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- Evidence of Innovation: Specia...
Walter E. Washington Convention Cen...
Tuesday, October 13 at 10:30am - Webinar - Focus on Innovation:
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Tuesday, March 10 at 12:00pm - MEDTEC Europe 2009
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Tuesday, March 3 at 10:30am
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Now, dissolving dressing for wounds
A revolutionary new wound dressing, developed at Tel Aviv University, can not only speed up the healing process of antibiotics but can dissolve when
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A revolutionary new wound dressing, developed at Tel Aviv University, can not only speed up the healing process of antibiotics but can dissolve when
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Body tissue scheme spurred by profits
Sarah Avery Oct. 10, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- It's illegal to buy
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Sarah Avery Oct. 10, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- It's illegal to buy
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InHealth (Institute for Health Technology Studies) This October, InHealth brings together experts in health policy, economic research, and innovation to explore how reform—from comparative effectiveness research to electronic medical records—may alter the product development landscape for medical device companies. Will health policy be as innovative as the industry it ...seeks to regulate? Or will technology innovation be stifled by reform? You be the jury; come and judge for yourself at a special one-day Symposium in conjunction with AdvaMed 2009. http://tinyurl.com/ydcghx5
Time:10:30AM Tuesday, October 13th
Location:Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC
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Researchers Make Insulin-Producing Cells From Adult Skin Cells
MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Using skin cells from people with type 1 diabetes, researchers were able to produce cells that made insulin in res
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MONDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Using skin cells from people with type 1 diabetes, researchers were able to produce cells that made insulin in res
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Stem cells may offer promise for damaged hearts
(CNN) -- In a field largely still in its infancy, scientists are making headway toward using stem cells to treat heart ailments. The FDA regulates
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(CNN) -- In a field largely still in its infancy, scientists are making headway toward using stem cells to treat heart ailments. The FDA regulates
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Scientists Find Heart Stem Cells
Scientists have identified a cardiac stem cell that gives rise to all of the major cell types in the human heart. The find opens the way to using pati
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Scientists have identified a cardiac stem cell that gives rise to all of the major cell types in the human heart. The find opens the way to using pati
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Team works on better joint replacements
Jun. 29, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Grandpa's artificial metal joint might become a thing of
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Jun. 29, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Grandpa's artificial metal joint might become a thing of
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A promising niche for nanotech
Jun. 21, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- CAMBRIDGE, MASS. In a cluster of rather drab buil
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Jun. 21, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- CAMBRIDGE, MASS. In a cluster of rather drab buil
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InHealth (Institute for Health Technology Studies) Duke Study Finds Total Knee Replacements Increase Mobility and Motor Skills in Older Patients
InHealth - Duke Study Finds Total Knee Replacements Increase Mobility and Motor Skills in Older Pati
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Findings demonstrate the positive impact of surgery on health-related quality-of-life outcomes and maintenance of independent lifestyles
InHealth (Institute for Health Technology Studies) Researchers Present Preliminary Findings from InHealth-Funded Obstructive Sleep Apnea Study...
InHealth - Researchers Present Preliminary Findings from InHealth-Funded Obstructive Sleep Apnea Stu
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Supported by a grant fromInHealth, a team of researchers fromNorthwestern UniversityandStanford Universityrecently gave aposter presentation on their preliminary findings about the value of technology for diagnosing and treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). ...
InHealth (Institute for Health Technology Studies) InHealth Executive Director Martyn Howgill sat down in the studio with Westwood One radio host Jim Bohannon to discuss healthcare reform under the Obama administration. The wide-ranging interview discussed the effects of uninsured Americans on the country, different healthcare reform models, the budget for comparative ...effectiveness research, the importance of electronic medical records, and how medical technology is changing the future of medicine.
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A promising niche for nanotech
Jun. 21, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- CAMBRIDGE, MASS. In a cluster of rather drab buil
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Jun. 21, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- CAMBRIDGE, MASS. In a cluster of rather drab buil
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InHealth (Institute for Health Technology Studies) Read InHealth's comment on the recent Wall Street Journal article "Push to Compare Treatments Worries Drug, Device Makers"
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The White House is pushing for research comparing medical treatment effectiveness. But drug and device makers worry the findings will be used to limit patients' options.
The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) held a public meeting on April 3, and with 150 people in attendance there was no shortage of opinion about how government agencies should execute comparative effectiveness research...
Comparative effectiveness on the face of it is both needed and valuable. Why waste breath (or bandwidth) discussing whether we should know which diagnostic tool or therapy will work best for us? But performing CE is easier said than done and it’s not going to be a panacea. ...
