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AMGA premieres first segments of in-depth, online program aimed at nation's healthcare industry

Last week at its 2015 Annual Conference, the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) premiered the first segments of an in-depth, online program specifically aimed at the nation's healthcare industry, High-Performing Health.

3 Apr 2015

UTMB creates new online tool that offers full education of EBP skillset to nurses

As tremendous advances are made in medicine, practitioners have new tools, but they also have more information to absorb and incorporate to provide evidence-based patient care: integrating best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient's perspectives.

2 Apr 2015

Quest Diagnostics grants Supplier Excellence Awards to five companies

Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services, today awarded Supplier Excellence Awards to five companies at its 2015 Supplier Forum.

From Quest Diagnostics 2 Apr 2015

Election pledges to improve access to NHS primary care are unclear, say researchers

The likely effects of the Conservatives' and Labour's pledges to improve access to primary care are unclear, according to researchers.

2 Apr 2015

Registration opens for inaugural Stanford Medicine X|ED conference

Registration opened today for the inaugural Stanford Medicine X|ED conference, which will explore the role of technology and networked intelligence in shaping the future of medical education.

2 Apr 2015

Novel molecule inhibits cancer-causing transcription factors

A novel molecule designed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Virginia inhibits progression of a hard-to-treat form of recurring acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in patient tissue.

2 Apr 2015

Researchers reveal obstacles that prevent Ugandans with RHD from getting life-saving penicillin

Penicillin has nearly eradicated rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the United States. But 15 million people still suffer with the disease worldwide, and 1.4 million die each year, according to World Heart Federation.

2 Apr 2015

Long-term effects of using cognitive-enhancing drugs by healthy people need to be determined

The government, pharmaceutical industry, and national medical organisations need to work together to look at the harms and benefits of long-term use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by healthy individuals, say neuroscientists Professor Barbara Sahakian and Dr Sharon Morein-Zamir from the University of Cambridge in the UK, writing in a Personal View in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.

2 Apr 2015

Depression associated with elevated risk for physical diseases

Those suffering from depressive symptoms have an increased risk for physical diseases, especially for arthrosis and arthritis. These findings were reported by researchers from the University of Basel and the Ruhr-University Bochum. Their results, based on data from 14,300 people living in Switzerland, have been published in the scientific journal "Frontiers in Public Health".

1 Apr 2015

CABG surgery improves long-term survival in diabetic patients with severe heart disease

Among diabetic patients with severe heart disease, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery is better than stenting (percutaneous coronary intervention; PCI) at improving long-term survival and reducing the risk of adverse complications, according to an article in the April 2015 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

1 Apr 2015

Catasys' total revenues increase 169% to $2.0 million in 2014

Catasys, Inc., provider of proprietary health management services to health insurers and employers, today reported full year 2014 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2014.

1 Apr 2015

EpiPen (epinephrine) emergency kits now available at Montreal Bell Centre for treating severe allergies

Pfizer Canada Inc., the distributor of EpiPen, and the Montreal Bell Centre are pleased to announce that EpiPen (epinephrine) emergency kits are now available at the Bell Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens hockey team. The new partnership strives to offer a safeguarded environment for visitors at risk of serious allergic reactions during hockey games, concerts and other entertainment events.

1 Apr 2015

Merck announces availability of GARDASIL 9 HPV vaccine in Canada

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that GARDASIL 9 (Human Papillomavirus 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant), Merck's 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, is now available in Canada.

1 Apr 2015

New research reveals effects of physician advice on weight loss

Patients advised to lose weight by their physicians dropped more pounds on average than those who didn't receive a recommendation, according to new research from the University of Georgia published in the journal Economics & Human Biology.

1 Apr 2015

Loneliness, social isolation can lead to increased health care use in older adults

Experiences of loneliness and social isolation can lead to increased health care use among older adults, according to new research from the University of Georgia College of Public Health.

1 Apr 2015

Phone counseling can boost recovery, reduce pain in patients after spinal surgery

Research by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests that having a short series of phone conversations with trained counselors can substantially boost recovery and reduce pain in patients after spinal surgery.

1 Apr 2015

High levels of pesticide residues in fruits, vegetables can affect semen quality

Men who ate fruits and vegetables with higher levels of pesticide residues—such as strawberries, spinach, and peppers—had lower sperm count and a lower percentage of normal sperm than those who ate produce with lower residue levels, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

1 Apr 2015

New study shows physical activity largely absent from majority of U.S. institutions

Exercise may play a critical role in maintaining good health, but fewer than half of the physicians trained in the United States in 2013 received formal education or training on the subject, according to new research from Oregon State University.

1 Apr 2015

Women with a history of depression at risk for developing diabetes during pregnancy

A history of depression may put women at risk for developing diabetes during pregnancy, according to research published in the latest issue of the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing by researchers from Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.

1 Apr 2015

Aspen Dental to open five new locations in Arkansas in 2015

Access to dental care in Arkansas is about to get a healthy boost with the addition of five new Aspen Dental–branded practices, the first of which will open in Searcy and Jonesboro on Thursday, April 9.

31 Mar 2015

Health Care News and Research

AMGA premieres first segments of in-depth, online program aimed at nation's healthcare industry

UTMB creates new online tool that offers full education of EBP skillset to nurses

Quest Diagnostics grants Supplier Excellence Awards to five companies

Election pledges to improve access to NHS primary care are unclear, say researchers

Registration opens for inaugural Stanford Medicine X|ED conference

Novel molecule inhibits cancer-causing transcription factors

Researchers reveal obstacles that prevent Ugandans with RHD from getting life-saving penicillin

Long-term effects of using cognitive-enhancing drugs by healthy people need to be determined

Depression associated with elevated risk for physical diseases

CABG surgery improves long-term survival in diabetic patients with severe heart disease

Catasys' total revenues increase 169% to $2.0 million in 2014

EpiPen (epinephrine) emergency kits now available at Montreal Bell Centre for treating severe allergies

Merck announces availability of GARDASIL 9 HPV vaccine in Canada

New research reveals effects of physician advice on weight loss

Loneliness, social isolation can lead to increased health care use in older adults

Phone counseling can boost recovery, reduce pain in patients after spinal surgery

High levels of pesticide residues in fruits, vegetables can affect semen quality

New study shows physical activity largely absent from majority of U.S. institutions

Women with a history of depression at risk for developing diabetes during pregnancy

Aspen Dental to open five new locations in Arkansas in 2015

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