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AOFAS, Consumer Reports Health partner to release handout explaining best treatment approach for plantar fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is pain in the heel or arch of the foot. It is caused by irritation of the plantar fascia, the band of tissue that goes from the heel to the ball of the foot. This common condition takes time to heal, and non-surgical treatments should always be considered first.

12 Jul 2015

Mitek Sports Medicine introduces two new arthroscopic surgery radiofrequency devices

Mitek Sports Medicine, part of DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, is introducing two new arthroscopic surgery radiofrequency devices this week at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 2015 Annual Meeting.

12 Jul 2015

Potential molecular link identified between excess fat in the blood and blood vessel recovery in ischemia

The buildup of fat in the blood makes a bad situation worse - it not only raises a person's risk for heart attack or stroke but also impairs the growth of new blood vessels. How excess fat in the blood - a condition known as hyperlipidemia - blocks vessel growth was unclear, but new work by researchers at Temple University School of Medicine shows that a molecule known as caspase-1 plays a central role and that preventing its activity could be the key to building new blood vessels and restoring blood supply to oxygen-starved tissues.

10 Jul 2015

UTHealth scientist receives $1.9 million from NIH to develop non-antibiotic treatment for C. diff infections

Charles Darkoh, Ph.D., a researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, was recently awarded a five-year, $1.9 million R01 grant by the National Institutes of Health to develop a non-antibiotic treatment for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections.

10 Jul 2015

Traumatic spinal cord injuries on the rise among older people

Traumatic spinal cord injuries are increasing with the population, and incidence is higher in older individuals, according to a Vanderbilt study that was published in the June 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

10 Jul 2015

Faith-based health providers crucial in achieving universal health coverage for poor, marginalised people

Faith-based organisations are crucial in achieving the promise of universal health coverage—an adequate standard of health care for all people—especially for poor and marginalised groups, according to a new three-part Series on faith-based health care, published in The Lancet.

10 Jul 2015

UA researchers awarded NIH grant to develop software that lets doctors analyze digitized biomedical data

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.3 million grant to researchers at the University of Arizona to develop open-source software that will enable health care professionals and scientists to manage biomedical big data in digital form.

10 Jul 2015

Patient sues doctors for defamation, medical malpractice

On June 23, 2015 the Washington Post ran a story titled Anesthesiologist trashes sedated patient — and it ends up costing her. While preparing for a colonoscopy, a patient hit "record" on his smartphone to make sure he heard the instructions his doctor would give him after the procedure.

10 Jul 2015

Janssen-sponsored Phase 2b trial shows guselkumab effective in treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis

Results published today in The New England Journal of Medicine from a Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen)-sponsored Phase 2b trial showed up to 86 percent of patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis receiving guselkumab (CNTO 1959) achieved a Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) score of cleared psoriasis or minimal psoriasis at week 16, the study's primary endpoint.

9 Jul 2015

Huntsman Cancer Institute receives NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Center designation

The National Cancer Institute has awarded Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah its Comprehensive Cancer Center status, the highest designation possible.

9 Jul 2015

AMGF announces results, impact of Measure Up/Pressure Down campaign

The American Medical Group Foundation today announced the results and impact of its second annual Measure Up/Pressure Down National Day of Action: Roll Up Your Sleeves! event. On May 7, during National High Blood Pressure Education Month, more than 140 campaign supporters across the country took an "action" for blood pressure control - including blood pressure screenings, materials dissemination, social media posts, web chats, website content updates, employee trainings, health fairs, and garnering media coverage - reaching 84.3 million Americans.

9 Jul 2015

Revised work hour restrictions for resident physicians fail to improve surgical patient outcomes

Work hour restrictions for resident physicians, revised nationally four years ago largely to protect patients against physician trainees' fatigue-related errors, have not had the desired effect of lowering postoperative complication rates in several common surgical specialties, according to new study results.

9 Jul 2015

Kaiser Permanente hospitals have better nurse work environments compared to other hospitals

New research findings from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing show that patient and nurse outcomes in Kaiser Permanente hospitals were significantly better compared to other hospitals. Differences in nursing explained a significant proportion of the Kaiser Permanente outcomes advantage for patients.

9 Jul 2015

Scientists detail how stereomicroscopy can help in assessing issues within gastrointestinal tract

A technology whose roots date to the 1800s has the potential to offer an extraordinary new advantage to modern-day medicine.

9 Jul 2015

Experts argue that 'beyond aid' policies in health care need greater scrutiny

The UK government's investments in private hospital chains in developing countries, in the form of 'beyond aid' approaches, could actually be hindering inclusive development and need greater scrutiny, argue experts in The BMJ this week.

8 Jul 2015

SCIO Health Analytics included in 20 Most Promising Healthcare Analytics Solution Providers list

SCIO Health Analytics, a leading health analytics solution and services company, today announced that it was named to Healthcare Tech Outlook's, "20 Most Promising Healthcare Analytics Solution Providers" list for 2015.

8 Jul 2015

Evidence-based initiative aims to prevent avoidable hospital readmissions

A statewide effort led by key stakeholders in South Carolina successfully organized and implemented an evidence-based initiative aimed at improving the quality of healthcare transitions after hospital discharge to prevent avoidable readmissions.

8 Jul 2015

Out-of-pocket expenses for oral contraceptive pills, IUD decrease since the ACA took effect: Study

Average out-of-pocket spending for oral contraceptive pills and the intrauterine device (IUD), the two most common forms of contraception for women, has decreased significantly since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect.

8 Jul 2015

Rutgers' Martha Lansing named Family Physician of the Year by NJAFP

Martha Lansing, MD, associate professor and vice chair of family medicine and community health at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and a resident of Hopewell, NJ, has been named the Family Physician of the Year by the New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians.

8 Jul 2015

Sepsis readmissions have significant impact on health care expenditures in California

The Affordable Care Act created several national initiatives aimed at reducing hospital readmission rates for heart attacks, congestive heart failure and other common high-risk conditions. But there is still no national program intended to address sepsis, a potentially life-threatening illness caused by infection.

8 Jul 2015

Health Care News and Research

AOFAS, Consumer Reports Health partner to release handout explaining best treatment approach for plantar fasciitis

Mitek Sports Medicine introduces two new arthroscopic surgery radiofrequency devices

Potential molecular link identified between excess fat in the blood and blood vessel recovery in ischemia

UTHealth scientist receives $1.9 million from NIH to develop non-antibiotic treatment for C. diff infections

Traumatic spinal cord injuries on the rise among older people

Faith-based health providers crucial in achieving universal health coverage for poor, marginalised people

UA researchers awarded NIH grant to develop software that lets doctors analyze digitized biomedical data

Patient sues doctors for defamation, medical malpractice

Janssen-sponsored Phase 2b trial shows guselkumab effective in treating moderate to severe plaque psoriasis

Huntsman Cancer Institute receives NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Center designation

AMGF announces results, impact of Measure Up/Pressure Down campaign

Revised work hour restrictions for resident physicians fail to improve surgical patient outcomes

Kaiser Permanente hospitals have better nurse work environments compared to other hospitals

Scientists detail how stereomicroscopy can help in assessing issues within gastrointestinal tract

Experts argue that 'beyond aid' policies in health care need greater scrutiny

SCIO Health Analytics included in 20 Most Promising Healthcare Analytics Solution Providers list

Evidence-based initiative aims to prevent avoidable hospital readmissions

Out-of-pocket expenses for oral contraceptive pills, IUD decrease since the ACA took effect: Study

Rutgers' Martha Lansing named Family Physician of the Year by NJAFP

Sepsis readmissions have significant impact on health care expenditures in California

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