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Widely adopted blood transfusion practice may not benefit non-trauma patients, MGH study suggests

A study from investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital finds that a blood transfusion practice previously studied only in patients with severe traumatic injuries has been widely adopted within the hospital for surgical patients without traumatic injuries.

9 Mar 2017

Healthier diets could contribute to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

You are what you eat, as the saying goes, and while good dietary choices boost your own health, they also could improve the health care system and even benefit the planet. Healthier people mean not only less disease but also reduced greenhouse gas emissions from health care.

9 Mar 2017

Increase in minimum wage would reduce births by adolescent parents

A $1 increase in the minimum wage would likely reduce the U.S. adolescent birth rate by about 2 percent, according to new Indiana University research.

9 Mar 2017

Improving women's health can lead to sharp reduction in domestic violence, study shows

Chronically ill low-income women who thought they were dying experienced a sharp reduction in domestic violence after getting access to a life-saving treatment, a Johns Hopkins University-led study found.

8 Mar 2017

CPRIT awards $1.5 million grant to reduce burden of cervical cancer in West Texas

Navkiran Shokar, M.A., M.P.H, M.D., has received nearly $1.5 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in West Texas.

8 Mar 2017

In-home occupational therapy reduces depression symptoms in patients with impaired vision

Johns Hopkins researchers report that in-home occupational therapy appears to reduce the rate and severity of depression in people at higher risk for the disorder because of seriously impaired vision.

8 Mar 2017

Microwave helmet shows great potential to detect intracranial bleeding in traumatic brain injuries

Results from a clinical study demonstrates that microwave measurements can be used for a rapid detection of intracranial bleeding in traumatic brain injuries.

8 Mar 2017

Early death from pediatric cancer subtypes more likely to happen than previously reported

Treatments for childhood cancers have improved to the point that 5-year survival rates are over 80 percent. However, one group has failed to benefit from these improvements, namely children who die so soon after diagnosis that they are not able to receive treatment, or who receive treatment so late in the course of their disease that it is destined to fail.

8 Mar 2017

Researchers show how composition of mitochondrial calcium portal differs based on organs

A heart beat begins with a rush of calcium into the heart cell followed by a burst of energy from the resident mitochondria. These two events occur with each beat.

7 Mar 2017

Professional IPM no better in decreasing asthma in children than do-it-yourself mouse allergen reduction

The results of a new study reveal that a professional pest management intervention was no better in decreasing asthma symptoms in children allergic to mice than teaching families how to reduce the level of allergens shed by mice in the home on their own.

7 Mar 2017

Improved primary care may help reduce hospital readmissions for diabetes patients

PEOPLE who regularly visit their family doctor following discharge for a diabetes-related hospitalisation significantly reduce their chance of being readmitted, an Australian study has found

7 Mar 2017

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth, infant mortality in twin gestations with short cervix

Treatment with vaginal progesterone reduced the risk of preterm birth, neonatal complications and death in pregnant women with twins and who have a short cervix— a risk factor for preterm birth— according to a meta-analysis of individual patient data by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the Detroit Medical Center, and other institutions in the United States and abroad.

7 Mar 2017

Medicaid payment reform leads to reduction in early elective deliveries, research finds

It's well documented that infants born at full term have better health outcomes. However, one in ten babies in the United States are born via a medically unnecessary early elective delivery, such as an induction of labor, cesarean section, or both.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers develop skin tests, decision support tool to increase antibiotic use in hospitalized patients

Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators have developed two approaches to increasing the use of penicillins and cephalosporins - highly effective antibiotics that are not as problematic as many alternatives - in hospitalized patients previously believed to be allergic to penicillin.

7 Mar 2017

CAMH study measures impact of hospital-wide tobacco-free policy on attitudes and adverse events

A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health showed positive changes in attitudes and a reduction in patient agitation after implementing a fully tobacco-free environment at Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital.

6 Mar 2017

SLU study findings suggest new method to suppress LDL cholesterol

In a paper published in Biochemical Pharmacology, Saint Louis University researchers examined the way a nuclear receptor called REV-ERB is involved in regulating cholesterol metabolism.

6 Mar 2017

Macchiarini scandal leads to weakening of confidence in medical research among Swedish public

The scandal surrounding the surgeon Paolo Macchiarini has led to a fall in confidence in medical research among one third of the Swedish public, who are familiar with the incidents.

6 Mar 2017

Birth-weights of babies have not increased over last 150 years, research reveals

Despite dramatic improvements in human health, babies' average birth-weights have not increased over the last 150 years reveals new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

6 Mar 2017

Researchers develop new programme to better assist HIV patients with medication adherence

Researchers have been successful in increasing HIV treatment success rates by almost 18 percent.

6 Mar 2017

Noise pollution in cities and hearing loss have 64% positive correlation, study reveals

For World Hearing Day, digital hearing app Mimi has published a report detailing hearing loss around the world. Using data gathered from over 200,000 participants of their hearing test, statistics from the World Health Organisation, and the SINTEF report on noise pollution, the study investigates how noise pollution in cities relates to hearing.

6 Mar 2017

Health Care News and Research

Widely adopted blood transfusion practice may not benefit non-trauma patients, MGH study suggests

Healthier diets could contribute to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

Increase in minimum wage would reduce births by adolescent parents

Improving women's health can lead to sharp reduction in domestic violence, study shows

CPRIT awards $1.5 million grant to reduce burden of cervical cancer in West Texas

In-home occupational therapy reduces depression symptoms in patients with impaired vision

Microwave helmet shows great potential to detect intracranial bleeding in traumatic brain injuries

Early death from pediatric cancer subtypes more likely to happen than previously reported

Researchers show how composition of mitochondrial calcium portal differs based on organs

Professional IPM no better in decreasing asthma in children than do-it-yourself mouse allergen reduction

Improved primary care may help reduce hospital readmissions for diabetes patients

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth, infant mortality in twin gestations with short cervix

Medicaid payment reform leads to reduction in early elective deliveries, research finds

Researchers develop skin tests, decision support tool to increase antibiotic use in hospitalized patients

CAMH study measures impact of hospital-wide tobacco-free policy on attitudes and adverse events

SLU study findings suggest new method to suppress LDL cholesterol

Macchiarini scandal leads to weakening of confidence in medical research among Swedish public

Birth-weights of babies have not increased over last 150 years, research reveals

Researchers develop new programme to better assist HIV patients with medication adherence

Noise pollution in cities and hearing loss have 64% positive correlation, study reveals

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