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Cedars-Sinai named to Honor Roll in America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

With 12 medical specialties rated among the finest in the nation, Cedars-Sinai has been named to the Honor Roll in the 2014-15 issue of America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

16 Jul 2014

UH Case Medical Center named one of nation's top hospitals

University Hospitals Case Medical Center has once again been named one of the nation's top hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual Best Hospitals rankings. UH Case Medical Center was ranked in all 12 methodology-ranked specialties for the third year in a row and in the Top 20 in four specialties - Cancer, Gastroenterology, Ear, Nose & Throat, and Orthopaedics.

15 Jul 2014

Researchers use simple tactics to reduce unnecessary blood tests, health care spending

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center used two relatively simple tactics to significantly reduce the number of unnecessary blood tests to assess symptoms of heart attack and chest pain and to achieve a large decrease in patient charges.

2 Jul 2014

Seattle magazine names 36 EvergreenHealth physicians to "Top Doctors" list

The latest issue of Seattle magazine names 36 physicians within the EvergreenHealth network to the publication's annual "Top Doctors" list.

2 Jul 2014

Weak hospice oversight makes safety problems hard to identify

The typical hospice undergoes a full government inspection about once every six years, according to The Washington Post, making it one of the least scrutinized areas of U.S. health care.

28 Jun 2014

Study questions whether health system, government policies can meet needs of people aging with HIV

As the first people with HIV grow old, a new study from St. Michael's Hospital questions whether the health care system and other government policies are prepared to meet their complex medical and social needs.

26 Jun 2014

Physician describes ways to combat post-cancer pain

More and more people are surviving their cancer. Unfortunately, sometimes survival can come with pain. Although many people won't feel any pain after their cancer treatment, some may have chronic, bothersome pain.

23 Jun 2014

Long-term care for soaring numbers of people with dementia need to be improved, says new RAND study

As millions of Americans struggle to help loved ones with dementia, policymakers should consider more ways to improve long-term services and supports for the soaring numbers of people with the debilitating condition and their caregivers, a new RAND Corporation study says -- and it offers possible ways to do so.

23 Jun 2014

Hypertension medication may cause metabolic-related adverse events in older adults

Adults over 65 who have recently begun thiazide diuretics are at a greater risk for developing metabolic-related adverse events, researchers at UT-Southwestern Medical Center have found.

18 Jun 2014

Research roundup: Hospital readmissions; researchers mistrust social media; premiums in Washington state

Reducing hospital readmissions is a major target for current quality improvement and cost-containment efforts.

16 Jun 2014

Two Regenstrief investigators receives Career Development K23 Awards from NIH

Two Regenstrief Institute investigators and Indiana University Center for Aging Research scientists -- Michael LaMantia, M.D., MPH, and Noll L. Campbell, PharmD -- have each received five-year Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development K23 Awards from the National Institute on Aging at the National Institutes of Health.

13 Jun 2014

African-American women at increased risk for deadlier breast cancers, study finds

A research study led by cancer specialists at MedStar Washington Hospital Center found that African-American women frequently present with biologically less favorable subtypes of breast cancer.

10 Jun 2014

Elderly Americans are most likely to own gun that presents medical and legal problems

In the United States the debate around gun ownership often focuses on teenagers; however, research shows that elderly Americans are the most likely to own a gun and that presents both medical and legal problems for physicians and carers.

4 Jun 2014

People with diabetes have about double risk of premature death

People with diabetes have about double the risk of premature death as people of the same age without diabetes.

30 May 2014

14th Annual Geriatrics Healthcare Symposium to be held on Sept. 19, 2014

Experts in the use of comprehensive geriatric assessment for hospitalized elders and immunizations in older adults, and the author of the 2012 Beers Criteria - a guide to medication use in elders - will be featured at the 14th Annual University of Louisville Geriatrics Healthcare Symposium.

23 May 2014

Geriatrics News and Research

Cedars-Sinai named to Honor Roll in America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

UH Case Medical Center named one of nation's top hospitals

Researchers use simple tactics to reduce unnecessary blood tests, health care spending

Seattle magazine names 36 EvergreenHealth physicians to "Top Doctors" list

Weak hospice oversight makes safety problems hard to identify

Study questions whether health system, government policies can meet needs of people aging with HIV

Physician describes ways to combat post-cancer pain

Long-term care for soaring numbers of people with dementia need to be improved, says new RAND study

Hypertension medication may cause metabolic-related adverse events in older adults

Research roundup: Hospital readmissions; researchers mistrust social media; premiums in Washington state

Two Regenstrief investigators receives Career Development K23 Awards from NIH

African-American women at increased risk for deadlier breast cancers, study finds

Elderly Americans are most likely to own gun that presents medical and legal problems

People with diabetes have about double risk of premature death

14th Annual Geriatrics Healthcare Symposium to be held on Sept. 19, 2014

New online training module greatly improves medical student clinical skills

New compound restores learning, memory and other symptoms of AD in mice

Norwegian Accident and Emergency departments not designed for elderly patients

Physician partner allows doctors to focus more on patients

UofL institute and physician-director receive 2 MediStar awards

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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