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Ways to improve care and reduce the high cost for Medicare beneficiaries highlighted by Hopkins study

It’s well known that a relatively small percentage of chronically ill patients account for a disproportionate amount of health care dollars. Now, a multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins researcher Bruce Leff, M.D., might provide insights into how to cut Medicare costs while improving health care for older adults suffering from chronic health conditions.

5 Jun 2012

Scientists discover neural mechanism for conscious perception

When people close their eyes, they can form mental images of things that exist only in their minds. Neuroscientists studying this phenomenon at medical schools in the Texas Medical Center believe that there may be a way to use these mental images to help some of the estimated 39 million people worldwide who are blind.

5 Jun 2012

Alnylam announces results from ALN-VSP Phase I study on liver cancers

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced results today from its Phase I extension study with ALN-VSP, a systemically delivered RNAi therapeutic for the treatment of advanced solid tumors with liver involvement.

5 Jun 2012

IRadimed receives Novation contract for MRidium MRI Infusion Pump Systems

Novation, the largest health care supply contracting company in the United States, has awarded IRadimed Corporation a three-year single source contract for its MRidium MRI Infusion Pump Systems.

5 Jun 2012

New algorithm can help ED physicians to reduce number of heart failure deaths

Physicians can reduce the number of heart failure deaths and unnecessary hospital admissions by using a new computer-based algorithm developed at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) that calculates each patient's individual risk of death. Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the algorithm improves upon clinical decision-making and determines whether or not a patient with heart failure should be admitted to hospital.

5 Jun 2012

LifePoint to acquire Woods Memorial Hospital

The Woods Memorial Hospital Board of Directors today announced it has signed an asset purchase agreement for the acquisition of the hospital by LifePoint Hospitals, a leading hospital company focused on providing quality healthcare close to home.

5 Jun 2012

New evidence to support a range of healthy behaviors

Five new studies provide evidence to support simple steps we can take to prevent illness and improve our overall health. In the June issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers report on fish consumption to reduce the risk of colon cancer; the effectiveness ofhypnotherapy and acupuncture for smoking cessation; regular teeth cleaning to improve cardiovascular health; the effectiveness of primary care physicians in weight loss programs; and the use of low-dose aspirin to reduce cancer risk.

5 Jun 2012

First Edition: June 4, 2012

Today's headlines include the latest news on implementation of the health law, on the pending Capitol Hill effort to repeal the medical device tax and reports from the states.

4 Jun 2012

Regular and moderate exercise most beneficial for cardiovascular health

Micah True, legendary ultra-marathoner, died suddenly while on a routine 12-mile training run March 27, 2012. The mythic Caballo Blanco in the best-selling book, Born to Run, True would run as far as 100 miles in a day. On autopsy his heart was enlarged and scarred; he died of a lethal arrhythmia (irregularity of the heart rhythm). Although speculative, the pathologic changes in the heart of this 58 year-old veteran extreme endurance athlete may have been manifestations of "Phidippides cardiomyopathy," a condition caused by chronic excessive endurance exercise.

4 Jun 2012

Interim results from Bristol-Myers Squibb’s BMS-936558 Phase 1 study on NSCLC, MM and RCC

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced interim results from the expanded Phase 1 dose-ranging study 003 (n=296) of its investigational anti-PD-1 immunotherapy (BMS-936558), which showed clinical activity in patients with previously-treated non small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), metastatic melanoma and renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

4 Jun 2012

Innovative strategy for regenerating skeletal muscle tissue

An innovative strategy for regenerating skeletal muscle tissue using cells derived from the amniotic fluid is outlined in new research published by scientists at the UCL Institute of Child Health.

2 Jun 2012

Socioeconomic status of patient linked to choice of treatment

Though it would seem logical, cancer patients don't always choose therapies with the best chance for survival-cost and side effects are also major considerations. Little has been known about the extent to which cost and side effects influence a patient's treatment decision. Now, new findings by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers reveals that a patient's socioeconomic status, more than any other characteristic-such as age or disease site-is predictive of whether he or she will favor high efficacy, low cost or low toxicity when choosing a treatment.

2 Jun 2012

Study supports wider testing for immune-based therapies to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Two clinical trials led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers in collaboration with other medical centers, testing experimental drugs aimed at restoring the immune system's ability to spot and attack cancer, have shown promising early results in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, and kidney cancer.

