FDA approved 35 new drugs during the latest fiscal year
By
Matthew Arnold
Dec 01, 2011
The Food and Drug Administration green-lighted a bumper crop of new medicines in fiscal year 2011. It happened due to expedited approval authorities, flexibility in clinical trial requirements and PDUFA...
Failures halt Phase III trials of infused Alzheimer’s drug
By
Deborah Weinstein
Sep 01, 2012
Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Elan said all Phase III tests of Alzheimer’s drug bapineuzumab are being halted after the drug failed to hit its goals for cognition and global function.
FDA advises caution on defibrillators
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2014
Certain HeartStart automated external defibrillator devices made by Philips Medical Systems might be unable to deliver needed defibrillator shocks in a cardiac emergency, the Food and Drug Administration...
Locus Health completes $4M in funding
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2016
Locus Health, which makes remote patient care management programs, completed a $4 million funding round at the end of January. Its software is connected with services that allow clinicians to interact...
NQF endorses rehospitalization system
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2015
The National Quality Forum has endorsed the PointRight® Pro 30™ rehospitalization measure, the company and the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living announced in January.
Roche launches onset Alzheimer’s website
Nov 01, 2011
To commemorate World Alzheimer’s Day, Roche has launched the first available website dedicated to early-stage (prodromal) Alzheimer’s disease, at EarlySymptomsAlzehimers.com.
Practitioner tool updated for mobile use
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 05, 2015
PointClickCare released its latest version of an ePrescribing and Physician Encounters line at the AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care conference in March.
Device-free fall detection system may benefit seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
A new fall detection system may be part of an “aging-in-place” solution for seniors.
Stroke or dizziness? Bedside test can tell
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
A bedside device that measures eye movements could become a standard way of determining if extreme dizziness is being caused by a stroke, researchers say.
Groups blast new IRS device tax rules
By
John O'Connor
Jan 02, 2013
Internal Revenue Service guidance released in December spells out how a 2.3% excise tax on medical devices would be carried out.