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Studies show that hTEE technology changes patient management in critical care

ImaCor Inc., the developer of the world's only hemodynamic transesophageal echocardiography technology, announced that multiple recent studies have shown that hTEE significantly changes patient management in critical care.

6 Aug 2013

MEDNAX acquires Holston Anesthesia Associates

MEDNAX, Inc., today announced the acquisition of Holston Anesthesia Associates, P.C., a physician group practice based in Kingsport, Tenn. The practice will become part of MEDNAX's American Anesthesiology division and is the third Tennessee-based anesthesiology practice to join this division.

5 Aug 2013

Interactive 3-D simulation platform offers surgical residents to hone patient management skills

A novel interactive 3-dimensional(3-D) simulation platform offers surgical residents a unique opportunity to hone their diagnostic and patient management skills, and then have those skills accurately evaluated according to a new study appearing in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

3 Aug 2013

FDA promise to "reboot" antibiotic development rules to combat rise in resistance falls short

The rise of antibiotic resistance among hospital-acquired infections is greater than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found in its 2008 analysis, according to an ahead-of-print article in the journal, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

2 Aug 2013

AACN adds research reviews from Cochrane Collaboration in Critical Care Nurse journal

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses adds research reviews from The Cochrane Collaboration as a regular department in its clinical practice journal, Critical Care Nurse.

2 Aug 2013

Breath analysis: Noninvasive way to quickly determine severity of bacterial infections

Breath analysis may prove to be an accurate, noninvasive way to quickly determine the severity of bacterial and other infections, according to a UC Irvine study appearing online today in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

2 Aug 2013

Researchers report higher number of pressure ulcers in pediatrics

A new study has uncovered a problem in pediatrics thought to be a major issue only in adult medicine: pressure ulcers.

26 Jul 2013

EKF Diagnostics introduces STAT-Site M ß-HB strip test for DKA assessment

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics business, announces the worldwide launch of the new STAT-Site M ß-HB, following successful CE marking.

From EKF Diagnostics 25 Jul 2013

Researchers to study knowledge and satisfaction of women who choose DNA prenatal screening test

A recently available DNA-based prenatal blood test used to screen pregnancies for Down syndrome and similar chromosome abnormalities in high-risk women is moving a step closer to use in the general pregnancy population.

From Natera 25 Jul 2013

Scientists find that lipocalin 2 protein disables macrophages in bacterial pneumonia

Macrophages, also known as scavenger cells, play an important role in defending against bacteria and pathogens by activating inflammatory processes. In cases of lung inflammation (pneumonia) caused by pneumococcal bacteria, this important immune response function is hampered and blocked by the protein lipocalin 2.

22 Jul 2013

ACC report helps clinicians optimize appropriate use of noninvasive vascular tests

A new report issued today by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and developed in collaboration with 10 other leading professional societies provides detailed criteria to help clinicians optimize the appropriate use of certain noninvasive vascular tests when caring for patients with known or suspected disorders of the venous (veins) system.

20 Jul 2013

Researchers receive $10M March of Dimes grant to study causes of premature birth

Researchers from Dartmouth's Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (iQBS), the Center for Integrative Biomedical Sciences, and the Center for Genomic Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine are studying the unknown causes of premature birth, as part of a $10 million March of Dimes grant awarded to a research collaborative of seven U.S. universities and medical centers.

19 Jul 2013

Dartmouth's professor selected as Kavli Fellow of NAS 2013 for significant contributions to science

Professor Jason H. Moore of Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine has been selected as a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for 2013. The Kavli program honors young scientists who are considered leaders in their fields and have made significant contributions to science.

17 Jul 2013

Vitamin D supplementation can improve patient's immunological status

Vitamin D influences many other physiological processes, including muscle function, cardiovascular homeostasis, nerve function, and immune response. Furthermore, accumulated evidence suggests that vitamin D also mediates the immune system response to infection. Infections are very common in patients from neurosurgical intensive care unit.

16 Jul 2013

Studies find pediatrician slow to use interpreters when needed, fewer surgeries for doctors in training

Close to half of pediatricians do not use a professional interpreter when seeing patients and families with a limited understanding of English, according to a new study. ... Using family members is not recommended because they are more likely to make errors while translating or to withhold sensitive or painful information for emotional reasons, [Lisa DeCamp of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore] told Reuters Health by email (Doyle, 7/10).

12 Jul 2013

"Kangaroo care" delivers benefits beyond bonding and breastfeeding for tiniest newborns

New research in the Journal of Newborns & Infant Nursing Reviews concludes that so-called "kangaroo care" (KC), the skin-to-skin and chest-to-chest touching between baby and mother, offers developmentally appropriate therapy for hospitalized preterm infants.

11 Jul 2013

Intensive Care News and Research

Studies show that hTEE technology changes patient management in critical care

MEDNAX acquires Holston Anesthesia Associates

Interactive 3-D simulation platform offers surgical residents to hone patient management skills

FDA promise to "reboot" antibiotic development rules to combat rise in resistance falls short

AACN adds research reviews from Cochrane Collaboration in Critical Care Nurse journal

Breath analysis: Noninvasive way to quickly determine severity of bacterial infections

Researchers report higher number of pressure ulcers in pediatrics

EKF Diagnostics introduces STAT-Site M ß-HB strip test for DKA assessment

Researchers to study knowledge and satisfaction of women who choose DNA prenatal screening test

Scientists find that lipocalin 2 protein disables macrophages in bacterial pneumonia

ACC report helps clinicians optimize appropriate use of noninvasive vascular tests

Researchers receive $10M March of Dimes grant to study causes of premature birth

Dartmouth's professor selected as Kavli Fellow of NAS 2013 for significant contributions to science

Vitamin D supplementation can improve patient's immunological status

Studies find pediatrician slow to use interpreters when needed, fewer surgeries for doctors in training

"Kangaroo care" delivers benefits beyond bonding and breastfeeding for tiniest newborns

Heart transplant could get a second chance to save life

Curetis starts prospective clinical trial for Unyvero P50 pneumonia application

Study reveals that contaminated ultrasound gel causes healthcare-associated infection

Washington area hospital group launches its own health insurance plan

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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