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Regenstrief scientist highlights the need to adopt standards to improve patient identity management

Patient identity management is a gaping hole in the American electronic healthcare system, one that needs to be addressed to improve the quality of real-world data according to Regenstrief Institute research scientist Shaun Grannis, M.D.

11 Oct 2019

Study: Public reporting on aortic valve replacement outcomes has resulted in fewer surgeries

Public reporting on aortic valve replacement outcomes has resulted in fewer valve surgeries for people with endocarditis, a new study has found.

11 Oct 2019

The ONCOMMUN Program will receive €900,000 grant to promote well-being in cancer

The ONCOMMUN Program will receive a grant worth 900,000 euros for 2019-2020 by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology which will be used to promote well-being in cancer through new technologies.

11 Oct 2019

Researchers question the effectiveness of exercise system for relieving lower back pain

A paper recently published by researchers from the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine questions the effectiveness of a patented exercise system for relieving lower back pain.

11 Oct 2019

Researchers shed light on abnormal neuronal activities caused by myelin impairment

The neural circuit basis for motor learning tasks when myelination is impaired has been illuminated for the first time by an international collaboration of university research teams.

11 Oct 2019

ESC ASIA with APSC & ASC to showcase the very latest in cardiovascular science

How can physicians in Asia keep abreast of so many rapidly evolving advances in heart health? A new scientific congress is designed to help.

11 Oct 2019

Blood test can improve diagnosis and monitoring of aortic aneurysms

It is the 'silent killer' that claimed the life of Albert Einstein and affects 1% of men over the age of 65, but researchers at the University of Dundee believe they may be able to reduce the number of fatalities caused by abdominal aortic aneurysms.

11 Oct 2019

Research finds drugs for better long-term treatment of poorly controlled asthma

The waning effectiveness of drugs over time continues to be a major challenge in treating diseases, including asthma.

11 Oct 2019

New findings highlight the 'PrEP gap' for men who have sex with men in the EU

This estimate on the "PrEP gap" in Europe was published in a paper in Eurosurveillance today stating that 500 000 men who have sex with men in the European Union currently cannot access HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), despite being very likely to use it.

11 Oct 2019

Survey provides clear of picture of how Americans are embracing healthy living

Who are Americans more likely to take health advice from…their doctors or an Instagram influencer? Would U.S. adults rather talk or text? Socialize in real life or scroll through social media? Parade magazine and Cleveland Clinic joined forces for the second year in a row to poll Americans on their adoption of health, lifestyle, fitness and diet trends and takes a look at how social media has helped move health practices that once seemed extreme into the mainstream.

11 Oct 2019

New microfluidic test can detect Lyme disease within 15 minutes

Some 300,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year. Caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by the bite of infected Ixodes ticks, the disease if left untreated can cause serious neurologic, cardiac, and/or rheumatologic complications.

11 Oct 2019

Military veterans with PTSD suffer from rare sleep disorder

Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or concussion suffer from a thrashing form of sleep behavior at a rate that is far higher than the general population, according to a new study by researchers at the VA Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Science University.

11 Oct 2019

€7.6 million ERC Synergy grant to support research on molecular mechanisms of viral infection

The interdisciplinary team wants to investigate the molecular mechanisms of viral infection, which will contribute to fundamental knowledge about cellular regulation and new concepts for broad-spectrum anti-viral therapy. The funding amounts to 7.6 million euros.

11 Oct 2019

Understanding protein aggregation over time can help decipher early stages of Parkinson's

One of the biggest difficulties in treating Parkinson's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is the understanding of when it starts.

11 Oct 2019

University Hospitals supports HHS' efforts to modernize rules and improve value-based care

University Hospitals, one of the largest health systems in Northeast Ohio that cares for 1.3 million patients annually, offers the following statement in reaction to the announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to reform the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

11 Oct 2019

New gene therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration is on the horizon

Gene therapy is showing promise for one of the most common causes of blindness. Data presented today shows that six patients with wet age-related macular degeneration have, so far, gone at least six months without the need for continued injections to control a disease that typically requires treatment every four to six weeks.

11 Oct 2019

Medical and surgical eye care experts gather in San Francisco for AAO 2019

More than 25,000 are expected to attend the American Academy of Ophthalmology's 123rd annual meeting, AAO 2019, from Oct. 12-15 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

11 Oct 2019

Combination drug appears to improve lung health in patients with cystic fibrosis, but with caveats

In adolescent and adult patients with cystic fibrosis taking lumacaftor-ivacaftor (ORKAMBI), the combination drug appears to improve lung function and body weight and reduce the need for intravenous antibiotic treatment, according to a French study published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

11 Oct 2019

Jumping genes can contribute to rare childhood developmental disorders

The largest study of its kind into childhood developmental disorders has discovered that jumping genes cause genetic changes in some patients with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental diseases.

11 Oct 2019

New study finds genetic link for some forms of SIDS

A genetic link has now been found for some instances of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS. The new UW Medicine research study is the first to make an explainable link tracking the mechanism between a genetic anomaly and some forms of the devastating syndrome, which claims the lives of more than 3,000 infants a year.

11 Oct 2019

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Regenstrief scientist highlights the need to adopt standards to improve patient identity management

Study: Public reporting on aortic valve replacement outcomes has resulted in fewer surgeries

The ONCOMMUN Program will receive €900,000 grant to promote well-being in cancer

Researchers question the effectiveness of exercise system for relieving lower back pain

Researchers shed light on abnormal neuronal activities caused by myelin impairment

ESC ASIA with APSC & ASC to showcase the very latest in cardiovascular science

Blood test can improve diagnosis and monitoring of aortic aneurysms

Research finds drugs for better long-term treatment of poorly controlled asthma

New findings highlight the 'PrEP gap' for men who have sex with men in the EU

Survey provides clear of picture of how Americans are embracing healthy living

New microfluidic test can detect Lyme disease within 15 minutes

Military veterans with PTSD suffer from rare sleep disorder

€7.6 million ERC Synergy grant to support research on molecular mechanisms of viral infection

Understanding protein aggregation over time can help decipher early stages of Parkinson's

University Hospitals supports HHS' efforts to modernize rules and improve value-based care

New gene therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration is on the horizon

Medical and surgical eye care experts gather in San Francisco for AAO 2019

Combination drug appears to improve lung health in patients with cystic fibrosis, but with caveats

Jumping genes can contribute to rare childhood developmental disorders

New study finds genetic link for some forms of SIDS

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