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Elron Group Company Medingo Receives Formal FDA Clearance To Market Its Insulin Micropump In The United States
Elron Electronic Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ & TASE: ELRN) announced, that further to it previous announcement on July 28, 2009, Medingo Ltd., a group company held 92% by Elron and its subsidiary, RDC - Rafael Development Corporation Ltd., has received formal clearance from the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), to market its Solo™ MicroPump Insulin Delivery System in the United States.

Institute Of Psychoanalysis Awards Honorary Fellowship To Actor Simon Russell Beale
Joining a prestigious group including Anish Kapoor and Bernardo Bertolucci, acclaimed Shakespearean actor Simon Russell Beale was welcomed as an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Psychoanalysis at a presentation on Sunday 21 June 2009. The award was made in recognition of Russell Beale"s "contribution to psychoanalysis through his exceptionally thoughtful work as an actor, especially in major Shakespearean roles and through his reflections on them."
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Former Health Insurance Spokesman Criticizes Industry Practices
A former health insurance spokesman speaks out against insurance practices. The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones reports: "Wendell Potter, former chief spokesman for health insurer Cigna Corp., describes himself in his Twitter bio as a "journalist who spent 20 years undercover as HMO PR flack, now writing all about it." While Potter chuckles about the line, he is serious about his foray into the U.S. health reform debate, where he is campaigning for a public health-plan option and, with mild delivery and tough words, targeting what he calls "deceptive and dishonest" tactics of a for-profit health insurance industry that"s fighting such a plan."
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NHS Reflects On Delivery Of Key Priorities, UK

NHS Chief Executive David Nicholson thanked NHS staff for their hard work improving care for patients this year, including reducing healthcare associated infections and waiting times, and extending GP opening hours. Launching his third annual report at the annual NHS Chief Executive"s Conference, Mr Nicholson said that while the NHS had delivered what it said it would over the year, it had to go further and faster to improve the quality of services for patients. The NHS has 11 per cent growth in funding over the next two years, which will be locked in on recurring basis, but would need to prepare for leaner times after that. This meant the NHS would need to deliver efficiency savings in the order of ÷£15 billion over the three years after 2011, to address pressures in the system, and this can only be achieved through the improvements in quality and advances in innovation envisaged in the Next Stage Review. Mr Nicholson said the leadership of the NHS had delivered on what they had promised for patients in 2008/09 and he was confident that they would continue to deliver improvements in the future. In 2008/09, the NHS: - met the commitment to treat all patients within 18 weeks from referral to hospital treatment five months early - reduced MRSA infections by 62% below the 2003/04 baseline - exceeding the target of 50% - provided extended opening hours at 71.% of GP practices - exceeding the target set by the Prime Minister of 50% - employing an additional 1,195 midwives by the end of 2009 against a target of adding 1,000 to the 2006 baseline - exceeding the Gershon efficiency savings target of ÷£6.47 billion, with the NHS delivering ÷£7.88 billion of savings Public confidence in the NHS rose to the highest levels on record during the year and staff morale also remained at record highs. Speaking at the conference, Mr Nicholson said: "We have the opportunity to shape our own future by focusing our efforts on organising the system around the delivery of high quality care. The Next Stage Review has mobilised managers and clinicians around the shared ambition to improve quality for patients. "Evidence from other countries and industries has shown us that improving quality and productivity needs to be linked by innovation driving sustained improvements across the system. That is what we have done to tackle HCAIs, both saving patients lives and saving the NHS ÷£75 million. "Focusing on innovation to drive quality and productivity will be our main focus this year." Department of Health, UK


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