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Walmart Invites America to a Free Health Check-Up Saturday, Oct. 15

Oct 13, 2016

Walmart Wellness Day is the largest single-day health event in the nation For a four hour period on Oct. 15, nearly everyone in America will have access to free health screenings, education, services and products as Walmart stores ...

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HMD Devices Stir up Pro VR Application Market

Jun 1, 2016

While a number of consumer virtual reality (VR) applications for games and video have been developed in 2016, the introduction of more head-mounted display (HMD) VR devices has also brought new aspects to the professional VR application ...

Tags: VR devices, HMD devices

Promotion of Remote Medicare to Boost Smart Wearables in Japan

Dec 16, 2015

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has liberally interpreted remote medical care services by eliminating many restrictive definitions, allowing physiological measurements by smart wearable devices to be used as reference data by ...

Tags: Smart Wearables, Medical Care

Medtronic Spends $4.4 Million Settling Country-of-Origin Lawsuit

Apr 7, 2015

Medtronic made no admission of guilt in the settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, which claimed Medtronic misled the military about the origin of its medical devices. Chris Newmarker Medtronic will pay $4.4 million to settle a ...

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A Chance for Taiwan to Become a Major Center for Global Iot Applications

Jan 22, 2015

Taiwan’s technology industry, being a major design and manufacturing base for the global IT industry, is now stepping up efforts developing Internet of Things (IoT) and smart city applications and therefore Taiwan has a chance to ...

Tags: retailing, building, campus, Electrical

Elizabeth Holmes Portrayed as a Sort of Steve Jobs for The Life Sciences

Dec 15, 2014

When we first reported on Elizabeth Holmes, the 30-year-old CEO of the secretive blood-testing firm Theranos, we hadn’t heard much about her. Now, she’s seemingly everywhere. A recent New Yorker article was likely the longest ...

Tags: Superstar, blood-testing, Health

The Study of St. Jude Heart Sensor Cuting Readmission Rate

Nov 21, 2014

A miniaturized heart-failure monitor recently acquired by St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, MN) from an Atlanta-based startup named CardioMEMS reduced 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients over 65, according to an analysis of the ...

Tags: Heart Sensor, Readmission Rate

Medtronic Isn't The Only Medtech Company Facing Criticism

Aug 18, 2014

Medtronic isn’t the only medtech company facing criticism over potentially moving its headquarters overseas. Hospira is also taking flak—even though it is only rumored so far to be in talks with French company Danone for a ...

Tags: Hospira, Health, Medicine

The FDA Has Approved a Non-Invasive Test for Colorectal Cancer

Aug 15, 2014

People over 50, rejoice! The FDA has approved a non-invasive test for colorectal cancer, and it may not take years to obtain. Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist David Ahlquist co-invented the test, Cologuard, which detects the presence of ...

Tags: FDA, Health, Medicine

People Who Use Tobacco Will Be Able to Charge up to 50 Percent More Than Non-Smokers

Jun 9, 2014

People might think that the e- cigarette is a safe alternative to cigarettes , but that insurance companies do not agree . Age , geographic location , and three ares of other family size : in determining the premium of someone , use of ...

Tags: e-cigarette, cigarette, e cigarette

How Much of Walmart's Revenue Comes From Its Shoppers's Food Stamps

Apr 22, 2014

How much of Walmart's revenue comes from its shoppers' food stamps? The store isn't required to say. But a January Court of Appeals ruling could change that. If the unanimous decision by the Eighth Circuit's panel of three judges holds, the ...

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There Are Plenty of Ingenious Devices Included as Finalists in Medical Excellence Awards.

Apr 17, 2014

From a zipper-like wound closure device that can be peeled off at home to a telemedicine robot, there are plenty of ingenious devices included as finalists in this year's Medical Design Excellence Awards. It is worth noting, however, that ...

Tags: Reshaping Medtech, Health, Medicine

Shares of Humana Went up as Estimates of The 2015 Payment Rate Reduction Estimates

Feb 28, 2014

Shares of Humana, UnitedHealth, Aetna and others went up Monday as estimates of the 2015 payment rate reduction estimates appeared to land closer to 4 percent than to the initial expectations around 7 percent or even deeper. Shares of ...

Tags: Medicare reimbursement cuts, Health&Medicine, pay health plans

Today's Headlines Include Continuing Coverage of Medicare Advantage Payment Rates

Feb 27, 2014

Today's headlines include continuing coverage of Medicare Advantage payment rates, as well as a range of stories about the health law's Medicaid expansion and online insurance marketplaces. Kaiser Health News: Impact Of Medicare ...

Tags: Medicare Advantage, Obama Administration, Medicare Data, Obamacare

Medicare Advantage Is The Managed Care Program

Feb 27, 2014

Medicare Advantage is the managed care program, run by private insurance companies, for seniors and disabled people. Politico: Major Spending Cut Proposed For Medicare Advantage An annual notice released Friday after the markets closed ...

Tags: Health Care, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Seniors

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