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New online tool offers opioid prescribing recommendations after surgery

How many prescription pain pills should a patient receive after breast cancer surgery? Or a hernia repair? Or a gallbladder removal?

16 Oct 2017

Endocrine Society provides report on announcements related to health insurance policy

Last week President Trump made a number of announcements related to health insurance policy. First, he signed an executive order that seeks to increase competition by facilitating access to association health plans, short-term limited duration insurance products, and health reimbursement arrangements.

16 Oct 2017

IGeneX launches three new tests to aid diagnosis of Borreliosis

IGeneX Inc., a CLIA and New York-approved Reference Laboratory, specializing in testing for tick-borne diseases, is pleased to announce the launch of three new tests that are more inclusive and specific for aiding in diagnosis of Borreliosis (Lyme Disease and Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever, Borreliosis).

16 Oct 2017

Family approach can be effective strategy for managing chronic illness

Family members often play an important role in managing chronic illnesses, and a family approach may produce more effective, long-term benefits for the patient, according to a Penn State researcher.

16 Oct 2017

Einstein scientists share $9 million NIH grant for longevity research

Scientists now believe that the Fountain of Youth flows from our genes, or at least from the genes of people who live healthy lives to age 100 or later.

16 Oct 2017

Powering up fat cells could help acute myeloid leukemia patients

Killing cancer cells indirectly by powering up fat cells in the bone marrow could help acute myeloid leukemia patients, according to a new study from McMaster University.

16 Oct 2017

Report sheds light on global market for infectious disease immunoassays

Kalorama Information says that infectious disease immunoassays beat the IVD market and the overall IVD market in terms of revenue growth. Immunoassays are tests that are based on the binding of antibodies to antigens to identify the presence of a substance.

16 Oct 2017

Study identifies new biomarker for depression in diabetes

A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic has identified a biomarker for depression in diabetes. Findings of epidemiological studies have shown an overall 2-fold increased prevalence of depression in patients with type 2 diabetes compared with the general population worldwide.

16 Oct 2017

Stunner on birth control: Trump’s moral exemption is geared to just 2 groups

Few people were surprised last week when the Trump administration issued a rule to make it easier for some religious employers to opt out of offering no-cost prescription birth control to their female employees under the Affordable Care Act.

16 Oct 2017

FDA clears new Senhance System that can help facilitate minimally invasive surgery

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the Senhance System, a new robotically-assisted surgical device that can help facilitate minimally invasive surgery.

16 Oct 2017

Endogenous infection marker can help guide antibiotic use

The endogenous infection marker procalcitonin can help to guide the use of antibiotics when treating infections. The course of antibiotic therapy is shortened, and its side effects and mortality rate also decrease, as researchers from the University of Basel and other colleagues report in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

16 Oct 2017

Anti-hypertensive treatments do not restore microvascular function

Treatments for high blood pressure do not totally reverse its damaging effects on the vascular rhythms that help circulation of the blood say researchers.

16 Oct 2017

The storm has passed, but Puerto Rico’s health faces prolonged recovery

As President Donald Trump signals impatience to wind down emergency aid to Puerto Rico, the challenges wrought by Hurricane Maria to the health of Puerto Ricans and the island's fragile health system are in many ways just beginning.

16 Oct 2017

Researchers to investigate cellular changes leading to development of glioblastoma

Glioblastoma is the most common of malign brain tumors in adults, and it currently has no cure. Now a research team led by Dr Claudia Barros, from the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and its Brain Tumour Research-funded Centre of Excellence, has secured funding from the Brain Research Trust, which will help to expose novel molecules and their modes of action responsible for the initiation and growth of the disease.

16 Oct 2017

First 7T MRI system receives FDA clearance for clinical use in the United States

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first seven tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, more than doubling the static magnetic field strength available for use in the United States.

16 Oct 2017

Study finds link between sleep duration and measure of chromosomal health in sperm

A new study found a link between sleep duration and a measure of chromosomal health in sperm. The findings are published in the Journal of Sleep Research.

16 Oct 2017

Tending to patients as her new home burns

Julayne Smithson was working an overnight shift in the Intensive Care Unit at the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Santa Rosa, Calif., when massive wildfires started racing through the city. Smithson had no idea how close they were. She was too busy taking care of her patient.

16 Oct 2017

The sale of “super-size” chocolate bars to be banned in England hospitals

NHS England has said it will be banning the sale of “super-sized” chocolate bars in hospital shops, canteens and vending machines.

16 Oct 2017

Fluence Analytics launches new patented protein and polymer stability monitoring product

Fluence Analytics, a manufacturer of realtime, industrial and laboratory monitoring systems, today announced the launch of ARGEN, a patented protein and polymer stability monitoring product. By utilizing continuous light scattering measurements, ARGEN yields a unique information stream which reduces discovery and formulation and development times.

16 Oct 2017

Cutting-edge British femtech brand transforming women’s health with new technology

Cutting-edge British femtech brand Elvie is reimagining health and lifestyle technology for women with its soon-to-be expanding product range.

16 Oct 2017

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New online tool offers opioid prescribing recommendations after surgery

Endocrine Society provides report on announcements related to health insurance policy

IGeneX launches three new tests to aid diagnosis of Borreliosis

Family approach can be effective strategy for managing chronic illness

Einstein scientists share $9 million NIH grant for longevity research

Powering up fat cells could help acute myeloid leukemia patients

Report sheds light on global market for infectious disease immunoassays

Study identifies new biomarker for depression in diabetes

Stunner on birth control: Trump’s moral exemption is geared to just 2 groups

FDA clears new Senhance System that can help facilitate minimally invasive surgery

Endogenous infection marker can help guide antibiotic use

Anti-hypertensive treatments do not restore microvascular function

The storm has passed, but Puerto Rico’s health faces prolonged recovery

Researchers to investigate cellular changes leading to development of glioblastoma

First 7T MRI system receives FDA clearance for clinical use in the United States

Study finds link between sleep duration and measure of chromosomal health in sperm

Tending to patients as her new home burns

The sale of “super-size” chocolate bars to be banned in England hospitals

Fluence Analytics launches new patented protein and polymer stability monitoring product

Cutting-edge British femtech brand transforming women’s health with new technology

The Critical Role of Sample Storage in Drug Discovery and Development

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

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