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Practice of offering price information decreased overall use of lab tests by 9%, researchers find

Research at Johns Hopkins suggests that if hospitals would show physicians the price of some diagnostic laboratory tests at the time the tests are ordered, doctors would order substantially fewer of them or search for lower-priced alternatives.

17 Apr 2013

Study examines patient-centered decision making, health care outcomes

Patients' health outcomes improve when physicians individualize care and take their patients' life circumstances into account, according to a new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

17 Apr 2013

UI Health to launch EPIC program to cut frequent ER visits, readmissions to hospital

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System is taking steps to reduce frequent emergency room visits and readmissions to the hospital.

17 Apr 2013

New study reports smoke-free policies for public housing would provide better health

Establishing smoke-free policies for public housing would help protect residents, visitors and workers' from the harmful effects of smoking and result in significant cost savings, reports a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

17 Apr 2013

Antiretroviral therapy does not affect resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected women

Studies have shown that about 10 percent of men infected with human immunodeficiency virus have an elevated resting energy expenditure.

17 Apr 2013

Survival rate for bowel cancer patients lower in UK, new research finds

Incomplete diagnostic investigation and failure to get the best treatment are the most likely reasons why survival for bowel cancer patients is lower in the UK than in other comparable countries, according to new research published in the journal Acta Oncologica.

17 Apr 2013

Acetaminophen may help reduce existential pain

Thinking about death can cause us to feel a sort of existential angst that isn't attributable to a specific source. Now, new research suggests that acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain medication, may help to reduce this existential pain.

17 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: 9 'brilliant legal minds' wrestle with tough biological questions in gene case; Drug overdoses take surprising toll in Calif.; VA case raises privacy questions

When the Supreme Court took up the question Monday of whether genes could be patented, the justices were clearly concerned about preserving innovation in medicine and biotechnology. But the issue presented by Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA genes cuts both ways, leading to a potential split among the justices (Jon Healey, 4/15).

17 Apr 2013

Albert Einstein College of Medicine joins New York Genome Center

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University will join the New York Genome Center (NYGC) as its twelfth Institutional Founding Member.

17 Apr 2013

Circumcision offers men some protection against HIV, discovers TGen-led study

Male circumcision reduces the abundance of bacteria living on the penis and might help explain why circumcision offers men some protection against HIV, according to a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute.

17 Apr 2013

Researchers report progress on non-invasive method to assess kidney function

Researchers may have found a way to block kidney-destroying inflammation and help damaged kidney cells recover.

17 Apr 2013

High court seems skeptical that biotech firm can patent human genes

Supreme Court justices seemed to express skepticism Monday that a biotech company can patent human genes isolated from the body that signal a greater likelihood of ovarian or breast cancer.

17 Apr 2013

New partnership to introduce advanced genetic testing technologies to Turkey

BGI Health and ACIBADEM Healthcare Group Genetic Diagnostic Center in cooperation with Genoks Company Molecular Biology, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for jointly introducing the advanced genetic testing technologies to Turkey and improving Turkish reproductive healthcare.

17 Apr 2013

Study compares clinical outcomes of routine screening mammography with and without CAD

A costly and widely used mammography add-on increases detection of noninvasive and early-stage invasive breast cancer but also makes more mistakes than mammography alone, researchers from UC Davis and the University of Washington have found.

17 Apr 2013

UCLA researchers classify kidney cancer into several unique subtypes

Researchers with the Institute of Urologic Oncology and the Department of Urology at UCLA have classified kidney cancer into several unique subtypes, a finding that will help physicians tailor treatment to individual patients and that moves cancer care one step closer to personalized medicine.

17 Apr 2013

Study finds no evidence that digoxin increases mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation

A study published today in the European Heart Journal found no evidence that digoxin increases mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation, the opposite of results just published by another group in the same journal analyzing the same data.

17 Apr 2013

Large numbers of ER visits go unreported in calculating hospital readmission rates

A study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University School of Medicine has found that nearly one quarter of patients may return to the emergency department within 30 days of being discharged from a hospitalization.

17 Apr 2013

COPD phase III study by Almirall and Forest Laboratories announces positive results

Almirall, S.A. (ALM:MC) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:FRX) today announced positive topline results from a six month pivotal phase III clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of fixed dose combinations of aclidinium bromide (LAMA) and formoterol fumarate (LABA) delivered by Almirall’s inhaler Genuair® (Pressair™ in the USA).

16 Apr 2013

Average annual incidence of sepsis varies depending on method used

Though the toll of sepsis is known to be enormous - it is estimated to cost the U.S. health care system $24.3 billion each year, and is the nation's third-leading killer, behind heart disease and cancer - the true magnitude of incidence of and death from the illness remains unknown.

16 Apr 2013

Depressed teenagers are more likely to have mental illness during twenties

Depressed teenagers are more likely to have serious problems during their twenties, including ongoing mental illness and excessive drinking, finds a recent study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

16 Apr 2013

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Practice of offering price information decreased overall use of lab tests by 9%, researchers find

Study examines patient-centered decision making, health care outcomes

UI Health to launch EPIC program to cut frequent ER visits, readmissions to hospital

New study reports smoke-free policies for public housing would provide better health

Antiretroviral therapy does not affect resting energy expenditure in HIV-infected women

Survival rate for bowel cancer patients lower in UK, new research finds

Acetaminophen may help reduce existential pain

Viewpoints: 9 'brilliant legal minds' wrestle with tough biological questions in gene case; Drug overdoses take surprising toll in Calif.; VA case raises privacy questions

Albert Einstein College of Medicine joins New York Genome Center

Circumcision offers men some protection against HIV, discovers TGen-led study

Researchers report progress on non-invasive method to assess kidney function

High court seems skeptical that biotech firm can patent human genes

New partnership to introduce advanced genetic testing technologies to Turkey

Study compares clinical outcomes of routine screening mammography with and without CAD

UCLA researchers classify kidney cancer into several unique subtypes

Study finds no evidence that digoxin increases mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation

Large numbers of ER visits go unreported in calculating hospital readmission rates

COPD phase III study by Almirall and Forest Laboratories announces positive results

Average annual incidence of sepsis varies depending on method used

Depressed teenagers are more likely to have mental illness during twenties

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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