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Medtronic seeks reversal of appeals court’s decision in patent case

Medtronic seeks reversal of appeals court’s decision in patent case

May 20, 2013 9:41 am by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic Inc over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when ... Read more
37th time the charm? Not likely, as U.S. House votes again to repeal Obamacare

37th time the charm? Not likely, as U.S. House votes again to repeal Obamacare

May 16, 2013 7:00 pm by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on Thursday in a symbolic move aimed as much at healing internal ... Read more
ONC backs $40K app challenge for improving cancer care transitions

ONC backs $40K app challenge for improving cancer care transitions

May 15, 2013 6:17 pm by | 0 Comments

The National Cancer Institute and the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT are throwing down $40,000 in an innovation challenge to encourage app developers to step and brainstorm ideas ... Read more
Is an Office of mHealth the best thing about the bill creating an Office of mHealth?

Is an Office of mHealth the best thing about the bill creating an Office of mHealth?

May 12, 2013 9:30 am by | 1 Comments

Version 2.0 of a plan to create an Office of mHealth in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should be out soon. The office of U.S. Rep. Mike Honda, Silicon ... Read more
FDA approves Glaxo/Theravance drug for COPD lung disease

FDA approves Glaxo/Theravance drug for COPD lung disease

May 10, 2013 11:35 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a condition often associated with smoking that can include emphysema, chronic bronchitis, ... Read more
Medicare delays pilot program to expand hospice care

Medicare delays pilot program to expand hospice care

May 9, 2013 5:51 am by | 0 Comments

Despite a three-year-old order from Congress, Medicare has yet to begin an experiment to expand hospice services to allow beneficiaries to continue potentially lifesaving treatments to see if it would ... Read more
U.S. makes data available on wide disparity in hospital charges

U.S. makes data available on wide disparity in hospital charges

May 8, 2013 12:59 pm by | 0 Comments

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. hospital charges for the same procedure vary widely, in some cases by tens of thousands of dollars, even within a particular town or city, according to ... Read more
Info packets don’t help people take ER meds

Info packets don’t help people take ER meds

May 8, 2013 10:41 am by | 0 Comments

In a test of services geared toward making sure patients took their prescribed medications after leaving the emergency room, none made a difference, a large new study suggests. Based on ... Read more
FDA strengthens warnings on tanning beds to reduce cancer risk

FDA strengthens warnings on tanning beds to reduce cancer risk

May 6, 2013 2:33 pm by | 0 Comments

Washington (Reuters) - Tanning beds and sunlamps will be required to carry stronger warning labels under new regulations proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which is also recommending ... Read more
FDA warns shorter name of new Roche cancer drug may cause confusion

FDA warns shorter name of new Roche cancer drug may cause confusion

May 6, 2013 11:01 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator warned on Monday that using a shorter name for Roche's new breast cancer drug Kadcyla may lead to the treatment being confused with an ... Read more
Obamacare is on the horizon, but will enough people sign up?

Obamacare is on the horizon, but will enough people sign up?

May 6, 2013 6:59 am by | 0 Comments

Healthcare reform should be the signature Democratic achievement of President Barack Obama's presidency. But with "Obamacare" five months from show time, Democrats are worried about whether enough Americans will sign ... Read more
FDA approves Merck combination cholesterol lowering pill

FDA approves Merck combination cholesterol lowering pill

May 3, 2013 3:44 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a Merck & Co cholesterol lowering pill that combines a generic version of Pfizer Inc's Lipitor with its own Zetia, Merck ... Read more
NIMH will drop widely used psychiatry manual

NIMH will drop widely used psychiatry manual

May 3, 2013 3:16 pm by | 0 Comments

Just weeks before the American Psychiatric Association is expected to publish its new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, the director of National Institute ... Read more
Health IT CEO: Physicians shouldn’t wait to be reimbursed before offering telehealth

Health IT CEO: Physicians shouldn’t wait to be reimbursed before offering telehealth

May 3, 2013 12:21 pm by | 0 Comments

Telehealthis seen as an expedient way to improve access to healthcare through telephone calls to email and video interactions to support health education for patients and professionals, long distance clinical ... Read more
Medicare seeks to limit number of seniors placed in hospital observation care

Medicare seeks to limit number of seniors placed in hospital observation care

May 3, 2013 6:26 am by | 0 Comments

Medicare officials have proposed changes in hospital admission rules that they say will curb the rising number of beneficiaries who are placed in observation care but are not admitted, making ... Read more