Device to reduce spread of airborne viruses on planes invented by 17 year old
Commercial airplanes have pretty efficient air filtration systems, but could they be improved with the help of a teenager?
Is Ebola an outbreak or an epidemic? What’s the difference?
With the crisis in West Africa killing more than 8,000 people and some cases being brought to the U.S., everyone is talking about Ebola – but should we refer to it as an outbreak or an epidemic? And what’s a pandemic for that matter? There is a difference, and what it really comes down to […]
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Transforming Patient Care: The Role of AI-Powered Assistants
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Flu vaccine developer Medicago gets $3.8M milestone for RTP facility
New flu vaccines made from tobacco plants could soon be made in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Vaccine company Medicago has received a $3.8 million milestone payment for its progress toward completing its new vaccine facility.
Medicare cuts expected to wound nonprofit hospitals (Morning Read)
The 0.4 percent Medicare reduction in inpatient hospital rates for fiscal 2011 will hit nonprofits harder than their for-profit counterparts, according to Moody's Investors Service.
Morning Read: Did WHO waste millions in public money on H1N1?
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: WHO are you? For its H1N1 flu pandemic preparation plan, the World Health Organization was advised by scientists who’d done work for drug companies that stood to benefit from the recommendations, a new report says. And a second report could also be damaging […]
Morning Read: Will health reform hammer corporate finances?
Highlights of the important and the interesting from the world of healthcare: Will health reform hammer corporate finances? A casual observer might see recent news that numerous companies will take financial hits from the health reform law and conclude that reform unnecessarily penalizes business. AT&T led the way, saying it’d take a $1 billion charge […]
The Funding Model for Cancer Innovation is Broken — We Can Fix It
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
Meridian Bioscience shares rebound a bit after bad news
Updated 4:34 p.m. Shares of Meridian Bioscience Inc. rebounded a bit Thursday–a day after the Cincinnati diagnostic test maker cut its sales and earnings outlook for the fiscal year ending in September, sending its shares down 15 percent. Meridian shares rose 50 cents, or 2.5 percent, to $20.58 Thursday on the Nasdaq Stock Market. On […]
Night Read (Ohio): Third Frontier voter campaign gearing up
An information session about a campaign to get the $700 million Ohio Third Frontier bond issue passed by voters in May will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at the Holiday Inn, Independence.
The “Cadillac” tax lives: MedCity Morning Read, Jan. 15
Union leaders, Congressional Democrats and the Obama administration reached a deal that would lessen and delay the impact of the Cadillac tax on workers and would reduce the amount of revenue collected. Where that "lost" revenue will be collected could be bad news for the health industry.
Drawbacks of the ‘Cadillac’ tax: MedCity Morning Read, Jan. 8, 2010
Upon closer examination, there are several problems with the so-called "Cadillac" tax of high-deductible health plans. Not the least of which is that it's unlikely to control costs, many experts say.
Health Executives on Digital Transformation in Healthcare
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
And Ben Nelson makes 60: MedCity Morning Read, Dec. 21, 2009
After securing the vote of Nebraska's Ben Nelson, health overhaul proponents are "right on the one-yard line" and appear to have the votes necessary to pass the Senate health bill, according to presidential advisor David Axelord.
The end of VC tax breaks? Don’t bet on it: MedCity Morning Read, Dec. 16, 2009
Will populist anger at what President Obama calls "fat-cat" bankers turn the tide against the generally well-compensated venture capital, private equity and hedge fund industries? With Obama's economic advisers consisting chiefly of Wall Street insiders and free-market acolytes, don't bet on it.
Ohio Third Frontier to make $17 million in biomedical, medical imaging grants next year — MedCity Evening Read, Dec. 14, 2009
The Ohio Third Frontier program plans to award $17 million next year to companies developing biomedical and medical imaging technologies, according to a request for proposal posted at its Web site.
Some doctors just say ‘No’ to H1N1 vaccine: MedCity Morning Read, Nov. 24, 2009
It's not just Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh who are spreading fear about the safety of the H1N1 vaccine; some doctors are advising their patients to avoid the vaccine.
Process – not product – innovation is the key to transforming health care: MedCity Morning Read, Nov. 23, 2009
Dr. Devi Shetty, who gained renown as Mother Theresa's heart surgeon in the early 1990s, founded a cardiology hospital in India that charges $2,000, on average, for open-heart surgery, compared with hospitals in the U.S. that are paid between $20,000 and $100,000, depending on the complexity of the surgery.