Medical Research News
Focus on the latest clinical studies, reports, findings, programs and standards covering a wide spectrum of medical and health issues. This section highlights research into human populations and includes information about research facilities, funding, resources and public policy.
Innovation and Value Initiative Selects Pharmerit to Construct Foundation of Major Depressive Disorder Value Assessment Model
Health Economics Experts to Work with IVI-convened Advisory Group to Assess and Determine Model Inputs - October 20, 2020 - Innovation and Value Initiative
The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association Announces a Strategic Partnership with Jupiter Orphan Therapeutic
Jupiter Orphan Therapeutics forms strategic partnership with The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association. - October 15, 2020 - Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association
Veralize Device Team Named Semi-Finalist for XPRIZE Rapid COVID-19 Testing
Team made up of 12-15 Molecular Diagnostics, African Biosciences Ltd. and Ahmadu Bello University has been selected as semi-finalist in the XPRIZE Rapid COVID-19 Testing competition. The patented rapid response diagnostic device designed by 12-15 Molecular Diagnostics can detect COVID-19 using saliva samples. By algorithmically analyzing the results with the 12-15 Molecular Diagnostics machine learning system, the test can provide 95% accuracy and early detection, even when there are no symptom - October 13, 2020 - African Biosciences Inc.
Tigerlily Foundation Launches the "My Life is My Legacy" Hero Campaign
Tigerlily Foundation launches the “My Life is My Legacy” Hero campaign to highlight the various ways individuals are impacted by metastatic breast cancer (mBC) and to increase education and awareness in young women. - October 13, 2020 - Tigerlily Foundation
Evon Medics, LLC Has Been Awarded $1.7 Million Grant for the Evaluation of Its Medical Device for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Small business, Evon Medics, LLC today announced that it has been awarded a non-dilutive grant of $1.7 million for its Phase II SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) clinical trials for the development and evaluation of its non-invasive Chemosensory-Based Orbitofrontal Cortex Training (CBOT)... - October 11, 2020 - Evon Medics, LLC
Cayman Receives SBIR Grant for Alzheimer’s Research
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded Cayman Chemical with a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to develop an assay platform and novel antibodies to support the treatment, prevention, and early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other tauopathies. - October 10, 2020 - Cayman Chemical Company
Orthopedic Surgeon and Shoulder Specialist, Benjamin W. Szerlip, DO to Join OrthoNeuro in November 2020
OrthoNeuro announced today that Dr. Ben W. Szerlip, DO, Orthopedic Surgeon, and Shoulder Specialist will join their multi-specialty physician practice in November of 2020. Dr. Szerlip is a board-certified, fellowship-trained Orthopedic Surgeon specializing in all aspects of the shoulder, including... - October 09, 2020 - OrthoNeuro
Helping Students Get Into and Through Physician Assistant School Seems to Have Gotten a Little Easier Thanks to This New Company
The number one most subscribed video producer of PA related content in the world, Adanna Hackett, PA-C (Adanna The PA), has partnered with the industry leading producer of test prep and question banks, Dr. Adam Rosh (Rosh Review) to create a unique and exciting online platform called, Get That C University to help Pre PA Students and PA Students get into and through PA School. - October 06, 2020 - Get That C University
New Book Accuses Science Elites of Suppressing Research Findings They do Not Like
A new book entitled, “Taboo Knowledge: What Leaders of Science, Religion, & Politics Don’t Want You to Know” presents research findings that show the basic tenet of Scientific Materialism is false. The Kindle edition will be free to download October 2, 3, and 4. - October 02, 2020 - The Oaklea Press
Hemanext to Present New Red Blood Cell Research Data at AABB 2020
Four abstracts add to the growing body of evidence supporting hypoxic storage of RBCs. - September 29, 2020 - Hemanext
Global Excel Management Announces Strategic Investment with VITALL Intelligence
Global Excel Management Inc., a leading supplier of global healthcare risk management solutions, announces a strategic investment and partnership with Vitall Intelligence Inc., a Canadian health and technology leader providing subscription-based Personal Health Records services, combined with real-time medical device data - aiming at further advancing the digital health sector. - September 29, 2020 - Global Excel Management
Ambit Inc. Announces the Release of AmbitVPN’s Enduring Digital Privacy on Mac Desktop
As early as 2021, a technique known as Variational Quantum Factoring may enable quantum computers to begin decrypting everything on the internet. AmbitVPN is a new post quantum encryption VPN leveraging WireGuard. It's faster and more secure, protecting your privacy today and tomorrow. Even without this method, quantum computers will decrypt classically encrypted email clients, cloud solutions, and consumer/enterprise VPNs as soon as 2023. AmbitVPN prevents this coming quantum decryption crisis. - September 28, 2020 - Ambit Inc.
