Category: Medical

Contract extends 13-year relationship with the John Lewis Partnership UK. 23 January 2017. MML today announced a three-year extension to its maintenance management contract for the John Lewis Partnership. MML, a leading UK and European facilities management company, will continue to deliver an around-the-clock maintenance management service for the John Lewis Partnership retail and head office properties across the UK. MML provides a full managing agent service for the John Lewis Partnership offering 24/7 helpdesk support, facilities and asset management, statutory compliance, financial control and reporting. Marc Pinder, Operations Director…

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYGN), a global leader in personalized medicine, and ION Solutions, a part of AmerisourceBergen, and the largest physician services organization specializing in the support of community oncology, announced today that they have entered into a relationship to deliver quality hereditary cancer test results and services to ION member practices. Through this relationship, Myriad and ION will work together to enhance the operational and clinical value associated with hereditary cancer testing.  Myriad will be ION’s preferred partner for hereditary…

AURORA, Colo., Oct. 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Patients throughout the Rocky Mountain region will soon have access to new sports performance and advanced orthopedic services as Steadman Hawkins Clinic-Denver joins UCHealth and the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Already, surgeons at Steadman Hawkins Clinic-Denver, UCHealth and the Department of Orthopedics at CU are performing groundbreaking procedures including stem cell therapies, orthobiologics, innovative devices and clinical trials. By combining forces, the new team can provide one of the nation’s most advanced and innovative sports performance medicine programs. UCHealth is…

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NewLink Genetics Corporation (NASDAQ:NLNK) today announced that it will webcast its Analyst and Investor Day being held on Tuesday, October 25 at the Convene Meeting Center in New York City. The Analyst and Investor Day will be webcast live and a link can be accessed at edge.media-server.com/m/p/8ewqspg8 or through the NewLink Genetics website, investors.linkp.com/events.cfm, starting at 12:45 pm ET. The presentation also will be posted to the Company’s website at www.newlinkgenetics.com following the event. Institutional investors, portfolio managers or equity research analysts interested in attending can…

AUDUBON, Pa., Oct. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE:GMED), a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer, will announce its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016, after the market close on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. A copy of the release will be available on the Globus Medical website at www.globusmedical.com/investors. Following the announcement, Globus Medical will hold a teleconference to discuss its performance with the investment community at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Globus Medical invites all interested parties to join the call by dialing: 1-855-533-7141  United States…

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The nation’s leading medical flight charity, Miracle Flights, performed 511 life-saving flights during September 2016. This marks the highest September flight count in the charity’s three-decade history. The nonprofit transports patients from all over the U.S, as well as all over the globe. In September 2016 alone, Miracle Flights serviced patients from 35 states and 7 countries, including Brazil, Germany and Mexico. To-date, the charity has celebrated 103,697 flights and covered over 58 million miles. Miracle Flights has helped patients with rare…

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Oct. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kessler Foundation is recruiting study participants for multiple research programs aimed at improving cognition, mobility, and long-term outcomes for people affected by stroke and acquired brain injury. At Kessler Foundation, scientific advances translate into improvements in rehabilitative care that benefit individual stroke survivors in their daily lives. Studies are conducted by a team headed by A.M. Barrett, MD, director of Stroke Rehabilitation Research at the Foundation, and chair of the American Academy of Neurology’s section on Neural Repair and Rehabilitation.   RESTORE…

CHICAGO, Oct. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Thomas G. Reddy, BS, DDS, was honored with the Major General Bill B. Lefler Federal Services Award for excellence in leadership, patient care, mentorship, and service by the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP). Dr. Reddy was honored at the Annual Awards & President’s Dinner during the 46th Annual Session of the ACP held in San Diego from Oct. 5-8, 2016. Dr. Reddy graduated with honors from Georgetown University School of Dentistry and went on to serve in the U.S. Army Dental Corps for…

Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioSig Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: BSGM), a medical device company developing the PURE EP™ System, a novel cardiac electrophysiology (EP) signal acquisition and analysis system, today announced that its Executive Chairman, Mr. Kenneth Londoner will present at The MicroCap Conference in Philadelphia. The Conference will be held on October 24-25, 2016 at the Hotel Monaco in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Event:  The MicroCap Conference in Philadelphia Location: Hotel Monaco, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Time: Tuesday, October 25th at 3:00 pm in Track 1 During the conference Mr. Londoner will…