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Viewpoints: New healthcare.gov czar knows something about computer bugs; fears about inadequate drug coverage

Seriously, one has to hope the new guy -- Kurt DelBene, former head of the Microsoft Office Division -- brings only a portion of Microsoft's heritage along with him. Aside from the XBox, the software giant isn't known for great consumer experiences. Its products have been maddeningly complex and notoriously buggy, at least in their early versions. Kind of like HealthCare.gov! (Jon Healey, 12/17).

19 Dec 2013

MGC Diagnostics fourth quarter revenue increases 11% to $9.1 million

MGC Diagnostics Corporation, a global medical technology company, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended October 31, 2013.

19 Dec 2013

Collaborative pharmaceutical project focusing on paediatric formulation development gets go-ahead

A collaborative pharmaceutical project focused on improving the pathway for developing paediatric formulations has been given the go-ahead after successfully securing an innovation grant.

19 Dec 2013

Tryton Medical launches Bifurcation Institute to advance care for bifurcated coronary artery disease

Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to treat bifurcation lesions, today announced the launch of the Bifurcation Institute. The Bifurcation Institute is a comprehensive education resource established to advance the standard of care for bifurcated coronary artery disease, a common, and often untreated, clinical need.

19 Dec 2013

Ex-Microsoft exec takes over HealthCare.gov fixes

Kurt DelBene, who previously was president of the Microsoft Office Division, was named by President Barack Obama to replace Jeffrey D. Zients and oversee efforts to rescue the federal government's health care website.

19 Dec 2013

Anesthesiology residents want frequent feedback on clinical performance

Anesthesiology residents want frequent feedback on their clinical performance, as well as evaluations of their performance compared to their fellow residents as a whole, according to a study in the January issue of Anesthesiology.

19 Dec 2013

Study investigates about emotions that affects patients with Parkinson's disease

Is it the disease itself or the treatment that impairs the perception of emotions? A study conducted with the collaboration of the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste investigates the origins of the difficulty recognizing certain emotions that affects patients with Parkinson's disease.

19 Dec 2013

Satisfaction can be enhanced by improving quality of information received by day-surgery patients

Satisfaction expressed by day-surgery patients can be enhanced by improving the quality of information they receive, and also help assure successful post-operative recovery without the need for outpatient follow-up, according to research reported in the Journal of Healthcare Quality, the peer reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), www.nahq.org.

19 Dec 2013

Nearly two-thirds of nation's leading health care executives positive about health care reform

Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of the nation's leading health care executives say they believe the health care system will be somewhat or significantly better by 2020 than it is today as a result of national health care reform. Additionally, 93 percent believe that the quality of care provided by their own hospital or health system will improve during that time period.

19 Dec 2013

Merck and CNIO sign agreement to collaborate in area of cancer drug development

The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) and the German chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck today signed an agreement in Madrid to collaborate in the area of cancer drug development.

19 Dec 2013

Under fire, MNsure director resigns abruptly

Criticized about the launch of Minnesota's health insurance marketplace and about a tropical vacation, April Todd-Malmlov resigned Tuesday.

19 Dec 2013

Children with buck teeth can be corrected in early adolescence stage

Children with prominent front teeth, colloquially known as buck teeth, often require orthodontic work to straighten their teeth and improve both their bite and appearance.

19 Dec 2013

Inactive patients following cardiac surgery have higher risk of depression

New research indicates that inactive patients following cardiac surgery have a substantially higher risk of depression and that the number of patients suffering from depression after cardiac surgery is as high as 40%. Investigators recommend that cardiac patients should be assessed for depression and level of physical activity and remain as active as they safely can after surgery to minimize post-operative depression. The results are published in the December issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

19 Dec 2013

Maryland insurers agree to delay deadline for Jan. 1 enrollment

For consumers seeking coverage on the state's health exchange, Maryland's insurers will extend the enrollment deadline from Dec. 23 to Dec. 27. Rhode Island also plans to extend its deadline. Meanwhile, news outlets offer updates from Texas, Connecticut, California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado and Washington.

19 Dec 2013

Mazor Robotics gets first order for Renaissance system from Cordamed Biomedical Engineering

Mazor Robotics Ltd., the developer of Renaissance, an innovative surgical guidance system and its complementary products, announced today that it has received its first order for a Renaissance system from Cordamed Biomedical Engineering Inc., its distribution partner in Turkey. This represents the first Renaissance system order in Turkey, and Cordamed will install the system at a prominent hospital in Istanbul.

19 Dec 2013

Cambia Health Solutions president applauds AHIP's announcement on extension of insurance payment

Mark Ganz, president and CEO of Cambia Health Solutions, and incoming board chair for America's Health Insurance Plans, applauds today's AHIP announcement that health plans are voluntarily extending the deadline for consumers to pay their first month's premium to January 10, 2014.

19 Dec 2013

Bristol-Myers Squibb signs agreement to sell global diabetes business

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its global diabetes business that was part of its collaboration with AstraZeneca. Under terms of the agreement, AstraZeneca will make an upfront payment of $2.7 billion to Bristol-Myers Squibb, with potential regulatory- and sales-based milestone payments of up to $1.4 billion and will make royalty payments based on net sales through 2025.

19 Dec 2013

Obama talks health care technology at meeting with executives

President Barack Obama met privately with executives from several technology companies to discuss the difficulties the administration has had with healthcare.gov.

19 Dec 2013

Randomized control trials to study clinical effectiveness of high dose flu vaccine in nursing homes

One of the highest risk groups for developing pneumonia or even dying from the flu is the elderly, especially in group settings such as nursing homes.

19 Dec 2013

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania celebrates 40th anniversary

This December marks the 40th anniversary of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania being designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. To celebrate this momentous milestone, over 400 people gathered together early this month for an event recognizing the center's vast achievements in cancer research, patient care, and education during the last four decades.

19 Dec 2013

Medical News

Viewpoints: New healthcare.gov czar knows something about computer bugs; fears about inadequate drug coverage

MGC Diagnostics fourth quarter revenue increases 11% to $9.1 million

Collaborative pharmaceutical project focusing on paediatric formulation development gets go-ahead

Tryton Medical launches Bifurcation Institute to advance care for bifurcated coronary artery disease

Ex-Microsoft exec takes over HealthCare.gov fixes

Anesthesiology residents want frequent feedback on clinical performance

Study investigates about emotions that affects patients with Parkinson's disease

Satisfaction can be enhanced by improving quality of information received by day-surgery patients

Nearly two-thirds of nation's leading health care executives positive about health care reform

Merck and CNIO sign agreement to collaborate in area of cancer drug development

Under fire, MNsure director resigns abruptly

Children with buck teeth can be corrected in early adolescence stage

Inactive patients following cardiac surgery have higher risk of depression

Maryland insurers agree to delay deadline for Jan. 1 enrollment

Mazor Robotics gets first order for Renaissance system from Cordamed Biomedical Engineering

Cambia Health Solutions president applauds AHIP's announcement on extension of insurance payment

Bristol-Myers Squibb signs agreement to sell global diabetes business

Obama talks health care technology at meeting with executives

Randomized control trials to study clinical effectiveness of high dose flu vaccine in nursing homes

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania celebrates 40th anniversary

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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