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Standard strategies to prevent lethal blood clots more effective than temporary placement of filters

The temporary placement of umbrella-like, metal mesh filters in abdominal veins to stop potentially lethal blood clots from traveling to the lungs during and after weight loss surgery may actually increase the risk of death in morbidly obese patients, according to new Johns Hopkins research.

30 May 2013

States deal with hospitals' structural, financial issues

Hospitals in the District of Columbia, New York and Louisiana deal with "structural challenges," cost-sharing and other funding issues.

30 May 2013

Porter Cancer Care Center to use new image-guided radiotherapy system for cancer treatment

Starting June 2013, the Porter Cancer Care Center at Porter Adventist Hospital becomes one of the few facilities in the country to offer highly advanced radiation therapy and radiosurgery cancer treatment options using the new Varian TrueBeam image-guided radiotherapy system.

30 May 2013

Schwartz Center Rounds to create compassionate healthcare system in England

Schwartz Center Rounds-, a program that helps healthcare providers process the difficult emotional and social issues they face in caring for patients and their families, has become a central part of England's strategy to create a more compassionate healthcare system.

30 May 2013

Calif. docs worry state psych hospital staffing shortage could harm care

Some California doctors worry staffing shortages at state psychiatric hospitals are harming patient care.

30 May 2013

Disabled Medicare patients with CRN more likely to have at least one ER visit, study finds

Disabled Medicare patients under the age of 65 who don't take their prescription medications because of cost concerns are more likely to have at least one emergency department visit during a one-year period.

30 May 2013

State-by-state analysis warns of looming health care crisis

The report examines the rising number of seniors and growing rates of chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.

30 May 2013

PTSD following heart attack is associated with poor sleep, study finds

Clinicians have long speculated that poor sleep may be a mechanism involved in the higher risk of further cardiac events or death among those with post-traumatic stress disorder following a heart attack, but the association between PTSD and sleep after a heart event has been unknown.

30 May 2013

Landmark study reveals new way to treat strokes

University of Leicester researchers have contributed to a landmark study which has revealed a new way to treat strokes caused by bleeding inside the brain.

30 May 2013

Study finds link between childhood abuse and addiction-like eating behaviors in women

Women who experienced severe physical or sexual abuse during childhood are much more likely to have a food addiction as adults than women who did not experience such abuse, according to a new study published in the journal Obesity.

30 May 2013

$Study provides insights into characteristics of sports-related facial fractures in young athletes$

Study provides insights into characteristics of sports-related facial fractures in young athletes

Facial fractures are relatively common, and potentially serious, sports-related injuries among children participating in a wide range of sports, according to a study in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery-, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

30 May 2013

In rural Alaska, new rules reshape care often hampered by isolation

Two news outlets examine some of the difficulties in providing care in Alaska.

30 May 2013

New hope for children with multi-system LCH

A new international study finds that prolonged, intense initial treatment in children with multi-system Langerhans cell histiocytosis can achieve survival rates as high as 84 percent-a full 15 percent improvement over the previous clinical trial in this series.

30 May 2013

Hospitals cracking down on those who don't wash their hands

At North Shore University Hospital on Long Island, motion sensors, like those used for burglar alarms, go off every time someone enters an intensive care room.

30 May 2013

Gene therapy techniques show promise in promoting growth of skin, bone and other tissues

Experimental genetic techniques may one day provide plastic and reconstructive surgeons with an invaluable tool-the ability to promote growth of the patient's own tissues for reconstructive surgery.

30 May 2013

Coronavirus incubation period may be longer than previously thought

A detailed clinical description of two cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in France, published online in The Lancet today, suggests that the incubation period for the virus may be longer than previously thought, and longer quarantine periods may be required to rule out infection among patient contacts.

29 May 2013

BayCare Health System, CHS agree to co-manage two onsite health centers for employees

BayCare Health System and CHS Health Services have agreed to co-manage two onsite health centers staffed by full-time physicians and nursing staff dedicated entirely for the health system's employees.

29 May 2013

First Edition: May 29, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations include a look at California's effort to expand health care and reports on the Supreme Court's announcement that stops Indiana from barring Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding.

29 May 2013

Viewpoints: 'Good news' on Calif. insurance rates; Battle against dementia needs stronger efforts; Dental care for the disabled

The Affordable Care Act, a k a Obamacare, goes fully into effect at the beginning of next year, and predictions of disaster are being heard far and wide. ... No doubt there will be problems, as there are with any large new government initiative, and in this case, we have the added complication that many Republican governors and legislators are doing all they can to sabotage reform. Yet important new evidence - especially from California, the law's most important test case - suggests that the real Obamacare shock will be one of unexpected success (Paul Krugman, 5/26).

29 May 2013

Study: Hospitals' adoption of electronic hand hygiene systems could have sustained improvement

GOJO Industries, a leader in hand hygiene and skin health and inventors of PURELL- Hand Sanitizer, will present its scientific research study, "Impact of Electronic Monitoring and a Hand Hygiene Improvement Program on Compliance Rates" at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Conference, June 8-10, 2013.

29 May 2013

Hospital News and Research

Standard strategies to prevent lethal blood clots more effective than temporary placement of filters

States deal with hospitals' structural, financial issues

Porter Cancer Care Center to use new image-guided radiotherapy system for cancer treatment

Schwartz Center Rounds to create compassionate healthcare system in England

Calif. docs worry state psych hospital staffing shortage could harm care

Disabled Medicare patients with CRN more likely to have at least one ER visit, study finds

State-by-state analysis warns of looming health care crisis

PTSD following heart attack is associated with poor sleep, study finds

Landmark study reveals new way to treat strokes

Study finds link between childhood abuse and addiction-like eating behaviors in women

Study provides insights into characteristics of sports-related facial fractures in young athletes

In rural Alaska, new rules reshape care often hampered by isolation

New hope for children with multi-system LCH

Hospitals cracking down on those who don't wash their hands

Gene therapy techniques show promise in promoting growth of skin, bone and other tissues

Coronavirus incubation period may be longer than previously thought

BayCare Health System, CHS agree to co-manage two onsite health centers for employees

First Edition: May 29, 2013

Viewpoints: 'Good news' on Calif. insurance rates; Battle against dementia needs stronger efforts; Dental care for the disabled

Study: Hospitals' adoption of electronic hand hygiene systems could have sustained improvement

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

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

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