A new revolutionized healthcare sector is committed towards the development of personalized medicines globally and is authorizing resources and corresponding organization changes. Research shows a profound analysis for the market growth with potential promising prospects in the industry. This will help with cost savings, patient compliance and drug safety. With early detection of diseases and [...]
A group of researchers followed 15,000 initially healthy Canadians for more than 10 years to see if universal access to health care meant that the rich and poor were both likely to stay healthy. The results are astonishing. The researchers ran this data two different ways in the study. High Income patients vs. Low Income [...]
The 2011 Affordable Care Act is facing a variety of legal challenges by many who say this is unconstitutional. Experts say that the U.S. Supreme Court will have to settle this debate that could derail much of the effort to cover this countrys uninured citizens. In the meantime, The Department of Health and Human Services [...]
Information such as diagnoses, lab tests, and prescriptions are a big challenge for doctors, hospitals, and patients. Many healthcare providers still utilize direct mail or fax to exchange this information. The new “Direct Project” is working to bring healthcare to the level of computer technology. This will improve patient care and will cut costs by [...]
The Federal Government underpays hospitals for treating Medicaid and Medicare Patients. This has been a familiar formula for years. Most Institutions are unable to even cover their costs with these payments. Private health Insurers are charged extra to make up for the shortfalls so that they are able to treat the uninsured. This forces Insurance [...]
In London, experts have found that the cancer drug used for breast cancer patients could keep new tumors away for more than four years. The found that patients who have received Herceptin – the ‘wonderdrug’ in 2005, are still less likely to have the tumors recur. Usually breast cancer patients have the surgery to remove [...]
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, formerly named Children’s Miracle Network has announced today a new name and brand for its efforts in the US. They have added the word “hospitals” to the name as they are partnered with Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare. Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare has been a Children’s Miracle Hospital participant since 1992. Funds [...]
About 5 billion cellphones are in constant use throughout the world today. Studies have been conducted to associate brain tumors to the use of cell phones. This study has produced inconsistent results. Some studies show increased risk, but still no real evidence says that it is cellphone related. A team of scientist compared how cellphone [...]
During a recent study, Canadian researchers gave 21 patients that had previously been treated with chemotherapy advanced cancer capsules containing the synthetic form of THC, Cannabis. The findings were that 73% of the patients who took these capsules for 18 days reported an increase in appetite. This study was compared to the cancer patients who [...]
Nektar is part of the health care sector and drugs industry that has a market cap of $1.1 billion. As of Wednesday close of trading, shares are down 24.1% for the year. This Clinical-Stage Biopharmaceutical Company focuses on developing a pipeline of drug candidates that will utilize its PEGylation and polymer conjugate technology platforms. Nektars [...]
