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MGH Institute of Health Professions 3rd Annual Scholarship Gala generates more than $350,000

More than 350 people packed the Grand Ballroom at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel Thursday, October 29, at the MGH Institute of Health Professions 3rd Annual Scholarship Gala.

3 Nov 2009

Affiliated Dialysis Centers to purchase nursing home dialysis business in Chicago

Affiliated Dialysis Centers, LLC (“ADC”), an independent dialysis provider based in Illinois, today announced that a definitive agreement has been reached to purchase a nursing home dialysis business in the Chicago market.

3 Nov 2009

Kindred Healthcare reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. today announced its operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

3 Nov 2009

The Advisory Board Company announces fiscal 2010 second-quarter results

The Advisory Board Company today announced financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. Revenue for the quarter increased 1.2% to $58.3 million, from $57.6 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009. Contract value grew 3.0% to $237.6 million as of September 30, 2009, up from $230.6 million as of September 30, 2008.

3 Nov 2009

New imaging technique for treatment of breast cancer

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center and Argonne National Laboratory are collaborating on a study to determine if an imaging technique used by NASA to inspect the space shuttle can be used to predict tissue damage often experienced by breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. The study is examining the utility of three-dimensional thermal tomography in radiation oncology.

3 Nov 2009

NIA funds national Testosterone Trial, Penn Medicine to lead

Penn Medicine will lead a new national $45 million clinical trial to test whether testosterone therapy can favorably affect certain conditions affecting older men. Low serum testosterone may contribute to a number of problems affecting older men, including decreased ability to walk, loss of muscle mass and strength, decreased vitality, decreased sexual function, impaired cognition, cardiovascular disease and anemia. While testosterone normally decreases with age, in some men, low levels of testosterone may contribute to these debilitating conditions.

2 Nov 2009

Aetna inks three-year agreement with HHC

Aetna announced today that it has reached an agreement with the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) to offer Aetna members in New York City in-network access to in-patient and out-patient services from HHC’s 11 acute care hospitals, six Diagnostic and Treatment Centers and four nursing homes.

2 Nov 2009

Results of review by Marwood Group Advisory released by Amedisys

Amedisys, Inc., one of America's leading home health and hospice nursing companies, today released the results of a review conducted by Marwood Group Advisory, LLC (Marwood). Several months ago Amedisys engaged Marwood, one of the nation’s preeminent health care consulting firms, to provide an independent analysis of the Company’s procedures, controls, clinical infrastructure, corporate compliance processes, technology offerings and future strategies.

2 Nov 2009

Medela to host Virtual Human Milk Collection Campaign

Medela today announced it will host a Virtual Human Milk (breastmilk) Collection Campaign in honor of the March of Dimes' National Prematurity Awareness Month and the thousands of dedicated Neonatal healthcare professionals nationwide.

2 Nov 2009

Interim data from Bristol-Myers Squibb's BARACLUDE study for chronic hepatitis B patients

Bristol-Myers Squibb today announced 48-week data from an ongoing study (ETV-048) of chronic hepatitis B patients with decompensated cirrhosis, in which BARACLUDE demonstrated greater viral suppression compared to adefovir. The new BARACLUDE data were presented today at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

2 Nov 2009

RESPOND program to improve global perspective on emerging diseases

Experts from the University of Minnesota will soon be on the frontlines working to help developing countries better respond to emerging animal diseases that pose a threat to human health.

31 Oct 2009

NCOA supports CLASS Act health reform proposal

At a briefing by the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations today in Washington, DC, James Firman, President of the National Council on Aging (NCOA), applauded the House for making the CLASS Act (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports) part of its Affordable Health Care for America Act and urged the Senate to include the CLASS Act and other important long-term care provisions in its final package as well.

31 Oct 2009

36-month demonstration program at UCSF reports an 87.7% reduction in medication errors

A 36-month demonstration program at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) reported this week an 87.7% reduction in medication administration errors – increasing medication administration accuracy to 98% at six Bay Area hospitals.

31 Oct 2009

Therap Services to host its 4th annual National Provider Administrator conference in Fishkill

Therap Services is hosting its 4th annual National Provider Administrator conference in Fishkill, NY February 2-4, 2010. Therap provides electronic documentation and communication services to providers of service to people with developmental disabilities.

31 Oct 2009

Scientists report a major step forward in the development of an effective therapy against Nipah virus

A collaborative research team from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), Australian Animal Health Laboratory and National Cancer Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health, reports a major step forward in the development of an effective therapy against two deadly viruses, Nipah virus and the related Hendra virus.

31 Oct 2009

AltaMed Health Services opens its newest Adult Day Health Care center in Cypress

AltaMed Health Services Corporation, elected officials and community leaders came together today to celebrate the grand opening of AltaMed's newest Adult Day Health Care center (ADHC) in Cypress.

31 Oct 2009

Patients who acquire SSTIs in healthcare settings may stay longer in hospitals to control the infection

Patients who acquire skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in a hospital or other healthcare setting may be more likely to receive inappropriate antibiotic therapy at the beginning of their treatment. As a result, they also may have significantly longer hospital stays to control the infection.

31 Oct 2009

WakeMed Health & Hospitals and SCA team up to explore partnership opportunities

WakeMed Health & Hospitals and Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA) have entered into a Letter of Understanding (LOU) under which the two organizations will explore partnership opportunities.

31 Oct 2009

New teleneurology medicine program to provide 24-hour emergency services launched

Rural and small, suburban hospitals in North Carolina and Virginia can now provide a higher level of emergency stroke and critical neurology care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as part of a new teleneurology medicine program announced Oct. 26, 2009, by Forsyth Medical Center (FMC).

31 Oct 2009

Aetna signs new expanded agreement with Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Aetna announced today that it has expanded its relationship with Sarasota Memorial Hospital by reaching agreement on a long-term contract that will provide access for Aetna’s Medicare Advantage members. This agreement marks the first time Sarasota Memorial has agreed to participate in a Medicare Advantage network plan.

31 Oct 2009

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

MGH Institute of Health Professions 3rd Annual Scholarship Gala generates more than $350,000

Affiliated Dialysis Centers to purchase nursing home dialysis business in Chicago

Kindred Healthcare reports financial results for the third quarter of 2009

The Advisory Board Company announces fiscal 2010 second-quarter results

New imaging technique for treatment of breast cancer

NIA funds national Testosterone Trial, Penn Medicine to lead

Aetna inks three-year agreement with HHC

Results of review by Marwood Group Advisory released by Amedisys

Medela to host Virtual Human Milk Collection Campaign

Interim data from Bristol-Myers Squibb's BARACLUDE study for chronic hepatitis B patients

RESPOND program to improve global perspective on emerging diseases

NCOA supports CLASS Act health reform proposal

36-month demonstration program at UCSF reports an 87.7% reduction in medication errors

Therap Services to host its 4th annual National Provider Administrator conference in Fishkill

Scientists report a major step forward in the development of an effective therapy against Nipah virus

AltaMed Health Services opens its newest Adult Day Health Care center in Cypress

Patients who acquire SSTIs in healthcare settings may stay longer in hospitals to control the infection

WakeMed Health & Hospitals and SCA team up to explore partnership opportunities

New teleneurology medicine program to provide 24-hour emergency services launched

Aetna signs new expanded agreement with Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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