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Noninvasive Hemoglobin Test (First Ouchless & Bloodless) Makes World Health Organization’s (WHO) List of Innovative Medical Technologies that Address Global Health Concerns and Needs…
To expand access to innovative medical technologies, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released a list of devices it believes could help meet broad global health needs and Masimo’s portable, palm-sized Pronto-7, is represented as “2.5 transcutaneous anaemia monitoring system.” The list consists of 15 medical devices that represent accessible and affordable healthcare solutions for [...]
Fusion Care Systems’ Ties Client, Family and Caregivers Together
Preserves independence, freedom for seniors who want to live at home
LAS VEGAS – Fusion Care Systems, a health monitoring service provider whose technology offers new ways for seniors, their families and caregivers to monitor health and preserve independence, announced its launch today.
Fusion Care Systems creates individually customized monitoring systems centered on a simple-to-use touch screen [...]
RESEARCH FOCUSES ON WELL-BEING OF CANCER SURVIVORS
A research collaboration involving a physician with the Program in Women’s Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island is probing the impact of exercise and relaxation on the health and emotional well-being of cancer survivors.
The Survivors RENEW study – spearheaded by the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at The Miriam Hospital and [...]
Olive-oil enriched diet helps breast cancer survivors lose more weight
Women in the study lost more weight on plant-based olive oil diet compared to low-fat diet
Most said they preferred the olive oil diet, which is similar to the Mediterranean diet
Previous studies have shown overweight women with breast cancer are at higher risk for recurrence
PROVIDENCE, RI – Researchers from The Miriam Hospital have found that olive [...]
Jellyfish Protein Making Waves at International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease
Honolulu, HI – Quincy Bioscience, a research-based biotechnology company, is attending the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD) sharing promising interim data from the Madison Memory Study, a randomized controlled trial, which shows the jellyfish protein apoaequorin improves cognitive function in individuals with memory concerns.
Box jellyfish are not a welcomed sight on [...]
Genetic markers could predict prostate cancer in younger men, U-M study finds Researchers link panel of genes to early onset prostate cancer
ANN ARBOR, MI. – Prostate cancer has become more common in younger men, and it’s often more aggressive in these men. A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that a series of genetic mutations could help detect this early onset prostate cancer.
Researchers believe that genetics and traditional [...]
The Emergence of Open Source Software in Image-Guided Interventions
By Andinet Enquobahrie, PhD
Image-guided intervention research focuses on the development of innovative technologies that replace traditional surgery and invasive procedures with minimally invasive techniques that incorporate medical imaging to guide the intervention. Patients prefer these procedures to open surgeries because they typically cause less trauma to the body and result in faster recovery times.
Technological advancements [...]
Tumor Tissue Banking: A Death Defying Deposit
Six-year brain tumor survivor Bob Gibbs exemplifies the importance of saving and storing tumor tissue for life-saving customized cancer immune therapies under development, personalized tumor profiling and treatment planning
Bob Gibbs – a 40-year old husband and father of 4 boys – knows the importance of tumor tissue banking…he likely would not be alive without it. [...]
Opioid Blocking Medication Reduces Brain’s Response to Alcoholism Cues, McLean Hospital Study Finds
NEW ORLEANS-Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have produced the first evidence that the opioid blocker extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX) is able to reduce the brain’s response to cues that may cause alcoholics to relapse.
In data presented today at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Scott Lukas, PhD, director of the Neuroimaging Center at [...]
Critical Communicators Eliminate Language Barriers for First Responders
Dedham, MA-AliMed Inc. released details for the Interactive Therapeutics line of Critical Communicators, a new way for first responders and medical staff to speak with emergency patients who have difficulty communicating in English.
Using line drawings as images of common ailments accompanied by English and non-English phrases, these heavy-duty cards allow communication in the 21 most [...]
Successfully Implementing New Electronic Health Record Technology
Healthcare is facing big changes. As evidenced by the media, there seem to be no boundaries on the extent to which this can be discussed. Putting much of it aside, I would like to offer a few thoughts on the adoption of electronic health/medical records, as the advancement of new technology in healthcare appear to [...]
Landmark Environmental Initiative Eliminates Medical Waste in Landfills
Outside the hospital setting, significant volumes of medical sharps are discarded daily in non-healthcare settings like homes, clinics and long term care facilities. Threats to public health and landfill saturation are resulting issues.
Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Sharps Compliance Inc. (NASDAQ: SMED) is introducing their new ‘Waste Conversion Process,’ to deal with [...]
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THE GREAT HEALTHCARE SWINDLE
A familiar adage goes, “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Unfortunately, healthcare reform plans in this country aren’t sounding too good and healthcare itself most certainly has not remained true to us.
How often have we experienced instances where health insurance premiums have risen with little to no [...]
CeleraCare’s RevenueXcelerator™
CeleraCare provides hospitals with more efficient methods to swiftly and accurately collect co-payments…right at the point of service (POS)! Through the application of electronic data interchange (EDI), the infor-mation that previously took days or even weeks to obtain is gathered in just seconds! EDI is a technology that has been used for years as a [...]
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