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Genomeweb: Economic Model Finds MammaPrint More Cost-Effective than Oncotype; Highlights Need for

In the study, researchers led by Amalia Issa of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia developed a 10-year Markov model to compare the costs incurred and quality-adjusted life years gained when
oncologists used either Oncotype DX or MammaPrint to guide treatment decisions for a hypothetical cohort of 1,000 women with early-stage, estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer that hasn't spread to the lymph nodes.

Read more: http://www.genomeweb.com/mdx/economic-model-finds-mammaprint-more-cost-effective-oncotype-highlights-need-fut

PA Bio Award to Dr. Amy Jessop

Pa. BIO hands out awards: Pennsylvania Bio, the trade association representing Pennsylvania’s life science industry, held its annual awards dinner Tuesday night at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Scientific Achievement Award was presented to Dr. Amy Jessop, assistant professor and Director of HepTREC.

Pennsylvania Bio honors Musser, Tullman and others at 2012 awards: A record 1,022 people turned out for Pennsylvania Bio’s 2012 annual dinner and awards celebration Tuesday night at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

KYW Radio: Electronic Medical Records

Dr. Richard Stefanacci spoke with KYW Newsradio about the adoption of electronic medical records and if they would have prevented medication error in New Jersey. Listen:

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Expert: Kids unlikely harmed by pharmacy mix-up

The Associated Press reached out on Saturday to see if we had an expert who could talk about the medication mix up in New Jersey. Dan Hussar was readily available to speak with the AP. The AP story he was quoted in resulted in 165 stories around the nation that our clipping service grabbed as well as nearly 600 on hits on Google.

"Fortunately, it's very unlikely that this specific drug would cause any serious or adverse effects when used for only a short periods of time," said Daniel Hussar, a professor with the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences.

Read more: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/NJ-CVS-Gives-Breast-Cancer-Pills-To-Kids-141302873.html