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Nova Southeastern University hosts international conference organized by IACFS/ME

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sometimes referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), a mysterious, debilitating and misunderstood disease that affects an estimated 1 million Americans, will be the focus of an international conference on October 27-30, 2016.

20 Oct 2016

Pennsylvania hospitals reduce mortality rates for ten common health conditions, new report reveals

Pennsylvania hospitals continue to improve quality and drive down mortality and readmission rates according to a new report released today by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4).

20 Oct 2016

WHO and health partners need support from international donors to control spread of cholera in Yemen

The World Health Organization and health partners urgently require support from the international donor community to contain the spread of acute watery diarrhoea/cholera in Yemen.

20 Oct 2016

Johns Hopkins wins $16 million contract to find ways to optimize antibiotic prescribing

Superbugs are causing a super problem in health care, but combating these drug-resistant bacteria presents quite a challenge.

19 Oct 2016

Molecular signaling pathway could be basis of potential new treatment for osteoporosis

A molecular signaling pathway identified by an international research team could be the basis of improved treatment for osteoporosis.

19 Oct 2016

Perceptions of e-cigarette vary among lung health professionals, survey reveals

At the CHEST Annual Meeting 2016 in Los Angeles, results from an online questionnaire sent to members of the American College of Chest Physicians earlier this year revealed that perceptions of e-cigarette harms and benefits among lung health professionals vary.

18 Oct 2016

USAID funds partnership effort to locate and assess Zika cold spots in Guatemala

The Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, software company Dimagi, and Guatemalan NGO TulaSalud announced today that their partnership to locate and assess vulnerable areas in Guatemala to determine their level of risk for a Zika epidemic is being funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

18 Oct 2016

Bluetooth technology improves adherence to cystic fibrosis medication, new study shows

According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry, more than 70,000 people worldwide are suffering from the disease, with approximately 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the United States alone.

18 Oct 2016

BMC opens new opioid urgent care center to treat patients with substance use disorders

Boston Medical Center, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Boston Public Health Commission, has launched a new opioid urgent care center to give patients with substance use disorders rapid access to a full continuum of treatment services.

18 Oct 2016

Mesh used to reinforce hernia repair provides mixed outcomes, study finds

Among patients undergoing incisional hernia repair, the use of mesh to reinforce the repair was associated with a lower risk of hernia recurrence over 5 years compared with when mesh was not used, although with long-term follow-up, the benefits attributable to mesh were offset in part by mesh-related complications, according to a study published online by JAMA.

18 Oct 2016

Exposure to general anesthesia in young children not linked to long-term effects on brain development

Children who are exposed to general anesthesia from birth to age 2 have developmental testing results in kindergarten that are similar to those of children who have not been exposed, according to a new study published in the October issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

18 Oct 2016

Many children living with hog workers carry antibiotic-resistant S. aureus in nasal passages, study finds

Young children who reside with adults who work on large industrial hog operations in rural North Carolina had a higher prevalence of antibiotic-resistant in their nasal passages than children who live with adults who live in the same community but do not work on such operations, a new study suggests.

18 Oct 2016

Wireless activity tracker could help monitor patients' postoperative functional recovery

A new way for surgeons to know how well their patients are regaining physical function after a major abdominal operation could be as simple as patients wearing a fitness wristband to count their steps.

17 Oct 2016

$New ultrasound method offers increasingly personalised and earlier assessment of fracture risk$

New ultrasound method offers increasingly personalised and earlier assessment of fracture risk

In people over 50 years of age, fractures are so common that for example one in three women will suffer a wrist, ankle or hip fracture during their life. Low-energy fractures caused by bone weakening are one manifestation of osteoporosis.

17 Oct 2016

White Paper discusses impact of current and impending pressure of ageing populations

Professor Clifford Hughes was speaking in anticipation of the publication of a White Paper published by the International Journal for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) today which discusses the impact of current and impending pressure of ageing populations which will present significant planning and budgetary challenges for global healthcare systems.

17 Oct 2016

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Nova Southeastern University hosts international conference organized by IACFS/ME

Pennsylvania hospitals reduce mortality rates for ten common health conditions, new report reveals

WHO and health partners need support from international donors to control spread of cholera in Yemen

Johns Hopkins wins $16 million contract to find ways to optimize antibiotic prescribing

Molecular signaling pathway could be basis of potential new treatment for osteoporosis

Perceptions of e-cigarette vary among lung health professionals, survey reveals

USAID funds partnership effort to locate and assess Zika cold spots in Guatemala

Bluetooth technology improves adherence to cystic fibrosis medication, new study shows

BMC opens new opioid urgent care center to treat patients with substance use disorders

Mesh used to reinforce hernia repair provides mixed outcomes, study finds

Exposure to general anesthesia in young children not linked to long-term effects on brain development

Many children living with hog workers carry antibiotic-resistant S. aureus in nasal passages, study finds

Wireless activity tracker could help monitor patients' postoperative functional recovery

New ultrasound method offers increasingly personalised and earlier assessment of fracture risk

White Paper discusses impact of current and impending pressure of ageing populations

Medovex announces successful demo of DenerveX System during EuroSpine 2016 in Berlin

Hospital room design may be linked to patient safety, length of hospital stay

MSHS introduces online patient experience star ratings for its physicians

Urgent Matters announces recipients of Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award

Factors secreted by intestinal bacteria may help prevent or treat kidney stones

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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