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Stereotactic radiosurgery feasible for multiple brain metastases

Stereotactic radiosurgery is a feasible treatment option for cancer patients with up to 10 brain metastases, Japanese researchers report in The Lancet Oncology.

28 Aug 2014

Knee pain when using stairs early clue to OA

Feeling knee pain during weight-bearing activities involving knee bending, such as using stairs, could be an early sign of osteoarthritis and the need for intervention, research indicates.

28 Aug 2014

Bacteremia linked to worse in-hospital course, outcomes in patients with pneumonia

The presence of bacteremia in patients with pneumonia is associated with a worse in-hospital course of illness and poorer patient outcomes, show Spanish findings.

28 Aug 2014

High PD-L1 expression linked to reduced survival in NSCLC

Overexpression of programmed death-ligand 1 is independently associated with the presence of epidermal growth factor receptor gene mutations and poor prognosis in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer, Japanese researchers report.

28 Aug 2014

Risk-based treatment approach should be considered for patients with hypertension

Blood pressure-lowering treatment should target patients at greatest cardiovascular risk and not just those with the highest baseline levels, suggest findings of a meta-analysis.

28 Aug 2014

Central sclera thickening characterises dome-shaped macula

A dome-shaped macula appears to result from the relative thickening of the central macular sclera, researchers have found.

28 Aug 2014

Macular ischaemia, retinal thinning linked to reduced visual function in diabetic retinopathy

Macular ischemia and retinal thinning are associated with reduced visual function in patients with diabetic retinopathy, research suggests.

28 Aug 2014

HICCC receives $18 million grant from the National Cancer Institute

Outstanding basic research, a growing focus on translating discoveries into treatments, and a dedication to patient care have earned the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) of Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital an $18 million, five-year Cancer Center Support Grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

28 Aug 2014

MedEquities Realty Trust closes initial private placement of $163.9 million common stock

MedEquities Realty Trust, Inc., a newly formed, self-managed and self-administered company that invests in a diversified mix of healthcare properties and healthcare-related real estate debt investments, announced today that during July and August 2014 it completed an initial private placement of $163.9 million of its common stock.

28 Aug 2014

Sequent Medical initiates patient enrollment in IDE pivotal trial of WEB Aneurysm Embolization System

Sequent Medical, Inc. announced today that it has initiated patient enrollment in an Investigational Device Exemption ("IDE") pivotal trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the WEB Aneurysm Embolization System ("WEB").

28 Aug 2014

State highlights: Calif. hospital chain sues union; Texas sues Xerox again; La. employees face higher health care costs

In a surprising move, an anti-union Southern California hospital chain hoping to buy the struggling Daughters of Charity Health Care System is suing employee unions under the federal RICO Act, saying the unions are trying to thwart that deal and others by using extortionist tactics aimed at forcing it to cave into union demands.

28 Aug 2014

Research highlights importance of well-being and good working environment

Contract workers in Norway often face the worst and most unpredictable working conditions. But good management and support from colleagues makes these workers more robust.

28 Aug 2014

First Edition: August 28, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about the Congressional Budget Office's latest projections regarding Medicare and Medicaid spending.

28 Aug 2014

Suggestions for successful breast feeding from nurse midwifery program

Most new moms know the benefits of breast feeding. For babies, it can lower the risk of developing asthma, diabetes, and leukemia. For moms, it reduces the risk of breast cancer. But many women still don't know where to turn for help when breast feeding doesn't go as smoothly as they imagined it would.

28 Aug 2014

Nonprofit hospitals' financial woes detailed in report by Moody's

Income for these hospitals declines as the government and insurers change the way they pay them. Nonprofit hospitals last year had their worst financial performance since the Great Recession, according to a report released on Wednesday.

28 Aug 2014

Contaminated blood cultures can serve as diagnostic predictor for more targeted antibiotics

Some 30 percent of all positive hospital blood culture samples are discarded every day because they're "contaminated" - they reflect the presence of skin germs instead of specific disease-causing bacteria.

28 Aug 2014

Loyola University Medical Center redesignated as Level III Perinatal Center

Loyola University Medical Center has been redesignated as a Level III Perinatal Center by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

28 Aug 2014

Patients with intestinal polyps have lower risk of dying from cancer

Patients with intestinal polyps have a lower risk of dying from cancer than previously thought, according to Norwegian researchers.

28 Aug 2014

Report on Co-development Terms & Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics

The Co-development Terms and Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics report provides comprehensive understanding and unprecedented access to the co-development deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading life science companies.

28 Aug 2014

Experimental drug shows promise as viable treatment for anemia of inflammation

An experimental drug designed to help regulate the blood's iron supply shows promise as a viable first treatment for anemia of inflammation, according to results from the first human study of the treatment published online today in Blood, the Journal of the American Society of Hematology.

28 Aug 2014

Hospital News and Research

Stereotactic radiosurgery feasible for multiple brain metastases

Knee pain when using stairs early clue to OA

Bacteremia linked to worse in-hospital course, outcomes in patients with pneumonia

High PD-L1 expression linked to reduced survival in NSCLC

Risk-based treatment approach should be considered for patients with hypertension

Central sclera thickening characterises dome-shaped macula

Macular ischaemia, retinal thinning linked to reduced visual function in diabetic retinopathy

HICCC receives $18 million grant from the National Cancer Institute

MedEquities Realty Trust closes initial private placement of $163.9 million common stock

Sequent Medical initiates patient enrollment in IDE pivotal trial of WEB Aneurysm Embolization System

State highlights: Calif. hospital chain sues union; Texas sues Xerox again; La. employees face higher health care costs

Research highlights importance of well-being and good working environment

First Edition: August 28, 2014

Suggestions for successful breast feeding from nurse midwifery program

Nonprofit hospitals' financial woes detailed in report by Moody's

Contaminated blood cultures can serve as diagnostic predictor for more targeted antibiotics

Loyola University Medical Center redesignated as Level III Perinatal Center

Patients with intestinal polyps have lower risk of dying from cancer

Report on Co-development Terms & Agreements in Pharma, Biotech and Diagnostics

Experimental drug shows promise as viable treatment for anemia of inflammation

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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

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