Hospital News and Research

RSS

Healthy eating pattern improves weight, reduces cardiovascular disease risks in overweight children

A Cleveland Clinic-led research team found that statistically overweight children who followed a healthy eating pattern significantly improved weight and reduced a variety of cardiovascular disease risks.

22 Sep 2021

Children receiving living donor liver transplant less likely to experience organ rejection

In the United States alone, 500 children will need a liver transplant this year. While liver tissue can come from living or deceased donors, no studies have demonstrated which of these methods leads to better outcomes for children. In a new publication, researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles pooled published results from over 8,000 pediatric patients across four continents. The data reveal that children who receive living donor liver tissue for transplants are far less likely to experience serious complications like organ rejection.

22 Sep 2021

Study supports the implementation of Beckman Coulter’s MDW in emergency labs as initial test to detect sepsis

Beckman Coulter announced the results of a prospective study carried out across two European hospitals, which found that Monocyte Distribution Width, in combination with White Blood Cell Count with Differential, has the diagnostic accuracy to detect the risk of sepsis and severe infection upon patient presentation in A&E, particularly when assessed in patients with a lower likelihood of sepsis.

22 Sep 2021

Cardiothoracic surgeons implant novel type of artificial heart in a female patient

A cardiothoracic surgical team with UofL Health – Jewish Hospital and the University of Louisville has performed the world's first Aeson® bioprosthetic total artificial heart implantation in a female patient. The investigational device, currently intended as a bridge to heart transplant, is part of an Early Feasibility Study (EFS) sponsored by CARMAT, a French medical device company, in partnership with UofL, UofL Health – Jewish Hospital and the UofL Health – Trager Transplant Center.

22 Sep 2021

COVID-19 deaths in U.S. surpass 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is most likely the deadliest outbreak in recent American history, exceeding the estimated deaths from the 1918 influenza pandemic.

21 Sep 2021

Study investigates if music can improve memory in people with Alzheimer's disease

The main goal of the study, named "The Mozart Effect and memory in patients with cognitive impairment (MEM-COG)", is to investigate whether music can be used to facilitate or enhance learning in those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild Alzheimer's disease (AD).

21 Sep 2021

Clinical trial to test new automatic oxygen control device for premature babies

The consequences are dire for the health of a premature baby - too much oxygen can cause blindness, and too little oxygen can cause brain damage and other negative health effects.

21 Sep 2021

Delirium is highly likely in patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19

More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are revealing the many devastating consequences that patients can face both during and after hospitalization.

21 Sep 2021

Detecting early outcomes in COVID-19 patients

A new Nature study aimed to predict clinical data of COVID-19 patients based on clinical outcomes.

21 Sep 2021

Workshop helps residents and medical students practice advanced physical diagnosis skills

Senior medical students and residents joined together to learn about and practice advanced physical diagnosis skills during a recent workshop on September 15.

21 Sep 2021

Catheter-based aortic valve replacement can help a broad range of heart patients, study shows

Aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve opening that restricts blood flow through the heart, is one of the most common and serious heart valve diseases.

21 Sep 2021

Heart attack survivors using a smartphone app experienced lower hospital readmission rates

Data collected from a group of 200 heart attack survivors using a smartphone app designed to navigate the recovery process, such as medication management and lifestyle changes, showed that app users experienced hospital readmission within the first 30 days of discharge at half the rate of a comparable group given standard aftercare without the app.

21 Sep 2021

BUSM assistant professor awarded $2.1 million for peripheral artery disease research

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a major cause of limb loss. It is estimated that PAD affects between 8.5 and 12 million Americans, with a prevalence that has increased by about 25 percent over the preceding decade.

21 Sep 2021

Breath measurements can be used to determine antibiotic concentrations in the body

A team of engineers and biotechnologists at the University of Freiburg has for the first time shown in mammals that the concentration of antibiotics in the body can be determined using breath samples. The breath measurements also corresponded to the antibiotic concentrations in the blood.

21 Sep 2021

Study outlines a baseline bundle of care interventions for critically ill patients

Critical illness results in millions of deaths globally every year, many of which could be avoided with basic, life-saving care. Now, a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden outlines a baseline bundle of care interventions that global experts agree should be available for all critically ill patients. The study, published in the journal BMJ Global Health, provides a blueprint for hospitals on how to reduce preventable deaths, including from COVID-19.

21 Sep 2021

Hospital News and Research

Healthy eating pattern improves weight, reduces cardiovascular disease risks in overweight children

Children receiving living donor liver transplant less likely to experience organ rejection

Study supports the implementation of Beckman Coulter’s MDW in emergency labs as initial test to detect sepsis

Cardiothoracic surgeons implant novel type of artificial heart in a female patient

COVID-19 deaths in U.S. surpass 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic

Study investigates if music can improve memory in people with Alzheimer's disease

Clinical trial to test new automatic oxygen control device for premature babies

Delirium is highly likely in patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19

Detecting early outcomes in COVID-19 patients

Workshop helps residents and medical students practice advanced physical diagnosis skills

Catheter-based aortic valve replacement can help a broad range of heart patients, study shows

Heart attack survivors using a smartphone app experienced lower hospital readmission rates

BUSM assistant professor awarded $2.1 million for peripheral artery disease research

Breath measurements can be used to determine antibiotic concentrations in the body

Study outlines a baseline bundle of care interventions for critically ill patients

‘An Arm and a Leg’: They turned grief into action

Researchers pioneer simple but revolutionary approach to early Alzheimer's diagnosis

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to vaccines during pregnancy

Could monitoring headaches after COVID-19 vaccination help identify rare cases of cerebral venous thrombosis?

The solution to au pairs’ health coverage gaps may be simple: ACA plans

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Latest News