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Feds propose easing privacy restrictions on patients' drug treatment information

Federal officials are proposing to ease 40-year-old restrictions on the release of information about patients' drug- and alcohol-abuse treatment, so their electronic medical records can be more easily used and shared.

6 Jun 2014

About MS booklet now available as a printed and online publication

The Multiple Sclerosis Association of America is pleased to announce that the newly published About MS booklet is now available as both a printed and online publication.

6 Jun 2014

Chemist’s work could impact treatment of cancer and malaria

A University of Houston (UH) chemist hopes his work will one day impact the treatment of such diseases as cancer and malaria by better understanding how molecules react and how atoms come together to form bonds.

6 Jun 2014

New report focuses attention on wait times at El Paso VA facility

The document, which was commissioned by Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, found wait times as long as 71 days for veterans who sought mental health treatment at the facility. This finding was very different from official statistics.

6 Jun 2014

Discovery may lead to relief for victims of range of neurological disorders

University of Toronto biologists leading an investigation into the cells that regulate proper brain function, have identified and located the key players whose actions contribute to afflictions such as epilepsy and schizophrenia.

6 Jun 2014

Device used in physics and chemistry reveals dynamics of pervasive pathogen

If you have it, you probably don't know it. Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, is perhaps one of the biggest pathogens you've never heard of-big, both proportionately and epidemiologically.

6 Jun 2014

e-MDs, Lightbeam partner to provide affordable population health management solution

e-MDs, a leading provider of electronic health records (EHRs) and practice management (PM) solutions, today announced an agreement with Lightbeam Health Solutions, LLC to provide population health management (PHM) for e-MDs physician practices and healthcare enterprises.

6 Jun 2014

Utz Quality Foods donates $2 million toward breast cancer survivorship program

Utz Quality Foods Inc., Executive Chairman Michael Rice and his wife Jane, a breast cancer survivor, have donated $2 million toward a breast cancer survivorship program at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

6 Jun 2014

Arizona Town Hall recognizes BCBSAZ's Rich Boals with 2014 Shirley Agnos Legacy Award

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona President and CEO, Rich Boals, has been recognized by Arizona Town Hall with the prestigious 2014 Shirley Agnos Legacy Award.

6 Jun 2014

Couples are more likely to sleep in sync when wife is more satisfied with their marriage

A new study suggests that couples are more likely to sleep in sync when the wife is more satisfied with their marriage.

6 Jun 2014

SAP collaborates with MolecularHealth and GATC to offer personalized cancer treatment

In the spirit of its mission to improve people's lives, SAP AG today announced that it intends to offer a personalized treatment option service, in collaboration with MolecularHealth and GATC Biotech, to qualified employees fighting cancer.

6 Jun 2014

Olympus' ENDOEYE FLEX 3D articulating videoscope earns top honors at ATA Showcase

Olympus, a global technology leader in delivering innovative diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for medical and surgical procedures, among other core businesses, announced today that its ENDOEYE FLEX 3D articulating videoscope received top honors as the Breakthrough Technology of the Year.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 6 Jun 2014

Children exposed to media violence can develop serious mental health difficulties

Children exposed to large amounts of media coverage following a terrorist attack can develop serious mental health difficulties, regardless of their physical proximity to the event, according to Florida International University psychologist Jonathan S. Comer.

6 Jun 2014

Key Surgical designs new responsive website for improved overall user experience

Key Surgical Inc., a leading provider of sterile processing, operating room and instrument care supplies, has launched a new responsive website that is designed for an improved overall user experience (UX).

6 Jun 2014

House GOP leaders press White House on veterans' health care scandal

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is pushing President Barack Obama to do more while some senators are attempting to develop a bipartisan bill that would address delays in the delivery of health care for military veterans.

6 Jun 2014

Emily Program plans to open new office in Olympia

The Emily Program - a nationally recognized eating disorder treatment center- today announced plans to open a new office in Olympia, WA, its 3rd location in the Seattle area, 4th location in the Pacific Northwest.

6 Jun 2014

SurModics launches BioFX Liquid Nova-Stop Solution for TMB microwell substrates

SurModics IVD, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SurModics, Inc. and a market leader for in vitro diagnostic assay components, today announced the launch of BioFX® Liquid Nova-Stop Solution, a non-corrosive, non-hazardous stop solution for TMB microwell substrates.

6 Jun 2014

UnitedHealth Group raises dividend by 34 percent

Despite its lackluster performance in the first quarter, attributed to government cuts to Medicare Advantage programs and new taxes, the insurer's stock has climbed 28 percent since June 4, 2013, the day before its last dividend increase.

6 Jun 2014

NCOA brings innovative online support program to help people manage type 2 diabetes

Under a unique collaboration, the National Council on Aging with support from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and WellPoint are—for the first time—bringing a proven and affordable face-to-face and online support program to help people manage their Type 2 diabetes.

6 Jun 2014

Researchers take step toward restoring natural, high-fidelity vision to blind people

In laboratory tests, researchers have used electrical stimulation of retinal cells to produce the same patterns of activity that occur when the retina sees a moving object. Although more work remains, this is a step toward restoring natural, high-fidelity vision to blind people, the researchers say.

6 Jun 2014

Medical News

Feds propose easing privacy restrictions on patients' drug treatment information

About MS booklet now available as a printed and online publication

Chemist’s work could impact treatment of cancer and malaria

New report focuses attention on wait times at El Paso VA facility

Discovery may lead to relief for victims of range of neurological disorders

Device used in physics and chemistry reveals dynamics of pervasive pathogen

e-MDs, Lightbeam partner to provide affordable population health management solution

Utz Quality Foods donates $2 million toward breast cancer survivorship program

Arizona Town Hall recognizes BCBSAZ's Rich Boals with 2014 Shirley Agnos Legacy Award

Couples are more likely to sleep in sync when wife is more satisfied with their marriage

SAP collaborates with MolecularHealth and GATC to offer personalized cancer treatment

Olympus' ENDOEYE FLEX 3D articulating videoscope earns top honors at ATA Showcase

Children exposed to media violence can develop serious mental health difficulties

Key Surgical designs new responsive website for improved overall user experience

House GOP leaders press White House on veterans' health care scandal

Emily Program plans to open new office in Olympia

SurModics launches BioFX Liquid Nova-Stop Solution for TMB microwell substrates

UnitedHealth Group raises dividend by 34 percent

NCOA brings innovative online support program to help people manage type 2 diabetes

Researchers take step toward restoring natural, high-fidelity vision to blind people

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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