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Preventing falls with new sensor technology

More than one third of all over-65s in Germany are at acute risk of falling. The consequences affect themselves and their personal environment but also the health care system.

13 Nov 2018

With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment

When mental illness hijacks Margaret Rodgers' mind, she acts out. Rodgers, 35, lives with depression and bipolar disorder. When left unchecked, the conditions drive the Alabama woman to excessive spending, crying and mania.

13 Nov 2018

Higher body mass index could cause depression even without health problems

A largescale genomic analysis has found the strongest evidence yet that being overweight causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems.

13 Nov 2018

Wishes can help pediatric patients to get better over time

Cimone Stills, 15, has a medical condition that has caused her to have multiple seizures a day for most of her life. Specifically, she has treatment-resistant generalized epilepsy because of a genetic variation. Like many patients with such a serious illness, it affects her daily life and as a result, she was diagnosed with clinical depression.

13 Nov 2018

Study aims to find which outreach method is more effective at improving cancer screening rates

Phone calls are more effective reminders for patients to book cancer screening appointments than mailed letters but are also more costly, suggests a new study from St. Michael's Hospital.

13 Nov 2018

Fish oil or omega 3 fatty acid supplements can prevent heart attacks finds study

A couple of clinical trials from Harvard researchers have shown that regular consumption of fish or fish oil supplements can reduce the risk of getting heart attacks significantly.

13 Nov 2018

Three landmark studies provide better understanding of sudden cardiac arrest

Today, at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, the research group led by Sumeet Chugh, MD, professor of Medicine and associate director of the Smidt Heart Institute, presented three critical research studies aimed at better understanding sudden cardiac arrest.

13 Nov 2018

Study identifies factors tied to greater risk of advanced liver disease in cystic fibrosis patients

Children's Hospital Colorado pediatric gastroenterologist, Michael Narkewicz, MD, recently shared results of the Prospective Study of Ultrasound to Predict Hepatic Cirrhosis in Cystic Fibrosis, which sought to determine if liver ultrasounds could identify children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis who are at greater risk of developing advanced liver disease.

13 Nov 2018

Lethal heart rhythm more likely to be found in patients with common heart failure

Researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai discovered that a non-treatable form of lethal heart rhythm responsible for sudden cardiac arrest is twice as likely to be found in patients with the most common form of heart failure--heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), compared to heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

12 Nov 2018

Pulmonary rehabilitation rarely received by hospitalized COPD patients despite health benefits

Only a tiny fraction of patients hospitalized for COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, participate in a pulmonary rehabilitation program following hospitalization, even though such programs are recommended and Medicare covers their cost, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

12 Nov 2018

Study shows novel strategy to reduce breast cancer bone metastasis

Uncovering a novel mechanism that promotes growth of breast cancer bone metastasis has revealed a potential Achilles' heel for these cancer cells. Reported in the journal Cancer Cell, the study shows that interfering with this mechanism can reduce the risk of relapses in animal models.

12 Nov 2018

Research shines new, explanatory light on link between obesity and cancer

Scientists have made a major discovery that shines a new, explanatory light on the link between obesity and cancer. Their research confirms why the body's immune surveillance systems - led by cancer-fighting Natural Killer cells - stutter and fail in the presence of excess fat.

12 Nov 2018

AAP updates concussion recommendations for children and teens

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its concussion recommendations to support children and teens engaging in light physical activity and returning to school as they recover.

12 Nov 2018

Growth and spread of deadly eye tumor suppressed in cells, animals

By comparing genetic sequences in the eye tumors of children whose cancers spread with tumors that didn't spread, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report new evidence that a domino effect in cells is responsible for the cancer spreading.

12 Nov 2018

Simple cysts can be safely ignored, study finds

Simple ovarian cysts are extremely common in women and do not require additional ultrasound surveillance or surgical removal, according to a new study of more than 72,000 women and close to 119,00 pelvic ultrasound exams over a dozen years.

12 Nov 2018

Hands-Only CPR training kiosks can teach life-saving skills in just minutes

Prompt action from a bystander can impact the likelihood a person survives cardiac arrest that occurs outside of a hospital. One common and proven intervention that anyone can learn is Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.

12 Nov 2018

Research finds strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression

New research released today from the University of South Australia and University of Exeter in the UK has found the strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems.

12 Nov 2018

Diabetes medication reduces risk of heart failure hospitalization

In the largest trial to date to assess cardiovascular outcomes for an important class of diabetes medications, researchers have found that dapagliflozin markedly reduced the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in a broad population of patients with diabetes.

12 Nov 2018

Inexpensive and effective drug does not reduce major adverse cardiovascular event rates

When it comes to reducing inflammation to decrease the risk of heart disease and stroke, results from the much-anticipated Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial indicate that targeting the right inflammatory pathways in at-risk patients is crucial.

12 Nov 2018

Kawasaki disease may be triggered by a combination of environmental factors

A new study has found that Kawasaki disease (KD) is not caused by one single factor but has multiple environmental triggers.

12 Nov 2018

Hospital News and Research

Preventing falls with new sensor technology

With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment

Higher body mass index could cause depression even without health problems

Wishes can help pediatric patients to get better over time

Study aims to find which outreach method is more effective at improving cancer screening rates

Fish oil or omega 3 fatty acid supplements can prevent heart attacks finds study

Three landmark studies provide better understanding of sudden cardiac arrest

Study identifies factors tied to greater risk of advanced liver disease in cystic fibrosis patients

Lethal heart rhythm more likely to be found in patients with common heart failure

Pulmonary rehabilitation rarely received by hospitalized COPD patients despite health benefits

Study shows novel strategy to reduce breast cancer bone metastasis

Research shines new, explanatory light on link between obesity and cancer

AAP updates concussion recommendations for children and teens

Growth and spread of deadly eye tumor suppressed in cells, animals

Simple cysts can be safely ignored, study finds

Hands-Only CPR training kiosks can teach life-saving skills in just minutes

Research finds strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression

Diabetes medication reduces risk of heart failure hospitalization

Inexpensive and effective drug does not reduce major adverse cardiovascular event rates

Kawasaki disease may be triggered by a combination of environmental factors

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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