Three states added naturopathic medicine as a regulated healthcare practice in the past year: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. Legislation to regulate naturopathic medicine is pending in North Carolina. Today, there are approximately 6,000 licensed...
U.S. Representative Frank LoBiondo announced Friday a new Veterans Affairs clinic is coming to Cape May County. “We have a commitment from the VA — the money is in place — that Cape May County is going to have a new clinic,” LoBiondo, R-2nd, said at the...
WASHINGTON — The future of military health care is likely to see significant changes in the next decade. The use of Virtual Health will help Army Medicine respond to the future operating environment, in which there may be a lack of air superiority, a wide range...
Three Americans won a Nobel Prize on Monday for discovering key genetic “gears” of the body’s 24-hour biological clock, the mechanism best known for causing jet lag when it falls out of sync. SOURCE:...
Nevada’s University Medical Center was grappling Monday with an influx of patients after a gunman opened fire on a Las Vegas country music festival Sunday night, killing more than 50 people and injuring more than 500 in what is one of the deadliest mass shootings in...
When it comes to living a long life, Hawaii is the place to be. Beyond the beaches, idyllic balmy weather and laid-back vibe, the state also has, it turns out, the most efficient health-care system in the U.S., according to data compiled by Bloomberg. SOURCE:...
STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of implantable lenses and companion delivery systems for the eye, today announced the appointment of Scott D. Barnes M.D. as Chief Medical Officer, a newly created position. Dr....
PickPoint, a division of Maxor National Pharmacy Services, LLC (Maxor), was awarded Authorization to Operate certification from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) for PickPoint’s IntelePharmacy Will Call System (WCS) and Remote Dispensing System (RDS). This...
The Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of new treatment options for patients suffering from conditions such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis is the latest recognition of a nascent prescription drug sector known as biosimilars. The...
The VA is expected to award a contract to Cerner in the next month to develop a new electronic health record system. SOURCE: https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2017/10/02/veteran-affairs-cerner-ehr-system-deal-close.html?hl=en&ned=us
With Tom Price’s resignation Friday as Health and Human Services secretary, the job of running the department falls to Don Wright, whom President Trump has named acting secretary. So who is Don Wright? SOURCE:...
When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued new guidance earlier this month on how companies who handle human cells, tissues and cellular and tissue-based products should report problems to the agency, it was a recognition that the medical industry is heading...
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