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Trauma patients more likely to die at hospitals serving predominantly minority populations

Seriously injured patients cared for at hospitals serving larger numbers of minorities are significantly more likely to die than those treated at hospitals serving mostly whites — regardless of the race of the patient, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

20 Sep 2011

IQL conference explores development of ACO model

The American Medical Group Association is convening nearly 600 participants, representing the leaders of the nation's preeminent healthcare provider organizations, at IQL 2011: Creating High-Performing Care Organizations, September 19 - 21 at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.

20 Sep 2011

Intervention policies could reduce death rate for cardiovascular disease by up to 50%

Research by the University of Liverpool has found that intervention policies that promote healthy eating could cut the death rate for cardiovascular disease (CVD) by up to 50%.

20 Sep 2011

Liposomes block HIV infection in early tests

Could engineered fatty particles help prevent AIDS? Liposomes block HIV infection in early tests; could be a cost-effective preventive for developing countries

20 Sep 2011

Children with false-positive screening results do not have more health care visits

There has been longstanding concern among physicians and policymakers that false-positive results may cause parents to believe that their children are vulnerable to illness, leading them to overuse health care services as their children grow older.

20 Sep 2011

Individuals without ubiquitin ligase Nedd4L more likely to develop CF

Cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic disease that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections, is caused by a genetic defect in a chloride channel called cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductase regulator.

20 Sep 2011

Scientists discover how liver destroys immune T-cells

Scientists at the Centenary Institute in Sydney have seen for the first time (in mice) how the liver goes independent, engulfing and destroying the body's defence troops-T-cells.

20 Sep 2011

TJUH adopts new equipment from Roche Diagnostics for laboratory testing services

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) is advancing its laboratory testing services with new state-of-the-art equipment from Roche Diagnostics designed to help labs increase their testing capacity and deliver reliable results with greater efficiency.

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 20 Sep 2011

Introduction of free caesarean sections in Congo leads to increase in procedure

"A health policy shift that saw the introduction in May of free caesarean section operations in 35 hospitals across the Republic of Congo -- to curb the growing rate of maternal and infant mortality -- seems to have prompted a proliferation of such operations, according to health officials," IRIN reports.

20 Sep 2011

Henry Ford Hospital performs DBS procedure inside iMRI to treat Parkinson's

Henry Ford Hospital became the third hospital in the United States to perform a Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) procedure inside an Intraoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner, or iMRI.

20 Sep 2011

BIOTRONIK completes enrollment in Passeo-18 Lux DEB catheter clinical study for PAD

BIOTRONIK, a leading European manufacturer of therapy solutions for vascular intervention, announced the completion of enrollment in the BIOLUX P-I - a clinical study investigating the use of a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) catheter, a promising new approach to treating disease in the more challenging peripheral vascular anatomy.

20 Sep 2011

NYU Langone creates new Joan H. Tisch Center for Women's Health in New York City

NYU Langone Medical Center announced the establishment of its new Joan H. Tisch Center for Women's Health on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City.

20 Sep 2011

Many parents turn their child's car seat to face forward before the age of two

The American Academy of Pediatrics updated their guidelines for child passenger safety in April 2011, recommending children stay in rear-facing car seats until the age of two. But a new report from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health shows that many parents turn their child's seat to face forward before their second birthday.

20 Sep 2011

Study explores differences in referral decisions between primary care and specialist physicians

How do physicians decide which colleague to refer their patient to? It differs depending on whether you ask primary care or specialist physicians, according to research from Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, USA, led by Michael Barnett.

20 Sep 2011

Neurocritical Care Society announces comprehensive set of guidelines on brain aneurysms

The Neurocritical Care Society is releasing a comprehensive set of guidelines this week to guide physicians and hospitals on how to optimally care for patient's ruptured brain aneurysms. One of the strongest recommendations is that all patients receive specialized care at high-volume stroke centers that treat at least 60 cases per year.

20 Sep 2011

Powerful new antibiotic treatment for MRSA and C. difficile bugs

MGB Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company which has licensed technology from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, is developing a powerful new antibiotic treatment for resistant infections including the deadly MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C. diff.) bugs.

20 Sep 2011

MDA, IMRIS collaborate to advance development of MR guided surgical robot

IMRIS Inc. and MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. today announced an agreement for the final phases of collaborative development of IMRIS's MR guided surgical robot, building on the development work the two companies have completed to date.

20 Sep 2011

ADHD symptoms might affect adaptive abilities, quality of life for children with ASD

Research supported by the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network (ATN), demonstrating that symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity worsen quality of life for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), was presented today at the Society for Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

20 Sep 2011

Positive data from NovaDigm's NDV-3 vaccine preclinical study on VVC

NovaDigm Therapeutics, a company developing innovative vaccines for fungal and bacterial infections, today announced the presentation of positive data from a preclinical study evaluating the efficacy its NDV-3 vaccine in a model of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), which is primarily caused by Candida albicans.

20 Sep 2011

Nursing a direction on policy

Why nurses get to implement health policies but so few are involved in developing them is at the heart of a roundtable conference being held in Canada later this month.

19 Sep 2011

Hospital News and Research

Trauma patients more likely to die at hospitals serving predominantly minority populations

IQL conference explores development of ACO model

Intervention policies could reduce death rate for cardiovascular disease by up to 50%

Liposomes block HIV infection in early tests

Children with false-positive screening results do not have more health care visits

Individuals without ubiquitin ligase Nedd4L more likely to develop CF

Scientists discover how liver destroys immune T-cells

TJUH adopts new equipment from Roche Diagnostics for laboratory testing services

Introduction of free caesarean sections in Congo leads to increase in procedure

Henry Ford Hospital performs DBS procedure inside iMRI to treat Parkinson's

BIOTRONIK completes enrollment in Passeo-18 Lux DEB catheter clinical study for PAD

NYU Langone creates new Joan H. Tisch Center for Women's Health in New York City

Many parents turn their child's car seat to face forward before the age of two

Study explores differences in referral decisions between primary care and specialist physicians

Neurocritical Care Society announces comprehensive set of guidelines on brain aneurysms

Powerful new antibiotic treatment for MRSA and C. difficile bugs

MDA, IMRIS collaborate to advance development of MR guided surgical robot

ADHD symptoms might affect adaptive abilities, quality of life for children with ASD

Positive data from NovaDigm's NDV-3 vaccine preclinical study on VVC

Nursing a direction on policy

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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