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New guidance recommends the discontinuation of antibiotics after closure of incisions

Antibiotics administered before and during surgery should be discontinued immediately after a patient's incision is closed, according to updated recommendations for preventing surgical site infections.

5 May 2023

New ACR guidelines for high-risk women recommend earlier and more intensive breast cancer screening

New American College of Radiology (ACR) breast cancer screening guidelines now call for all women — particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women — to have risk assessment by age 25 to determine if screening earlier than age 40 is needed.

5 May 2023

Study finds a pharmacological-based approach to revert immune escape of breast cancer cells

Freiburg researchers discover a mechanism by which cancer cells escape the immune system.

4 May 2023

Collaborative effort to help improve patient outcomes by addressing social determinants

A collaboration between UC San Diego Health and 211 San Diego, a region-wide, non-profit referral service that connects anyone living in San Diego County to community, health, social and disaster services, will help to improve patient outcomes by addressing social determinants.

4 May 2023

Gun assault rates doubled for children in 4 major cities during the pandemic, new data shows

Rates of gun assaults on children roughly doubled during the covid-19 pandemic, according to a study that looked at gun deaths and injuries in four major cities. Black children were the most frequent victims.

4 May 2023

Virtual reality platform helps UWF nursing students step into real-life scenarios

University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health School of Nursing students graduating this semester will be among the first who had practice stepping into real-life scenarios during their entire academic career.

4 May 2023

Study pinpoints how gut microbes boost the body's response to cancer immunotherapy

Cancer immunotherapy has transformed the treatment of many types of cancer. Yet, for reasons that remain poorly understood, not all patients get the same benefit from these powerful therapies.

4 May 2023

Long-term PM2.5 exposure associated with increase in hospital procedures in heart failure patients

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution was associated with an increase in hospital procedures in heart failure patients, according to a study published May 3, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Samantha Catalano from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, and colleagues.

4 May 2023

Biden administration issues new warning about medical credit cards

The Biden administration on Thursday cautioned Americans about the growing risks of medical credit cards and other loans for medical bills, warning in a new report that high interest rates can deepen patients' debts and threaten their financial security.

4 May 2023

Does stress increase biological age?

Researchers evaluated stress-induced biological age (BA) changes among mice and humans.

4 May 2023

Dementia patients more likely to self-harm in first year after diagnosis

People diagnosed with dementia are more likely to self-harm within the first six to 12 months after initial diagnosis, highlighting the need for health services to offer more follow-up support in this crucial period.

3 May 2023

Intensive blood pressure control linked to lower risk of left ventricular conduction disease

Heart conduction disorders can often lead to serious or fatal complications including complete heart block or heart failure.

3 May 2023

Bariatric surgery can help improve clinical outcomes for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Researchers at West Virginia University have uncovered critical data showing bariatric surgery as a treatment method for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has a significant impact on improving clinical outcomes.

3 May 2023

Survey: 50% of parents feel that social media has impacted their children's mental health

Concerns continue to grow about the impact social media use has on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.

3 May 2023

NYU Langone Health earns Leapfrog’s highest grade for patient safety

NYU Langone Health is once again getting recognition for its commitment to quality and safety by earning "A"s in the spring 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.

3 May 2023

Long term treatment with beta blockers may not be warranted in patients who don’t have heart failure

The accepted clinical practice of using beta blockers over the long term to curb the risk of further heart attacks or death doesn't seem to be warranted in patients who don't have heart failure, suggests a large study published in the journal Heart.

3 May 2023

Swedish research offers insights to improve the treatment of type 2 diabetes in India

Researchers at Lund University have shown that diabetes can be divided into five subgroups, and that there are genetic differences between the four subgroups relating to type 2 diabetes.

3 May 2023

Automation bias can affect the performance of radiologists when reading mammograms

Incorrect advice by an AI-based decision support system could seriously impair the performance of radiologists at every level of expertise when reading mammograms, according to a new study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

3 May 2023

A scientific statement from the American Heart and Stroke Association on the prevalence, diagnosis, and management of poststroke cognitive impairment

Researchers reviewed the incidence, prevalence, diagnosis, and management of post-stroke cognitive impairment.

3 May 2023

Sleep spindles may regulate anxiety in people with PTSD

A new study shows that sleep spindles, brief bursts of brain activity occurring during one phase of sleep and captured by EEG, may regulate anxiety in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

3 May 2023

Hospital News and Research

New guidance recommends the discontinuation of antibiotics after closure of incisions

New ACR guidelines for high-risk women recommend earlier and more intensive breast cancer screening

Study finds a pharmacological-based approach to revert immune escape of breast cancer cells

Collaborative effort to help improve patient outcomes by addressing social determinants

Gun assault rates doubled for children in 4 major cities during the pandemic, new data shows

Virtual reality platform helps UWF nursing students step into real-life scenarios

Study pinpoints how gut microbes boost the body's response to cancer immunotherapy

Long-term PM2.5 exposure associated with increase in hospital procedures in heart failure patients

Biden administration issues new warning about medical credit cards

Does stress increase biological age?

Dementia patients more likely to self-harm in first year after diagnosis

Intensive blood pressure control linked to lower risk of left ventricular conduction disease

Bariatric surgery can help improve clinical outcomes for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Survey: 50% of parents feel that social media has impacted their children's mental health

NYU Langone Health earns Leapfrog’s highest grade for patient safety

Long term treatment with beta blockers may not be warranted in patients who don’t have heart failure

Swedish research offers insights to improve the treatment of type 2 diabetes in India

Automation bias can affect the performance of radiologists when reading mammograms

A scientific statement from the American Heart and Stroke Association on the prevalence, diagnosis, and management of poststroke cognitive impairment

Sleep spindles may regulate anxiety in people with PTSD

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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