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9 hrs ago | Seeking Alpha

Rockwell Steadies Itself For A Phase III Run-Up

Rockwell Medical is a bio-pharmaceutical company that's focused on addressing end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease with innovative products and services for the treatment of iron deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism and hemodialysis.

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Related Topix: Rockwell Medical Technologies, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Law, Law, Health, Environmental Law

13 hrs ago | JD Supra

CMS Updates Manual to Reflect Ambulance Fee Schedule Reduction for...

On May 10, 2013, CMS issued a transmittal clarifying the requirement in Section 637 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 that ambulance payments for non-emergency basic life support transports for end stage renal disease patients to and from renal dialysis treatment will be reduced by 10 percent effective October 1, 2013, and updating ... (more)

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Tue May 21, 2013

Applied Clinical Trials

Era-Edta Congress 2013: Late Breaking Clinical Trials

The congress of the ERA-EDTA is the biggest congress in By SFP-iron administration, the ESA dose could be reduced by 35% while maintaining stable Hb levels.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Renagel, Sevelamer (generic), Cholesterol

Mon May 20, 2013

MacReport Media RSS Feed

Rockwell Medical Presents PRIME Study Results at the 50th ERA-EDTA Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey

May 20, 2013 - Rockwell Medical , a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company targeting end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease with innovative products and services for the treatment of iron deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism and Dr.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Rockwell Medical Technologies, Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Health

Thu May 16, 2013

MacReport Media RSS Feed

Rockwell Medical Announces the Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

May 16, 2013 - Rockwell Medical, Inc. , a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company targeting end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease with innovative products and services for the treatment of iron deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism and , announced today that the underwriters of its recently announced public offering have ... (more)

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Related Topix: Rockwell Medical Technologies, Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, Health, Environmental Law

This is Wiltshire

Calne man in peak condition for mountain hike

Dialysis patient Martin McCabe amazed medics by climbing three of Britain's highest mountains, raising nearly A 1,000 for charity.

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Related Topix: Medicine, World News, United Kingdom, Wiltshire County, England,

Reuters

Warning didn't change for-profit dialysis drug use

Despite a strong warning from U.S. regulators in 2007, for-profit dialysis centers still gave their kidney failure patients more of a certain anemia drug than non-profit centers in 2008, says a new study.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Anemia, UC San Francisco, Food and Drug Administration, Kidney Cancer

Freshnews

DaVita's Patient Pathways Wins Top Honors for Excellence in Discharge Planning

DaVita , a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. and a leading provider of kidney care services, today announced that the company's subsidiary, Patient PathwaysSM, received the Dorland Health "Case In Point" Platinum Award for best Discharge Planning program in the U.S. Case In Point is a unique awards program recognizing the most successful ... (more)

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Related Topix: Davita, Nursing, Medicine, Health

Wed May 15, 2013

CottageCountryNow.ca

Huntsville hospital opens new dialysis unit

NEW UNIT. James Tebby receives his treatment in the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital's new dialysis unit on May 10.

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Related Topix: Health, Canada,

Tue May 14, 2013

Newswise

Drama Therapy Improves Mood, Reduces Pain During Hemodialysis

Kansas State University researchers are exploring the effects of drama therapy on patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis and are the first in the world to study the topic.

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Related Topix: Kansas State University, Medicine, Health, Theater, Arts, Overland Park, KS

Mon May 13, 2013

WBKO-TV Bowling Green

Kidney Transplant Saves WKU Student

Many of you have a drivers license, but on the back, you can choose to sign your name.

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Related Topix: Kidney Cancer, Health, Western Kentucky University

CBC News

Patient calls for more dialysis services in Yukon

A Yukoner with kidney disease is concerned about a lack of health services in the territory for assisted dialysis treatment.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Canada

The Reporter

Fairfield man brings music to Vallejo hospital

Arnufo Sarmiento, 75, of Cordelia, plays the piano in the lobby of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Vallejo.

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Related Topix: Fairfield, CA, Health

Design News

Sensors Help Shrink Medical Devices

Component miniaturization is integral to the design and development demands for a wide range of medical devices, including analytical test equipment, ventilators, and infusion pumps.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, CPU, Science / Technology

Sun May 12, 2013

Gazette.net

Kidney transplant cements bond between Rockville mother and daughter

Mindy Lam, left, and her daughter, Kelly Sia, wait at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore before Sia donated a kidney to Lam on Feb.

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Related Topix: Kidney Cancer, Medicine

Sat May 11, 2013

Daily Journal/Sunday Journal

Mom, daughter trade life-saving roles

Mother's Day might feel more like "Miracle Day" for Bradleyans Brenda McLain, 53, and her daughter Nikki Zilm, 35.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Colorectal Health, Colon Cancer, Kankakee, IL

Fri May 10, 2013

Modern Healthcare

$510M overspent on dialysis drugs: OIG

The CMS and Medicare beneficiaries could have saved an estimated $510 million on drugs used to treat end-stage renal disease in 2011 if the reimbursement rate more accurately reflected current usage of these drugs, according to a new report from HHS' inspector general's office .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare

Thu May 09, 2013

NewsBusters.org

Jonathan Alter: Sequestration Could Kill People

On the Martin Bashir show Thursday, MSNBC political strategist Jonathan Alter actually said that people might die as a result : JONATHAN ALTER: Let's just broaden the conversation out from Head Start a little bit because these cuts go all the way across everything that the federal government does.

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Daily Monitor

Mother of two needs a kidney transplant

FOR HELP: For any form of assistance, Mbabazi can be reached on 0756058994. Her husband, Cosmas Okeya, can also be reached on 0782957050.

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Related Topix: Kidney Cancer, Health, Medicine

Wed May 08, 2013

Seeking Alpha

Rockwell Medical Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Rockwell Medical First Quarter Earnings Conference Call.

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Related Topix: Rockwell Medical Technologies, Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Health, Rocaltrol, Calcitriol (generic), Environmental Law