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Chimeric antigen receptor therapy may be like penicillin for leukemia

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Chimeric antigen receptor therapy may be like penicillin for leukemia

May 19, 2013 4:40 am by | 0 Comments

It is vanishingly rare for an experimental treatment to wipe out advanced, recurrent cancer, then keep the disease from coming back.Yet therapies driven by CARs have been doing exactly that in a small but growing number of blood-cancer patients at the... ... Read more
Daily phone calls to high-risk patients becoming standard in push to cut readmissions

Daily phone calls to high-risk patients becoming standard in push to cut readmissions

May 19, 2013 4:40 am by | 0 Comments

Stephanie Celani not only knew the phone number of her patient John Pantalone, she also knew his weight to the half-pound when asked one day this month.That's because Celani, a ... Read more
Hailed as a “significant advance,” some want more testing on IVF technique

Hailed as a “significant advance,” some want more testing on IVF technique

May 18, 2013 11:00 am by | 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - British fertility experts have devised a new IVF technique that takes thousands of snapshots of a developing embryo that they say can help doctors pick those most ... Read more
Sanofi plans regulatory filings for myelofibrosis drug treatment after successful drug trial

Sanofi plans regulatory filings for myelofibrosis drug treatment after successful drug trial

May 18, 2013 10:00 am by | 0 Comments

PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi said a late-stage Phase III trial of a drug designed to treat myelofibrosis led to positive results.Myelofibrosis is a rare, life-threatening condition that involves ... Read more
Congressional Privacy Caucus has lots of questions about Google Glass

Congressional Privacy Caucus has lots of questions about Google Glass

May 18, 2013 9:08 am by | 0 Comments

It seems privacy issues related to Google Glass are drawing government attention. A committee in the U.S. Congressional Privacy Caucus sent a letter to Google chief executive Larry Page asking ... Read more
Wow of the week: Scientists use layered clay to grow bone cells

Wow of the week: Scientists use layered clay to grow bone cells

May 18, 2013 8:15 am by | 0 Comments

It was a big news for stem cells this week, particularly from a group of researchers who successfully transformed human skin cells into embryonic stem cells, showing that it’s possible ... Read more

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Increasing Profitability with Practice Management Software

Increasing Profitability with Practice Management Software

Many care providers are already aware of the vast benefits of practice management software, but it is prudent to talk ... Read more

The Basics of Practice Management Software

The Basics of Practice Management Software

Dealing with day-to-day operations of medical practices, a Practice Management Software acts as an engine for administrative and financial matters ... Read more

Why I will ask my doctor to use a new breast cancer test

Why I will ask my doctor to use a new breast cancer test

I do not get annual mammograms, even though I am 42. I got a baseline in my late 30s in ... Read more

The crowdfunding floodgates are (kind of) open. Now another healthcare investing portal is jumping in

The crowdfunding floodgates are (kind of) open. Now another healthcare investing portal is jumping in

May 17, 2013 4:54 pm by | 0 Comments

It’s been just over one year since the JOBS Act was passed, which makes equity- and debt-based crowdfunding legal for accredited and nonaccredited investors. Although the U.S. Securities and Exchange ... Read more
Here are 9 genetics and genomics thought leaders to follow on Twitter

Here are 9 genetics and genomics thought leaders to follow on Twitter

May 17, 2013 3:22 pm by | 0 Comments

Genetic testing, particularly for cancer, family histories and the decision whether or not to opt for surgery based on family history and genes were the focus of a lot of ... Read more
Biotech, meet service provider. This startup strives to streamline the process of outsourcing

Biotech, meet service provider. This startup strives to streamline the process of outsourcing

May 17, 2013 11:26 am by | 0 Comments

The “virtual” business models that have become common in many biotech startups may allow companies to operate with less capital, but they also present their own set of challenges.One of ... Read more
First phase III trial of Novo Nordisk’s hemophilia drug complete

First phase III trial of Novo Nordisk’s hemophilia drug complete

May 17, 2013 8:43 am by | 0 Comments

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest insulin producer, said on Friday it had completed the first phase III trial of a hemophilia drug, N9-GP.Novo Nordisk said in ... Read more
How a patient-centered content platform could boost health literacy and outcomes

How a patient-centered content platform could boost health literacy and outcomes

May 17, 2013 8:30 am by | 0 Comments

As providers seek to meet the meaningful use stage 2 requirements, finding the best way to identify and address the health literacy levels of their patients is a critical component ... Read more
Bayer acne drug deemed safe treatment for some women

Bayer acne drug deemed safe treatment for some women

May 17, 2013 8:26 am by | 0 Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Bayer's acne pill Diane 35 and its generic versions are safe to use in certain women when other options have failed, the European Medicines Agency said on ... Read more
Sanofi agrees to reorganize Toulouse research site, not close it

Sanofi agrees to reorganize Toulouse research site, not close it

May 17, 2013 8:19 am by | 0 Comments

PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi said it would overhaul rather than exit its Toulouse research site, as it seeks to break an impasse with the French government which opposed the drugmaker's ... Read more
UC seeks injunction to prevent upcoming strike, but walkout likely

UC seeks injunction to prevent upcoming strike, but walkout likely

May 17, 2013 6:14 am by | 0 Comments

SACRAMENTO -- Facing a possible two-day strike next week by patient care and technical workers, the five large University of California medical centers are starting to cancel elective surgeries that ... Read more
Key stakeholder Teva tries to stay out of limelight in drug controversy

Key stakeholder Teva tries to stay out of limelight in drug controversy

May 17, 2013 5:14 am by | 0 Comments

The recent controversy surrounding the morning-after contraceptive pill called Plan B One-Step has been argued in political, regulatory, and legal circles. But Teva Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which makes the drug and ... Read more
Doctors divided on usefulness of pollen count app for smartphones

Doctors divided on usefulness of pollen count app for smartphones

May 17, 2013 3:37 am by | 0 Comments

Kate O'Reilly's spring allergy survival kit includes the usual stuff -- nasal sprays, allergy pills and a box of tissues. This season, she's added a new weapon to her line ... Read more