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UVA partners with health systems in AVIA network’s Medicaid Transformation Project

University of Virginia Health System is partnering with more than 20 other health systems in the AVIA network's Medicaid Transformation Project to develop financially sustainable solutions to improving the health of the nearly 75 million Americans who receive Medicaid.

15 Oct 2018

Ketamine can be considered as alternative to opioids for short-term pain control in ED

Intravenous, low-dose ketamine is as effective as intravenous morphine in the control of acute pain in adults in the emergency department.

15 Oct 2018

Neck collar device may help protect the brain of female high school soccer players

A new study of female high school soccer players suggests that a neck collar may help protect the brain from head impacts over the course of a competitive soccer season.

15 Oct 2018

Study highlights need for increased support for alcohol-related liver disease patients

Two in three ALD patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) survived for less than a year afterwards, the study shows.

15 Oct 2018

Who knew? Life begins (again) at 65

I was convinced I would become an adult when I turned 21. But now, I'm certain that turning 65 was the watershed moment that finally grew me up.

15 Oct 2018

Allele awarded NIH grant to develop nanoantibody therapies for treatment of sepsis

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences of NIH has awarded a Small Business Innovative Research grant to Allele Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals to develop new single-domain nanoantibody therapies for the treatment of sepsis.

15 Oct 2018

Potential 'early warning markers' for sepsis discovered

A multi-site research collaboration supported by a Technology Strategy Board Grant has shown that immune response signatures could be used as an early warning test for the serious condition sepsis in patients attending emergency departments with suspected infection.

15 Oct 2018

New project aims to deliver fast, effective treatment for autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Affecting around 2 % of the population, autoimmune rheumatic diseases can have severe symptoms, including painful and swollen joints, fever, rashes, fatigue and sensitivity to the sun, with patients needing regular check-ups.

15 Oct 2018

Increasing vigorous exercise reduces risk factors of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease in children

Physical exercise can reduce the risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease even in children, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

15 Oct 2018

Rhode Island Hospital, Brown receive $800,000 grant to keep up fight against opioid epidemic

Researchers from Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital have been at the forefront of battling the opioid epidemic in Rhode Island, and a new $800,000 grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation will help them to keep up the fight.

15 Oct 2018

NAM special publication outlines steps to ensure interoperability of health care systems

While health care has made great strides in recent years with the proliferation of electronic health records, establishment of regional health information exchanges, and development of data exchange standards and interfaces, interoperability among health care technologies remains very limited, says a new National Academy of Medicine special publication.

15 Oct 2018

MDI Biological Laboratory receives $1.2 million SEPA grant to promote data literacy

The MDI Biological Laboratory will take a national lead in teaching data literacy to students and teachers though a five-year, $1.2 million SEPA grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, an institute of the National Institutes of Health.

15 Oct 2018

Human and cattle decoys trap outdoor-biting mosquitoes in malaria endemic regions

Host decoy traps which mimic humans or cattle by combining odor, heat and a conspicuous visual stimulus could be effective at measuring and controlling outdoor-biting mosquitoes in malaria endemic regions, according to a study published in the open access journal Parasites & Vectors.

15 Oct 2018

Simple procedure could be efficacious intervention for failed back surgery

Failed back surgery (continued low back and leg pain after surgery) is relatively common. With each reoperation, success, as defined by pain reduction, becomes less likely and most patients do not improve.

15 Oct 2018

First-of-its-kind study to test a personalized vaccine in cancer patient

Tamara Strauss has been living with high-grade, stage IV pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer for more than three years. Current treatments, although effective for her, are highly toxic.

15 Oct 2018

Study finds 43% drop in stroke rate

Research from the School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences has shown that the number of people having strokes has fallen 43% between 2000 and 2015.

15 Oct 2018

Lab study shows effectiveness of potential therapy for treatment-resistant hypothyroidism

A new "metal-coordinated" drug-delivery technology potentially could be used to supplement the standard therapy for hypothyroidism, which affects nearly 10 million Americans, and many more patients worldwide, according to results of a study published in the journal Thyroid this month.

15 Oct 2018

Healthcare systems fail to deliver at affordable prices finds report

According to a new report from Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), in collaboration with STOPAIDS, Global Justice Now and Just Treatment, the NHS patients are not getting treatments at affordable process and this is a failure on part of the global health innovation system.

15 Oct 2018

Researchers find potential treatment to halt premature labor and birth

Premature birth is the leading cause of infant death and disability in the U.S., and costs billions in dollars and heartache every year. Now, University of Connecticut researchers report in Reproductive Sciences a potential treatment that could stop many cases of premature labor and birth in their tracks.

15 Oct 2018

Extension trial assesses benefit of switching from flash monitoring to RT-CGM for hypoglycemia

In follow-up to the I HART CGM study, which showed the benefit of real-time continuous glucose monitoring compared to flash monitoring for time spent in hypoglycemia among adults with type 1 diabetes at high hypoglycemia risk, researchers conducted an extension trial that assessed the effects of continuing RT-CGM or switching from flash to RT-CGM of the subsequent 8 weeks.

15 Oct 2018

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UVA partners with health systems in AVIA network’s Medicaid Transformation Project

Ketamine can be considered as alternative to opioids for short-term pain control in ED

Neck collar device may help protect the brain of female high school soccer players

Study highlights need for increased support for alcohol-related liver disease patients

Who knew? Life begins (again) at 65

Allele awarded NIH grant to develop nanoantibody therapies for treatment of sepsis

Potential 'early warning markers' for sepsis discovered

New project aims to deliver fast, effective treatment for autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Increasing vigorous exercise reduces risk factors of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease in children

Rhode Island Hospital, Brown receive $800,000 grant to keep up fight against opioid epidemic

NAM special publication outlines steps to ensure interoperability of health care systems

MDI Biological Laboratory receives $1.2 million SEPA grant to promote data literacy

Human and cattle decoys trap outdoor-biting mosquitoes in malaria endemic regions

Simple procedure could be efficacious intervention for failed back surgery

First-of-its-kind study to test a personalized vaccine in cancer patient

Study finds 43% drop in stroke rate

Lab study shows effectiveness of potential therapy for treatment-resistant hypothyroidism

Healthcare systems fail to deliver at affordable prices finds report

Researchers find potential treatment to halt premature labor and birth

Extension trial assesses benefit of switching from flash monitoring to RT-CGM for hypoglycemia

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

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