Practice Management News

The Senate Health Committee passed the “Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015” (S. 849)” on Tuesday, which will establish a national surveillance system for neurological diseases. The full Senate will now consider the bill.

Engineers and researchers at the University of California San Diego developed a 3D-printed liver tissue model that is similar to the human liver, indicated for use for patient-specific drug screening and disease modeling, according to published findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The Senate health committee passed the Next Generation Researchers Act (S. 2014) with bipartisan support on Tuesday, which aims to increase opportunities for young researchers and attract them to the NIH. The full Senate will now consider the bill.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions unanimously recommended a measure designed to improve health care information technology.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions today favorably reported a bill requiring manufacturers of reusable medical devices like duodenoscopes to submit cleaning instructions and validation data to the FDA before bringing these devices to market. The bill also seeks to clarify FDA guidance on when manufacturers should seek clearance from the agency before marketing their products.

The Senate health committee today recommended the establishment of a national surveillance system for neurological diseases.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions unanimously recommended a measure today that would improve the use of electronic health records for the benefit of health care providers and patients.

The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in the U.K. is recalling 91,800 packs of St John’s Wort tablets as a precaution because of product contamination that may lead to potential liver damage, according to a medical alert.

The Senate health committee recommended a bill today that would improve opportunities for new researchers in the United States.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions favorably reported a measure today that would reduce regulatory hurdles for the approval of medical devices.