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Insurers test new way to cut maternity care costs: Bundling

The thrill of delivering newborns helped pull Dr. Jack Feltz into the field of obstetrics and gynecology.

27 Sep 2019

Better methods needed to identify people at risk for liver disease

While blood samples can reliably identify people with a low risk of developing severe liver disease, better methods are needed in primary care for identifying people in most need of care.

27 Sep 2019

Experts come together to exchange knowledge and best practices to promote outdoor play

Outdoor Play Canada was launched today at the Breath of Fresh Air Outdoor Play Summit in Ottawa - an open-air conference where outdoor play thought leaders, practitioners, researchers, and policy-makers gathered to exchange knowledge and best practices for promoting outdoor play.

27 Sep 2019

Study: Universal screening tool for autism is less accurate than shown in previous studies

In the first large, real-world study of universal screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in toddlers, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have found that the most widely used and researched screening tool is less accurate than shown in previous studies conducted in research laboratory settings.

27 Sep 2019

University of Maryland Professor is recipient of 2019 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced that William T. Carpenter, Jr., M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2019 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health.

27 Sep 2019

Cancer Research Institute declares 2019 recipients of top scientific and philanthropic awards

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the discovery and development of powerful immunotherapies for all forms of cancer, has announced the 2019 recipients of its highest scientific and philanthropic awards.

27 Sep 2019

Bayshore Medical Center names new building as Dr. Robert H. Harris Emergency Care Center

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center Foundation is pleased to reveal that the new Emergency Care Center at Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, NJ, will be called the Dr. Robert H. Harris Emergency Care Center.

27 Sep 2019

NIH awards $30 million to accelerate progress in TB vaccine development

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $30 million in first-year funding to establish new centers for immunology research to accelerate progress in tuberculosis vaccine development.

26 Sep 2019

High-risk heart patients may not require long-term aspirin use after stent placement

High-risk patients undergoing coronary stent procedures may not require long-term aspirin use after stent placement, Mount Sinai researchers report in a groundbreaking study

26 Sep 2019

Children's of Alabama using cold sore virus to fight pediatric brain cancer

Children's of Alabama is home to one of the most exciting studies underway in pediatric cancer: evaluating the use of a cold sore virus to treat children with progressive malignant brain tumors.

26 Sep 2019

Mount Sinai researchers identify elemental signatures in baby teeth unique to ADHD and autism

Mount Sinai researchers have identified elemental signatures in baby teeth that are unique to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and cases when both neurodevelopment conditions are present, which suggests that the metabolic regulation of nutrients and toxins play a role in these diseases, according to a study published in Translational Psychiatry in September.

26 Sep 2019

Clinical trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of new treatment for giant cell arteritis

An international, multicenter phase II clinical trial is evaluating the efficacy and safety of mavrilimumab co-administered with a 26-week corticosteroid taper in patients with giant cell arteritis.

26 Sep 2019

Multiple sclerosis genomic map implicates immune cells in disease susceptibility

The International Multiple Sclerosis Genetic Consortium reports the results of its latest study, "Multiple sclerosis genomic map implicates peripheral immune cells and microglia in susceptibility", in the journal Science today: the highly productive collaborative group presents a new milestone in its efforts to understand the genetic basis of multiple sclerosis.

26 Sep 2019

AI accurately predicts radiation therapy side effects for patients with head and neck cancers

For the first time, a sophisticated computer model has been shown to accurately predict two of the most challenging side effects associated with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer.

26 Sep 2019

Noninvasive radiation therapy offers new hope for patients with high-risk heart arrhythmias

Treating high-risk heart patients with a single, high dose of radiation therapy can dramatically reduce episodes of rapid, abnormal heartbeats for more than two years, offering hope to patients who have exhausted other treatment options.

26 Sep 2019

Study shows miRNAs in semen as non-invasive biomarkers for prostate cancer

Researchers of the Human Molecular Genetics group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, led by Dr. Sara Larriba, in collaboration with Dr. Francesc Vigués and Dr. Manel Castells of the Urology Service of Bellvitge University Hospital, show the usefulness of certain molecules, the miRNAs in semen, as non-invasive biomarkers for prostate cancer.

26 Sep 2019

Hospital News and Research

Insurers test new way to cut maternity care costs: Bundling

Better methods needed to identify people at risk for liver disease

Experts come together to exchange knowledge and best practices to promote outdoor play

Study: Universal screening tool for autism is less accurate than shown in previous studies

University of Maryland Professor is recipient of 2019 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health

Cancer Research Institute declares 2019 recipients of top scientific and philanthropic awards

Bayshore Medical Center names new building as Dr. Robert H. Harris Emergency Care Center

NIH awards $30 million to accelerate progress in TB vaccine development

High-risk heart patients may not require long-term aspirin use after stent placement

Children's of Alabama using cold sore virus to fight pediatric brain cancer

Mount Sinai researchers identify elemental signatures in baby teeth unique to ADHD and autism

Clinical trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of new treatment for giant cell arteritis

Multiple sclerosis genomic map implicates immune cells in disease susceptibility

AI accurately predicts radiation therapy side effects for patients with head and neck cancers

Noninvasive radiation therapy offers new hope for patients with high-risk heart arrhythmias

Study shows miRNAs in semen as non-invasive biomarkers for prostate cancer

Mechanisms behind antibiotic resistance captured on video for the first time

Prostate cancer risk linked to assisted reproduction techniques

Research findings open the way for more heart donations

Scientists identify cause of antibiotic resistance

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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