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Swedish research group publishes scientific discoveries concerning EKC in Acta Ophthalmologica journal

A Swedish research group at St. Erik Eye Hospital, Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, and Umeå University has published scientific discoveries concerning the serious infectious eye disease EKC in the prestigious journal Acta Ophthalmologica.

22 Jan 2016

New brain imaging technique may help identify children at risk of developing depression

A new brain imaging study from MIT and Harvard Medical School may lead to a screen that could identify children at high risk of developing depression later in life.

22 Jan 2016

New machine-learning technique could be used to uncover previously unknown features of organisms

A powerful new machine-learning technique can be applied to large datasets in the biological sciences to uncover previously unknown features of organisms and their genes, according to a team led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

22 Jan 2016

Champions Oncology begins prospective correlative trial of PDX in patients with sarcoma

Champions Oncology today announced that it has initiated a sponsored prospective correlative trial of patient derived xenograft modeling (PDX or Champions TumorGraft PDX models) in patients with metastatic or recurrent sarcoma. Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada is the first clinical site to enroll patients in the newly-opened study.

21 Jan 2016

Oxeia accelerating development of neurometabolic treatments for concussions

Oxeia Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, is catalyzing the development of first-in-class neurometabolic treatments for concussions and other aspects of brain injury.

21 Jan 2016

FDA approves Allergan's sNDA to update label for DALVANCE (dalbavancin) for injection

Allergan plc, a leading global pharmaceutical company, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the company's supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to update the label for DALVANCE (dalbavancin) for injection.

21 Jan 2016

MD Anderson and AbbVie join forces to design new immunotherapy cancer patients

The immunotherapy platform at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the global biopharmaceutical company AbbVie will join forces to find new ways to unleash the immune system's potential to fight cancer.

21 Jan 2016

Migraines heat up as women near menopause

Migraine headaches heat up as women approach menopause, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati, Montefiore Headache Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Vedanta Research.

21 Jan 2016

A Thai man with Zika virus has been hospitalized in Taiwan

A man from Thailand has been hospitalized in Taiwan after having arrived there infected with Zika virus, an agent thought to be associated with brain-damaging birth defects in infants.

21 Jan 2016

Lilly receives FDA approval for Humulin R U-500 KwikPen

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly and Company's Humulin R U-500 KwikPen(insulin human injection) 500 units/mL, a pre-filled device containing Humulin R U-500, a highly concentrated formulation of insulin.

21 Jan 2016

Duke researchers closer to developing rapid blood test for bacterial and viral infections

Researchers at Duke Health are fine-tuning a test that can determine whether a respiratory illness is caused by infection from a virus or bacteria so that antibiotics can be more precisely prescribed.

21 Jan 2016

Temple University Hospital makes strides in confronting prescription drug abuse

Prescription drug abuse has become a public health crisis in the U.S., and Temple University Hospital has made strides in confronting this critical situation.

21 Jan 2016

Patients undergoing surgery in hospitals with best nursing care have better outcomes

Patients are often unaware that choosing the right hospital is very important to having a good outcome. A novel study published today in the prominent surgery journal JAMA Surgery showed that patients undergoing surgery at Magnet hospitals recognized for nursing excellence, and good nurse staffing, have better outcomes at the same or lower costs as other hospitals.

21 Jan 2016

Virginia Mason wins Healthgrades' Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence for sixth year in row

Virginia Mason Medical Center has received the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence for the sixth consecutive year from Healthgrades, a leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals in the United States.

21 Jan 2016

UCLA research finds wide variations in post-acute care across different parts of the U.S.

To ensure that they receive proper care after surgery, patients are frequently referred by hospitals to inpatient facilities such as skilled nursing homes or inpatient rehabilitation centers or to receive home health care and other outpatient services. This type of care, called post-acute care, now accounts for some $62 billion in annual Medicare spending.

21 Jan 2016

Gene therapy holds considerable potential for safe, effective treatment of people with factor VII deficiency

Hematology researchers have used a single injection of gene therapy to correct a rare bleeding disorder, factor VII deficiency, in dogs. This success in large animals holds considerable potential for a safe, effective and long-lasting new treatment in humans with the same bleeding disorder.

21 Jan 2016

Study provides better understanding of familial risk for depression

Building on a 30-year, three-generation study of depressed individuals, their children and offspring, a study published in the journal Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging provides a better understanding of the familial risk for depression and the role neuroplasticity might have in increasing the risk of developing depression.

21 Jan 2016

Twice-daily stimulation of vagus nerve with gammaCore nVNS device reduces number of migraine attacks

A study published in the Journal of Headache and Pain, carried out by Dr. Thomas Kinfe of the University of Bonn, found that twice daily stimulation of the vagus nerve with the hand-held gammaCore nVNS device reduced the number of headache days per month from 14.7 to 8.9 (p<0.001) and the number of monthly migraine attacks from 7.3 to 4.5 (p<0.001).

21 Jan 2016

Prostate cancer patients living in metropolitan areas more likely to be treated with radiation or surgery

A new study suggests that men with localized prostate cancer living in more highly populated areas are more likely to be treated with surgery or radiation compared to men residing in less populated areas.

21 Jan 2016

Biopsy robot that combines MRI and ultrasound may improve diagnosis of breast cancer, muscle diseases

Researchers at the University of Twente in The Netherlands are working on a biopsy robot that combines the best features of MRI and ultrasound, aiming to improve the diagnosis of breast cancer and muscle diseases.

20 Jan 2016

Hospital News and Research

Swedish research group publishes scientific discoveries concerning EKC in Acta Ophthalmologica journal

New brain imaging technique may help identify children at risk of developing depression

New machine-learning technique could be used to uncover previously unknown features of organisms

Champions Oncology begins prospective correlative trial of PDX in patients with sarcoma

Oxeia accelerating development of neurometabolic treatments for concussions

FDA approves Allergan's sNDA to update label for DALVANCE (dalbavancin) for injection

MD Anderson and AbbVie join forces to design new immunotherapy cancer patients

Migraines heat up as women near menopause

A Thai man with Zika virus has been hospitalized in Taiwan

Lilly receives FDA approval for Humulin R U-500 KwikPen

Duke researchers closer to developing rapid blood test for bacterial and viral infections

Temple University Hospital makes strides in confronting prescription drug abuse

Patients undergoing surgery in hospitals with best nursing care have better outcomes

Virginia Mason wins Healthgrades' Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence for sixth year in row

UCLA research finds wide variations in post-acute care across different parts of the U.S.

Gene therapy holds considerable potential for safe, effective treatment of people with factor VII deficiency

Study provides better understanding of familial risk for depression

Twice-daily stimulation of vagus nerve with gammaCore nVNS device reduces number of migraine attacks

Prostate cancer patients living in metropolitan areas more likely to be treated with radiation or surgery

Biopsy robot that combines MRI and ultrasound may improve diagnosis of breast cancer, muscle diseases

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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