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Researchers create guidelines to reduce staph infections after surgery

Staph infections in hospitals are a serious concern, so much so that the term Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is as commonly known as MRI. Far less known is that in many of these cases, patients are infecting themselves.

13 Jun 2013

Seven SynCardia Certified Centers ranked among nation's Best Children's Hospitals

SynCardia Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that U.S. News & World Report has named seven SynCardia Certified Centers among the nation's "Best Children's Hospitals" for cardiology and heart surgery in its annual rankings for 2013-2014.

13 Jun 2013

NBMC signs contract for Unibased's ForSite2020 solutions

Unibased Systems Architecture, Inc. announced today that North Bend Medical Center, Inc., located in Coos Bay, OR, has signed an agreement for its market-leading surgery management solution, ForSite2020 periOperative Resource Management System, aimed at improving workflow and productivity as well as providing efficient resource management to reduce costs and effectively manage inventory.

13 Jun 2013

Combination of Pressure Right and antiemetic drug therapy can reduce PONV with no adverse effects

From a clinical-based perspective, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) can be characterized as an unmet global phenomenon in which anesthesia practitioners and PACU nurses worldwide are seeking more efficient clinical strategies for preventing PONV.

13 Jun 2013

Study demonstrates efficacy of ARASHI method at evaluating radiographic joint damage in RA

A new study presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrates the efficacy of the ARASHI method at evaluating radiographic (X-ray) joint damage in RA.

13 Jun 2013

Complications and death rates for cervical spine surgery are higher at teaching hospitals

For patients undergoing surgery on the cervical (upper) spine, overall rates of complications and death are higher at teaching hospitals than at non-teaching hospitals, reports a study in the June 1 issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

13 Jun 2013

University of Oxford researchers receive grant to study genes that contribute to ankylosing spondylitis

A team at the University of Oxford has received a grant of £160,000 from Arthritis Research UK to study the function of the genes which contribute to people developing a painful inflammatory back condition called ankylosing spondylitis.

13 Jun 2013

Black women with breast cancer experience treatment delays, new study finds

Black women with breast cancer are more likely than Hispanic or white women to experience delays in the initiation of chemotherapy or radiation after surgery, finds a new study in Health Services Research.

13 Jun 2013

African-Americans have much greater decrease in their sense of smell, study finds

The ability to distinguish between odors declines steadily with age, but a new study shows that African-Americans have a much greater decrease in their sense of smell than Caucasians.

13 Jun 2013

Study raises questions about meeting the nation's need for more primary care physicians

Despite a critical shortage of primary care in the United States less than 25 percent of newly minted doctors go into this field and only a tiny fraction, 4.8 percent, set up shop in rural areas, according to a study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

13 Jun 2013

Combination of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC may reduce mortality in abdominal cancers patients

Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have determined that cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CS/HIPEC), a complex procedure to treat advanced abdominal cancers, can be done safely, and may be an effective therapy for select patients. Study results are published in the June issue of Cancer Medicine.

12 Jun 2013

Loyola University surgeon uses electrical stimulation as part of surgical technique to treat Bell's palsy

A Loyola University Medical Center surgeon is using electrical stimulation as part of an advanced surgical technique to treat Bell's palsy. Bell's palsy is a condition that causes paralysis on one side of a patient's face.

12 Jun 2013

New technology could improve communication and daily life of paralyzed person

Small electrodes placed on or inside the brain allow patients to interact with computers or control robotic limbs simply by thinking about how to execute those actions. This technology could improve communication and daily life for a person who is paralyzed or has lost the ability to speak from a stroke or neurodegenerative disease.

12 Jun 2013

Percentage of respondents to important research surveys is dropping sharply, say researchers

The percentage of respondents to many important research surveys is dropping sharply. Social science researchers are concerned that survey samples can be skewed, which can compromise the validity of results.

12 Jun 2013

Researchers find cancer guidelines do not meet all the standards set by IOM

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center looked at 169 cancer clinical practice guidelines for lung, breast, prostate and colorectal cancers and found that none of the guidelines fully met standards set in 2011 by the Institute of Medicine. Of eight criteria, the guidelines on average met fewer than three.

12 Jun 2013

$Study shows 1 in 6 women at orthopedic fracture clinics have been victims of sexual violence$

Study shows 1 in 6 women at orthopedic fracture clinics have been victims of sexual violence

One in six women arriving at orthopedic fracture clinics have been victims of physical, emotional, or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner within the past year, and one in 50 arrive as a direct result of intimate partner violence (IPV), according to the largest multinational study of its kind to date, led by McMaster University researchers.

12 Jun 2013

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital earns top ranking

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital ranks among the nation's best children's hospitals in nine specialties and is one of the top-ranked centers in California, according to the 2013-14 Best Children's Hospitals survey conducted by the U.S. News Media Group.

12 Jun 2013

Home treatment improves chronic constipation in children

Home treatment with a simple, battery-operated system that applies four sticky electrode patches to the mid-section allowed a group of children with the most difficult-to-treat, possibly congenital, constipation to reduce soiling and improve elimination, according to results presented today at the 11th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society.

12 Jun 2013

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ranked among nation's best children's hospitals

The University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is among the best children's hospitals in the country in pediatric specialties and is the only hospital in Michigan ranked in all 10 specialties evaluated, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2013-14 Best Children's Hospitals rankings.

12 Jun 2013

State highlights: Medi-Cal rate cuts loom; Latin American docs help meet need

In an office decorated with Chinese art and diagrams of body parts, Dr. George Ma cares for more than 4,000 patients. Nearly three-quarters are covered by Medi-Cal, the state's public insurance program for low-income Californians, and Ma said he receives $10 a month to treat most of them (Gorman and York, 6/10).

12 Jun 2013

Surgery News and Research

Researchers create guidelines to reduce staph infections after surgery

Seven SynCardia Certified Centers ranked among nation's Best Children's Hospitals

NBMC signs contract for Unibased's ForSite2020 solutions

Combination of Pressure Right and antiemetic drug therapy can reduce PONV with no adverse effects

Study demonstrates efficacy of ARASHI method at evaluating radiographic joint damage in RA

Complications and death rates for cervical spine surgery are higher at teaching hospitals

University of Oxford researchers receive grant to study genes that contribute to ankylosing spondylitis

Black women with breast cancer experience treatment delays, new study finds

African-Americans have much greater decrease in their sense of smell, study finds

Study raises questions about meeting the nation's need for more primary care physicians

Combination of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC may reduce mortality in abdominal cancers patients

Loyola University surgeon uses electrical stimulation as part of surgical technique to treat Bell's palsy

New technology could improve communication and daily life of paralyzed person

Percentage of respondents to important research surveys is dropping sharply, say researchers

Researchers find cancer guidelines do not meet all the standards set by IOM

Study shows 1 in 6 women at orthopedic fracture clinics have been victims of sexual violence

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital earns top ranking

Home treatment improves chronic constipation in children

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ranked among nation's best children's hospitals

State highlights: Medi-Cal rate cuts loom; Latin American docs help meet need

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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