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ARKON receives Medical Design Excellence Awards at 17th Annual MDEA Ceremony

Spacelabs Healthcare's Anesthesia Delivery System, ARKON™, received the Medical Design Excellence Awards Silver Winner in Critical-Care and Emergency Medicine Products at the 17th Annual MDEA Ceremony earlier this month.

1 Jul 2014

Heavy drinkers at greater risk of developing pneumonia and ARDS

Heavy drinking damages the body in many ways. In addition to liver failure, alcoholics are at a much greater risk of developing pneumonia and life threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), for which there is no treatment.

1 Jul 2014

Children's of Alabama extends its commitment to Allscripts Sunrise EHR solutions

Allscripts has announced that Birmingham-based Children's of Alabama has extended its commitment to Allscripts Sunrise™ electronic health record (EHR) through 2023 and will leverage a suite of Allscripts open platform solutions to support its efforts to meet regulatory requirements, manage population health and improve patient outcomes.

30 Jun 2014

Videoconferencing with family helps reduce stress for pediatric patients

To ease isolation during extended hospitalizations, UC Davis Children's Hospital offers secure videoconferencing for patients and families. While anecdotal accounts have suggested the Family-Link program enhances quality of life during long hospital stays, clinicians wondered if the technology also offered clinical benefits.

30 Jun 2014

Ethnic background of father can influence child's birthweight

A father's ethnic background can influence a child's birthweight, a new study has found.

30 Jun 2014

Foreign medical graduates face difficulties in obtaining residency positions in US, Canada

Foreign-trained physicians feel there are not enough residency positions for them in countries such as Canada and the United States and this information was not communicated to them before they emigrated, a new study has found.

28 Jun 2014

AHA honors two Mount Sinai Health System experts as "Heart and Stroke Lifesavers"

The American Heart Association has honored two Mount Sinai Health System experts as "Heart and Stroke Lifesavers" for going above and beyond the call of duty in support of the AHA's mission to build lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

28 Jun 2014

Research roundup: Role of primary care in reducing readmissions; air transport for wounded soldiers; hospital prices

Follow-up with a primary care provider (PCP) in addition to the surgical team is routinely recommended to patients discharged after major surgery despite no clear evidence that it improves outcomes.

27 Jun 2014

Motivational interviewing reduces secondhand smoke exposure among children living in households

A Johns Hopkins-led research team has found that motivational interviewing, along with standard education and awareness programs, significantly reduced secondhand smoke exposure among children living in those households.

26 Jun 2014

Research: TB infection among people taking corticosteroid pills may be underestimated

Tuberculosis infection among people taking corticosteroid pills may be underestimated, new research suggests.

26 Jun 2014

Study questions whether health system, government policies can meet needs of people aging with HIV

As the first people with HIV grow old, a new study from St. Michael's Hospital questions whether the health care system and other government policies are prepared to meet their complex medical and social needs.

26 Jun 2014

Women are 10% more likely to use mental health services than men

Women with chronic physical illnesses are more likely to use mental health services than men with similar illnesses; they also seek out mental health services six months earlier than those same men, according to new study from St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).

26 Jun 2014

AACN conference addresses educational, professional development goals for progressive care nurses

AACN Progressive Care Pathways, presented by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, is the only conference to address the distinct educational and professional development goals for the growing number of nurses who care for high acuity patients who are not in the ICU but require highly skilled nursing care.

26 Jun 2014

Critical Care News and Research

ARKON receives Medical Design Excellence Awards at 17th Annual MDEA Ceremony

Heavy drinkers at greater risk of developing pneumonia and ARDS

Children's of Alabama extends its commitment to Allscripts Sunrise EHR solutions

Videoconferencing with family helps reduce stress for pediatric patients

Ethnic background of father can influence child's birthweight

Foreign medical graduates face difficulties in obtaining residency positions in US, Canada

AHA honors two Mount Sinai Health System experts as "Heart and Stroke Lifesavers"

Research roundup: Role of primary care in reducing readmissions; air transport for wounded soldiers; hospital prices

Motivational interviewing reduces secondhand smoke exposure among children living in households

Research: TB infection among people taking corticosteroid pills may be underestimated

Study questions whether health system, government policies can meet needs of people aging with HIV

Women are 10% more likely to use mental health services than men

AACN conference addresses educational, professional development goals for progressive care nurses

Good news for adults who suffer from insomnia

Yoga exercise program developed for patients living with pulmonary hypertension

Educational sleep program increases sleep duration in preschoolers

Five specific tests commonly performed in anesthesiology may not be necessary

Canola bread diet experiences reduction in blood glucose levels and LDL cholesterol

VA audit finds 57,000 vets have been waiting for more than 3 months for care

UCF College of Nursing interim dean receives NIH grant to improve care for critically-ill patients

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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