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New study finds significant racial disparity in patients with HIV and Hodgkin lymphoma

A new study finds a significant racial disparity within a doubly troubled population of patients: those with HIV and Hodgkin lymphoma. In such cases, blacks are at significantly higher risk than whites of not receiving treatment for the cancer that in many cases would be effective.

11 Jan 2016

Chromoendoscopy superior to other surveillance methods in detecting dysplasia in IBD patients

Chromoendoscopy is superior to random biopsy or white-light colonoscopy in detecting dysplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), according to a long-term surveillance study led by James F. Marion, MD, Professor of Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Director of Education and Outreach at The Susan and Leonard Feinstein Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Center at The Mount Sinai Hospital, published online in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

11 Jan 2016

Wyss Institute scientists develop better assay for testing hemostasis

Scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have devised a better assay for testing blood's clotting tendency, also known as hemostasis, which could one day prove lifesaving in a variety of clinical situations in which a patient's health is jeopardized by abnormal blood coagulation and platelet function.

11 Jan 2016

Innovative recovery program for colorectal surgery patients could reduce lengths of hospital stay, save money

The cost of implementing an innovative quality improvement program that helps colorectal surgery patients recover faster is more than offset by savings from their reduced lengths of stay at hospitals of any size.

11 Jan 2016

Head-down yoga positions fatal for glaucoma patients

Glaucoma patients may experience increased eye pressure as the result of performing several different head-down positions while practicing yoga, according to a new study published by researchers at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai in the journal PLOS ONE.

11 Jan 2016

Patient recommendations for rheumatoid arthritis treatment: an interview with Dr Nowell

The study, “When patients write the guidelines: Patient panel recommendations for the treatment of RA,” published in Arthritis Research & Care, demonstrated the feasibility of developing CPG recommendations based on a voting panel composed entirely of patients.

8 Jan 2016

BookWise Solutions installs unique software package at Southmead Hospital's renal department in Bristol

UK healthcare scheduling expert BookWise Solutions Limited has expanded its services in Southmead Hospital in Bristol by installing a brand new, unique software package in Dialysis Services at the hospital’s renal department.

8 Jan 2016

Anthony Nolan introduces new tissue typing method that could revolutionise stem cell transplantation

Anthony Nolan has today launched a new tissue typing method that could significantly improve stem cell transplant outcomes.

8 Jan 2016

Roche’s Elecsys blood test could help predict pre-eclampsia in pregnant women

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine today shows that Roche’s Pre-eclampsia Elecsys® blood test can predict which pregnant women will, and will not, develop pre-eclampsia, one of the leading causes of death and complications for mothers and their unborn babies.

8 Jan 2016

Screening smokers with community-acquired pneumonia could facilitate early diagnosis of lung cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States, with a five-year survival rate of just 17 percent. Smoking causes approximately 85 percent of all lung cancer cases, only 15 percent of which are diagnosed at an early stage. Most efforts to obtain early diagnosis have been unsuccessful, largely due to the highly aggressive nature of the disease.

8 Jan 2016

AngioDefender holds much promise for personalized cardiac care

For a non-descript box it wields a mighty name and even more impressive possibilities for people with heart disease. Called the AngioDefender, the machine - no bigger than a shoebox - holds much promise in the ability to personalize cardiac care, say researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute, the research arm of St. Joseph's Health Care London.

8 Jan 2016

ImpediMed introduces L-Dex system for clinical assessment of lymphedema in U.S.

ImpediMed Limited, a global provider of medical technology to measure, monitor and manage fluid status in patients, has announced the U.S. commercial launch of its L-Dex system to aid in the clinical assessment of lymphedema.

7 Jan 2016

ß-Hydroxybutyrate LiquiColor® reagent system to detect ketosis

Stanbio Laboratory, an EKF company, has developed the ß-Hydroxybutyrate LiquiColor® Reagent System to improve the detection of clinically significant ketosis.

