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Intravenous catheter replacement: an interview with Claire Rickard

Peripheral intravenous catheters (“IV drips”) are small plastic tubes inserted into veins, most frequently in the hand or arm.

30 Oct 2012

IBM, Cleveland Clinic partner to advance Watson's use in the medical training field

Cleveland Clinic and IBM announced today the formation of a collaboration to advance Watson's use in the medical training field.

30 Oct 2012

Proton therapy preserves urinary and bowel function in men with prostate cancer

Two studies led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that proton therapy preserves the quality of life, specifically urinary and bowel function, in men treated with this targeted radiation modality for prostate cancer.

30 Oct 2012

Study identifies new prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for adult B-ALL

New insight into the aggressive behavior of certain adult B-acute lymphoblastic leukemias has provided researchers with a potential new prognostic biomarker and a promising new therapeutic target.

30 Oct 2012

Adolescent overweight and obesity may increase risk of all-cause ESRD

Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during a 25-year period, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

30 Oct 2012

CINJ visiting scientist receives International - U.S. Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award

Songbing Qin, MD, a visiting scientist to The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, has received the International - U.S. Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) being held in Boston this week.

30 Oct 2012

Viewpoints: Friedman on why Democrats are really the 'pro-life' party; Myths about doctor-assisted suicide

Hard-line conservatives have gone to new extremes lately in opposing abortion. ... These are the authentic voices of an ever-more-assertive far-right Republican base that is intent on using uncompromising positions on abortion to not only unseat more centrist Republicans ... but to overturn the mainstream consensus in America on this issue.

30 Oct 2012

Tenet exercises option to extend previously announced cash tender offer

Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced today that it has exercised its option to extend its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase any and all of the $216.361 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 7.375% Senior Notes due 2013 until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on October 31, 2012.

30 Oct 2012

Immigration status, language of caregivers appear to impact care of Hispanic children with cancer

Language barriers and the immigration status of caregivers appear to impact the care of Hispanic children with cancer and affect the experience of the families within the medical system, according to data presented at the Fifth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, held here Oct. 27-30, 2012.

30 Oct 2012

Researchers decode software instructions that drive 3 different forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A team of national and international researchers, led by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists, have decoded the key "software" instructions that drive three of the most virulent forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

30 Oct 2012

Columbia Asia Hospitals conducts successful cochlear implants and BAHA surgery

Loss of hearing may not be a life threatening condition but it can certainly affect the quality of life and hamper a child’s normal growth. Deafness identified early helps address the challenges involved in the normal development of the child, including speech, which usually gets affected. Columbia Asia Hospitals across India has been conducting Cochlear implants and BAHA (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid) very successfully.

30 Oct 2012

Smoke-free legislation associated with fewer hospitalizations

Smoke-free legislation was associated with substantially fewer hospitalizations and deaths from heart and respiratory diseases, according to research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

30 Oct 2012

All health care workers should be vaccinated with annual flu vaccine to protect patients

All health care workers in health care institutions should be vaccinated with the annual influenza vaccine to protect patients, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

30 Oct 2012

Study compares 'cardio-toxicity' of Toronto-area neighborhoods

Your chances of having a sudden cardiac arrest can depend on where you live, warned Dr. Paul Dorian today at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2012 in Toronto, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

30 Oct 2012

Canadian Cardiovascular Society issues new pediatric heart failure guidelines

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society is the first in Canada to issue guidelines aimed at helping primary care and emergency physicians, as well as specialists, recognize and manage heart failure in children. The guidelines were released today at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.

30 Oct 2012

Cigna takes temporary steps to assist people in several states impacted by Hurricane Sandy

Global health service company Cigna is taking a number of temporary steps to assist people in several states impacted by Hurricane Sandy, including: Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.

30 Oct 2012

Hospital News and Research

Intravenous catheter replacement: an interview with Claire Rickard

IBM, Cleveland Clinic partner to advance Watson's use in the medical training field

Proton therapy preserves urinary and bowel function in men with prostate cancer

Study identifies new prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for adult B-ALL

Adolescent overweight and obesity may increase risk of all-cause ESRD

CINJ visiting scientist receives International - U.S. Annual Meeting Scientific Abstract Award

Viewpoints: Friedman on why Democrats are really the 'pro-life' party; Myths about doctor-assisted suicide

Tenet exercises option to extend previously announced cash tender offer

Immigration status, language of caregivers appear to impact care of Hispanic children with cancer

Researchers decode software instructions that drive 3 different forms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Columbia Asia Hospitals conducts successful cochlear implants and BAHA surgery

Smoke-free legislation associated with fewer hospitalizations

All health care workers should be vaccinated with annual flu vaccine to protect patients

Study compares 'cardio-toxicity' of Toronto-area neighborhoods

Canadian Cardiovascular Society issues new pediatric heart failure guidelines

Cigna takes temporary steps to assist people in several states impacted by Hurricane Sandy

Positive results from Celldex’s CDX-1401 Phase 1 study on solid tumors

Researchers invent new quick-release medical tape to minimize neonatal skin injury

Post-hepatectomy mortality unexpectedly high

Carotid ultrasound improves risk management in rheumatoid arthritis

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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