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Studies show fewer mental health inpatients experience delayed discharge from hospital

Two studies a decade apart in England show fewer mental health inpatients are experiencing delayed discharge from hospital, although finding accommodation on discharge is a greater problem.

17 Jun 2013

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce syphilis, HIV

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce rates of syphilis, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a University of Toronto study has found.

17 Jun 2013

MedeAnalytics unveils new Financial Strategy Analytics solution

Today MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, introduced its new Financial Strategy Analytics solution, a powerful tool that enables hospitals and health systems to proactively manage finances, hone strategic planning, and optimize managed care performance metrics in the context of today's rapidly changing healthcare marketplace.

17 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 17, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how states are tackling the implementation of specific provisions of the health law.

17 Jun 2013

Study: British South Asians more likely to be severely depressed following cancer diagnosis

The first study of its kind to investigate depression following cancer diagnosis among British white people and South Asians in the UK has discovered that South Asians are five times more likely to be severely depressed.

17 Jun 2013

Minority children with autism less likely to have received subspecialty care or procedures, study finds

A study from investigators at MassGeneral Hospital for Children found that African-American or Hispanic children diagnosed with autism were significantly less likely than white children to have received subspecialty care or procedures related to conditions that often accompany autism spectrum disorders.

17 Jun 2013

European Commission amends marketing authorisation for Celgene's REVLIMID

Celgene International Sàrl was today notified that the European Commission has amended the marketing authorisation for REVLIMID. This decision means that REVLIMID is now approved to treat patients with transfusion-dependent anaemia due to low or intermediate-1 risk myelodysplastic syndromes associated with an isolated deletion 5q cytogenetic abnormality when other therapeutic options are insufficient or inadequate.

17 Jun 2013

Mount Sinai researchers present several new studies at ENDO 2013

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will present several new studies at ENDO 2013, The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting & Expo from June 15-18 in San Francisco.

17 Jun 2013

Investigators recruit subjects for Boston Children's Hand Transplant Program

Boston Children's Hospital today announced that investigators are now recruiting subjects for the world's first pediatric hand transplant program. The Boston Children's Hand Transplant Program, led by principal investigator Amir Taghinia, MD, and William Harmon, MD, is a research-based program that will offer bi-lateral hand transplants for children living without two functioning hands.

17 Jun 2013

Researchers identify genetic mutation responsible for MDP Syndrome

National Paracycling Champion Tom Staniford has an extremely rare condition which, until now, has puzzled his doctors. He is unable to store fat under his skin - yet has type 2 diabetes - and suffered hearing loss as a child. Now, thanks to advances in genome sequencing, an international research team led by the University of Exeter Medical School has identified Tom's condition and pinpointed the single genetic mutation that causes it.

17 Jun 2013

Ibrutinib monotherapy shows efficacy in patients with MCL or DLBCL

Pharmacyclics, Inc. today announced the results of two separate Phase 2 studies suggesting that ibrutinib, an investigational oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, showed efficacy when used as a monotherapy in patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.

17 Jun 2013

$Study: Older patients will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid risk of fractures$

Study: Older patients will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid risk of fractures

Older patients who know they are at risk of fractures will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid them, such as exercising, wearing proper footwear and taking supplements, a new study has found.

16 Jun 2013

Ste. Anne's Hospital to have autonomous status under Government of Quebec

The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, and Dr. Réjean Hébert, Minister of Health and Social Services for the Government of Quebec, today announced that the Hospital will have an autonomous status when it is transferred to the Government of Quebec.

15 Jun 2013

Study reveals that unauthorized immigrants have lower health care expenditures

A study by a University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher revealed that unauthorized immigrants have lower health care expenditures compared to legal residents, naturalized citizens and U.S. natives.

15 Jun 2013

Penn researchers develop variant of mu opioid painkiller receptor to overcome side effects

Opioids, such as morphine, are still the most effective class of painkillers, but they come with unwanted side effects and can also be addictive and deadly at high doses. Designing new pain-killing drugs of this type involves testing them on their corresponding receptors, but access to meaningful quantities of these receptors that can work in experimental conditions has always been a limiting factor.

15 Jun 2013

Lorry driver who developed PTSD after fatal collision receives £220,000

A lorry driver who developed post-traumatic stress disorder after being involved in a fatal collision has received £220,000 in an out of court settlement for his fatal accident claim.

15 Jun 2013

Anthem revises medical and pharmacy guidelines to help members recover from Colorado wildfires

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Colorado announced this morning that it has revised medical and pharmacy guidelines and extended support services to help members in El Paso, Fremont and Huerfano counties who are directly impacted by the Black Forest, Royal Gorge, Klikus or La Veta wildfires.

15 Jun 2013

Anatomy of a Hospital: New book chronicles history of nation's oldest hospital for orthopedics

With 537 pages and 150 photographs, "Anatomy of a Hospital" chronicles the history of the nation's oldest hospital for orthopedics, from its beginnings in a doctor's home to help destitute children with disabilities to the premier hospital it has become today.

15 Jun 2013

Weekend reading: Seeking better health outcomes for homeless people; What becomes of the women denied abortions?

Even before President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, Republicans were vowing to repeal it. It's no wonder, because polls showed that the basic elements of the ACA were quite popular, and there was a real danger that it would become more so as people found out that the plan denounced as a "monstrosity" by the National Republican Senatorial Committee would not trample on their liberties so much as help protect their health.

15 Jun 2013

Specialists working in migraine and headache share scientific advances at International Headache Congress

Researchers and clinicians worldwide working in migraine, headache and brain injury share the field's latest scientific advances at the International Headache Congress, hosted by the International Headache Society and the American Headache Society.

15 Jun 2013

Hospital News and Research

Studies show fewer mental health inpatients experience delayed discharge from hospital

HIV prevention programs for female sex workers in India reduce syphilis, HIV

MedeAnalytics unveils new Financial Strategy Analytics solution

First Edition: June 17, 2013

Study: British South Asians more likely to be severely depressed following cancer diagnosis

Minority children with autism less likely to have received subspecialty care or procedures, study finds

European Commission amends marketing authorisation for Celgene's REVLIMID

Mount Sinai researchers present several new studies at ENDO 2013

Investigators recruit subjects for Boston Children's Hand Transplant Program

Researchers identify genetic mutation responsible for MDP Syndrome

Ibrutinib monotherapy shows efficacy in patients with MCL or DLBCL

Study: Older patients will make positive lifestyle changes to avoid risk of fractures

Ste. Anne's Hospital to have autonomous status under Government of Quebec

Study reveals that unauthorized immigrants have lower health care expenditures

Penn researchers develop variant of mu opioid painkiller receptor to overcome side effects

Lorry driver who developed PTSD after fatal collision receives £220,000

Anthem revises medical and pharmacy guidelines to help members recover from Colorado wildfires

Anatomy of a Hospital: New book chronicles history of nation's oldest hospital for orthopedics

Weekend reading: Seeking better health outcomes for homeless people; What becomes of the women denied abortions?

Specialists working in migraine and headache share scientific advances at International Headache Congress

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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