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Rapid ambulance response linked with higher survival rate after sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Shorter ambulance response times are associated with a higher rate of survival in patients with sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

28 Sep 2018

Australian scientists resolve a key question in ovarian cancer care

Australian scientists have revealed a better way to identify which patients should respond to powerful ovarian cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors (PARPi), resolving an important question in ovarian cancer care about why some patients respond to these drugs, while others do not.

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

The Friedrich Schiller University Jena receives funding for Cluster of Excellence

The Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany) was granted funding for one Cluster of Excellence. As the Excellence Commission announced today in Bonn, Jena's proposal for the cluster 'Balance of the Microverse' is among the 57 selected consortia which will be funded by the German Excellence Strategy for the following seven years.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers start to understand how to make lab-grown heart cells mature

Scientists at Boston Children’s Hospital have made important steps towards overcoming the hurdles that stand in the way of getting heart muscle to regenerate following engraftment with lab-made heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes).

28 Sep 2018

Taken for a ride: After ATV crash, doctor gets $56,603 bill for air ambulance trip

It was the first — and only — time Dr. Naveed Khan, a 35-year-old radiologist, ever rode in an all-terrain vehicle.

28 Sep 2018

Shared decision making needed to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with CAH

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline that offers best practices for healthcare providers on how to promptly diagnose, treat, and manage patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, an inherited endocrine disorder, throughout their entire lives.

28 Sep 2018

Will Congress bring sky-high air ambulance bills down to earth?

Air ambulance rides are literal lifesavers. But how much should they cost? In the ongoing, crowdsourced "Bill of the Month" investigation, Kaiser Health News and NPR received more than a dozen bills from people around the country on the hook for medevac helicopter rides that ranged from $28,000 to $97,000.

28 Sep 2018

Microglia lead to increased neuro-inflammation in fibromyalgia patients, finds study

A study by Massachusetts General Hospital researchers - collaborating with a team at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden - has documented for the first time widespread inflammation in the brains of patients with the poorly understood condition called fibromyalgia.

28 Sep 2018

Exploring factors that need considered before offering genetic risk information to individuals

Should researchers inform research participants, if they discover genetic disease risks in the participants? Yes, many would say, if the information is helpful to the participants.

28 Sep 2018

High levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 may affect brain health

Scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina have uncovered mechanisms by which high levels of a hormone called FGF23 can reduce brain health.

28 Sep 2018

Putting oversized health care costs upfront — on T-shirts

If only patients knew how expensive medical procedures are and how wildly prices vary by hospital, they could be smart shoppers and lower the cost of health care for everybody.

28 Sep 2018

Broadly neutralizing antibodies offer a new approach to treating HIV infection

A new generation of broadly neutralizing antibodies provides a novel approach to treating HIV infection.

28 Sep 2018

Medicare eases readmission penalties against safety-net hospitals

On orders from Congress, Medicare is easing up on its annual readmission penalties on hundreds of hospitals serving the most low-income residents, records released last week show.

28 Sep 2018

Critical illness and major infection can promote brain changes, accelerate cognitive decline

Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a novel analysis of more than a thousand patients adds to evidence that hospitalization, critical illness and major infection may diminish brain structures that are most commonly affected by Alzheimer's disease.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers find a novel way to tease out key factor involved in heart muscle maturation

Scientists around the world have been trying to replace damaged heart tissue using lab-made heart-muscle cells (cardiomyocytes), either injecting them into the heart or applying patches laced with the cells. But results to date have been underwhelming.

28 Sep 2018

Hospital News and Research

Rapid ambulance response linked with higher survival rate after sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Australian scientists resolve a key question in ovarian cancer care

HEART Pathway protocol identifies ED patients with acute chest pain

The Friedrich Schiller University Jena receives funding for Cluster of Excellence

Researchers start to understand how to make lab-grown heart cells mature

Taken for a ride: After ATV crash, doctor gets $56,603 bill for air ambulance trip

Shared decision making needed to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with CAH

Will Congress bring sky-high air ambulance bills down to earth?

Microglia lead to increased neuro-inflammation in fibromyalgia patients, finds study

Exploring factors that need considered before offering genetic risk information to individuals

High levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 may affect brain health

Putting oversized health care costs upfront — on T-shirts

Broadly neutralizing antibodies offer a new approach to treating HIV infection

Medicare eases readmission penalties against safety-net hospitals

Critical illness and major infection can promote brain changes, accelerate cognitive decline

Researchers find a novel way to tease out key factor involved in heart muscle maturation

Workers overdose on the job, and employers struggle to respond

Non-small cell lung cancer patients survive longer when treated with durvalumab

Study aims to investigate antimicrobial resistance of uropathogenic E. coli from elderly patients

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

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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