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In Virginia, budget negotiators still wrestling with Medicaid expansion plan

Virginia legislators must come to terms on the state budget blueprint by the legislative session's scheduled March 8 conclusion. The expansion debate also stays hot in Utah and Arkansas.

4 Mar 2014

Study findings support the hypothesis of cognitive reserve in traumatic brain injury

Kessler Foundation researchers have found that higher educational attainment (a proxy of intellectual enrichment) attenuates the negative impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on cognitive status.

4 Mar 2014

3-D imaging of two different mouse models helps understand Apert Syndrome development

Three dimensional imaging of two different mouse models of Apert Syndrome shows that cranial deformation begins before birth and continues, worsening with time, according to a team of researchers who studied mice to better understand and treat the disorder in humans.

4 Mar 2014

Costly new hepatitis C drug raises questions about who will pay

The new hepatitis C medication presents a dilemma for Medicaid and other insurers, who must balance the cost against the large numbers of people who might benefit. A single course of treatment costs $84,000.

4 Mar 2014

DebMed wins GSA contract that includes hand hygiene products, electronic compliance monitoring system

DebMed®, creator of the award-winning world's first electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Five Moments for Hand Hygiene, announced today it has been awarded a three-year contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

4 Mar 2014

Levels of bisphenol A in men's urine could be marker of prostate cancer

Findings by Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers show that levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in men's urine could be a marker of prostate cancer and that low levels of BPA exposure can cause cellular changes in both non-malignant and malignant prostate cells.

4 Mar 2014

New findings point the way toward potentially more effective HIV vaccine

In an advance for HIV vaccine research, a scientific team has discovered how the immune system makes a powerful antibody that blocks HIV infection of cells by targeting a site on the virus called V1V2.

4 Mar 2014

Neuroscientists unlock a piece of puzzle in fight against Lou Gehrig's disease

Keck School of Medicine of USC neuroscientists have unlocked a piece of the puzzle in the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease, a debilitating neurological disorder that robs people of their motor skills.

4 Mar 2014

LUNGevity Foundation awarded grant to develop educational materials on immuno-oncology

LUNGevity Foundation is honored to announce a grant of $250,000 from Bristol-Myers Squibb for the development of educational materials on immuno-oncology. Progress in understanding lung cancer and treatment approaches has accelerated dramatically in the past several years after many slow decades.

4 Mar 2014

OPKO Health consolidated revenues increase about 30% to $20.7 million in Q4 2013

OPKO Health, Inc., a multi-national biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company, today reported operating and financial results for its 2013 fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013.

4 Mar 2014

Naurex's GLYX-13 receives FDA Fast Track designation

Naurex Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation to the investigation of GLYX-13, the company's rapid-acting antidepressant in Phase 2 clinical development, as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder.

4 Mar 2014

March marks the final month of the health law's open enrollment period -- and the rush is on!

News outlets report that the White House -- facing high political stakes -- is attempting to increase the enrollment numbers with a targeted push aimed at African Americans, Latinos, young people and residents of cities with the highest uninsured rates.

4 Mar 2014

PruittHealth Centers receive Pinnacle Quality Insight 2014 Customer Service Experience Award

PruittHealth is proud to announce that twenty-nine of its health care centers received the Pinnacle Quality Insight 2014 Customer Service Experience Award™. Qualifying for these awards displays a continued dedication to providing best in class healthcare services.

4 Mar 2014

TeamHealth announces merger with Salutis Emergency Specialists operations

TeamHealth Holdings, one of the nation's largest providers of outsourced physician staffing solutions for hospitals, announced a merger with the operations of Salutis Emergency Specialists, PLLC. Based in Martinsburg, W. Va., Salutis Emergency Specialists manages and staffs the hospital emergency department for University Healthcare, Berkeley Medical Center (formerly City Hospital), which provides emergency care for approximately 54,000 patients annually.

4 Mar 2014

Mindray's net revenues increase 16.5% to $368.4 million in fourth quarter 2013

Mindray Medical International Limited, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices worldwide, announced today its selected unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013.

From Mindray 4 Mar 2014

Research: Microbes living in gut help drive development of intestinal tumors

It is not only genetics that predispose to bowel cancer; microbes living in the gut help drive the development of intestinal tumors, according to new research in mice published in the March issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

4 Mar 2014

Universal Health Services acquires Palo Verde from Tucson Medical Center

Universal Health Services, Inc. announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Palo Verde Behavioral Health from Tucson Medical Center. Palo Verde currently operates 48 adult inpatient psychiatric beds. This acquisition establishes the Company's presence in the Tucson market and expands UHS's behavioral health presence in Arizona which includes Valley Hospital, an acute inpatient psychiatric hospital and Calvary Addiction Recovery Center, both located in Phoenix.

4 Mar 2014

Forster Physical Therapy named official physical therapy provider of 2014 Asics LA Marathon

Forster Physical Therapy has been named the official physical therapy provider of the 2014 Asics LA Marathon. www.forsterpt.com. And prior to the March 9th race, Forster Physical Therapy is offering free injury assessments to runners experiencing aches and pains while attempting to continue their preparation for the marathon.

4 Mar 2014

forMD launches private online community for alumni of Hospital for Special Surgery

forMD, an innovative provider of specialty physician communities, has launched a private online community for alumni of Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), one of the nation's leading orthopedic hospitals.

4 Mar 2014

SBA to honor CEO of 3C Institute with Award of Excellence for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

SBA North Carolina District Director Ms. Lynn L. Douthett will honor Dr. Melissa DeRosier, founder and CEO of Cary-based 3C Institute with a special Award of Excellence for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship.

4 Mar 2014

Medical News

In Virginia, budget negotiators still wrestling with Medicaid expansion plan

Study findings support the hypothesis of cognitive reserve in traumatic brain injury

3-D imaging of two different mouse models helps understand Apert Syndrome development

Costly new hepatitis C drug raises questions about who will pay

DebMed wins GSA contract that includes hand hygiene products, electronic compliance monitoring system

Levels of bisphenol A in men's urine could be marker of prostate cancer

New findings point the way toward potentially more effective HIV vaccine

Neuroscientists unlock a piece of puzzle in fight against Lou Gehrig's disease

LUNGevity Foundation awarded grant to develop educational materials on immuno-oncology

OPKO Health consolidated revenues increase about 30% to $20.7 million in Q4 2013

Naurex's GLYX-13 receives FDA Fast Track designation

March marks the final month of the health law's open enrollment period -- and the rush is on!

PruittHealth Centers receive Pinnacle Quality Insight 2014 Customer Service Experience Award

TeamHealth announces merger with Salutis Emergency Specialists operations

Mindray's net revenues increase 16.5% to $368.4 million in fourth quarter 2013

Research: Microbes living in gut help drive development of intestinal tumors

Universal Health Services acquires Palo Verde from Tucson Medical Center

Forster Physical Therapy named official physical therapy provider of 2014 Asics LA Marathon

forMD launches private online community for alumni of Hospital for Special Surgery

SBA to honor CEO of 3C Institute with Award of Excellence for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

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

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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