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Appetite-suppressant drug reduces diabetes risk and increases remission rates of blood sugar

New research presented at this year's annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Berlin, Germany, and published in The Lancet, shows that the appetite-suppressant drug lorcaserin decreases risk of developing diabetes and increases the rates of remission of high blood sugar.

4 Oct 2018

Weight loss drug reduces risk of diabetes in patients with pre-diabetes, finds study

At the 2018 Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators from the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Study Group presented diabetes-related findings from CAMELLIA-TIMI 61, a clinical trial of overweight and obese patients designed to test lorcaserin, a weight loss drug manufactured by the trial's sponsor, Eisai Inc.

4 Oct 2018

HORIBA Medical’s new HELO fully automated hematology platform installed at Torbay Hospital

HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical announces the first global installation of its new HELO high throughput fully automated hematology platform in Torbay Hospital.

From HORIBA Medical 4 Oct 2018

Wits doctors transplant liver from HIV positive mother to her child with end-stage liver disease

This was the ethical dilemma faced by doctors at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre to save a child's life.

4 Oct 2018

Scientists design new methodology of motor assessment for patients with acquired brain injury

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and Hospital Instituto Guttman have developed a new methodology of motor assessment of patients with acquired brain injury that improves the current neurorehabilitation models.

4 Oct 2018

Bradford and GE Healthcare collaborate to build new AI-powered hospital Command Center in Europe

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is collaborating with GE Healthcare to build a Command Center - like an air traffic control - at the Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK. A first of its kind in Europe, the Command Center will transform how care is delivered and organized as the number of patients at the hospital continues to increase.

4 Oct 2018

Robot could become the 'weapon' of choice for detecting and treating prostate cancer

A robot could become the 'weapon' of choice for detecting and treating the most common cancer in men, improving results and reducing side effects.

4 Oct 2018

Expert proposes new model to generate automated updates of genetic test results

Maybe the genetic test report your doctor ordered says your DNA contains many “variants of unknown significance.” Currently, up to 70 percent of such reports are negative or inconclusive.

4 Oct 2018

Australia will soon become the first country to eradicate cervical cancer

According to an announcement from the International Papillomavirus Society, Australia could soon become the first country to eradicate cervical cancer.

4 Oct 2018

Notes and coins harbor life threatening bacteria, including MRSA and VRE

A new study has found that the cash and the coins that are in circulation are covered in over 19 types of bacteria that can be potentially deadly.

4 Oct 2018

Medrobotics markets its Flex Robotic System for gastroenterology applications in Europe

Medrobotics Corp. today announced the first sale in Europe of their Flex Robotic System for gastroenterology applications.

4 Oct 2018

Two-pronged approach represents potential strategy for targeting latent reservoir of HIV

With more than 35 million people worldwide living with the virus and nearly 2 million new cases each year, the human immunodeficiency virus remains a major global epidemic.

4 Oct 2018

Experts call for more transparency about joint-venture ownership of dialysis clinics

Penn Medicine experts in nephrology and health policy call for more transparency about joint-venture ownership of dialysis clinics to better understand what impact these arrangements may have on patient referrals and clinical outcomes.

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

Women with epilepsy have five times greater risk of dying during pregnancy

The risk of dying during pregnancy is negligible for the average Danish woman, but if the woman in question has epilepsy, the probability must be multiplied by five. This is the central result presented in a comprehensive epidemiological study that researchers from Health, Aarhus University, are behind.

3 Oct 2018

Previously unknown genetic causes of mitochondrial diseases identified

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have identified previously unknown genetic causes of mitochondrial diseases.

3 Oct 2018

Special glowing paper strip as rapid, reliable test for infectious diseases

Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) and Keio University (Japan) present a practicable and reliable way to test for infectious diseases.

3 Oct 2018

New report examines similarities between spacecraft and hospital sterility assurance challenges

In a new report published in Space Policy, Adrian Ponce, Ph.D., of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and founder of Verrix, and co-authors examine the importance of sterility assurance to prevent contamination of spacecraft destined to potentially habitable ocean worlds of the outer solar system, and the parallel debate around sterility assurance requirements in the healthcare environment.

3 Oct 2018

Researchers obtain understanding of pathomechanisms underlying two age-related eye disorders

Population aging is a global phenomenon with profound medical implications. Tissue dysfunction associated with aging affects all vital organs, including the eyes.

3 Oct 2018

RCIGM and IDbyDNA launch clinical trial to improve diagnostics for pediatric CNS infections

The Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine and IDbyDNA, a metagenomics technology company translating microbial genomics into actionable information for healthcare providers, have launched a clinical trial to improve diagnostics for pediatric central nervous system infections.

3 Oct 2018

Hospital News and Research

Appetite-suppressant drug reduces diabetes risk and increases remission rates of blood sugar

Weight loss drug reduces risk of diabetes in patients with pre-diabetes, finds study

HORIBA Medical’s new HELO fully automated hematology platform installed at Torbay Hospital

Wits doctors transplant liver from HIV positive mother to her child with end-stage liver disease

Scientists design new methodology of motor assessment for patients with acquired brain injury

Bradford and GE Healthcare collaborate to build new AI-powered hospital Command Center in Europe

Robot could become the 'weapon' of choice for detecting and treating prostate cancer

Expert proposes new model to generate automated updates of genetic test results

Australia will soon become the first country to eradicate cervical cancer

Notes and coins harbor life threatening bacteria, including MRSA and VRE

Medrobotics markets its Flex Robotic System for gastroenterology applications in Europe

Two-pronged approach represents potential strategy for targeting latent reservoir of HIV

Experts call for more transparency about joint-venture ownership of dialysis clinics

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

Women with epilepsy have five times greater risk of dying during pregnancy

Previously unknown genetic causes of mitochondrial diseases identified

Special glowing paper strip as rapid, reliable test for infectious diseases

New report examines similarities between spacecraft and hospital sterility assurance challenges

Researchers obtain understanding of pathomechanisms underlying two age-related eye disorders

RCIGM and IDbyDNA launch clinical trial to improve diagnostics for pediatric CNS infections

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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