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Study confirms link between delayed access to tertiary care for IPF, higher risk of death

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)―scarring and thickening of the lungs from unknown causes―is the predominant condition leading to lung transplantation nationwide. Columbia University Medical Center researchers confirmed that delayed access to a tertiary care center for IPF is associated with a higher risk of death.

2 Jul 2011

Teleflex, Premier sign new three-year agreement for laryngoscopes

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced a new three-year agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance.

27 Jun 2011

Cardiac arrest represents tremendous problem for hospitals in the U.S.

More than 200,000 people are treated for cardiac arrest in United States hospitals each year, a rate that may be on the rise. The findings are reported online this week in Critical Care Medicine in a University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine-led study.

27 Jun 2011

AWHONN, Elsevier partner to review and update Maternal-Newborn skills

Elsevier, a pioneer in providing e-learning and performance solutions to more than 1,300 healthcare organizations, announced today its collaboration with the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) to review and update the Maternal-Newborn Skills within Mosby's Nursing Skills, providing users with the highest quality content possible.

27 Jun 2011

Medical residents should work no more than 16 hours without sleep

A group of 26 of the nation's leaders in medicine, health care, patient safety, and research today called for sweeping changes in the design, supervision and financing of U.S. hospital residency care programs to protect patients from serious, preventable medical errors, and end dangerously long work hours for physicians in training.

24 Jun 2011

Leaky blood vessels may cause sepsis rather than a symptom: Research

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have put forward a new theory as to what causes sepsis, an often fatal condition that occurs when infection spreads throughout the body.

24 Jun 2011

Psychosocial stress may enhance lung-damaging effects of traffic-related pollution in children

Psychosocial stress appears to enhance the lung-damaging effects of traffic-related pollution (TRP) in children, according to new research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles.

24 Jun 2011

'Copilots' for physicians in intensive care units could reduce mortality rates

Caring for patients in a medical intensive care unit in a hospital and flying a 747 are complicated tasks that require tracking thousands of important details, some of which could get overlooked. That's why the pilot has a checklist and a copilot to make sure nothing slips by.

23 Jun 2011

New home for children's emergency care opens in upper Manhattan

The new Alexandra and Steven Cohen Pediatric Emergency Department at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center opens tomorrow, Thursday, June 23, significantly expanding access to the highest level of emergency pediatric care for families in the region.

22 Jun 2011

New home for children's emergency care opens in upper Manhattan

22 Jun 2011

Twelve institutions receive NPCRC and American Cancer Society grants for palliative care research

The American Cancer Society and the National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC) are awarding $2 million in research grants to researchers at 12 institutions for studies aimed at reducing suffering for seriously ill patients and their family caregivers.

22 Jun 2011

Teleflex, Amerinet sign deal for VasoNova Vascular Positioning System

Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced the addition of VasoNova Vascular Positioning System to its existing Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters agreement with Amerinet. The agreement began May 1, 2011 and runs through April 30, 2014.

20 Jun 2011

First artificial lung transplantation in toddler performed at St. Louis Children's Hospital

Two-year-old Owen Stark came to St. Louis Children's Hospital in the summer of 2010 near death from heart failure and dangerously high blood pressure in his lungs.

17 Jun 2011

Tips for parents to protect teens from summer injuries

Summer is the season of backyard barbecues, scenic drives through the countryside and heat-easing dips in the pool. For all of its fun, though, summer is also the time when you're most likely to suffer an injury, especially if you're a teenager, said trauma surgeon Dr. Thomas Esposito of Loyola University Health System in Maywood, Ill.

17 Jun 2011

APP announces $38 million expansion of New York manufacturing facility

APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc., announced today a $38 million expansion of its Grand Island, New York manufacturing facility.

15 Jun 2011

Actelion awards grants to 2011 ENTELLIGENCE young investigators for research in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. and the ENTELLIGENCE Steering Committee recognized four young researchers and their mentors for their efforts in advancing research in PAH. Each researcher will receive a 12-month mentored grant of up to $100,000 in support, funded through the ENTELLIGENCE program supported by Actelion. The announcement was made at an awards luncheon, during which the recipients of the 2011 awards gave an overview of their proposed work.

14 Jun 2011

Noninvasive ventilation can shorten intubation time and may reduce risk of post-extubation ARF

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) used as a weaning technique for mechanically ventilated patients can shorten intubation time and may reduce the risk of post-extubation acute respiratory failure (ARF), according to French researchers.

13 Jun 2011

VCU Medical Center is new headquarters for Pan American Trauma Society

The Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center is the new headquarters for the Pan American Trauma Society - the lead organization for the advancement of trauma care systems in the Americas.

10 Jun 2011

Grifols officially merges with Talecris Biotherapeutics

Grifols, a global healthcare company and biopharmaceutical manufacturer based in Barcelona, Spain, today announced that it has officially begun to merge its operations with Talecris Biotherapeutics in order to function as one company, following its acquisition of Talecris on June 1.

8 Jun 2011

Researchers measure ED residents' attitudes on pregnancy during residency

The demands of a medical residency can make balancing a career and family a challenge. But the results of a Henry Ford Hospital survey of Emergency Department (ED) resident physicians' attitudes on pregnancy during residency may offer uplifting news.

6 Jun 2011