Ampersand Capital Partners Acquires American Laboratory Products Company
American Laboratory Products Company, Ltd. (ALPCO), a specialty in vitro diagnostics company, today announced the majority recapitalization of the company by Ampersand Capital Partners. Ampersand’s investment will be used to support ALPCO’s worldwide growth initiatives, including the... - September 21, 2020 - ALPCO
The World Needs Enduring Digital Privacy and Ambit Inc. Has Delivered It
As early as 2021, a technique known as Variational Quantum Factoring may enable quantum computers to begin decrypting everything on the internet. AmbitVPN is a new post quantum encryption VPN leveraging WireGuard. It's faster and more secure, protecting your privacy today and tomorrow. - September 18, 2020 - Ambit Inc.
Techni-Calm Reflex Presents: A Unique Therapy That Can Repair Broken Bones Effectively, Demonstrated on a Female Paraplegic
There have been many articles written saying there is no proof that reflex points exist. Darlene Vouama has proven, through years of research, that reflex points exist and can correct an injured body effectively and painlessly. - September 17, 2020 - Techni-Calm Reflex
Ann I. Jewell Recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide
Ann I. Jewell of Shelby, North Carolina has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2020 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding achievements and contributions for over 30 years in the field of clinical research. About Ann I. Jewell Ann Jewell is the... - September 15, 2020 - Strathmore Worldwide
Innovation and Value Initiative’s Next Value Assessment Model to Address Major Depressive Disorder Interventions
First-of-Its-Kind Depression Model to be Informed by Input from Diverse Advisory Group - September 09, 2020 - Innovation and Value Initiative
Study Points to a New Unexplored Therapeutic Target for C9ORF72-mediated ALS
A novel discovery from scientists at the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) is the first to indicate that asymmetric di-methylation of arginine could be a promising target for ALS therapies. - September 09, 2020 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
Paras Biopharmaceuticals Finland Oy Joins PSL Alliance and Its Global Membership to Promote Worldwide Reach Out for Paras’ Bioprocess Enzymes
Paras Biopharmaceuticals Finland Oy (Paras Biopharma) is pleased to announce that it is now a member of the Pivotal Scientific Limited (PSL) Alliance, a network of companies operating within the biotechnology market. As part of the Company’s portfolio of microbial products, technologies and... - September 08, 2020 - Paras Biopharmaceuticals Finland Oy
New York Health Welcomes Family Practice Physician
New York Health (NYHealth) is proud to announce that board-certified family practice physician, Michael J. DiGiovanna D.O., CPI will be joining its team of dedicated physicians. Dr. DiGiovanna will be practicing at 1061 North Broadway, Second Floor, North Massapequa, NY... - September 01, 2020 - New York Health
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center Only Facility in the Rocky Mountain Region to Offer FDA Approved Bone Anchored Prosthesis
Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center is among only a handful in the nation and the only facility in the Rocky Mountain region to offer amputees an FDA approved innovative new prosthetic option. Osseointegration is a surgical procedure that allows a prosthesis to anchor directly to bone by inserting a metal implant into the bone that then attaches directly to a prosthesis. For many patients with above knee amputations, this new method provides dramatic improvement in physical functioning. - August 27, 2020 - Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Summer Camps Successfully Prevented and Mitigated COVID-19 Transmission, Says New CDC Study
Results Demonstrate Successful Operation of Overnight Summer Camps with Use of Layered, Evidence-Based Strategies - August 26, 2020 - American Camp Association
New eClinical Platform Strategic Analysis & Competitive Landscape Report
Survey Quantifies eClinical Platform Use and Satisfaction and Identifies Dramatic Perceptual Changes - August 26, 2020 - Life Science Strategy Group, LLC
Canadian Alternative Bands Life is Changed with MDMA
The song is about vocalist: Alex Badgers' first experience with MDMA. Alex explains that her boyfriend and her stayed up all night dancing in their living room in each other's arms, the relationship troubles melted as the moment took hold. - August 25, 2020 - Poor Traits
Swedish Medical Center Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients
American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Award recognizes high standards of patient care. - August 21, 2020 - Swedish Medical Center
Grants Available for Undergraduate Students Seeking Research Experience