2 Jun 2012

Lapatinib-pazopanib combination therapy not beneficial for patients with inflammatory breast cancer

Inflammatory breast cancer is a very aggressive type of cancer associated with early metastasis and poor survival rates, and the prognosis is even worse for patients with tumors expressing the ErbB2 receptor. The ErbB2-inhibiting drug lapatinib can slow the spread of cancer cells in individuals with advanced breast cancer who have already tried other chemotherapy medications.

2 Jun 2012

Akron General Medical Center to install Brainsuite iMRI and iCT integrated neurosurgical suites

Brainlab, a manufacturer of software-driven systems for targeted, less-invasive medical treatments, announced today that Akron General Medical Center will install both Brainsuite iMRI and iCT, making it one of only a handful of hospitals in the world to offer both solutions.

2 Jun 2012

Studies support diagnostic utility of molecular classification in difficult-to-diagnose metastatic cancer

bioTheranostics, Inc., developer of innovative oncology diagnostic tests and solution provider for metastatic cancer, today announced findings from two studies showing high diagnostic accuracy for CancerTYPE ID in determining the primary tumor site in high-grade, metastatic tumors. Results were reported at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.

2 Jun 2012

First intercontinental Kidney Paired Donation

Medical history was made last December when a 31-year old Oklahoma woman donated her kidney to a stranger - a man living in Athens, Greece. In return, the Greek man's wife has donated one of her kidneys to someone in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., completing the first intercontinental kidney exchange and opening a door that potentially can save thousands of lives in the U.S. and worldwide. A donor from Trinidad and Tobago will soon travel to Denver to continue the chain.

2 Jun 2012

UV disinfection may reduce CDI in hospitals and LTCFs

In a recently published article, "Decontamination with Ultraviolet Radiation to Prevent Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection in 2 Roommates in a Long-Term Care Facility" (Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 05/2012), researchers shared the results of a trial that used Tru-D SmartUVC to prevent coincident recurrent CDI episodes in roommates in a Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF).

2 Jun 2012

HealthSouth to build comprehensive physical rehabilitation hospital in greater Orlando

HealthSouth Corporation today announced it has received permission from the state to proceed with building a comprehensive physical rehabilitation hospital in the greater Orlando, Fla., market. The 50-bed hospital will provide comprehensive physical rehabilitation to patients who have experienced stroke, trauma, brain and orthopedic injuries or other major illness or injuries.

2 Jun 2012

Clinical trial to examine effectiveness of combined vaccine and hormone treatment for prostate cancer

Investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) have partnered with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and launched a clinical trial examining the effectiveness of a combined vaccine and hormone treatment for prostate cancer that is resistant to hormone therapy and not visible on imaging tests such as a CT scan and a bone scan.

2 Jun 2012

Hospital News and Research

Ways to improve care and reduce the high cost for Medicare beneficiaries highlighted by Hopkins study

Scientists discover neural mechanism for conscious perception

Alnylam announces results from ALN-VSP Phase I study on liver cancers

IRadimed receives Novation contract for MRidium MRI Infusion Pump Systems

New algorithm can help ED physicians to reduce number of heart failure deaths

LifePoint to acquire Woods Memorial Hospital

New evidence to support a range of healthy behaviors

First Edition: June 4, 2012

Regular and moderate exercise most beneficial for cardiovascular health

Interim results from Bristol-Myers Squibb’s BMS-936558 Phase 1 study on NSCLC, MM and RCC

Innovative strategy for regenerating skeletal muscle tissue

Socioeconomic status of patient linked to choice of treatment

Study supports wider testing for immune-based therapies to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer

Lapatinib-pazopanib combination therapy not beneficial for patients with inflammatory breast cancer

Akron General Medical Center to install Brainsuite iMRI and iCT integrated neurosurgical suites

Studies support diagnostic utility of molecular classification in difficult-to-diagnose metastatic cancer

First intercontinental Kidney Paired Donation

UV disinfection may reduce CDI in hospitals and LTCFs

HealthSouth to build comprehensive physical rehabilitation hospital in greater Orlando

Clinical trial to examine effectiveness of combined vaccine and hormone treatment for prostate cancer

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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