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New trial shows ketamine's effectiveness to treat geriatric depression

Australian researchers have completed the world's first randomised control trial (RCT) assessing the efficacy and safety of ketamine as a treatment for depression in elderly patients.

24 Jul 2017

Researchers identify issues with current maternal CMV screening methods

Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus found worldwide. When CMV infects fetuses, it can cause serious complications such as hearing difficulties and mental retardation in affected infants.

24 Jul 2017

In Appalachia, two hospital giants seek state-sanctioned monopoly

Looking out a fourth-floor window of his hospital system's headquarters, Alan Levine can see the Appalachian Mountains that have defined this hardscrabble region for generations.

24 Jul 2017

Tunstall and Inhealthcare collaborate to tackle challenges facing health and social care

Tunstall Healthcare and Inhealthcare have agreed to combine their skills and expertise at scale and help tackle some of the greatest challenges facing the NHS and care services.

From Inhealthcare Limited 24 Jul 2017

EKF Diagnostics issues new educational guide to ‘Diabetes and HbA1c testing’

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, has published a guide to ‘Diabetes and HbA1c testing’ which can be found at EKF’s new Diabetes Portal.

From EKF Diagnostics 24 Jul 2017

Early sports specialization does not increase likelihood of athlete achieving elite status, study suggests

Specializing in one sport early in a child's athletic career is often touted as a way to gain that elusive college scholarship or even go on to the pros.

24 Jul 2017

High dose flu vaccine reduces risk of respiratory and all-cause hospitalizations, study finds

In the largest nursing home study to date on the effect of a high dose (HD) flu vaccine, researchers found that vaccines with four times the antigen of standard flu (SD) vaccines significantly reduced the risk of respiratory and all-cause hospitalization during flu season.

21 Jul 2017

People with genetic susceptibility to Alzheimer's may have greater cognitive deficits with sleep-disordered breathing

People who carry a genetic susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease appear to be at greater risk of diminished cognition from sleep-disordered breathing than those without the susceptibility, according to new research published online, ahead of print in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

21 Jul 2017

Study provides deeper understanding into genetic basis of neuropsychiatric disorders

A study by scientists at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern is providing insight into the genetic basis of neuropsychiatric disorders.

21 Jul 2017

Simple financial incentive may improve rate of colonoscopy screenings

Offering $100 to patients eligible for a preventive colonoscopy screening more than doubled the rate of screening when compared to a simple emailed request, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

21 Jul 2017

Speech language therapy delivered online provides comparable improvements as in-person treatment

Telerehabilitation helps healthcare professionals reach more patients in need, but some worry it doesn't offer the same quality of care as in-person treatment. This isn't the case, according to recent research by Baycrest.

21 Jul 2017

Wayne State researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to better understand rare genetic disorders

A team of Wayne State University researchers recently received a $1.9 million grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health to better understand leukodystrophies (LD) and genetic Leukoencephalopathies (gLE), rare genetic disorders affecting the white matter -- myelin -- in the central nervous system.

21 Jul 2017

Study: Patients discharged from emergency department with AKI remain at increased risk of death

A new study indicates that patients discharged from the emergency department with acute kidney injury (AKI) remain at an increased risk of dying within 30 days. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

21 Jul 2017

Noninvasive treatment uses cooled radio energy to provide relief from arthritis pain

Pain medicine specialists at Rush have helped develop, and are among the first in the country to provide, a noninvasive treatment for knee arthritis that uses cooled radio energy to target and interrupt pain signals.

21 Jul 2017

New PET-CT scan can diagnose cardiac sarcoidosis more accurately than traditional tests

Using a new imaging technique that can diagnose cardiac sarcoidosis much more accurately than traditional tests, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that the disease affects other organs in 40 percent of patients with cardiac sarcoidosis.

21 Jul 2017

Researchers devise strategy to target Achilles heel of nervous system cancers

Virtually all cancer treatments used today also damage normal cells, causing the toxic side effects associated with cancer treatment.

21 Jul 2017

Researchers show how hematopoietic stem cells detect and react to infections

Researchers at the University of Zurich have shown for the first time that hematopoietic stem cells detect infectious agents themselves and begin to divide - that is, without signals from growth factors.

20 Jul 2017

Study finds no convincing evidence to support link between PPI use and dementia risk

Several studies have reported associations between proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) use and dementia. New research published on July 18 in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, puts these claims to rest.

20 Jul 2017

Depression among heart attack survivors can be deadly, yet is often ignored

Clyde Boyce has been hospitalized 14 times in the past four years. Boyce, 61, survived two strokes and five operations to unblock arteries around his heart, including three procedures in which doctors propped open his blood vessels with stents. He takes 18 pills a day and gets injections every two weeks with a powerful drug to lower cholesterol.

20 Jul 2017

Study identifies key risk factors for elbow, shoulder injuries in professional baseball pitchers

Increasing numbers of elbow-related injuries in professional baseball pitchers has led to research studying risk factors, especially those that can be modified and adjusted to help prevent lost playing time.

20 Jul 2017

Hospital News and Research

New trial shows ketamine's effectiveness to treat geriatric depression

Researchers identify issues with current maternal CMV screening methods

In Appalachia, two hospital giants seek state-sanctioned monopoly

Tunstall and Inhealthcare collaborate to tackle challenges facing health and social care

EKF Diagnostics issues new educational guide to ‘Diabetes and HbA1c testing’

Early sports specialization does not increase likelihood of athlete achieving elite status, study suggests

High dose flu vaccine reduces risk of respiratory and all-cause hospitalizations, study finds

People with genetic susceptibility to Alzheimer's may have greater cognitive deficits with sleep-disordered breathing

Study provides deeper understanding into genetic basis of neuropsychiatric disorders

Simple financial incentive may improve rate of colonoscopy screenings

Speech language therapy delivered online provides comparable improvements as in-person treatment

Wayne State researchers receive $1.9 million NIH grant to better understand rare genetic disorders

Study: Patients discharged from emergency department with AKI remain at increased risk of death

Noninvasive treatment uses cooled radio energy to provide relief from arthritis pain

New PET-CT scan can diagnose cardiac sarcoidosis more accurately than traditional tests

Researchers devise strategy to target Achilles heel of nervous system cancers

Researchers show how hematopoietic stem cells detect and react to infections

Study finds no convincing evidence to support link between PPI use and dementia risk

Depression among heart attack survivors can be deadly, yet is often ignored

Study identifies key risk factors for elbow, shoulder injuries in professional baseball pitchers

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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