Cayman Biomedical Research Institute (CABRI) is now accepting applications from undergraduate students who have been offered an unpaid laboratory research position under an accredited principal investigator. Applications will be accepted until September 20, 2020, for awards to be distributed by November 2, 2020. Grants range from $2,000 - $5,000 and may be awarded as individual or group grants. - August 19, 2020 - Cayman Chemical Company
Cayman and GenScript Partner to Offer Neoantigen Profiling and Synthesis Expertise
Cayman and GenScript have come together to create a complete package of neoantigen discovery services. Through combined efforts, MHC-associated peptides are identified and verified as immunogenic to guide peptide synthesis for vaccine development. “Cayman provides a complete workflow enabling... - August 15, 2020 - Cayman Chemical Company
Swedish Medical Center Offers Colorado’s Longest Running Robotic Heart Surgery Program for Mitral Valve Patients
The robotic procedure is minimally invasive and provides an alternative to traditional open-heart surgery. - August 13, 2020 - Swedish Medical Center
DynaMed® Founder Launches Computable Publishing LLC
Computable Publishing LLC is a new company with a mission to enable standard-based machine-interpretable expression of healthcare and scientific research. The founder makes a grand mission change 25 years after creating DynaMed® which scaled to provide curated evidence and guidance at the point of care to more than a million clinicians. Computable Publishing will make science machine-interpretable to enable artificial intelligence and much greater efficiency of reporting scientific results. - August 13, 2020 - Computable Publishing LLC
New Study Highlights Exciting Potential of Umbilical Cord Tissue to Treat COVID-19
COVID-19 patients administered with Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) from cord tissue all recover from disease. - Cord tissue cells shown to promote tissue repair and regeneration and support normal function of immune system. - Insception Lifebank is Canada’s first and largest cord blood... - August 07, 2020 - Insception
THROMBOLEX™ Inc. First Patient Enrolled in the RESCUE Trial for Treatment of Acute Submassive Pulmonary Embolism
THROMBOLEX™ Inc. has announced that it has enrolled the first patient in its pivotal RESCUE trial for the treatment of patients with acute submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) using the BASHIR® Endovascular Catheter, under an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) from the FDA. RESCUE is a... - August 06, 2020 - Thrombolex, Inc.
NuSight Medical Establishes Medical Advisory Board
NuSight Medical announced today the formation of a Medical Advisory Board, with leading experts in research, education and clinical management of dry eye and ocular surface disease. - August 04, 2020 - NuSight Medical
The Black Women’s Health Imperative & The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses Partner to Address Maternal Mortality Among Black Women
Today, the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) announced its partnership with the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) to lay the groundwork necessary to develop a patient-centered, values-based implicit bias curriculum that incorporates the lived... - July 29, 2020 - Black Women's Health Imperative
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Teams with Tigerlily Foundation for #InclusionPledge to Ensure Equity for Black Women
Largest scientific conference dedicated solely to breast cancer research and treatment takes #InclusionPledge to improve healthcare equity and access for women of color - July 21, 2020 - Tigerlily Foundation
IVI Announces Grant to National Health Council, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions to Improve Value Assessment
Goal: Identify Areas of Consensus to Ultimately Make the Value Assessment Process Useful to Those Who Receive and Pay for Care - July 20, 2020 - Innovation and Value Initiative
Swedish Medical Center Participates in Major International Stroke Study
Research shows promising results for drug which extends the treatment time for stroke patients. - July 19, 2020 - Swedish Medical Center
Crytur Opens a US Branch
CRYTUR spol s.r.o. announces the opening of a US branch in Boston, MA to provide enhanced support to a rapidly expanding field of North American customers. The US company, Crytur USA, will offer the same high quality products, services and technical support as their customers came to expect from... - July 11, 2020 - Crytur USA
THROMBOLEX™ Inc. Receives $3 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant from the NIH to Fund the RESCUE Trial
Thrombolex™ Inc. has announced that it was awarded a $3 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) section of the NIH to fund their pivotal RESCUE trial under an IDE for the treatment of up to 125 patients with acute,... - July 07, 2020 - Thrombolex, Inc.
