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Neurosurgeons must advance strategies and adapt new ways to thrive in evolving healthcare industry

Neurosurgeons hoping to successfully navigate the rapidly changing healthcare industry must advance their strategies and adapt new ways of thinking in order to continue to thrive in an evolving environment.

25 Mar 2017

Researchers study risk of thrombosis and bleeding in urological surgery

The international CLUE Working Group studied the risk of thrombosis and severe haemorrhage after urological cancer operations and other forms of urological surgery.

25 Mar 2017

Report: Global increase in drug-resistant TB threatens to ruin efforts to eradicate the disease

The rise of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) threatens to derail decades of progress in controlling the disease, according to a new report in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine published on World TB day (24th March).

25 Mar 2017

Hospitals with certified WOC nurses have lower rates of pressure injuries, study shows

Hospitals that employ nurses who have specialty certification in wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) care have lower rates of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs), reports a study in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing.

25 Mar 2017

French osteoporosis expert wins 2017 IOF Committee of National Societies Medal

Today, at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Florence, Italy, Dr Thierry Thomas, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Rheumatology Department, University hospital, St. Etienne, France, was awarded the 2017 IOF Committee of National Societies Medal.

25 Mar 2017

Chinese scientists develop simple fluorescence-based assay to detect carbapenem-resistant pathogens

Carbapenems are among the "antibiotics of last resort" and can fight infections for which other drugs have long lost their effectiveness. However, even carbapenem-resistant pathogenic strains have emerged over the last decades.

25 Mar 2017

Antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs can effectively treat diabetic nerve pain, research finds

A federal health agency has found certain antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs are among medications that effectively treat diabetic nerve pain.

25 Mar 2017

Researchers report discovery of new gene linked to Tau accumulation in AD

Tau pathology is one of the defining features of Alzheimer disease (AD), which is the most common form of dementia in older age.

25 Mar 2017

Excessive sweating could be hyperhidrosis that often goes undiagnosed

Hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating that is more than what is needed to regulate body temperature. About 7 million Americans suffer from hyperhidrosis, a disorder that often goes undiagnosed.

24 Mar 2017

New gene linked to Tau pathology

Investigators at Rush University Medical Center and the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston reported the discovery of a new gene that is associated with susceptibility to a common form of brain pathology called Tau that accumulates in several different conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, certain forms of dementia and Parkinsonian syndromes as well as chronic traumatic encephalopathy that occurs with repeated head injuries.

24 Mar 2017

Study finds increased body fat in childhood brain cancer survivors

McMaster University researchers have discovered that while survivors of childhood brain tumours have a similar Body Mass Index (BMI) to healthy children with no cancer, they have more fat tissue overall, and especially around the abdomen.

24 Mar 2017

One-shot vaccine passes key preclinical test in newborn monkey models

Newborns are highly vulnerable to infections and don't respond optimally to most vaccines because their young immune systems typically mount weak antibody responses.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers develop new way to assemble genome of an organism from scratch

A team spanning Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, Texas Children's Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has developed a new way to sequence genomes, which can assemble the genome of an organism, entirely from scratch, dramatically cheaper and faster.

24 Mar 2017

Five tips for parents and guardians to protect children from household poisons

More than 2 million poisonings are reported each year to poison centers across the United States, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Half of those calls involve children under 6 years old.

24 Mar 2017

Researchers describe set of observable characteristics linked to congenital Zika syndrome

Even as the Zika virus becomes more prevalent — the Centers for Disease Control reports that the number of U.S. infants born with microcephaly and other birth defects is 20 times over the normal rate — researchers are still trying to fully pin down the identifying consequences of the viral infection.

24 Mar 2017

BD introduces new safety solution to help prevent IV medication administration errors

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medication technology company, announced today the availability of its new IV Medication Safety Solution, designed to help to measurably prevent IV medication administration errors.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 24 Mar 2017

Scientists developing novel imaging techniques to provide immediate diagnoses for cancer patients

Neurosurgeons at The Barrow Neurological Institute (BNI), North America’s largest neurosurgical training program and scientists at The Arizona State University Biodesign Institute (ASU), in collaboration with Zeiss Microscopy are developing novel molecular nanoprobes and cutting-edge optical imaging techniques to provide immediate and specific diagnoses for cancer patients.

24 Mar 2017

New tool aims to decrease rate of malnutrition in hospitals

University of Waterloo researchers have created a tool aimed at decreasing the rate of malnutrition in hospitals.

24 Mar 2017

CDM scientist wins IADR award for research in periodontal diseases

On March 22, 2017, the International Association for Dental Research awarded its 2017 Distinguished Scientist Award in Basic Research in Periodontal Disease to Panos N. Papapanou, DDS, PhD, professor and chair of the Section of Oral, Diagnostic and Rehabilitation Sciences of the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.

24 Mar 2017

Study finds direct link between increasing width of vestibular aqueduct and severity of child's hearing loss

It may be possible to predict the severity of hearing loss for children diagnosed with enlarged vestibular aqueduct, according to a new study published in JAMA-Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

23 Mar 2017

Hospital News and Research

Neurosurgeons must advance strategies and adapt new ways to thrive in evolving healthcare industry

Researchers study risk of thrombosis and bleeding in urological surgery

Report: Global increase in drug-resistant TB threatens to ruin efforts to eradicate the disease

Hospitals with certified WOC nurses have lower rates of pressure injuries, study shows

French osteoporosis expert wins 2017 IOF Committee of National Societies Medal

Chinese scientists develop simple fluorescence-based assay to detect carbapenem-resistant pathogens

Antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs can effectively treat diabetic nerve pain, research finds

Researchers report discovery of new gene linked to Tau accumulation in AD

Excessive sweating could be hyperhidrosis that often goes undiagnosed

New gene linked to Tau pathology

Study finds increased body fat in childhood brain cancer survivors

One-shot vaccine passes key preclinical test in newborn monkey models

Researchers develop new way to assemble genome of an organism from scratch

Five tips for parents and guardians to protect children from household poisons

Researchers describe set of observable characteristics linked to congenital Zika syndrome

BD introduces new safety solution to help prevent IV medication administration errors

Scientists developing novel imaging techniques to provide immediate diagnoses for cancer patients

New tool aims to decrease rate of malnutrition in hospitals

CDM scientist wins IADR award for research in periodontal diseases

Study finds direct link between increasing width of vestibular aqueduct and severity of child's hearing loss

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