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Roundup: Md. panel says hospitals should absorb all of sequester cut; Calif. medical board scrutinized over discipline failure; Iowa lawmakers file 'personhood' resolution

A selection of health policy stories from Maryland, Iowa, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

29 Apr 2013

New clinical algorithm to treat complex pediatric patients with ARPKD

A collaborative team of physician-scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Research Institute has developed a new evidence-based, clinical algorithm to help physicians treat complex patients with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.

29 Apr 2013

ACT announces European phase I clinical trial for Stargardt's disease using retinal pigment epithelial cells

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, today announced treatment of the first patient in the third dosage cohort, and seventh patient overall, in its European Phase I clinical trial for Stargardt's macular dystrophy (SMD) using retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs).

26 Apr 2013

Study reports liver donors face mortality risk with LDLT

A study published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, reports that donor mortality is about 1 in 500 donors with living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).

26 Apr 2013

Bucksbaum Institute of Clinical Excellence conducts second annual symposium on April 26

Jerome Lowenstein, MD, founder and director of the Program for Humanistic Aspects of Medical Education at New York University, will be the keynote speaker at the Bucksbaum Institute of Clinical Excellence's second annual symposium on Friday, April 26.

26 Apr 2013

Experts and patients share tips on preventing skin cancer

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with one in five Americans developing it over the course of their lives. It's also one of the most preventable types of cancers.

26 Apr 2013

New device allows automatic suturing of large intestine during cancer colon surgery

The Spanish research centre Innotex has developed a device that enables automatic suturing of the large intestine after being sectioned during cancer colon surgery. The novelty of the system, called Insewing, is that it allows the use of absorbable suture material instead of metallic staples which are currently used and could cause intestinal stiffness and obstruction.

26 Apr 2013

MSHA implements SIS perioperative management solution

Surgical Information Systems ('SIS'), a leader in perioperative information systems, announced today that Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) has completed implementation of Perioperative Management by SIS for organizations using Soarian® Clinicals from Siemens Healthcare in two facilities: Johnson City Medical Center and Johnston Memorial Hospital.

26 Apr 2013

Post-stroke depression increases risk of suicide and mortality

Antidepressant medications known as SSRIs, such as fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), and escitalopram (Lexapro), are effective when given to stroke patients as a preventive measure, the physicians write in the journal Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation.

26 Apr 2013

Research shows coffee may decrease risk of cancer recurring in breast cancer patients

Drinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found. Patients who took the pill, along with two or more cups of coffee daily, reported less than half the rate of cancer recurrence, compared with their non-coffee drinking, Tamoxifen-taking counterparts.

25 Apr 2013

Study: Regional anesthesia associated with with fewer postoperative complications in orthopedic surgery patients

A study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology discovered that spinal or epidural anesthesia, types of regional anesthesia that numb patients from the abdomen to the toes, were associated with fewer postoperative complications and death than general anesthesia in patients undergoing primary hip or knee replacement.

25 Apr 2013

Cardiac risk patients treated with beta-blockers have lower rates of mortality

Patients at elevated cardiac risk who were treated with beta-blockers on the day of or following noncardiac, nonvascular surgery had significantly lower rates of 30-day mortality and cardiac illness, according to a study in the April 24 issue of JAMA.

25 Apr 2013

Beta blockade aids select surgery patients

Research supports the use of perioperative beta blockade in patients with cardiovascular risk factors undergoing nonvascular procedures, finding this treatment to significantly improve short-term survival.

25 Apr 2013

Surgery extends life for metastatic colorectal cancer patients

Individuals with colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver or lung live longer after curative surgery plus chemotherapy than their counterparts who receive palliative chemotherapy alone, report researchers.

25 Apr 2013

Protective ventilation strategy offers post-op lung benefits

Patients who receive a lung-protective ventilation strategy during abdominal surgery benefit from better respiratory function and fewer signs of infection afterward, a study finds.

25 Apr 2013

Living liver donors at risk from life-threatening “near-miss” events?

25 Apr 2013

Crohn’s permanent stoma rates plummet in post-biologic era

Permanent stoma creation in patients with extensive Crohn’s disease has fallen to a third of its previous rate following the advent of biologic therapy, research shows.

25 Apr 2013

Perosphere, Daiichi Sankyo sign clinical trial agreement

Perosphere Inc. and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) announced today that they have entered into a clinical trial agreement under which Daiichi Sankyo will support and co-sponsor a phase 1 clinical study testing the safety, tolerability and effectiveness of PER977 to reverse the anticoagulant activity of edoxaban, Daiichi Sankyo's investigational oral, once-daily, direct factor Xa-inhibitor.

25 Apr 2013

Omeros presents clinical data of OMS302 on reducing pupil constriction during ILR at ASCRS meeting

Omeros Corporation today reported analyses of Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical data showing the favorable impact of OMS302 on reducing the incidence of miosis (pupil constriction) during intraocular lens replacement.

25 Apr 2013

ORAEs increase costs of care, hospital stays and risks of readmission and mortality, research finds

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the publication of findings from a retrospective analysis of more than 37,000 patients who underwent common inpatient surgeries at a large, 26-hospital healthcare system and received opioids for postsurgical pain management.

25 Apr 2013

Surgery News and Research

Roundup: Md. panel says hospitals should absorb all of sequester cut; Calif. medical board scrutinized over discipline failure; Iowa lawmakers file 'personhood' resolution

New clinical algorithm to treat complex pediatric patients with ARPKD

ACT announces European phase I clinical trial for Stargardt's disease using retinal pigment epithelial cells

Study reports liver donors face mortality risk with LDLT

Bucksbaum Institute of Clinical Excellence conducts second annual symposium on April 26

Experts and patients share tips on preventing skin cancer

New device allows automatic suturing of large intestine during cancer colon surgery

MSHA implements SIS perioperative management solution

Post-stroke depression increases risk of suicide and mortality

Research shows coffee may decrease risk of cancer recurring in breast cancer patients

Study: Regional anesthesia associated with with fewer postoperative complications in orthopedic surgery patients

Cardiac risk patients treated with beta-blockers have lower rates of mortality

Beta blockade aids select surgery patients

Surgery extends life for metastatic colorectal cancer patients

Protective ventilation strategy offers post-op lung benefits

Living liver donors at risk from life-threatening “near-miss” events?

Crohn’s permanent stoma rates plummet in post-biologic era

Perosphere, Daiichi Sankyo sign clinical trial agreement

Omeros presents clinical data of OMS302 on reducing pupil constriction during ILR at ASCRS meeting

ORAEs increase costs of care, hospital stays and risks of readmission and mortality, research finds

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