New York Health Welcomes Nephrologist to Practice
New York Health is pleased to announce Badamkhand Baatarkhuu, MD has joined their nephrology team and will be practicing at 2500 NY-347 #14a, Stony Brook, NY 11790. nyhealth.com/new-york-health-welcomes-nephrologist-to-practice/ Dr. Baatarkhuu has a special interest in peritoneal dialysis,... - July 07, 2020 - New York Health
R3 International Now Offering Stem Cell Therapy for Coronavirus in Mexico
R3 Stem Cell International is now offering stem cell therapy for coronavirus patients at its first rate Center in Tijuana, Mexico. Several treatment options are available that include up to 200 million stem cells, with pricing starting at only $2975. A growing body of research out of Europe,... - June 30, 2020 - R3 Stem Cell
Enago Announces a Unique Collaboration with International Medical Information to Support Medical and Healthcare Writing
Enago language services are now available to medical and healthcare professionals. - June 20, 2020 - Crimson Interactive
HCA Healthcare/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center Achieves Healthgrades 2020 Patient Safety Excellence Award for the Second Year in a Row
Swedish Medical Center in the top 5% in the Nation for Patient Safety - June 17, 2020 - Swedish Medical Center
National Patient Advocacy Organizations Band Together for #InclusionPledge to Ensure Equity for Black Women
National breast cancer patient advocacy organizations frustrated by the lack of measurable action taken to improve healthcare equity and access for women of color, come together to sign the #InclusionPledge. - June 11, 2020 - Tigerlily Foundation
Thalassaemia International Federation and Hemanext® Inc. Announce New Strategic Alliance
Organizations create partnership to support the needs of people living with hemoglobin disorders. - June 11, 2020 - Hemanext
New Jersey Cancer & Blood Specialists Welcomes Giuseppe Condemi, MD, Ph.D.
New Jersey Cancer & Blood Specialists is pleased to announce Giuseppe Condemi, MD, Ph.D. has joined the practice. Dr. Condemi has been a hematologist and medical oncologist for over twenty years. He will be practicing at locations in Hackensack and Rutherford. Dr. Condemi recently received FDA... - June 09, 2020 - New Jersey Cancer & Blood Specialists
Curatio Leads Supercluster Project to Help Keep Patients Healthy at Home and End Loneliness
The Digital Technology Supercluster announced today their co-investment of $1.4M in a new project that will help keep patients healthy, connected and supported at home. The Stronger Together: Social Infrastructure for Community Health project will combine a private social network that uses AI,... - June 05, 2020 - Curatio
Vascular BioSciences Announces New Preclinical Research Results Demonstrating Improved Pulmonary Hypertension and Sepsis Survival with CAR Peptide
CEO of Vascular BioSciences, David Mann, makes connection between current research and COVID-19 applications. - June 05, 2020 - Vascular BioSciences, Inc
AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc. Announces a Ground-Breaking Alternative to Antibiotics
The AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc. Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory strips 1. Immediately resolve the very infection (including antibiotic-resistant bacteria), which its color indicator has detected; 2. AB BIO compound also immediately addresses inflammation at the site, thus suppressing pain, swelling, and discomfort. - June 03, 2020 - AB BIOINNOVATIONS, Inc.
Kaycha Labs Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer to Support Rapid Growth
Kaycha Labs, LLC, the nationwide leader in cannabis and hemp testing, announced today the appointment of Andrew Varga as Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Varga, a marketing veteran of over 30 years has led marketing initiatives for companies such as Brown Forman Corporation, Papa John’s Pizza and... - May 30, 2020 - Kaycha Labs
Black Women's Health Imperative Announces New Rare Disease Diversity Coalition
First-Of-Its Kind Coalition Will Convene Healthcare Leaders to Address the Extraordinary Challenges Faced by Minorities with a Rare Disease - May 29, 2020 - Black Women's Health Imperative