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Researchers looking into new technology to improve response strategies during disasters

Debates about emergency responses to acts of terrorism, natural disasters and major accidents are no strangers to the media. Every accident is followed by a discussion about who was responsible, who was to blame, and what might have been done better

13 May 2013

Study examines key factors that influence development of mental disorder in Andalusia

Being a woman, unemployed and living in a situation of social adversity are the three strongest trigger influences in subjects with a genetic predisposition to mental disorder.

13 May 2013

Centura Health Cancer Network receives silver accreditation

This week, the Centura Health Cancer Network was awarded silver accreditation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, becoming the first Integrated Network Cancer Program in Colorado.

13 May 2013

Lincor Solutions releases MEDIVista MOBILE to improve quality of nursing care

Lincor announces the latest addition to the MEDIVista product suite - MEDIVista MOBILE, during eHealth Week in Dublin.

13 May 2013

New challenges to military medicine

Better body armor and rapid aeromedical evacuations enable American service members to survive blasts that would have proved fatal in Vietnam or even the first Gulf War, but they pose new challenges to military medicine - how to deal with the excruciating pain of injuries, especially severe burns from IED blasts that body armor can't protect.

13 May 2013

WVU ICRH director named 2013 Rural Health Practitioner of the Year

Larry Rhodes, M.D., interim chair of the West Virginia University Department of Pediatrics and director of the WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health, has been named the 2013 Rural Health Practitioner of the Year by the National Rural Health Association.

13 May 2013

Viewpoints: The threat from 'contagion exhaustion;' An economist sees humor in hospital pricing

There has been a flurry of recent attention over two novel infectious agents: the first, a strain of avian influenza virus (H7N9) in China that is causing severe respiratory disease and other serious health complications in people; the second, a coronavirus, first reported last year in the Middle East, that has brought a crop of new infections.

13 May 2013

Research on total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, one type of "blue baby" syndrome, is a potentially deadly congenital disorder that occurs when pulmonary veins don't connect normally to the left atrium of the heart.

13 May 2013

Gotlieb Memorial Hospital receives "A" Hospital Safety Score

Gotlieb Memorial Hospital, part of Loyola University Medical Center, has received an "A" Hospital Safety Score from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national non-profit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits.

13 May 2013

New research shows that spontaneous mutations contribute to congenital heart disease

Every year, thousands of babies are born with severely malformed hearts, disorders known collectively as congenital heart disease. Many of these defects can be repaired though surgery, but researchers don't understand what causes them or how to prevent them. New research shows that about 10 percent of these defects are caused by genetic mutations that are absent in the parents of affected children.

13 May 2013

Highlights: Feds sue Fla. Senate president's former company over Medicare billing practices; Okla. eyes existing Medicaid program to cover more people

Department of Justice is suing the hospice company founded by Florida's Senate president, accusing it of submitting tens of millions of dollars in fraudulent Medicare claims for more than a decade, including while Don Gaetz was vice chairman of the board (5/9).

13 May 2013

Research roundup: Out-of-pocket costs on individual market; Federal spending on mental health care; Underused Medicare benefit

Since many of the people who will gain insurance under the federal health law will likely get such individual plans through the state-based online marketplaces, or exchanges, researchers sought to identify the effects on vulnerable populations, some of whom with incomes above 400 percent of the poverty level and thus will not qualify for Medicaid or receive subsidies.

13 May 2013

Researchers successfully test new anti-cocaine vaccine in primates

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have successfully tested their novel anti-cocaine vaccine in primates, bringing them closer to launching human clinical trials.

13 May 2013

Research: Patients with chronic pain should be evaluated for anxiety disorders

Patients coping with chronic pain should also be evaluated for anxiety disorders, according to new research published in General Hospital Psychiatry.

13 May 2013

Cancer Institute of New Jersey honors nurses with Oncology Nursing Excellence Awards

From treatment, to research, to education, the expertise of oncology nurses in managing cancer runs the gamut. To celebrate the dedication of these professionals, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey this week honored members of its nursing team with its annual Oncology Nursing Excellence Awards during the Elizabeth Gibby Osborne Lecture.

13 May 2013

New study identifies four genetic variants associated with increased risk of testicular cancer

A new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type in young men today.

13 May 2013

Study shows patient satisfaction from a pharmacy program

As hospitals look for ways to improve patient satisfaction and boost their Medicare reimbursement, a Henry Ford Hospital study found that an inpatient pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service might be an unexpected opportunity.

13 May 2013

Private insurers have cost Medicare almost $300 billion more over the life of the program

A study published online today finds that the private insurance companies that participate in Medicare under the Medicare Advantage program and its predecessors have cost the publicly funded program for the elderly and disabled an extra $282.6 billion since 1985, most of it over the past eight years. In 2012 alone, private insurers were overpaid $34.1 billion.

13 May 2013

Adolescents are just as likely to consume too many calories at Subway as at McDonald's, shows study

Adolescents are just as likely to consume too many calories at Subway as at McDonald's, a new study in Journal of Adolescent Health finds, despite the fact that they think Subway offers healthier food.

10 May 2013

Operating without interrupting warfarin treatment during cardiac device surgery reduces hematomas

A new Canadian study shows that operating without interrupting warfarin treatment at the time of cardiac device surgery is safe and markedly reduces the incidence of clinically significant hematomas compared to the current standard of care.

10 May 2013

Hospital News and Research

Researchers looking into new technology to improve response strategies during disasters

Study examines key factors that influence development of mental disorder in Andalusia

Centura Health Cancer Network receives silver accreditation

Lincor Solutions releases MEDIVista MOBILE to improve quality of nursing care

New challenges to military medicine

WVU ICRH director named 2013 Rural Health Practitioner of the Year

Viewpoints: The threat from 'contagion exhaustion;' An economist sees humor in hospital pricing

Research on total anomalous pulmonary venous connection

Gotlieb Memorial Hospital receives "A" Hospital Safety Score

New research shows that spontaneous mutations contribute to congenital heart disease

Highlights: Feds sue Fla. Senate president's former company over Medicare billing practices; Okla. eyes existing Medicaid program to cover more people

Research roundup: Out-of-pocket costs on individual market; Federal spending on mental health care; Underused Medicare benefit

Researchers successfully test new anti-cocaine vaccine in primates

Research: Patients with chronic pain should be evaluated for anxiety disorders

Cancer Institute of New Jersey honors nurses with Oncology Nursing Excellence Awards

New study identifies four genetic variants associated with increased risk of testicular cancer

Study shows patient satisfaction from a pharmacy program

Private insurers have cost Medicare almost $300 billion more over the life of the program

Adolescents are just as likely to consume too many calories at Subway as at McDonald's, shows study

Operating without interrupting warfarin treatment during cardiac device surgery reduces hematomas

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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