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First Edition: October 29, 2013

Today's headlines include previews of a Capitol Hill hearing that will feature Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serivces Administrator Marilyn Tavenner.

29 Oct 2013

Mount Sinai cardiologists use FDA-approved device for severely calcified coronary arteries

Leading interventional cardiologists at The Mount Sinai Hospital are the first in the world to use a newly U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved device for the treatment of severely calcified coronary arteries before the placement of a cardiac stent to open a blocked artery.

29 Oct 2013

Dermatologists provide list of specific treatments, procedures not required for medical care

The American Academy of Dermatology today released its list of specific treatments and procedures related to skin health and care that are not always necessary.

29 Oct 2013

State exchange updates: Football marketing, slow starts and Calif.'s litmus test

News outlets provide updates on state health insurance exchanges in Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota and California, the state that many believe will provide a litmus test on how, and if, the state-based exchanges can work elsewhere.

29 Oct 2013

Study find that people search about quitting smoking more often on Mondays

Forget New Year's; a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Internal Medicine found that Mondays are when smokers are most likely to think about quitting.

29 Oct 2013

Physicians believe electronic cigarettes should be treated no differently than tobacco products

The potential dangers of electronic cigarettes have members of the Pennsylvania Medical Society concerned, and until more is known about the products, the state's physicians believe they should be treated no differently than tobacco products.

29 Oct 2013

Penn Medicine researchers show predictive power of overlooked lymph nodes

For the first time, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown the predictive power of a group of overlooked lymph nodes--known as the posterior intercostal lymph nodes--that could serve as a better tool to stage and ultimately treat patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

29 Oct 2013

ERs may begin to receive more reimbursement once Obamacare gets fully implemented

Emergency departments, which have suffered shortfalls in reimbursement for decades due to the high rate of uninsurance in the United States, may begin receiving "considerably more" reimbursement once the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) is fully implemented.

29 Oct 2013

Palliative care often errantly reduced to end-of-life care

Palliative care, a specialized, multidisciplinary team approach to caring for seriously ill people and their families, is often errantly reduced to end-of-life care. This misconception has led to palliative care involvement being introduced late in an illness, often depriving patients and their families of comprehensive symptom control, support and assistance with complex decision-making throughout the course of their illness when it could provide the most benefit.

29 Oct 2013

Phase 3 study shows STELARA inhibits structural damage in patients with active psoriatic arthritis

New findings from two integrated Phase 3 Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen)-sponsored studies showed treatment with STELARA- (ustekinumab) resulted in significantly greater inhibition of structural damage in patients with active psoriatic arthritis compared with placebo.

29 Oct 2013

Study: Liposomal bupivacaine can provide longer-lasting nerve blocks

Can a new liposomal bupivacaine product provide long-lasting nerve block with a single injection? An initial study in humans shows promise-but also some "confusing results," reports the November issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

29 Oct 2013

Beta-blockers increase risk of adverse cardiac event during noncardiac surgical procedure

A recent study shows that patients given beta-blockers may actually be at increased risk of having an adverse cardiac event during a noncardiac surgical procedure. Risk of irregular heartbeat and worsening of symptoms in patients with existing heart disease also seemed to increase, but to a lesser degree.

29 Oct 2013

New federal grant aims at improving physical access, transportation for people with disabilities

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, are collaborating on a five-year, $4.6 million federally funded project to advance physical access and public transportation for people with disabilities by bringing together computer science technology and the principles of universal design.

29 Oct 2013

Nanomaterials database restructured to improve functionality, add scientific credibility

Nanomaterials are the heart of the smaller, better electronics developed during the last decade, as well as new materials, medical diagnostics and therapeutics, energy storage, and clean water. However, exposure to nanomaterials may have unintended consequences for human health and the environment.

29 Oct 2013

Poverty in early childhood linked with higher risk of poor cognitive outcomes

Poverty in early childhood appears to be associated with smaller brain volumes measured through imaging at school age and early adolescence, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

29 Oct 2013

UCR, CRF initiate PROSPECT II trial to identify plaques that may lead to coronary events

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) of New York, NY and the Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR) of Uppsala, Sweden announced today the initiation of the PROSPECT (Providing Regional Observations to Study Predictors of Events in the Coronary Tree) II trial and the PROSPECT ABSORB sub study.

29 Oct 2013

U-shaped curve links sleep duration with chronic disease

A large US population survey has found a U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and heart disease, stroke, and diabetes in adults aged 45 years and older.

28 Oct 2013

Study: Headache is not a sign of lupus activity

Headache is common among patients with system lupus erythematosus according to new research published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology.

28 Oct 2013

Young, middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report poorer quality of life than older patients

It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer quality of life than older patients, a Mayo Clinic study shows.

28 Oct 2013

Potential, low-cost approach to improve exercise adherence in knee osteoarthritis patients

New research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Diego describes an exciting novel tool utilizing telephone linked technology that shows potential as a low cost approach to improving exercise adherence in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

28 Oct 2013

Education News and Research

First Edition: October 29, 2013

Mount Sinai cardiologists use FDA-approved device for severely calcified coronary arteries

Dermatologists provide list of specific treatments, procedures not required for medical care

State exchange updates: Football marketing, slow starts and Calif.'s litmus test

Study find that people search about quitting smoking more often on Mondays

Physicians believe electronic cigarettes should be treated no differently than tobacco products

Penn Medicine researchers show predictive power of overlooked lymph nodes

ERs may begin to receive more reimbursement once Obamacare gets fully implemented

Palliative care often errantly reduced to end-of-life care

Phase 3 study shows STELARA inhibits structural damage in patients with active psoriatic arthritis

Study: Liposomal bupivacaine can provide longer-lasting nerve blocks

Beta-blockers increase risk of adverse cardiac event during noncardiac surgical procedure

New federal grant aims at improving physical access, transportation for people with disabilities

Nanomaterials database restructured to improve functionality, add scientific credibility

Poverty in early childhood linked with higher risk of poor cognitive outcomes

UCR, CRF initiate PROSPECT II trial to identify plaques that may lead to coronary events

U-shaped curve links sleep duration with chronic disease

Study: Headache is not a sign of lupus activity

Young, middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report poorer quality of life than older patients

Potential, low-cost approach to improve exercise adherence in knee osteoarthritis patients

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