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Cardiac-related hospitalizations are more during winter months, studies show

Two new studies examined seasonal variations in cardiac-related hospitalizations specifically for aortic dissection and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarctions (STEMI).

27 Apr 2018

Study: VA hospitals provide better quality care than other health providers

The VA health care system performs similar to or better than non-VA systems on most measures of inpatient and outpatient care quality, although there is high variation in quality across individual VA facilities, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

26 Apr 2018

Researchers develop better method to identify areas with highest prostate cancer burden

To catch prostate cancer at earlier stages, when it's more easily treated, many institutions do community outreach and education sessions to explain why cancer screenings can be life-saving. In order to have the highest impact, however, institutions must select where to focus their efforts.

26 Apr 2018

Sepsis detection program failed to meet E. coli reduction target but improved overall disease diagnosis

A sepsis awareness and management programme has demonstrated overall success in terms of improved sepsis detection, but has led to an increase in the number of E. coli blood stream infection cases presented, calling into question the targets used by Health Boards and set by the Welsh Government.

26 Apr 2018

Surgeries performed by older surgeons have lower patient mortality rates, study reveals

Researchers from UCLA and several other institutions found surgeries performed by older surgeons - age 50 and up - have lower patient mortality rates than those performed by younger surgeons, and that patient mortality rates do not differ significantly based on whether the surgeon is male or female.

26 Apr 2018

New study affirms bedtime habits of Americans

A new analysis by Johns Hopkins researchers of national data gathered from physical activity monitors concludes that most Americans hit the sack later on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Delayed bedtimes are especially pronounced for teens and young adults.

25 Apr 2018

CU Anschutz Medical Campus receives NIH grant to speed up discovery of new treatments

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded $46.5 million to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and its Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, a research partnership designed to speed up development of new treatments to address the greatest health needs of Coloradans.

25 Apr 2018

Researchers develop new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening

A new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening has been developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center, using commercially available technology.

25 Apr 2018

Why are Antibiotics Overprescribed for Meningitis Treatment?

Meningitis is a relatively rare disease, with our estimates for the incidence of meningitis in the UK being about 3.2 cases of meningitis per 100,000 adults. Crucially, bacterial meningitis is linked to significant morbidity and mortality - up to 30% mortality in pneumococcal meningitis cases.

25 Apr 2018

Jacobs Medical Center recognized with Baby Friendly Designation for efforts in mother-baby bonding

From holding your baby for the first time to bonding through breastfeeding, UC San Diego Health is committed to providing the highest quality of care and support for the best start to parenthood and life.

25 Apr 2018

Study shows patients in major prostate cancer study are more likely to die than real-world patients

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital compared the patient population of a major U.S. prostate cancer study with patients found in three U.S. cancer databases, ultimately finding the patients of the study to be inconsistent with the average prostate cancer patient.

25 Apr 2018

Researchers discover significant distortions in leading genetics study method

Many conclusions drawn from a common approach to the study of human genetics could be distorted because of a previously overlooked phenomenon, according to researchers at the Department of Genetics and Genomics Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators from Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute.

25 Apr 2018

New combination therapy could improve survival in children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Investigators at the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles provide preclinical evidence that the presence of tumor-associated macrophages--a type of immune cell--can negatively affect the response to chemotherapy against neuroblastoma.

25 Apr 2018

Key signaling protein in Huntington's disease found to have deleterious effects on heart function, shows study

Researchers investigating a key signaling protein in Huntington's disease describe deleterious effects on heart function, going beyond the disease's devastating neurological impact.

25 Apr 2018

Meningitis in Newborns: What to Look Out For

Claire is Evidence & Policy Manager at the UK and international charity Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF). She discusses the signs and symptoms of meningitis in newborns, and the aims for the recent diagnostic eTool developed by the MRF.

24 Apr 2018

Researchers discover genetic catalysts that accelerate evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria

Researchers at Oxford University have shown that it is possible to identify genetic catalysts that accelerate the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria - and that this knowledge could be used to design treatments to stifle the development of resistance.

24 Apr 2018

Gene related to high fatality could be used as biomarker in patients with P. aeruginosa infection

Researchers discovered an easily measured gene linked to a high fatality rate, which could be used as a novel prognostic biomarker in patients with a Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) bloodstream infection, according to research presented at the 28th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

23 Apr 2018

Slight changes in patient's position during radiotherapy may impact survival chances

Very small differences in the way a patient lies during radiotherapy treatment for lung or oesophageal cancer can have an impact on how likely they are to survive, according to research presented at the ESTRO 37 conference.

23 Apr 2018

Researchers identify target gene in P. aeruginosa infection

Researchers have discovered a gene linked to fatal outcomes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) infection that could be used as a novel prognostic biomarker and treatment target.

23 Apr 2018

Scientists find link between soil metals and cancer mortality

Spanish epidemiologists and geologists have found associations between esophageal cancer and soils where lead is abundant, lung cancer and terrains with increased copper content, brain tumor with areas rich in arsenic, and bladder cancer with high cadmium levels.

20 Apr 2018

Mortality News and Research

Cardiac-related hospitalizations are more during winter months, studies show

Study: VA hospitals provide better quality care than other health providers

Researchers develop better method to identify areas with highest prostate cancer burden

Sepsis detection program failed to meet E. coli reduction target but improved overall disease diagnosis

Surgeries performed by older surgeons have lower patient mortality rates, study reveals

New study affirms bedtime habits of Americans

CU Anschutz Medical Campus receives NIH grant to speed up discovery of new treatments

Researchers develop new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening

Why are Antibiotics Overprescribed for Meningitis Treatment?

Jacobs Medical Center recognized with Baby Friendly Designation for efforts in mother-baby bonding

Study shows patients in major prostate cancer study are more likely to die than real-world patients

Researchers discover significant distortions in leading genetics study method

New combination therapy could improve survival in children with high-risk neuroblastoma

Key signaling protein in Huntington's disease found to have deleterious effects on heart function, shows study

Meningitis in Newborns: What to Look Out For

Researchers discover genetic catalysts that accelerate evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria

Gene related to high fatality could be used as biomarker in patients with P. aeruginosa infection

Slight changes in patient's position during radiotherapy may impact survival chances

Researchers identify target gene in P. aeruginosa infection

Scientists find link between soil metals and cancer mortality

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