The computing giant recently obtained a pair of new patents, one related to hover touch sensors and the other an integrated heart rate monitor that might be included in some of the company's 2014 product launches. The cardiac sensor can be ...
For the medtech industry, 2014 is unlikely to be a year full of surprises as companies grapple with a health care market wary of big-ticket procedures and items. The largest gains will likely involve digital health and other technologies ...
MD Buyline announced today the availability of SmartMatchTM as a value-added enhancement to its Buyline Recall TrackerTM recall management solution. SmartMatch helps healthcare providers ensure patient safety and mitigate risks by focusing ...
ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA) announced today that its acquisition of Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Eastern) was completed effective January 1, 2014. Eastern's shareholders overwhelmingly approved the transaction at a special ...
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MEDNAX, Inc., (NYSE: MD) today announced the acquisition of Summit Anesthesia Associates, P.A., a physician group practice primarily based in Summit, New Jersey. The practice will become part of MEDNAX's American Anesthesiology division and ...
Reportbuyer.com just published a new market research report: China Healthcare Industry IT Solution 2013-2017 Forecast and Analysis This IDC study analyzes the current and future development trends in the IT market in China's healthcare ...
A Virginia Mason study aimed at better understanding what patients mean when they describe their health care experience has identified 35 positive, negative and neutral emotion words that have clear, consistent meanings for patients, ...
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As a preeminent expert in the field of obesity surgery, board-certified bariatric surgeon Michael Feiz, M.D., F.A.C.S, has personally seen the physical, emotional and financial toll that obesity takes on his patients. As a matter of fact, ...
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By Kirsty Oswald, medwireNews Reporter Results from a German national health survey indicate that asthma patients with multiple comorbidities are at increased risk for unplanned hospital admissions. The findings also confirm that ...
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Stryker has signed a definitive agreement to acquire surgical safety system maker Patient Safety Technologies for a total of $120m or $2.22 per common share in an all cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to be completed during ...
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Biosign Technologies is pleased to announce the execution of a Share Purchase Agreement under which it has agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Saint John NB based IBL Internet Business Logic, a practice management ...
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In an early indication of lay opinions on research with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which are stem cells made from skin or other tissues, a new study by bioethicists at Johns Hopkins University indicates that despite some ...
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Posted in Electronic Components by Qmed Staff on December 30, 2013 MC10 (Cambridge, MA) has announced that it has obtained $19.8 million in new equity funding for its bendable electronics technology. Earlier in December, the company ...
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The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress (F4CP), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about the value of chiropractic care, promotes the findings of a new study, "Perspectives of older adults on co-management of low ...
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MD Now Medical Centers, the fastest growing Urgent Care company in Florida today announced the opening of its newest urgent care in Sunrise, Florida at the corner of West Oakland Park and Nob Hill Road. This latest facility to open ...
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