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Mayo Clinic calls for safer pediatric imaging

The benefits of medical imaging far outweigh the risks when children receive The Right Exam, ordered The Right Way, with The Right Radiation Dose. However, overuse and misuse of imaging change the benefit-risk ratio and Mayo Clinic is leading a collaborative effort to ensure a national protocol is put into action.

11 Jul 2014

Researchers invent injectable foam system to stop profuse bleeding from wound

Without prompt care, a badly wounded soldier can easily bleed to death while being transported to a distant medical station. Two traditional treatments—tourniquets and medicated gauze pads—often cannot stop the blood loss from a deep wound at the neck, shoulder or groin.

11 Jul 2014

Palliative care delivered early during hospitalization can cut costs for critically ill patients

Palliative care delivered early during hospitalization can help cut costs for critically ill patients, finds a new study in Health Services Research.

11 Jul 2014

Limited range of motion may predict future Little League Shoulder injury

As cases of Little League Shoulder occur more frequently, the need for additional information about the causes and outcomes of the condition has become clear. Researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting today shared new data identifying associated risk factors, common treatment options and return to play.

11 Jul 2014

Insurers test new payment models for health care providers

The patient-centered medical homes model, which has been the hallmark of one such experiment by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, is among the approaches receiving attention for reducing costs and reducing hospitalizations.

11 Jul 2014

HHS grant to support new model of care for patients with complex cancer

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a three-year grant to University Hospitals Case Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center totaling $4.7 million to support a new national model aimed at improving care for patients with complex cancer.

11 Jul 2014

Reducing amount of alcoholic beverages consumed may improve cardiovascular health

Reducing the amount of alcoholic beverages consumed, even for light-to-moderate drinkers, may improve cardiovascular health, including a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, lower body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure, according to a new multi-center study published in The BMJ and co-led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

11 Jul 2014

Pennsylvania releases statewide guidelines on use of prescription opioids for chronic non-cancer pain

On behalf of Governor Tom Corbett, the Pennsylvania Departments of Drug and Alcohol Programs and Health, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Medical Society, today released statewide guidelines to address the use of prescription opioids to treat chronic non-cancer pain.

11 Jul 2014

Endomedix develops spray-on gel to staunch bleeding during brain surgery

Endomedix, a start-up company housed at NJIT's business incubator, received a $1.4 million federal grant to develop a spray-on gel that surgeons will use to staunch bleeding during brain surgery.

11 Jul 2014

UT Southwestern named one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals for fourth consecutive year

UT Southwestern Medical Center is on the national "Most Wired" hospitals list for a fourth consecutive year, thanks to its use of such technologies as databases to help physicians better identify high-risk patients and tools that keep physicians, nurses, and patients communicating effectively.

10 Jul 2014

Mode of delivery in subsequent pregnancies and recurrence of severe perineal tears

There is an increased risk of severe perineal tearing during childbirth in women who had such a tear in a previous delivery, suggests a new study published today (9 July) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG).

10 Jul 2014

90.7% of non-cannabis users meet criteria for problematic drug use, shows study

Of emergency patients who reported any drug other than marijuana as their primary drug of use, 90.7 percent met the criteria for problematic drug use.

10 Jul 2014

Loyola University Health System condemns Chicago violence, treats it as a disease

Approximately 82 people in Chicago were reportedly injured and 14 died due to gun violence during the extended Fourth of July weekend.

10 Jul 2014

New knowledge may expand treatments for patients with lung cancer

Studying the most common type of lung cancer, researchers have uncovered mutations in a cell-signaling pathway that plays a role in forming tumors.

10 Jul 2014

First Edition: July 10, 2014

Today's headlines cover health policy headlines from the marketplace, the campaign trail and regarding the health law's implementation.

10 Jul 2014

ECRI develops online version of ICRA for Healthcare Construction Activities training course

Renovation and construction projects in healthcare environments pose unique infection control challenges for contractors and workers.

10 Jul 2014

Trial to evaluate safety of FRED- flow diversion system for treatment of aneurysms

After Susan Wakulich was told she had an aneurysm, she figured an invasive brain surgery and lengthy recovery lay ahead of her.

10 Jul 2014

New paper states that doctors have ethical obligation to educate, protect athletes from concussion

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the largest professional association of neurologists and a leading authority on sports concussion, is releasing a new position paper that states doctors have an ethical obligation to educate and protect athletes from sports concussion and clear them to play only when the athlete is medically ready, standing firm against objections from players, parents or coaches.

10 Jul 2014

Penn receives $8 million grant from NCI to study effects of PDT

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in collaboration with the Roswell Park Cancer Institute have received an $8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to study the effects of photodynamic light therapy (PDT) in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive and deadly cancer that most often manifests itself in the lining of the lungs and is caused almost exclusively by exposure to asbestos.

10 Jul 2014

New diagnostic procedure helps differentiate psoriasis from eczema

In some patients, the chronic inflammatory skin diseases psoriasis* and eczema** are similar in appearance. Up to now, dermatologists have therefore had to base their decision on which treatment should be selected on their own experience and an examination of tissue samples.

10 Jul 2014

Hospital News and Research

Mayo Clinic calls for safer pediatric imaging

Researchers invent injectable foam system to stop profuse bleeding from wound

Palliative care delivered early during hospitalization can cut costs for critically ill patients

Limited range of motion may predict future Little League Shoulder injury

Insurers test new payment models for health care providers

HHS grant to support new model of care for patients with complex cancer

Reducing amount of alcoholic beverages consumed may improve cardiovascular health

Pennsylvania releases statewide guidelines on use of prescription opioids for chronic non-cancer pain

Endomedix develops spray-on gel to staunch bleeding during brain surgery

UT Southwestern named one of nation's "Most Wired" hospitals for fourth consecutive year

Mode of delivery in subsequent pregnancies and recurrence of severe perineal tears

90.7% of non-cannabis users meet criteria for problematic drug use, shows study

Loyola University Health System condemns Chicago violence, treats it as a disease

New knowledge may expand treatments for patients with lung cancer

First Edition: July 10, 2014

ECRI develops online version of ICRA for Healthcare Construction Activities training course

Trial to evaluate safety of FRED- flow diversion system for treatment of aneurysms

New paper states that doctors have ethical obligation to educate, protect athletes from concussion

Penn receives $8 million grant from NCI to study effects of PDT

New diagnostic procedure helps differentiate psoriasis from eczema

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