The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. The rule proposes to increase payment rates under the IRF Prospective Payment System (PPS) by a projected 1.8 percent -an estimated $120 […]
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BIOTRONIK, a leading manufacturer of implantable cardiac devices and pioneer of wireless remote monitoring technologies, today announced FDA approval of the new Estella and Effecta pacemakers, as well as advanced new features and technologies for the Evia pacemaker family. The Evia family combines the industry’s smallest wireless remote monitoring pacemakers with a decade of […]
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China Institute of Strategy and Management Lanmeng Investment Co., Ltd…
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Compared with 1990, more medical students in 2007 viewed internal medicine as a potentially meaningful career; however, the majority of students are choosing other specialties, according to a report in the April 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
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The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary consistently promotes eye health and regular vision screenings as part of its mission and this month the hospital is highlighting healthy sight during the month of May. May is the Healthy Vision Month, an annual observance established by the National Eye Institute. As part of Healthy Vision […]
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Looking to improve the operational efficiency of clinical trials, drug developers are actively pursuing new strategies that include collaborating with investigative sites in developing protocols and educating patients about trials before they agree to participate, according to a panel of leaders from the research-based drug industry recently convened by the Tufts Center for the…
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The size and shape of the human cerebral cortex, an evolutionary marvel responsible for everything from Shakespeare’s poetry to the atomic bomb, are largely influenced by mutations in a single gene, according to a team of researchers led by the Yale School of Medicine and three other universities…
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The American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), the nation’s leading HIV care provider organization, praised the Pennsylvania State Senate for the passage of legislation sponsored by state Sen. Ted Erickson (R-26) that reduces barriers to routine HIV testing…
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Combining computerized tomography (CT) with fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) images results in significantly more defined tumor outlines and potentially different treatment options in head and neck cancer patients compared to using CT alone, according to research presented at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta…
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Immigrants living less than five years in Canada are less likely than their Canadian-born counterparts to have premature babies regardless of where they live, according to a new study by St. Michael’s Hospital. “Living in poor neighbourhoods has been linked with poor health outcomes, but this study shows that this is not always the case […]
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