Rosenstein to join Walgreens board immediately; second new director to follow DEERFIELD, Ill., September 08, 2014 – Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) (Nasdaq:WAG) today announced the appointment of Barry Rosenstein and a second new director to be named to its board of directors as the company continues moving forward to complete its merger with Alliance Boots GmbH. “We […]
AMBITION Study of Ambrisentan/Tadalafil Combination Therapy Versus Monotherapy Achieves Primary Endpoint of Time to First Clinical Failure Event Data Presented at the ERS International Congress 2014 MUNICH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep. 8, 2014– Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced results from the AMBITION study (a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study of first-line combination therapy with AMBrIsentan and Tadalafil in […]
Treating RA patients with severe, progressive disease in the first two years after diagnosis (early RA) could prevent damage to joints and stop the disease from progressing1,2 RoACTEMRA with and without MTX achieved greater inhibition of structural joint damage compared with MTX alone in the early RA population1 Basel, 8 September 2014 – Roche (SIX: […]
September 8, 2014 – MIAMI–West Kendall Baptist Hospital in Miami has announced the purchase and installation of a highly advanced computed tomography (CT) scanner following a six-month evaluation at the hospital — the clinical trial of the equipment in the United States. With the convergence of whole-organ coverage, image quality, and speed found in GE […]
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Again Assisting with Voucher Distribution DEERFIELD, Ill. & WASHINGTON, September 05, 2014 – For the fifth consecutive year, Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) is offering more than $10 million worth of flu shot vouchers free to those without health insurance coverage and unable to afford a flu shot […]
Lively expands its smart home product, challenges outdated offerings, and solves a critical need for older adults and their families with a wearable that older adults want to wear San Francisco, SEPTEMBER 04, 2014 — Lively announced today its new safety watch, which redefines what people should expect of a personal emergency response (PERS) wearable. […]
PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 03, 2014 – Cambia Health Solutions has named Julie Barnes director of health care policy. A well-known bipartisan health policy advisor, Barnes will help advance Cambia’s legislative and regulatory efforts to promote a more affordable, transparent and sustainable health care system. She will be based in Washington, D.C. Barnes brings extensive public and […]
Wauwatosa, WI, September 3, 2014 — GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) today announced the FDA approval of SenoClaire*, GE’s new breast tomosynthesis solution designed with a three-dimensional imaging technology. In collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, GE developed SenoClaire technology that uses a low-dose short X-ray sweep around the positioned breast with nine exposures acquired with a […]
The cobas 6800/8800 Systems offer advanced performance with next generation donor screening assays Basel, 2 September 2014 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the commercial availability of the cobas 6800/8800 Systems, two integrated and fully automated molecular testing systems for blood and plasma donor screening in markets accepting the CE mark. The […]
Simple, fast, and precise portable ultrasound to improve point of care imaging capabilities Wauwatosa, WI, September 2, 2014 – GE Healthcare announced today commercial availability in the U.S. for its new LOGIQ™ e ultrasound system. Acute interventions, chronic patient management and needle guidance are daily challenges physicians’ asked GE Healthcare to help solve. This new […]