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Researchers develop new blood test to detect early stage pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is currently very difficult to detect while it is still resectable. A new blood test developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, Herlev Hospital, Knight Cancer Center and Immunovia AB, can detect pancreatic cancer in the very earliest stages of the disease.

17 Sep 2018

FDA approves Teva’s AJOVY injection for preventive treatment of migraine in adults

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved AJOVY injection for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults.

17 Sep 2018

Many parents blame electronics for sleep problems among teens

It's no secret that many teenagers stay up late to scroll through social media or catch up with friends on phones.

17 Sep 2018

Easy and rapid test for viral infections can cut antibiotic use, hospitalizations

A quick and easy test for viral infections can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital admissions, according to new research presented to the European Respiratory Society International Congress today.

17 Sep 2018

Study uses California hospital data to examine trends in law enforcement-inflicted injuries

An analysis of hospital visits in California shows trends in injuries inflicted by law enforcement officers in the line of duty and how those injuries were associated with the race and ethnicity of individuals they encountered.

17 Sep 2018

Adding PET scans to CT imaging can change treatment for women with cervical cancer

An Ontario clinical study that shows adding PET imaging to conventional CT imaging to stage locally advanced cervix cancer can change treatment means newly diagnosed women in this province may also receive PET imaging.

17 Sep 2018

Solution-focused communication by nurses improves control of liquid intake during hemodialysis

The research was conducted over a period of six months with a group of 36 patients in the Hemodialysis Unit of the General University Hospital of Alicante and three nurses who had received training in solution-focused communication.

17 Sep 2018

New program combines basic science and social benefits to address HIV risk among young women

A program established by investigators from the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT and Harvard is addressing the persistently elevated risk of HIV infection among young women in South Africa from two angles - first, investigating biological factors that modulate infection risk along with the early immunologic events following viral exposure, and second, alleviating the socioeconomic factors that limit opportunities for young women, the group at greatest risk of infection in the region of the world hardest hit by the HIV epidemic.

17 Sep 2018

Einstein Healthcare Network and Jefferson enter into binding Definitive Agreement

Einstein Healthcare Network and Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) have entered into a binding Definitive Agreement, legally binding the ideas and commitments described in the Letter of Intent, which the two organizations signed in March.

17 Sep 2018

Children with asthma found to be disadvantaged in education and future occupation

People who suffer with persistent asthma from a young age are more likely to leave school at 16 years old and those who make it to university are more likely to drop out early, according to new research presented today (Sunday) at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

17 Sep 2018

KKH develops new test to enable faster diagnosis of critically ill children with rare diseases

A multi-disciplinary team at KK Women's and Children's Hospital has developed a test to enable faster diagnosis of rare diseases to help critically ill children.

17 Sep 2018

Research shows pollution is reaching the placenta

The evidence of air pollution – the soot and the fumes, has been seen in the lungs till date. In a new study, for the first time, the evidence of air pollution is seen in the placenta of a pregnant women.

16 Sep 2018

Study shows cost-effectiveness of financial incentive program to control cholesterol

A program that offered financial incentives to both patients and their physicians to control low-density lipoproteins cholesterol could be a cost-effective intervention for patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

14 Sep 2018

Investigators pinpoint exact stage of retinoblastoma development in children

Investigators at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have been able to pinpoint the exact stage of development of the human retina, when cells can grow out of control and form cancer-like masses.

14 Sep 2018

New research aims to engineer neural network from living cells

Will the computers of tomorrow be manufactured, or will they be cultivated? This question lies at the heart of new research from Lehigh University that aims to engineer a neural network--a computer system modeled on the human brain and nervous system--from actual living cells, and program it to compute a basic learning task.

14 Sep 2018

New device to treat acute coronary artery perforations approved by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a device intended to treat acute coronary artery perforations, or tears in the blood vessels of the heart. The PK Papyrus Covered Coronary Stent System is the first device approved by the FDA for this indication in 17 years.

14 Sep 2018

Hospital News and Research

Researchers develop new blood test to detect early stage pancreatic cancer

FDA approves Teva’s AJOVY injection for preventive treatment of migraine in adults

Many parents blame electronics for sleep problems among teens

Easy and rapid test for viral infections can cut antibiotic use, hospitalizations

Study uses California hospital data to examine trends in law enforcement-inflicted injuries

Adding PET scans to CT imaging can change treatment for women with cervical cancer

Solution-focused communication by nurses improves control of liquid intake during hemodialysis

New program combines basic science and social benefits to address HIV risk among young women

Einstein Healthcare Network and Jefferson enter into binding Definitive Agreement

Children with asthma found to be disadvantaged in education and future occupation

KKH develops new test to enable faster diagnosis of critically ill children with rare diseases

Research shows pollution is reaching the placenta

Study shows cost-effectiveness of financial incentive program to control cholesterol

Investigators pinpoint exact stage of retinoblastoma development in children

New research aims to engineer neural network from living cells

New device to treat acute coronary artery perforations approved by FDA

Study: Overall well-being of a population linked with lower healthcare spending

'Nudges' may help curb decline in influenza vaccination rates as the day progresses

Study: Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are immunologically disparate at birth

Study: aPKC inhibitors may provide new therapeutic option for blinding eye diseases

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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