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The air ambulance billed more than his surgeon did for a lung transplant

Before his double lung transplant, Tom Saputo thought he had anticipated every possible outcome.

6 Nov 2019

C. diff puts up a winning fight against hospital disinfectants

The deadly and notoriously stubborn superbug, Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), is putting up a winning fight against hospital-grade disinfectants meant to kill it, according to results of a new study published in the Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

6 Nov 2019

CRISPR-Cas9 protein can help increase targeting accuracy in genome editing process

A team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong and Karolinska Institutet has recently developed a new protein that can help increase the targeting accuracy in the genome editing process. It is believed that it would be useful for future gene therapies in human, which require high precision.

6 Nov 2019

Admitting practices of junior doctors may be underlying cause of 'weekend effect' in hospitals

The 'weekend effect' of increased hospital mortality has been well documented, including a 2015 study linking this to 11,000 extra UK deaths annually, which led to controversial contract changes for junior doctors as the UK government sought a "seven-day" National Health Service.

6 Nov 2019

Study characterizes MRI patterns of acute surfing-related injuries

Over the last few years, surfing has increased in popularity, with about 2.6 million recreational surfers in the United States. Efforts are under way to include competitive surfing in the Olympics.

6 Nov 2019

Analysis: Elizabeth Warren throws down the gauntlet

Laying the table for the next Democratic debate, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has issued a plan that explains how she would fund what she calls Medicare for All. She had studiously avoided saying whether it would raise taxes for the middle class, and in her proposal, she says (repeatedly) it will not.

6 Nov 2019

As states with legal weed embrace vaping bans, black-market risks linger

Cannabis shops around Washington state are now required to hang signs warning customers of “severe lung injuries” and “deaths” associated with vaping.

6 Nov 2019

Repeated infusions of ketamine for migraines or pain not linked to increased adverse events

Repeated infusions of ketamine treatments for migraines or pain was not associated with increased risk for hepatotoxicity or psychomimetic adverse drug events (ADEs), according to research from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville.

6 Nov 2019

For young people with psychosis, early intervention is crucial

Andrew Echeguren, 26, had his first psychotic episode when he was 15. He was working as an assistant coach at a summer soccer camp for kids when the lyrics coming out of his iPod suddenly morphed into racist and homophobic slurs, telling him to harm others — and himself.

6 Nov 2019

Longer emergency department wait times can exacerbate costs, shows study

Wait times in U.S. emergency departments are increasing. A new study published in Economic Inquiry indicates that prolonging the wait time in the emergency department for a patient who arrives with a serious condition by 10 minutes will increase the hospital's cost to care for the patient by an average of 6%, and it will increase the cost to care for moderately severe cases by an average of 3%.

6 Nov 2019

Reports on surfing-related injuries do not reflect the trend in popularity, shows study

Over the last few years, surfing has increased in popularity, with about 2.6 million recreational surfers in the United States.

6 Nov 2019

Study: Medication use is common in pregnant women with preeclampsia

Use of medications during pregnancy is more common in women with preeclampsia than in those without, according to an analysis of women who gave birth at a hospital in Finland in 2002-2016.

6 Nov 2019

Study: Spherical exosomes could help in treating acute kidney injury

Like a swarm of construction workers in the aftermath of a destructive storm, cargo-filled, nanometer-sized spheres arrive on the scene following an acute kidney injury.

5 Nov 2019

New stem cell transplant lowers complications for patients with acute blood cancers

The discovery of the UM171 molecule, by Dr. Guy Sauvageau and Anne Marinier, made headlines in 2014 following an article in Science. Hailed by some as a revolution, even a miracle, in the field of blood stem cell transplantation, the UM171 molecule is delivering on its promise.

5 Nov 2019

Premature babies with bronchopulmonary dysplasia have more stem cells at birth

In the first large-scale clinical study to characterize stem cells from the umbilical cord blood and tissues of premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia – a severe, chronic lung disease – researchers found that these babies had more stem cells at birth.

5 Nov 2019

Affordable Care Act reduced rate of uninsured patients with head and neck cancers

The rate of uninsured patients with head and neck cancers was "significantly reduced" following the implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

5 Nov 2019

Bariatric surgery lowers diabetic kidney disease risk for severely obese teens with type 2 diabetes

Diabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of kidney failure in the nation, and its occurrence in youth with type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes is rapidly rising.

5 Nov 2019

Blood test combined with AI program could speed up diagnosis of brain tumors

Chemical analysis of blood samples, combined with an artificial intelligence program, could speed up the diagnosis of brain tumors, according to research presented at the 2019 NCRI Cancer Conference.

5 Nov 2019

School-based telehealth program linked to reduced ED visits for children with asthma

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina report in JAMA Pediatrics an association between a school-based telehealth program and reduced emergency department visits for children with asthma living in a rural and underserved region of South Carolina.

5 Nov 2019

Penn researchers tag CAR T cells with imaging markers to monitor cancer therapy

With CAR T cell therapy, a patient's own immune cells are genetically modified and inserted back into the body to find and kill cancer. This form of immunotherapy has already revolutionized some cancer treatments, but once the CAR T cells are inside a patient, where do they go? How do doctors know that they have successfully reached their target and that they are continuing to fight disease weeks, months, or even years later?

5 Nov 2019

Hospital News and Research

The air ambulance billed more than his surgeon did for a lung transplant

C. diff puts up a winning fight against hospital disinfectants

CRISPR-Cas9 protein can help increase targeting accuracy in genome editing process

Admitting practices of junior doctors may be underlying cause of 'weekend effect' in hospitals

Study characterizes MRI patterns of acute surfing-related injuries

Analysis: Elizabeth Warren throws down the gauntlet

As states with legal weed embrace vaping bans, black-market risks linger

Repeated infusions of ketamine for migraines or pain not linked to increased adverse events

For young people with psychosis, early intervention is crucial

Longer emergency department wait times can exacerbate costs, shows study

Reports on surfing-related injuries do not reflect the trend in popularity, shows study

Study: Medication use is common in pregnant women with preeclampsia

Study: Spherical exosomes could help in treating acute kidney injury

New stem cell transplant lowers complications for patients with acute blood cancers

Premature babies with bronchopulmonary dysplasia have more stem cells at birth

Affordable Care Act reduced rate of uninsured patients with head and neck cancers

Bariatric surgery lowers diabetic kidney disease risk for severely obese teens with type 2 diabetes

Blood test combined with AI program could speed up diagnosis of brain tumors

School-based telehealth program linked to reduced ED visits for children with asthma

Penn researchers tag CAR T cells with imaging markers to monitor cancer therapy

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