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Cigna offers free telephonic consultations to people affected by Boston Marathon explosions

Cigna's behavioral health unit is offering free telephonic consultations for two weeks to people who are coping with yesterday's tragedy at the Boston Marathon.

17 Apr 2013

Aetna opens student, employee assistance program lines following Boston Marathon tragedy

In the wake of the tragedy at the Boston Marathon, Aetna has opened its student and employee assistance program lines for any person who may be having difficulty coping with this senseless act of violence.

17 Apr 2013

Research findings in mice may pave way towards understanding autism in human patients

For the first time, researchers have linked autism in a mouse model of the disease with abnormalities in specific regions of the animals' chromosomes.

17 Apr 2013

Roundup: Ariz. lawmakers revive vetoed health care price transparency bill; Big tobacco starts health care payments to states

The Arizona Senate voted Monday to revive the major provisions of a medical pricing transparency bill that was vetoed by Gov. Jan Brewer just last week. Senate Bill 1115 by Republican Sen. Nancy Barto would have required health care providers to post prices for common medical procedures (Christie, 4/15).

17 Apr 2013

Updated labeling for Purdue Pharma's reformulated OxyContin tablets gets FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved updated labeling for Purdue Pharma L.P.'s reformulated OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release) tablets.

17 Apr 2013

ACR awarded ACCME Accreditation with Commendation

The American College of Radiology has been awarded Accreditation with Commendation for six years as a provider of continuing medical education for physicians by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

17 Apr 2013

U.S. Marshals seize food products from rodent-infested warehouse in NY, FDA reports

U.S. Marshals have seized food products at a Ridgewood, N.Y. warehouse that manufactures and distributes kosher food products, after investigators from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found widespread rodent infestation in the facility.

17 Apr 2013

Panel expected to give Tavenner the nod, send nomination on to the full Senate

This week brings a full schedule as top federal health officials head for Capitol Hill to defend their 2014 budget requests.

17 Apr 2013

Researchers develop new tool to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in surgical procedures

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new tool to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in "minimally invasive" surgical procedures while also limiting the patient's exposure to radiation from the X-rays.

17 Apr 2013

Circumcision offers men some protection against HIV, discovers TGen-led study

Male circumcision reduces the abundance of bacteria living on the penis and might help explain why circumcision offers men some protection against HIV, according to a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute.

17 Apr 2013

Researchers develop novel microfluidic device to separate, detect non-spherical bioparticles

A bioengineering research team from the National University of Singapore team led by Associate Professor Zhang Yong has developed a novel microfluidic device for efficient, rapid separation and detection of non-spherical bioparticles.

17 Apr 2013

In Rhode Island, Blue Cross signals rate increase

Rhode Island Blue Cross, the state's largest insurer, indicated that it would increase its average rates for small businesses by 15 percent, according to filings released on Monday. In Georgia, the push for earlier renewal dates is billed as an effort to avoid "rate shock."

17 Apr 2013

Melanoma patients with lower educational background more likely to die of the disease

There are socioeconomic differences in Sweden in survival amongst people with malignant skin melanoma, according to a study published in the European Journal of Cancer.

17 Apr 2013

Study seeks to model mechanisms behind memory decline in old age

Like birds which stop foraging too early on a berry-laden bush, a new study suggests older people struggle to recall items because they flit too often between 'patches' in their memories.

17 Apr 2013

With Bio-patch sensor, health care can be moved into home, researcher says

The future of health care could be found in a tiny, paper-thin skin patch that collects vital information. The Bio-patch sensor developed by researchers at Stockholm's KTH Royal Institute of Technology is inexpensive, versatile and, best of all, comfortable to wear.

17 Apr 2013

Medicare auditors say millions could be saved by limiting advance payments to insurers

According to a report by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General, the federal program prepays private insurers approximately 20 days before they pay their pharmacy bills but does not require them to return any of the interest earned during the time they hold that money.

17 Apr 2013

Medical News

Cigna offers free telephonic consultations to people affected by Boston Marathon explosions

Aetna opens student, employee assistance program lines following Boston Marathon tragedy

Research findings in mice may pave way towards understanding autism in human patients

Roundup: Ariz. lawmakers revive vetoed health care price transparency bill; Big tobacco starts health care payments to states

Updated labeling for Purdue Pharma's reformulated OxyContin tablets gets FDA approval

ACR awarded ACCME Accreditation with Commendation

U.S. Marshals seize food products from rodent-infested warehouse in NY, FDA reports

Panel expected to give Tavenner the nod, send nomination on to the full Senate

Researchers develop new tool to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in surgical procedures

Circumcision offers men some protection against HIV, discovers TGen-led study

Researchers develop novel microfluidic device to separate, detect non-spherical bioparticles

In Rhode Island, Blue Cross signals rate increase

Melanoma patients with lower educational background more likely to die of the disease

Study seeks to model mechanisms behind memory decline in old age

With Bio-patch sensor, health care can be moved into home, researcher says

Medicare auditors say millions could be saved by limiting advance payments to insurers

New research shows that use of social media can offer additional support to older people

Researchers report progress on non-invasive method to assess kidney function

High court seems skeptical that biotech firm can patent human genes

Adult male circumcision reduces bacteria living on penis, study shows

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

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