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Animations show promise to effectively assess and monitor pain

To improve communication about pain between patients and physicians, a team led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC has developed a mobile application called "Painimation" that has the potential to assess and monitor pain better than any previously used measurement tools.

6 Aug 2018

CPM for knee or shoulder surgery patients: Benefit applies only to two therapeutic indications

Patients who have had knee or shoulder surgery or who require conservative treatment can benefit from training with motor-driven continuous passive motion devices.

6 Aug 2018

In weary post-storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid cutbacks bode new ills

Blue tarps still dot rooftops, homes lack electricity needed to refrigerate medicines, and clinics chip away at debts incurred from running generators. Yet despite the residual effects from last year's devastating hurricanes, Puerto Rico is moving ahead with major cuts to its health care safety net that will affect more than a million of its poorest residents.

6 Aug 2018

Penn study suggests method to measure and operationalize inclusion in heath care organizations

The importance of an inclusive workforce culture in health care is key to advancing scientific inquiry, improving the quality of care, and optimizing patient satisfaction.

3 Aug 2018

Researchers examine impact of age and ethnicity on HIV testing

Many barriers prevent people from getting tested for HIV, including lack of knowledge, competing priorities during medical visits, and stigma associated with the test on the part of both the patient and provider.

3 Aug 2018

World's major heart surgery organizations call for effective strategies to treat rheumatic heart disease

Experts from the world's major heart surgery organizations-including The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery-are calling for urgent action to develop and implement effective strategies for treating rheumatic heart disease, which affects 33 million people and kills 320,000 annually.

3 Aug 2018

Researchers compile factors that can contribute to inclusion in health care organizations

Researchers compiled six factors that health care workers believe can contribute to an inclusive culture within health care organizations and promote a diverse workforce.

3 Aug 2018

EMA grants orphan designation to selumetinib for treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1

AstraZeneca and Merck, known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan designation to selumetinib, a MEK 1/2 inhibitor, for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).

3 Aug 2018

Stanford’s chief wellness officer aims to prevent physician burnout

Stanford Medicine hired Dr. Tait Shanafelt as chief wellness officer last year, not so much for the well-being of the patients — but of the physicians.

3 Aug 2018

Doctors reckon with high rate of suicide in their ranks

Alarms go off so frequently in emergency rooms, doctors barely notice. And then a colleague is wheeled in on a gurney, clinging to life, and that alarm becomes a deafening wake-up call.

3 Aug 2018

MGH researchers explore how genetic abnormality in Ewing sarcoma unleashes tumor growth

A Massachusetts General Hospital research team has used epigenome editing tools to investigate how the genetic abnormality that drives Ewing sarcoma - the second most common bone cancer in children and young adults - unleashes tumor growth.

2 Aug 2018

People closest to federal poverty line mostly benefited from Obamacare

The Affordable Care Act - or Obamacare - most benefited those closest to the federal poverty line, a study led by Drexel University researchers shows.

2 Aug 2018

Trying to pinpoint hurricane’s true toll, researchers say 1,139 died in Puerto Rico

The question of how many people perished after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has stirred controversy because of the wide discrepancies between the territory's official count and independent reports. Now, two researchers have added a new tally that uses the island government's own data but far outpaces its death estimate.

2 Aug 2018

ADHA applauds federal agencies that update Surgeon General's Report on oral health

The American Dental Hygienists' Association applauds the federal agencies that will be involved in updating the Surgeon General's Report on oral health.

2 Aug 2018

Researchers study how herpesviruses contribute to increased oral inflammation

A $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help University of Illinois at Chicago researchers study how herpesviruses, and their underlying molecular mechanisms, contribute to increased inflammation in oral diseases, like periodontitis

2 Aug 2018

Study finds sexual problems to be relatively common among middle-aged Canadians

At least one third of middle-aged Canadians experience sexual problems, according to a new U of G study. Researchers found nearly 40 per cent of women and almost 30 per cent of men between the ages of 40 and 59 face challenges in their sex lives.

2 Aug 2018

How rival opioid makers sought to cash in on alarm over oxycontin’s dangers

As Purdue Pharma faced mounting criticism over deaths linked to OxyContin, rival drugmakers saw a chance to boost sales by stepping up marketing of similarly dangerous painkillers, such as fentanyl, morphine and methadone, Purdue internal documents reveal.

2 Aug 2018

New automation software cuts time taken for radiation therapy planning

Beating cancer is a race against time. Developing radiation therapy plans -- individualized maps that help doctors determine where to blast tumors -- can take days.

2 Aug 2018

Peer comparison letters lead to persistent decrease in antipsychotic prescribing

A study led by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health has found that letters targeting high prescribers of Seroquel, an antipsychotic with potentially harmful side effects in the elderly, significantly reduced the number of prescriptions for patients in Medicare.

2 Aug 2018

Travel time has major impact on nurse staffing ratios in neurocritical care units

For specialist nurses on neurocritical care units, accompanying patients for imaging scans and other procedures has a major impact on nurse staffing ratios, reports a study in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, official journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.

2 Aug 2018

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Animations show promise to effectively assess and monitor pain

CPM for knee or shoulder surgery patients: Benefit applies only to two therapeutic indications

In weary post-storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid cutbacks bode new ills

Penn study suggests method to measure and operationalize inclusion in heath care organizations

Researchers examine impact of age and ethnicity on HIV testing

World's major heart surgery organizations call for effective strategies to treat rheumatic heart disease

Researchers compile factors that can contribute to inclusion in health care organizations

EMA grants orphan designation to selumetinib for treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1

Stanford’s chief wellness officer aims to prevent physician burnout

Doctors reckon with high rate of suicide in their ranks

MGH researchers explore how genetic abnormality in Ewing sarcoma unleashes tumor growth

People closest to federal poverty line mostly benefited from Obamacare

Trying to pinpoint hurricane’s true toll, researchers say 1,139 died in Puerto Rico

ADHA applauds federal agencies that update Surgeon General's Report on oral health

Researchers study how herpesviruses contribute to increased oral inflammation

Study finds sexual problems to be relatively common among middle-aged Canadians

How rival opioid makers sought to cash in on alarm over oxycontin’s dangers

New automation software cuts time taken for radiation therapy planning

Peer comparison letters lead to persistent decrease in antipsychotic prescribing

Travel time has major impact on nurse staffing ratios in neurocritical care units

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