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Report predicts life expectancy in 2040, Spain comes out on top

A new report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) states that people born and living in Spain, Japan, and China are likely to live longer than those born and living in the United States.

18 Oct 2018

Study findings may explain sporadic outbreaks of C. difficile infections in hospitals

Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhea, suggesting that linens could be a source of infection among patients and even other hospitals, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

16 Oct 2018

UVA partners with health systems in AVIA network’s Medicaid Transformation Project

University of Virginia Health System is partnering with more than 20 other health systems in the AVIA network's Medicaid Transformation Project to develop financially sustainable solutions to improving the health of the nearly 75 million Americans who receive Medicaid.

15 Oct 2018

NAM special publication outlines steps to ensure interoperability of health care systems

While health care has made great strides in recent years with the proliferation of electronic health records, establishment of regional health information exchanges, and development of data exchange standards and interfaces, interoperability among health care technologies remains very limited, says a new National Academy of Medicine special publication.

15 Oct 2018

Global health innovation system fails to deliver affordable treatments to patients, says report

NHS patients are being let down by a global health innovation system which fails to deliver the treatments they need at prices that government can afford, according to a new report led by Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, in collaboration with STOPAIDS, Global Justice Now and Just Treatment.

15 Oct 2018

Researchers to study the use of CRISPR on human liver on-a-chip platform

Two Arizona State University professors are among the first recipients of Somatic Cell Genome Editing grants from the National Institutes of Health Common Fund. The $2,600,000, five-year grant will fund the first study of the genome editing technology CRISPR to be used on a "human liver on-a-chip" platform.

15 Oct 2018

Retia Medical Introduces World Renowned Clinical Advisory Board

Retia Medical, a medical device company focused on transforming critical care, today announced a Clinical Advisory Board of anesthesiologists.

12 Oct 2018

Canadian smokers support novel policies to reduce tobacco use

Most Canadian smokers are in favor of novel policies to reduce tobacco use, according to a national survey by the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC) at the University of Waterloo.

12 Oct 2018

Pediatric device consortium co-led by Children's National and UMD receives $5 million from FDA

To foster development, production and marketing of the next generation of medical devices designed to meet growing children's unique needs, the Food and Drug Administration awarded $5 million to the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation, led by Children's National Health System and University of Maryland, College Park.

11 Oct 2018

Sink traps are unexpected source of drug-resistant bacteria in ICU, study reveals

During a nationwide outbreak of healthcare-associated infections of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria, an Israeli hospital traced repeated infections of patients in its intensive care unit to an unexpected source--sink traps, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

5 Oct 2018

Gram-negative bacteria found to be risk factor for worse outcomes in hospitalized ILD patients

Alterations to the respiratory microbiome have been identified as a predisposing factor of interstitial lung diseases. In a study at CHEST 2018, researchers at Beaumont Health Systems studied the influence of bacterial virulence on clinical outcomes patients hospitalized with ILD patients.

4 Oct 2018

Novel approach focuses decision-making on older patients' own health priorities

In a pilot project, researchers at Yale, New York University School of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine have shown that an innovative approach to health care for older adults with complex health needs can be integrated into a real-world clinical practice.

4 Oct 2018

High-quality hospitals provide lower cost care for 82% of diagnoses, analysis reveals

High-quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care for 82% of diagnoses, according to a new analysis that Advisory Board released today on variations in care that do not improve care costs or patient outcomes.

3 Oct 2018

VA adding opioid antidote to defibrillator cabinets for quicker overdose response

It took more than 10 minutes for paramedics to arrive after a housekeeper found a man collapsed on the floor of a bathroom in a Boston Veteran Affairs building.

3 Oct 2018

Study using DFMO shows positive results for children with high risk neuroblastoma

A paper published September 27 in Scientific Reports shows the positive results of a phase II clinical trial using the oral medication DFMO to prevent relapse in children with High Risk Neuroblastoma.

1 Oct 2018

EU countries lack capacity to rapidly move future Alzheimer's treatment into clinical use

The health care systems in some European countries lack the capacity to rapidly move a disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease from approval into widespread clinical use, which could leave 1 million people without access to transformative care if such a breakthrough occurs, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

1 Oct 2018

Research offers insight into how to create and manage scientific advisory committees effectively

At a time of "fake news" and a growing mistrust of scientific experts, researchers at York University's Global Strategy Lab are working to increase the likelihood that policy decisions will be informed by the best available science.

29 Sep 2018

$GSA endorses Global Call to Action to improve care of people with fragility fractures$

GSA endorses Global Call to Action to improve care of people with fragility fractures

The Gerontological Society of America -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has signed on to the Fragility Fracture Network's Global Call to Action to improve the care of people with fragility fractures.

28 Sep 2018

HEART Pathway protocol identifies ED patients with acute chest pain

A relatively new accelerated diagnostic protocol is effective in identifying emergency department patients with acute chest pain who can be safely sent home without being hospitalized or undergoing comprehensive cardiac testing, according to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

28 Sep 2018

Henry Ford Hospital cardiologists are first in the U.S. to implant device for hard-to-treat angina

Cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital performed the first implantation in the United States of a device approved for use in Europe for hard-to-treat angina.

27 Sep 2018

Health Systems News and Research

Report predicts life expectancy in 2040, Spain comes out on top

Study findings may explain sporadic outbreaks of C. difficile infections in hospitals

UVA partners with health systems in AVIA network’s Medicaid Transformation Project

NAM special publication outlines steps to ensure interoperability of health care systems

Global health innovation system fails to deliver affordable treatments to patients, says report

Researchers to study the use of CRISPR on human liver on-a-chip platform

Retia Medical Introduces World Renowned Clinical Advisory Board

Canadian smokers support novel policies to reduce tobacco use

Pediatric device consortium co-led by Children's National and UMD receives $5 million from FDA

Sink traps are unexpected source of drug-resistant bacteria in ICU, study reveals

Gram-negative bacteria found to be risk factor for worse outcomes in hospitalized ILD patients

Novel approach focuses decision-making on older patients' own health priorities

High-quality hospitals provide lower cost care for 82% of diagnoses, analysis reveals

VA adding opioid antidote to defibrillator cabinets for quicker overdose response

Study using DFMO shows positive results for children with high risk neuroblastoma

EU countries lack capacity to rapidly move future Alzheimer's treatment into clinical use

Research offers insight into how to create and manage scientific advisory committees effectively

GSA endorses Global Call to Action to improve care of people with fragility fractures

HEART Pathway protocol identifies ED patients with acute chest pain

Henry Ford Hospital cardiologists are first in the U.S. to implant device for hard-to-treat angina

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