From EKF Diagnostics 7 Jan 2016

New handheld blood test to detect and evaluate concussions to be developed by Philips and Banyan Biomarkers

Royal Philips and Banyan Biomarkers, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a multi-year joint development agreement to develop and commercialize a new handheld blood test to detect and evaluate mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) - also known as concussion - at the point of care.

From Philips Healthcare 7 Jan 2016

ISHLT issues new list of criteria to determine patient eligibility for heart transplant

To determine patient eligibility for heart transplant, the International Society for Heart Lung Transplantation maintains a list of criteria, first issued in 2006, that acts as a guideline for physicians.

7 Jan 2016

QT Vascular reports initial results from first-in-human study of Chocolate Heart drug-coated balloon

QT Vascular Ltd., together with its subsidiaries (the "Company" or "QT Vascular", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"), a global company engaged in the design, assembly and distribution of advanced therapeutic solutions for the minimally invasive treatment of vascular disease, announce today the release of the initial results from the first-in-human study of its unique drug-coated balloon, Chocolate Heart.

7 Jan 2016

Penn study provides new insight into cause of peripartum cardiomyopathy in pregnant women

Each year approximately 1 in 1,000 pregnant women will experience peripartum cardiomyopathy, an uncommon form of often severe heart failure that occurs in the final month of pregnancy or up to five months following delivery. But the cause of peripartum cardiomyopathy has been largely unknown - until now.

7 Jan 2016

ACP publishes new Strategy for improving cancer patient outcomes

The Association for Cancer Physicians, which represents and supports medical oncologists in the UK, has published a new Strategy for improving cancer patient services and outcomes.

7 Jan 2016

New injectable agent can potentially increase surgeon's ability to remove cancerous tumor during surgery

Doctors at the Duke University School of Medicine have tested a new injectable agent that causes cancer cells in a tumor to fluoresce, potentially increasing a surgeon's ability to locate and remove all of a cancerous tumor on the first attempt. The imaging technology was developed through collaboration with scientists at Duke, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Lumicell Inc.

7 Jan 2016

Scientists find genetic link to unexplained heart failure affecting pregnant women

Scientists have found that women who suffer unexplained heart failure towards the end of pregnancy or shortly after giving birth share certain genetic changes.

7 Jan 2016

Hospital News and Research

New study finds significant racial disparity in patients with HIV and Hodgkin lymphoma

Chromoendoscopy superior to other surveillance methods in detecting dysplasia in IBD patients

Wyss Institute scientists develop better assay for testing hemostasis

Innovative recovery program for colorectal surgery patients could reduce lengths of hospital stay, save money

Head-down yoga positions fatal for glaucoma patients

Patient recommendations for rheumatoid arthritis treatment: an interview with Dr Nowell

BookWise Solutions installs unique software package at Southmead Hospital's renal department in Bristol

Anthony Nolan introduces new tissue typing method that could revolutionise stem cell transplantation

Roche’s Elecsys blood test could help predict pre-eclampsia in pregnant women

Screening smokers with community-acquired pneumonia could facilitate early diagnosis of lung cancer

AngioDefender holds much promise for personalized cardiac care

ImpediMed introduces L-Dex system for clinical assessment of lymphedema in U.S.

ß-Hydroxybutyrate LiquiColor® reagent system to detect ketosis

New handheld blood test to detect and evaluate concussions to be developed by Philips and Banyan Biomarkers

ISHLT issues new list of criteria to determine patient eligibility for heart transplant

QT Vascular reports initial results from first-in-human study of Chocolate Heart drug-coated balloon

Penn study provides new insight into cause of peripartum cardiomyopathy in pregnant women

ACP publishes new Strategy for improving cancer patient outcomes

New injectable agent can potentially increase surgeon's ability to remove cancerous tumor during surgery

Scientists find genetic link to unexplained heart failure affecting pregnant women

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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