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UNC Health Care receives ‘Most Wired Advanced’ designation from AHA

UNC Health Care is one of only 27 systems in the United States to be recognized as a "Most Wired Advanced" health system by the American Hospital Association for its use of information technology to improve patient care and clinical integration.

13 Jul 2017

Experts develop first freely available data network for Huntington's disease research

Huntington's disease is a hereditary disorder of the nervous system caused by a faulty gene on chromosome four.

13 Jul 2017

Pharma, biotech and healthcare industries gender gap

The pharma and biotech industry continues to struggle to make progress with gender diversity. A recent Credit Suisse report shows that management diversity, as defined by percentage of women in senior management roles, has decreased globally from 18.9 percent in 2014 to 15.5 percent in 2016.

13 Jul 2017

Study reveals health outcomes of children conceived using donor sperm

Children conceived using donor sperm have similar health and well-being to the general population, according to a study published in Reproductive BioMedicine Online.

13 Jul 2017

Nursing homes move into the insurance business

Around the country, a handful of nursing home companies have begun selling their own private Medicare insurance policies, pledging close coordination and promising to give clinicians more authority to decide what treatments they will cover for each patient.

13 Jul 2017

Aflatoxin detection in milk research, the SYMPHONY project, is completed

On 11 July 2017, Epigem celebrated the completion of its research into Aflatoxin detection in milk, as part of the EU-funded SYMPHONY project. At the same time, the company announced that it has filed a patent based on this work.

From Epigem Ltd. 13 Jul 2017

Prince Harry, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine organize roundtable to address needs of youth with HIV/AIDS

Global HIV leaders have committed to ensuring young people affected by HIV/AIDS play an integral part in shaping new research and policies to strengthen HIV prevention, testing and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa.

13 Jul 2017

Rise in direct-to-consumer DNA testing brings new ‘threat’ to people involved in donor conception, social scientist warns

The rise in direct-to-consumer DNA testing has increased the likelihood of individuals unexpectedly finding out they are donor-conceived, raising important ethical questions, warns social scientist Dr Marilyn Crawshaw from the University of York.

13 Jul 2017

Traumatic childhood can lead to higher levels of health service use throughout adult life

Experiencing physical, sexual or emotional abuse as a child, or other stresses such as living in a household affected by domestic violence, substance abuse or mental illness, can lead to higher levels of health service use throughout adulthood.

13 Jul 2017

New partnership to advance novel airway-delivered gene therapy for treating pulmonary hypertension

Mount Sinai has partnered with Theragene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to advance a novel airway-delivered gene therapy for treating pulmonary hypertension (PH), a form of high blood pressure in blood vessels in the lungs that is linked to heart failure.

13 Jul 2017

Genetics plays major role in how infants visually explore social world, twin study reveals

New research has uncovered compelling evidence that genetics plays a major role in how children look at the world and whether they have a preference for gazing at people's eyes and faces or at objects.

12 Jul 2017

Computational analysis of open-access data points to new ways of using drugs

A research team led by scientists at UC San Francisco has developed a computational method to systematically probe massive amounts of open-access data to discover new ways to use drugs, including some that have already been approved for other uses.

12 Jul 2017

$Osteoporosis medication effectively protects against hip fracture in elderly people treated with cortisone$

Osteoporosis medication effectively protects against hip fracture in elderly people treated with cortisone

There is effective protection against hip fracture for the many elderly people whose skeleton is declining in strength, as a side effect of cortisone treatment.

12 Jul 2017

Internet-connected smart hearing aid: a life changing solution?

Oticon Opn is a hearing aid that allows connection to a smartphone and supports all the internet-enabled connectivity that you have on the internet that smart devices support. We have specifically chosen a web-based community called “If This Then That” (IFTTT) because it is a relatively very easy to use third party service that is supported by a lot of the large global device manufacturers.

12 Jul 2017

ERYTECH partners with Queen’s University to advance its product candidate for treating arginase-1 deficiency

ERYTECH Pharma, a French clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative therapies for rare forms of cancer and orphan diseases, today announced that it has entered into a research collaboration with Queen's University in Canada to advance the preclinical development of ERYTECH's eryminase program specifically for the treatment of arginase-1 deficiency, a rare and severe metabolic disorder related to arginine metabolism.

12 Jul 2017

World Health Organization not sending cholera vaccines to Yemen

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that there was no chance the agency would attempt to vaccinate Yemen against cholera due to the fact that the disease has spread so widely there that such an effort would be fruitless. This is a U-turn on a decision made by the organization a month ago. On June 15th this year, the WHO had decided to send one million doses of cholera vaccine to Yemen in collaboration with some other partners. This was following a request from Yemen’s internationally recognized government. This new decision revokes the earlier plans.

12 Jul 2017

Harris Health System recognized as ‘Most Wired’ for seventh consecutive year

Psychiatric consults and other specialties will soon be available for patients in primary care settings at Harris Health System, a notable accomplishment and part of the reason the system has been named "Most Wired" by the American Hospital Association's Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.

11 Jul 2017

Using Modern Technology to Gamify Medication Adherence

Medication nonadherence is the phenomenon of people not sticking to their medication. Either stopping completely before they're supposed to, or taking it irregularly, at such a rate that it's below the optimal level.

From Perx Health 11 Jul 2017

Your credit score soon will get a buffer from medical-debt wrecks

For many consumers, an unexpected health care calamity can quickly burgeon into a financial calamity. Just over half of all the debt that appears on credit reports is related to medical expenses, and consumers may find that their credit score gets as banged up as their body.

11 Jul 2017

Intestinal viruses may affect person's chance of developing Type 1 diabetes

Doctors can't predict who will develop Type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease in which one's own immune system destroys the cells needed to control blood-sugar levels, requiring daily insulin injections and continual monitoring.

11 Jul 2017

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

UNC Health Care receives ‘Most Wired Advanced’ designation from AHA

Experts develop first freely available data network for Huntington's disease research

Pharma, biotech and healthcare industries gender gap

Study reveals health outcomes of children conceived using donor sperm

Nursing homes move into the insurance business

Aflatoxin detection in milk research, the SYMPHONY project, is completed

Prince Harry, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine organize roundtable to address needs of youth with HIV/AIDS

Rise in direct-to-consumer DNA testing brings new ‘threat’ to people involved in donor conception, social scientist warns

Traumatic childhood can lead to higher levels of health service use throughout adult life

New partnership to advance novel airway-delivered gene therapy for treating pulmonary hypertension

Genetics plays major role in how infants visually explore social world, twin study reveals

Computational analysis of open-access data points to new ways of using drugs

Osteoporosis medication effectively protects against hip fracture in elderly people treated with cortisone

Internet-connected smart hearing aid: a life changing solution?

ERYTECH partners with Queen’s University to advance its product candidate for treating arginase-1 deficiency

World Health Organization not sending cholera vaccines to Yemen

Harris Health System recognized as ‘Most Wired’ for seventh consecutive year

Using Modern Technology to Gamify Medication Adherence

Your credit score soon will get a buffer from medical-debt wrecks

Intestinal viruses may affect person's chance of developing Type 1 diabetes

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Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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