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Midwife-led care leads to better outcomes for women

Maternity care that involves a midwife as the main care provider leads to better outcomes for most women, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library.

22 Aug 2013

Generic, therapeutic drug substitutions can help lower Medicare costs

Therapeutic drug substitutions have the potential to double or even triple annual cost savings compared with savings achieved with generic substitutions, according to O. Kenrik Duru and colleagues from the University of California, Los Angeles.

22 Aug 2013

RTI International takes initiatives to understand long-term effects of TBI in military members, veterans

As part of a federal initiative to better understand traumatic brain injuries suffered by the nation's military service members and veterans, researchers at RTI International will join a consortium led by Virginia Commonwealth University to better understand the long-term effects of chronic mild brain injuries, or concussions.

21 Aug 2013

Study shows ERs are not meeting needs of senior citizens

Emergency departments are not meeting the needs of senior citizens, according to a new international study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

21 Aug 2013

Organizations are ill prepared for e-health implementation to respond to pandemic influenza

National and international organizations are ill-prepared to exploit e-health systems in the event of the emergence of a major pandemic disease, according to a research paper to be published in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology.

17 Aug 2013

Saint Luke's Heart Institute seeks talented individuals for postdoctoral cardiovascular research

Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute—one of the leading outcomes research centers in the nation—is seeking highly motivated, talented individuals for its two-year postdoctoral training program in cardiovascular outcomes research.

12 Aug 2013

ProMedica and Cleveland Clinic collaborate to develop health system affiliation

ProMedica and Cleveland Clinic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a health system affiliation that will better position both organizations to anticipate and proactively respond to the evolving healthcare landscape.

9 Aug 2013

TruClinic signs new partnership with University of Utah Hospital's Department of Telemedicine

Today TruClinic announced a new partnership with University of Utah Hospital's Department of Telemedicine, which will enable patients and practitioners to have video-based online visits and consultations with simply a computing device, Internet connection and a webcam.

8 Aug 2013

UA students receive grant to implement team-based approach to improve patient's quality of life

University of Alabama students are learning the value behind the "two heads are better than one" concept when addressing the health-care needs of rural communities.

8 Aug 2013

Researchers identify new type of cell in brain that helps people to keep track of their relative location

Using direct human brain recordings, a research team from Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania, UCLA and Thomas Jefferson University has identified a new type of cell in the brain that helps people to keep track of their relative location while navigating an unfamiliar environment.

6 Aug 2013

Research collaboration aims to improve diagnosis for people with carpal tunnel syndrome

Improved diagnosis for people afflicted with carpal tunnel syndrome - one of the most common disorders of the hand - is the goal of a research collaboration led by an Arizona State University biomedical engineering faculty member and a Mayo Clinic physician.

6 Aug 2013

China CDC, Aeras sign MOU to advance research, development of new TB vaccines

With the global tuberculosis epidemic becoming more deadly, costly, and difficult to treat, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Aeras today signed a memorandum of understanding to advance research and development of new tuberculosis vaccines. An improved TB vaccine offers the best hope for eliminating this airborne infectious disease that kills 1.4 million people worldwide each year.

3 Aug 2013

New technique accelerate tissue repair, reduce costs for chronic wound management

In a small clinical study, researchers administered a new method for treating chronic wounds using a novel ultrasound applicator that can be worn like a band-aid. The applicator delivers low-frequency, low-intensity ultrasound directly to wounds, and was found to significantly accelerate healing in five patients with venous ulcers.

2 Aug 2013

Visual images of skin cancer most effective in prompting skin self-examinations

Seeing pictures of skin cancer motivates people to regularly check their own moles, according to a new research paper from the School of Public Health and Health Systems at the University of Waterloo.

2 Aug 2013

Viewpoints: GOP's shutdown vow; Peter Orszag defends rationale behind Medicare payment board

A dozen Republicans in the Senate have said they'd rather shut down the government than provide funding for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the 2010 healthcare reform law better known as Obamacare. Meanwhile, more than 60 Republicans in the House have called on their leadership to cut off all federal support for the law in the coming fiscal year. And they complain when President Obama doesn't hold up his end of the bargain? (7/30).

1 Aug 2013

Huge hospital merger in the works

If approved, Community Health Systems will buy Health Management Associates, resulting in a chain of 206 for-profit hospitals.

1 Aug 2013

First Edition: July 31, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that Medicare premiums will remain stable in 2014 and coverage of a new Congressional Budget Office estimate regarding the cost of delaying the health law's employer mandate.

31 Jul 2013

Community Health Systems, Health Management Associates enter into definitive merger agreement

Community Health Systems, Inc. and Health Management Associates, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which CHS will acquire HMA for approximately $7.6 billion, including the assumption of approximately $3.7 billion of indebtedness.

30 Jul 2013

Some warn of 'overwhelming' mental illness care cost without new research investment

Scientists warn health systems could face "overwhelming" costs of treating mental illness if no new money is invested in research.

26 Jul 2013

Study provides more reliable estimate of the likely risk of disability associated with diabetes

Older adults with diabetes are at least 50% more likely to have a physical disability than those without diabetes, according to the results of a new systematic review and meta-analysis published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

25 Jul 2013