky to be alive.

9 Aug 2018

Painkiller prescriptions after wisdom tooth removal could set teens on path to long-term opioid use

Getting wisdom teeth removed may be a rite of passage for many teens and young adults, but the opioid painkiller prescriptions that many of them receive could set them on a path to long-term opioid use, a new study finds.

9 Aug 2018

Combination of arsenic and existing leukemia drug may combat cancer

Investigators have discovered that arsenic in combination with an existing leukemia drug work together to target a master cancer regulator.

9 Aug 2018

RNA and DNA sequencing platform matches broader swath of drugs to late-stage cancer patients

A comprehensive RNA and DNA sequencing platform benefits late-stage and drug-resistant multiple myeloma patients by determining which drugs would work best for them, according to results from a clinical trial published in JCO Precision Oncology in August.

9 Aug 2018

Proof-of-concept technology using nanoparticles could offer new approach for oral medications

Since the development of insulin to manage diabetes, pharmacists have longed to create an insulin pill. Past attempts have failed because insulin does not survive the harsh conditions of the gastro-intestinal system and cannot easily cross the GI wall.

9 Aug 2018

Asking better questions about person's memory could improve doctors' understanding of patients

Healthcare providers and researchers rely on screening questions to detect patients who may be at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease and other aging-related problems, but how these questions are worded may be confusing or trigger emotional responses.

9 Aug 2018

Women veterans treated for fibromyalgia exhibit high rates of childhood abuse

A new study has shown that women Veterans being treated for fibromyalgia exhibit high rates of childhood abuse.

9 Aug 2018

Researchers study whether chemotherapy could be encased in milk particles

You can't eat chemotherapy. That's because your digestive system breaks down the molecules you eat into smaller pieces that can be absorbed through the gut into the bloodstream.

9 Aug 2018

Electing to induce labor at 39 weeks reduces the need for C-section

Inducing labor in healthy women at 39 weeks into their pregnancy reduces the need for cesarean section and is at least as safe for mother and baby as waiting for spontaneous labor.

9 Aug 2018

FDA flags risks linked to improper use of ROM tests

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today alerted women and their doctors about serious adverse events related to the improper use of tests intended as an aid in detecting if a pregnant woman's water has broken (also known as a rupture of the membranes containing amniotic fluid).

9 Aug 2018

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust to roll out Allscripts' EPR

ABHI Develops Strong US Support Strategy for UK Healthtech Industry

Cianna Medical receives FDA 510(k) clearance to extend indication of SCOUT reflector for use in soft tissue localization

Lax oversight leaves surgery center regulators and patients in the dark

Painkiller prescriptions after wisdom tooth removal could set teens on path to long-term opioid use

Combination of arsenic and existing leukemia drug may combat cancer

RNA and DNA sequencing platform matches broader swath of drugs to late-stage cancer patients

Proof-of-concept technology using nanoparticles could offer new approach for oral medications

Asking better questions about person's memory could improve doctors' understanding of patients

Women veterans treated for fibromyalgia exhibit high rates of childhood abuse

Researchers study whether chemotherapy could be encased in milk particles

Electing to induce labor at 39 weeks reduces the need for C-section

FDA flags risks linked to improper use of ROM tests

Parental factors associated with development of ADHD in children

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New medical program keeps elderly aged care residents out of hospital

Once its greatest foes, doctors are embracing single-payer

Availability of Elvie Trainer could help reduce NHS annual spend on urinary incontinence

Women more likely to survive heart attack when treated by female doctors in the ER

Medicaid expansion increases access to diabetes treatment

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