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MDC scientists identify new molecular signaling pathway that regulates placental development

During pregnancy, the mother supplies the fetus with nutrients and oxygen via the placenta. If placental development is impaired, this may lead to growth disorders of the embryo or to life-threatening diseases of the mother such as preeclampsia, a serious condition involving high blood pressure and increased urinary protein excretion.

11 Mar 2015

Young immigrants to Canada at greater risk of developing IBD

The younger a person is when they immigrate to Canada, the higher their risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and its major subtypes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, according to a study by researchers at the University of Ottawa, the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

11 Mar 2015

Brain tumor experts launch revolutionary fast-track approach to cancer research

Brain tumor experts at Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center have launched a revolutionary fast-track approach to cancer research, giving new hope to brain cancer patients.

10 Mar 2015

$Study evaluates effectiveness of surgical vs nonsurgical treatment for proximal humeral fractures$

Study evaluates effectiveness of surgical vs nonsurgical treatment for proximal humeral fractures

Among patients with a displaced fracture in the upper arm near the shoulder (proximal humeral), there was no significant difference between surgical treatment and nonsurgical treatment in patient-reported outcomes over two years following the fracture, results that do not support the trend of increased surgery for patients with this type of fracture, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA.

10 Mar 2015

Chemotherapy, radiation therapy combination improves outcomes for people with low-grade brain cancer

New clinical-trial findings provide further evidence that combining chemotherapy with radiation therapy is the best treatment for people with a low-grade form of brain cancer. The findings come from a phase II study co-led by a researcher at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and researchers at the University of Maryland and at London Regional Cancer Program in Ontario, Canada.

10 Mar 2015

New drug shows promise in driving insulin-producing beta cells to multiply

In a screen of more than 100,000 potential drugs, only one, harmine, drove human insulin-producing beta cells to multiply, according to a study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, funded by JDRF and the National Institutes of Health, and published online today in Nature Medicine.

10 Mar 2015

TeleTracking receives 'KLAS Category Leader' award and 2014 Building Better Health Award

TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. achieved highly coveted honors at home and abroad in 2014, capturing the "KLAS Category Leader" award from U.S. healthcare market research leader KLAS and the "2014 Building Better Health Award" in the United Kingdom.

10 Mar 2015

GOJO Industries joins NPSF to educate, gain awareness for critical importance of patient safety

United in Safety is the theme of Patient Safety Awareness Week, led by the National Patient Safety Foundation, March 8 – March 14, 2015. GOJO Industries, a leader in hand hygiene and skin health and inventors of PURELL Hand Sanitizer, is joining the NPSF and hospitals across the United States to educate and gain awareness for the critical importance of patient safety.

10 Mar 2015

Nuclear medicine in Australia: an interview with Doug Cubbin, ANM Board Chairman

Molybdennum-99 is a central part of Australia’s modern medical system, and is by far the most commonly used radioisotope produced by ANSTO. It decays to Technetium-99m, which is potentially lifesaving as it is used in the diagnosis of heart, conditions, as well as diagnostic procedures associated with kidneys, lungs, bone and the liver.

10 Mar 2015

2U, Yale University partner to launch online Master of Medical Science degree for PA

2U, Inc., today announced that it is partnering with Yale University to launch an online Master of Medical Science (MMSc) degree for aspiring physician associates (PA), pending approval of the online program by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant and various state licensing agencies.

10 Mar 2015

MedUni Vienna experts recommend regular colonoscopy screening to prevent bowel cancer

Bowel cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. The prognosis depends greatly on the stage at which the tumour is discovered. Colonoscopy is regarded as the best method for identifying pre-cancerous changes. If these changes are treated promptly, the disease can be stopped in its tracks.

10 Mar 2015

Tourette syndrome patients may face second psychiatric disorder during their lifetimes

A new study of Tourette syndrome (TS) led by researchers from UC San Francisco and Massachusetts General Hospital has found that nearly 86 percent of patients who seek treatment for TS will be diagnosed with a second psychiatric disorder during their lifetimes, and that nearly 58 percent will receive two or more such diagnoses.

10 Mar 2015

University Hospitals recognized as a 2015 World's Most Ethical Company

University Hospitals has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2015 World's Most Ethical Company.

10 Mar 2015

Advanced clinical decision support tools help reduce mortality for pneumonia patients

A new study by Intermountain Medical Center researchers in Salt Lake City found that using advanced clinical decision support tools reduces mortality for the 1.1 million patients in the Unites States who are treated for pneumonia each year.

10 Mar 2015

Understanding genetic machinery that drives malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors

In an advance that could lead to better identification of malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors, and ultimately to better treatment, researchers have mapped the "genomic landscape" of these rare childhood tumors. Their genomic mapping has revealed unprecedented details, not only of the aberrant genetic and chromosomal changes that drive the cancer, but the sequence of those changes that trigger it.

10 Mar 2015

Blood group O provides protection against severe malaria

It has long been known that people with blood type O are protected from dying of severe malaria. In a study published in Nature Medicine, a team of Scandinavian scientists explains the mechanisms behind the protection that blood type O provides, and suggest that the selective pressure imposed by malaria may contribute to the variable global distribution of ABO blood groups in the human population.

10 Mar 2015

Suicide rates for U.S. youths nearly double in rural areas

The adolescent and young-adult suicide rate in the United States was almost twice as high in rural settings than in urban areas between 1996 and 2010, and new research suggests that the gap appears to be widening.

10 Mar 2015

Whole genome sequencing may help identify disease risks

Using a small amount of blood or saliva, a technology called whole genome sequencing makes that possible - and more than half of parents said they'd not only be interested in the technology for themselves but for their children too, a new nationally-representative University of Michigan study shows.

10 Mar 2015

Halyard Health releases improved placement kit for PEG tube

Halyard Health, formerly Kimberly-Clark Health Care, today announced the introduction of an improved placement kit for its Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube, the MIC* PEG tube. The components of the kit have been organized to align with the procedural steps for tube placement.

9 Mar 2015

Blood gas testing: an interview with David Stein, PhD, CEO, Point of Care, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

The industry term ‘blood gas testing’ has come to mean the accurate measurement and reporting of a wide menu of blood parameters, all on a single platform.

From Siemens Healthineers Point of Care Diagnostics 9 Mar 2015

Hospital News and Research

MDC scientists identify new molecular signaling pathway that regulates placental development

Young immigrants to Canada at greater risk of developing IBD

Brain tumor experts launch revolutionary fast-track approach to cancer research

Study evaluates effectiveness of surgical vs nonsurgical treatment for proximal humeral fractures

Chemotherapy, radiation therapy combination improves outcomes for people with low-grade brain cancer

New drug shows promise in driving insulin-producing beta cells to multiply

TeleTracking receives 'KLAS Category Leader' award and 2014 Building Better Health Award

GOJO Industries joins NPSF to educate, gain awareness for critical importance of patient safety

Nuclear medicine in Australia: an interview with Doug Cubbin, ANM Board Chairman

2U, Yale University partner to launch online Master of Medical Science degree for PA

MedUni Vienna experts recommend regular colonoscopy screening to prevent bowel cancer

Tourette syndrome patients may face second psychiatric disorder during their lifetimes

University Hospitals recognized as a 2015 World's Most Ethical Company

Advanced clinical decision support tools help reduce mortality for pneumonia patients

Understanding genetic machinery that drives malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors

Blood group O provides protection against severe malaria

Suicide rates for U.S. youths nearly double in rural areas

Whole genome sequencing may help identify disease risks

Halyard Health releases improved placement kit for PEG tube

Blood gas testing: an interview with David Stein, PhD, CEO, Point of Care, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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