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Scientists use Rapid Heme Panel test to identify right treatment for leukemia, other blood cancers

For patients with aggressive types of leukemia and other blood cancers, quickly identifying and starting the right treatment can make all the difference.

13 Nov 2014

Working relationships with managers, local community leaders strengthen nurses’ performance

When health workers develop positive, collaborative relationships with managers and local community leaders in rural Guatemala, their capacity to help vulnerable populations is increased, according to a dissertation from Umeå University.

13 Nov 2014

Scientists discover ways to detect several toxic flame retardants in people's bodies

A new peer-reviewed study found that people are contaminated with several toxic flame retardants rarely studied in the US, including one that has never before been detected in Americans called TCEP. Scientists tested urine samples of California residents for biomarkers of six chemicals, all of which were present.

13 Nov 2014

Skin-to-skin contact supports breastfeeding, bonding and better health outcomes

Research during the past 30 years has found many benefits of skin-to-skin contact between mothers and newborns immediately after birth, particularly with aiding breastfeeding. However, in some hospitals, skin-to-skin contact following cesarean birth is not implemented, due to practices around the surgery. A recent Quality Improvement (QI) project demonstrated that women's birth experiences were improved by implementing skin-to-skin contact after cesarean surgery.

12 Nov 2014

Studies evaluate traditional management of heart attack patients after discharge from hospital

Beta-blockers have been a cornerstone in the treatment of heart attack survivors for more than a quarter of a century. However, many of the data predate contemporary medical therapy such as reperfusion, statins, and antiplatelet agents, and recent data have called the role of beta-blockers into question.

12 Nov 2014

Antibiograms could improve antibiotic effectiveness, help address problems with antibiotic resistance

Use of "antibiograms" in skilled nursing facilities could improve antibiotic effectiveness and help address problems with antibiotic resistance that are becoming a national crisis, researchers conclude in a new study.

12 Nov 2014

Prescription opioids involved in 67.8% of nationwide ED visits in 2010, find researchers

Researchers from Rhode Island and The Miriam hospitals and the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that prescription opioids, including methadone, were involved in 67.8 percent of (or over 135,971 visits to) nationwide emergency department (ED) visits in 2010, with the highest proportion of opioid overdoses occurring in the South.

12 Nov 2014

CMS to cover low-dose CT screening for lung cancer

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today recognized the importance of lung cancer screening, announcing today that it will cover low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening, or "CAT" scans , for high-risk current and former smokers. The decision validates Mount Sinai's longstanding commitment to providing access to this essential screening tool.

12 Nov 2014

Susan Tolle to be awarded 2014 MacLean Center Prize in Clinical Ethics

The 2014 MacLean Center Prize in Clinical Ethics, an award of $50,000, will be presented to Susan Tolle, MD, a former MacLean Center fellow who has pioneered efforts to improve communication between health care providers and patients regarding end-of-life care.

12 Nov 2014

Tdap vaccination during pregnancy not associated with increased risk of preterm delivery

Among approximately 26,000 women, receipt of the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of preterm delivery or small-for-gestational-age birth or with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, although a small increased risk of being diagnosed with chorioamnionitis (an inflammation of the membranes that surround the fetus) was observed, according to a study in the November 12 issue of JAMA.

12 Nov 2014

Hospice care lowers hospitalization, ICU admissions and invasive procedures for Medicare patients

Medicare patients with poor prognosis cancers who received hospice care had significantly lower rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions and invasive procedures at the end of life, along with significantly lower health care expenditures during the last year of life, according to a study in the November 12 issue of JAMA.

12 Nov 2014

MEDICREA receives FDA clearance for world’s first patient-specific spinal osteosynthesis rod

The MEDICREA Group, a company that specializes in the development of personalized implants produced for a patient’s specific need in the treatment of spinal pathologies, today announced the company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for UNiD, the world’s first patient-specific spinal osteosynthesis rod.

