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‘Food pharmacies’ in clinics: When the diagnosis is chronic hunger

There’s a new question that anti-hunger advocates want doctors and nurses to ask patients: Do you have enough food?

10 Dec 2019

Water births are safe and cause fewer first and second-degree tears, shows study

A new study found that water births are no more risky than land births, and that women in the water group sustain fewer first and second-degree tears.

10 Dec 2019

Retrospective review: Proton therapy well tolerated in patients undergoing breast conserving surgery

While the assessment of proton therapy in breast cancer treatment continues through clinical trials, data relating to early toxicity and cosmetic outcomes for this population are limited.

9 Dec 2019

Common antibiotic appears to boost the effect of radiation on tumor cells

The antibiotic vancomycin alters the gut microbiome in a way that can help prime the immune system to more effectively attack tumor cells after radiation therapy.

9 Dec 2019

New strategies needed to manage ibrutinib-related toxicities in CLL patients, study suggests

New findings by Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital researchers show that as the use of the drug ibrutinib climbs in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, so do the rates of patients who stop taking the drug.

9 Dec 2019

'Achilles' heel' of deadly superbug identified

A deadly superbug that infects an estimated 54,500 Americans a year has a secret weapon, a protein, that allows it to defy antibiotic treatment and immune system attacks.

9 Dec 2019

Researchers receive federal grant to study educational outcomes of children with special needs

A team of New Jersey researchers received a major federal grant to study the educational outcomes of children with special health care needs.

9 Dec 2019

Medical errors: Many patients today still aren’t safe

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine issued To Err Is Human, a 300-page declaration of a crisis in patient safety.

9 Dec 2019

Study reveals new mechanism that contributes to bone maintenance and repair

Led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, a study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell reveals a new mechanism that contributes to adult bone maintenance and repair and opens the possibility of developing therapeutic strategies for improving bone healing.

9 Dec 2019

Pairing chemotherapy azacitidine with enasidenib boosts complete remission in AML patients

A multi-institutional, Phase II study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center showed that pairing standard chemotherapy azacitidine (AZA) with a drug called enasidenib (ENA) measurably boosts complete remission in patients newly diagnosed with a specific form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

9 Dec 2019

Innovative experimental therapy may stop growth of triple-negative breast cancer

Mount Sinai researchers have designed an innovative experimental therapy that may be able to stop the growth of triple-negative breast cancer, the deadliest type of breast cancer, which has few effective treatment options, according to a study published in Nature Chemical Biology in December.

9 Dec 2019

Yale study highlights the need to develop effective, less toxic approaches to treat AML patients

A new study by Yale Cancer Center researchers shows understanding treatment patterns for patients with acute myeloid leukemia is vital to develop strategies to improve outcomes.

9 Dec 2019

Wake Forest Baptist receives grant to uncover reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-loss programs

The National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Wake Forest Baptist Health a five-year grant worth approximately $2.97 million to study the reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-management programs and develop better ways to predict and reduce dropout rates.

9 Dec 2019

Hospital News and Research

‘Food pharmacies’ in clinics: When the diagnosis is chronic hunger

Water births are safe and cause fewer first and second-degree tears, shows study

Retrospective review: Proton therapy well tolerated in patients undergoing breast conserving surgery

Common antibiotic appears to boost the effect of radiation on tumor cells

New strategies needed to manage ibrutinib-related toxicities in CLL patients, study suggests

'Achilles' heel' of deadly superbug identified

Researchers receive federal grant to study educational outcomes of children with special needs

Medical errors: Many patients today still aren’t safe

Study reveals new mechanism that contributes to bone maintenance and repair

Pairing chemotherapy azacitidine with enasidenib boosts complete remission in AML patients

Innovative experimental therapy may stop growth of triple-negative breast cancer

Yale study highlights the need to develop effective, less toxic approaches to treat AML patients

Wake Forest Baptist receives grant to uncover reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-loss programs

Short-term exercise could help to reduce side-effects of prostate hormone therapy

Research shows how high levels of blood fat induce inflammation and organ damage

New York's landmark bill guarantees healthful plant-based meals to hospital patients

Venetoclax in combination with azacytidine aids therapy for myelodysplastic syndromes

Inpatient psychiatric hospitalization is associated with reduced suicidality, shows study

Even light to moderate alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk

Malaysia announces first case of polio in the country for 27 years

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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