German healthcare technology company Siemens will provide $133 million worth of medical technology and equipment to boost the University of Missouri's precision medicine efforts.
Three organizations-Siemens Healthineers, the University of Missouri System and the University of Missouri Health Care-will jointly contribute to the establishment of the Alliance for Precision Health in amounts that could reach $40 million....
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Healthcare technology company Soom has launched a mobile app that provides patients, nurses, and caregivers medical device recall information directly from the device manufacturer and U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The company says it is the first mobile app to close the information gap between the U.S. FDA, manufacturers and medical device users.
We built SoomSafety to help patients and caregivers relying on implanted medical devices and using medical devices at home answer one critic...
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(HEALTHDAY NEWS) -- Riding on the subway alone, especially at off hours, can be a nerve-wracking experience.To help you stay out of harm's way, Hunter College suggests:
Keep purses and backpacks secure at all times.
Do not display money or jewelry in public places.
Never carry a wallet in your back pocket.
Be suspicious of anyone approaching you.
When traveling at off hours, ride in cars with a conductor.
When waiting for a train late at night, stand...
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MONDAY, July 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Two very different studies show that dancing is more than just fun. It can keep your mind sharp and your heart healthy.The first was done in the United Kingdom and published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Researchers pooled results from 11 surveys that included a total of 49,000 people. The investigators compared the health effects of walking and dancing, and found that moderate-intensity dancing was associated with a lower risk of dying...
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MONDAY, July 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Even if you are unlucky enough to carry genes that predispose you to Alzheimer s disease, a healthy lifestyle can minimize that risk, new research shows.The study tracked the genetics, lifestyles and Alzheimer's disease incidence of nearly 200,000 British people over 60 for an average of eight years....
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The company is now asking a subset of customers if theyd be willing to incorporate their lab results, prescription information and medical history, after they ve received the results from the genetic test. 23andMe, which has sold about 10 million at-home DNA testing kits, will be able to access that data if users let the company connect outside medical providers using a third-party medical data network called Human API....
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The Trump administration has withdrawn its proposal to eliminate rebates from government drug plans, a key component of the president’s blueprint to lower prescription drug prices, a White House spokesman confirmed....
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A broad index of stocks around the world pared gains slightly on Thursday as healthcare shares limited Wall Street's rise, while oil prices turned lower on a forecast for weaker demand....
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A trio of for-profit hospitals in Hudson County is again facing criticism for its financial operations, this time from New Jersey s largest healthcare union, which has raised a red flag over the likelihood of dozens of layoffs.The union announced that more than 40 nurses, technicians and other staff would lose their jobs; CarePoint Health System, which operates acute-care facilities in Bayonne, Hoboken and Jersey City, confirmed the layoffs but declined to provide specifics...
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With a well-developed private healthcare sector and reputation as a regional medical tourism hub, Thailand could potentially could tap on these advantages in moving towards a value-based healthcare system....
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