12 Nov 2014

Successful treatments help HIV-infected persons achieve similar longevity as those without HIV

New research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that HIV-infected adults are at a higher risk for developing heart attacks, kidney failure and cancer. But, contrary to what many had believed, the researchers say these illnesses are occurring at similar ages as adults who are not infected with HIV.

11 Nov 2014

Breakthrough study shows novel molecular imaging drug to detect early prostate cancer

A novel study demonstrates the potential of a novel molecular imaging drug to detect and visualize early prostate cancer in soft tissue, lymph nodes and bone. The research, published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, compares the biodistribution and tumor uptake kinetics of two Tc-99m labeled ligands, MIP-1404 and MIP-1405, used with SPECT and planar imaging.

11 Nov 2014

ExpressMed Medical Centers opens second Urgent Care location in Gahanna

ExpressMed Medical Centers opened its second Urgent Care location in Gahanna on October 20. The ExpressMed Gahanna Urgent Care is located at 445 Rocky Fork Blvd off Hamilton Road next to the Kroger.

11 Nov 2014

Mothers, teachers lack awareness about ADHD symptoms in tween girls

According to a new survey released today, nearly 50 percent of mothers of tween girls who have been diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) reported that they had first attributed their daughters' behavior to "normal" adolescent struggles, and 59 percent reported that they initially hesitated to seek help from a doctor for their daughter.

11 Nov 2014

Arches Health Plan forms new partnership to create consumer-focused education app

Arches Health Plan announced today that it has partnered with the University of Utah Entertainment Arts and Engineering program and the Sorenson Center for Discovery & Innovation in the creation of a consumer focused education app.

11 Nov 2014

DaVita HealthCare Partners to build 'Wall of Honor for Veterans'

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., one of the nation's largest and most innovative health care communities, today honors the men and women of the armed forces who have selflessly served the United States.

11 Nov 2014

New research shows hospital workers wash hands less often as workday progresses

Hospital workers who deal directly with patients wash their hands less frequently as their workday progresses, probably because the demands of the job deplete the mental reserves they need to follow rules, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

11 Nov 2014

UC San Diego Health System receives Leapfrog's highest grade for patient safety

Updating its unique Hospital Safety Score, which assigns A, B, C, D and F grades to hospitals nationwide based on their ability to prevent errors, injuries and infections, UC San Diego Health System has again been awarded separate A ratings for its hospitals in Hillcrest and La Jolla by The Leapfrog Group, an independent industry watchdog.

11 Nov 2014

Health Care News and Research

Scientists use Rapid Heme Panel test to identify right treatment for leukemia, other blood cancers

Working relationships with managers, local community leaders strengthen nurses’ performance

Scientists discover ways to detect several toxic flame retardants in people's bodies

Skin-to-skin contact supports breastfeeding, bonding and better health outcomes

Studies evaluate traditional management of heart attack patients after discharge from hospital

Antibiograms could improve antibiotic effectiveness, help address problems with antibiotic resistance

Prescription opioids involved in 67.8% of nationwide ED visits in 2010, find researchers

CMS to cover low-dose CT screening for lung cancer

Susan Tolle to be awarded 2014 MacLean Center Prize in Clinical Ethics

Tdap vaccination during pregnancy not associated with increased risk of preterm delivery

Hospice care lowers hospitalization, ICU admissions and invasive procedures for Medicare patients

MEDICREA receives FDA clearance for world’s first patient-specific spinal osteosynthesis rod

Successful treatments help HIV-infected persons achieve similar longevity as those without HIV

Breakthrough study shows novel molecular imaging drug to detect early prostate cancer

ExpressMed Medical Centers opens second Urgent Care location in Gahanna

Mothers, teachers lack awareness about ADHD symptoms in tween girls

Arches Health Plan forms new partnership to create consumer-focused education app

DaVita HealthCare Partners to build 'Wall of Honor for Veterans'

New research shows hospital workers wash hands less often as workday progresses

UC San Diego Health System receives Leapfrog's highest grade for patient safety

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