(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 ...
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Remember back in the fall of 2011 when GE committed $1 billion to cancer research and development? A new video put out by the GE Global Research Center commemorating National ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Telecomm giant Qualcomm Technologies Inc. is no stranger to the world of connected health, but its interest in healthcare actually reaches much further than that.Today, Qualcomm CTO Matt Grob was ...
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NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is exploring a sale of its blood glucose meters business, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on ...
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Angeline Jolie’s disclosure of her double mastectomy has drawn the mainstream media’s attention to genetic testing, a recent medical advancement with huge, albeit challenging, implications.Many experts predict that genetic testing ...
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South Carolina is joining the ranks of Massachusetts and New York in formalizing a partnership that could benefit local biomedical and health IT companies by allowing them to tap into ...
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PARIS (Reuters) - France's Carmat has won approval to proceed with the first human implantations of its artificial heart in four countries, the company said on Tuesday, sending its shares ...
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By Mike Dunkley and Mark WestThe field of diagnostic testing is going through a quiet revolution. Healthcare reform’s emphasis on results-driven medicine has put a greater urgency on early and ...
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(Reuters) - Medical device maker C.R. Bard Inc will pay about $48.3 million to resolve allegations it made illegal payments to hospitals and physicians to entice them to buy its ...
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Lately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seems to be doing a bit of re-branding: A new Patient Network site is anchoring a push for more patient engagement in the ...
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In recent years, biomedical engineers have started to learn how to grow replacement body parts from living cells. Now, Princeton University engineers have pushed the concept further, with a project ...
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Call it the furriest cancer diagnostic. University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, Penn Medicine and Monell Chemical Senses Center are collaborating to train dogs to detect ovarian cancer using ...
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Researchers attach viral hitmen to surfaces to demonstrate a new possibility in antibacterial defense for catheters and other medical devices. Medical implants like catheters and pacemakers can be a hotspot ...
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