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Here’s a look at Scanadu’s Tricorder, which has raked in $100K in just a few hours on indiegogo

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Here’s a look at Scanadu’s Tricorder, which has raked in $100K in just a few hours on indiegogo

May 22, 2013 9:58 am by | 0 Comments

Scanadu, one of the most high profile participants vying for the $10 million Qualcomm Tricorder X PRIZE, today lifted the veil on the design of its medical scanner via an Indiegogo campaign. And in a matter of a few hours, it’s exceeded its goal of $100,000.The device, called Scout, is ... Read more
Pfizer lets shareholders swap Pfizer stock for Zoetis stock with discount

Pfizer lets shareholders swap Pfizer stock for Zoetis stock with discount

May 22, 2013 8:52 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday it will spin off its majority stake in animal health business Zoetis Inc to shareholders by allowing them to swap Pfizer stock for ... Read more
GSK uses contest to advance academic researchers’ pre-clinical drug development

GSK uses contest to advance academic researchers’ pre-clinical drug development

May 22, 2013 8:42 am by | 0 Comments

It’s notoriously difficult to secure funding for the pre-clinical stage of drug development. Risk averse investors don’t want to take a chance on research where there’s a high risk of ... Read more
GlaxoSmithKline gets unprecedented antiobiotics development deal with U.S.government

GlaxoSmithKline gets unprecedented antiobiotics development deal with U.S.government

May 22, 2013 7:01 am by | 0 Comments

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has signed an antibiotics development deal worth up to $200 million with GlaxoSmithKline to tackle the dual threats of drug resistance and ... Read more
Immunotherapy: The biggest drug class in history?

Immunotherapy: The biggest drug class in history?

May 22, 2013 5:33 am by | 0 Comments

* Potential sales of $35 bln a year over next 10 years - Citigroup* Immunotherapy may be used in up to 60 percent of cancers* Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche both ... Read more
Become part of the mandate for a new path to patient engagement

Become part of the mandate for a new path to patient engagement

May 22, 2013 2:13 am by | 0 Comments

Let’s push aside our natural desire to indulge in long-term, big-picture theories about the issues vexing healthcare. Instead, let’s focus on what’s working now and what’s next in the new ... Read more

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Apps that Help You Manage Your Health and Food

Apps that Help You Manage Your Health and Food

The importance of healthy food cannot be stressed enough. We’ve all heard the quote by one of the central figures ... Read more

Electronic Medical Records ’ The Cloud Effect

Electronic Medical Records ’ The Cloud Effect

The most significant advantage of having cloud based Electronic Medical Records is low-cost.Research has suggested that using cloud-based solutions can ... Read more

Be ready for Electronic Medical Records

Be ready for Electronic Medical Records

The fundamental principle of any Electronic Medical Record being implemented at a practice is that all members of the practice ... Read more

Florida hospitals focus on patient safety to keep passing grades from Leapfrog health analysts

Florida hospitals focus on patient safety to keep passing grades from Leapfrog health analysts

May 21, 2013 11:38 pm by | 0 Comments

Florida's hospitals, like those across the rest of the nation, have received their spring report cards and more than a third earned an A, according to a nonprofit organization that ... Read more
RAND: As hospital gatekeepers, ER docs play a critical role in controlling healthcare costs

RAND: As hospital gatekeepers, ER docs play a critical role in controlling healthcare costs

May 21, 2013 5:38 pm by | 0 Comments

Insightful new healthcare research from the RAND Corp. emphasizes the growing influence on healthcare spending based on decisions made by the 4 percent of U.S. physicians who work in emergency ... Read more
Surgery improves everyday living for children with sleep apnea, but study shows some improve on their own

Surgery improves everyday living for children with sleep apnea, but study shows some improve on their own

May 21, 2013 2:18 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of ... Read more
EHR costs one of the main profitibility issues worrying doctors

EHR costs one of the main profitibility issues worrying doctors

May 21, 2013 1:06 pm by | 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO ’ You might not guess it to look at your most recent medical bills, but doctors are nervous about their ability to make money. CareCloud, which creates a ... Read more
Patient engagement and technology: Is “success” based on usage or outcomes?

Patient engagement and technology: Is “success” based on usage or outcomes?

May 21, 2013 12:55 pm by | 0 Comments

SAN FRANCISCO ’ Online consumer engagement has been around since social media took off, allowing companies to form meaningful relationships with customers through ongoing interactions. Led by marketing and sales ... Read more
Maryland practice follows trend, won’t follow patients in the hospital

Maryland practice follows trend, won’t follow patients in the hospital

May 21, 2013 12:16 pm by | 0 Comments

No single reason led to the recent decision by Internal Medicine Associates to stop following their patients in the hospital beginning in July, said Dr. A. Austin Pearre Jr.Rather, it ... Read more
Biotech spinoff using rabbit antibody platform to develop new cancer drugs raises $15M

Biotech spinoff using rabbit antibody platform to develop new cancer drugs raises $15M

May 21, 2013 12:08 pm by | 0 Comments

A spinoff of Epitomics (now owned by Abcam) that’s using the biotech’s rabbit monoclonal antibody technology to discover and develop new cancer drugs has raised at least $15 million.According to ... Read more
Healthcare jargon gets in the way as patients seek information online

Healthcare jargon gets in the way as patients seek information online

May 21, 2013 12:00 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate. ... Read more
Asthma drug slashes episodes by 87% in mid-stage trial

Asthma drug slashes episodes by 87% in mid-stage trial

May 21, 2013 8:16 am by | 0 Comments

May 21 (Reuters) - A new type of asthma drug meant to attack the underlying causes of the respiratory disease slashed episodes by 87 percent in a mid-stage trial, making ... Read more
Stock rises for AcelRX as pain management drug device succeeds in late-stage study

Stock rises for AcelRX as pain management drug device succeeds in late-stage study

May 21, 2013 8:12 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental drug device to treat post-operative pain met the main goal of controlling pain in a late-stage study among patients who had undergone ... Read more