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New clinical trial evaluates aesthetic results of conservative surgery in breast cancer

Belén Merck Navarro, Medicine professor at Valencia and Castellón's CEU UCH university is the only Spaniard among the 17 surgeons from 11 different countries that specialize in breast cancer who took part in a clinical trial on the usefulness of 3D images to evaluate the aesthetic results of conservative surgery in breast cancer

21 Sep 2018

New outbreak of rare eye disease identified in contact lens wearers

A new outbreak of a rare but preventable eye infection that can cause blindness, has been identified in contact lens wearers in a new study led by UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital researchers.

21 Sep 2018

Study offers solid link between visceral organs and brain’s reward, motivation system

A novel gut-to-brain neural circuit establishes the vagus nerve as an essential component of the brain system that regulates reward and motivation, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published September 20 in the journal Cell.

21 Sep 2018

New case study looks at what prevent health care staffs from raising concerns

In a case study published online last week in Academic Medicine, an international team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge and Johns Hopkins Medicine looked at what prevented employees from raising concerns.

21 Sep 2018

Study reveals surprising gaps in some HIV medical providers' knowledge of ACA

A new study has revealed surprising gaps in some HIV medical providers' knowledge of the Affordable Care Act, with more than a quarter of providers surveyed unable to say whether their state had expanded Medicaid.

21 Sep 2018

Study highlights need to remain vigilant in maintaining key infection control processes

Healthcare-associated infections can be reduced by up to 55 percent by systematically implementing evidence-based infection prevention and control strategies, according to a review of 144 studies published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

21 Sep 2018

Health insurance ads have shifted over time due to health plans offered via ACA

The themes in television advertisements for health insurance plans have shifted over time, possibly reflecting the shrinking pool of health plans offered through the Affordable Care Act as well as rising plan premiums, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

21 Sep 2018

Dopamine neurons may involve in conditions ranging from Parkinson's disease to schizophrenia

Dopamine neurons are located in the midbrain, but their tendril-like axons can branch far into the higher cortical areas, influencing how we move and how we feel.

21 Sep 2018

New naturally occurring antibiotic found effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A naturally occurring antibiotic called kanglemycin A is effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that cause tuberculosis, even in drug-resistant strains, according to an international team of researchers who used chemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, and X-ray crystallography to show how the compound maintains its activity.

21 Sep 2018

Grieving patients treated with talk therapy have lower risk of suicide and psychiatric illness

In a comprehensive study, researchers from Aarhus University show that grieving patients who receive what is known as talk therapy at the general practitioner shortly after a relative's death, have a lower risk of suicide and psychiatric illness than others.

20 Sep 2018

Scientists achieve breakthrough in accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens

A team of researchers at the University of Cologne's Faculty of Medicine and the German Center for Infection Research has achieved a scientific breakthrough in the accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens.

20 Sep 2018

Neurons in the human brain can encode numerical information

How do we know if we're looking at three apples or four? Researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Tübingen are now one step closer to answering this question.

20 Sep 2018

Finding epigenetic signature appears to predict inflammation risk in serious type of IBD

With an estimated 1.6 million people in the U.S. dealing with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), physicians can have a hard time telling which newly diagnosed patients have a high risk of severe inflammation or what therapies will be most effective.

20 Sep 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Health on the hill

As the start of the fiscal year draws near — along with pivotal midterm elections — Congress is picking up its pace on legislation. This week alone the Senate passed a comprehensive bill aimed at curbing the opioid epidemic and a nearly final bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services.

20 Sep 2018

Eating fatty fish during pregnancy may boost unborn child's brain development

Women could enhance the development of their unborn child's eyesight and brain function by regularly eating fatty fish during pregnancy.

20 Sep 2018

New program to reduce harmful stress effectively improves mood in cancer patients

This is a story about something rare in health psychology: a treatment that has gone from scientific discovery, through development and testing, to dissemination and successful implementation nationwide.

20 Sep 2018

Chaos and agitation: Helping a patient survive a hurricane

As Hurricane Florence barreled toward her coastal community, Patty Younts grappled with a question: Where should a person with dementia go?

20 Sep 2018

DePuy Synthes introduces CONCORDE LIFT Expandable Interbody Device at EUROSPINE 2018

DePuy Synthes, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies today unveiled the CONCORDE LIFT Expandable Interbody Device to European Surgeons at the EUROSPINE 2018 Meeting, taking place in Barcelona, Spain.

From DePuy Synthes 20 Sep 2018

First intracranial aneurysm patients treated with BRAVO Flow Diverter after CE mark approval

CERENOVUS, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, announced today that the first patients have been treated with the BRAVO Flow Diverter, following recent CE mark approval for the device to be used in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms.

20 Sep 2018

Emergex signs MoU with Brazil’s Fiocruz for development of viral vaccines

Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited, a biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to synthetic vaccine development in the field of infectious diseases, today announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Brazil-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation 'Fiocruz' for the development of viral vaccines.

20 Sep 2018

Hospital News and Research

New clinical trial evaluates aesthetic results of conservative surgery in breast cancer

New outbreak of rare eye disease identified in contact lens wearers

Study offers solid link between visceral organs and brain’s reward, motivation system

New case study looks at what prevent health care staffs from raising concerns

Study reveals surprising gaps in some HIV medical providers' knowledge of ACA

Study highlights need to remain vigilant in maintaining key infection control processes

Health insurance ads have shifted over time due to health plans offered via ACA

Dopamine neurons may involve in conditions ranging from Parkinson's disease to schizophrenia

New naturally occurring antibiotic found effective against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Grieving patients treated with talk therapy have lower risk of suicide and psychiatric illness

Scientists achieve breakthrough in accelerated diagnosis of multi-resistant hospital pathogens

Neurons in the human brain can encode numerical information

Finding epigenetic signature appears to predict inflammation risk in serious type of IBD

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Health on the hill

Eating fatty fish during pregnancy may boost unborn child's brain development

New program to reduce harmful stress effectively improves mood in cancer patients

Chaos and agitation: Helping a patient survive a hurricane

DePuy Synthes introduces CONCORDE LIFT Expandable Interbody Device at EUROSPINE 2018

First intracranial aneurysm patients treated with BRAVO Flow Diverter after CE mark approval

Emergex signs MoU with Brazil’s Fiocruz for development of viral vaccines

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th 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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