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Hospitality linked to patient satisfaction scores, not quality of medical care

Patients' ratings of hospitals and willingness to recommend them have almost no correlation to the quality of medical care provided or to patient survival rates, according to new Cornell University research.

17 Feb 2020

Rutgers surgeon looks at link between WWI facial trauma and modern plastic surgery

Shahid Aziz has spent hours poring over the case histories of World War I soldiers who returned home with disfiguring facial injuries.

17 Feb 2020

Social media more likely to provide misinformation about vaccines

People who rely on social media for information were more likely to be misinformed about vaccines than those who rely on traditional media, according to a study of vaccine knowledge and media use by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

17 Feb 2020

Study finds wide state-by-state variation in melanoma rates caused by ultraviolet radiation

A new study finds a wide state-by-state variation in rates of melanoma caused by ultraviolet (UV) exposure with highest rates in several states on the East and West Coast including Hawaii, but also a few landlocked states, including Utah, Vermont, and Minnesota.

17 Feb 2020

Parents from lower-income families less likely to describe home tap water as safe

Parents from lower-income families are less likely to describe their home tap water as safe, say their water has been tested or feel confident in the quality of drinking fountain water at their child's school compared with higher-income peers, a new national poll suggests.

17 Feb 2020

Surgical jackets and head covers do not reduce surgical site infections, study shows

A study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published in JAMA Surgery on Feb. 12 indicates that surgical jackets and head covers known as bouffants did not reduce the incidence of surgical site infections.

16 Feb 2020

TSF awards new grants to support research and education programs in cardiothoracic surgery

The Thoracic Surgery Foundation- the charitable arm of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons- has awarded 29 new grants totaling $1,047,500 in support of research and education programs in cardiothoracic surgery.

16 Feb 2020

Out-of-network primary care linked to rising ACO costs, study finds

Accountable Care Organizations -- or ACOs -- formed for the first time in 2011, designed to combat rising medical costs and provide more coordinated care to Medicare patients. But the savings have been inconsistent nationwide.

16 Feb 2020

New set of recommendations for managing liver failure in the ICU

For critical care specialists, hepatic failure poses complex challenges unlike those of other critical illnesses.

16 Feb 2020

Vitamin C may shorten duration of mechanical ventilation in critical care patients

Vitamin C administration shortened the duration of mechanical ventilation in critical care patients, but the effect depended on the severity of illness.

16 Feb 2020

Modern military helmets no better at blast wave protection than historical designs

Biomedical engineers from Duke University have demonstrated that, despite significant advancements in protection from ballistics and blunt impacts, modern military helmets are no better at protecting the brain from shock waves created by nearby blasts than their World War I counterparts.

16 Feb 2020

Exposure to ambient ultrafine particles may trigger nonfatal heart attack

Yale-affiliated scientist finds that even a few hours' exposure to ambient ultrafine particles common in air pollution may potentially trigger a nonfatal heart attack.

14 Feb 2020

Examining the persistence and progression of substance use disorders in delinquent youth

Using data from the Northwestern Juvenile Project, Linda Teplin of Northwestern University will examine the persistence and progression of substance use disorders -- including opioid use disorder -- in delinquent youth in a talk at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Seattle on Friday, Feb. 14.

14 Feb 2020

WHO underestimates coronavirus' transmissibility

The coronavirus probably has a stronger ability to spread than the World Health Organization has estimated so far. This according to a review of previous studies of the coronavirus' transmissibility performed not least by researchers at Umeå University in Sweden.

14 Feb 2020

Legionella Conference 2020 focuses on prevention of health care-associated waterborne diseases

Discussions at Legionella Conference 2020: Prevention of Disease and Injury From Waterborne Pathogens in Health Care will focus on hazards related to medical devices, cleaning and disinfection in sterile settings and water quality requirements in hospitals and health care facilities.

14 Feb 2020

Tips to avoid any risk of allergic reactions on Valentine’s Day

Are you allergic to Valentine’s Day? More than 50 million Americans might be, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Choosing the wrong meal or gift could turn your romantic night into an unforgettable one — in the emergency room.

14 Feb 2020

Nature connectedness linked to better physical and mental wellbeing

Individuals who visit natural spaces weekly, and feel psychologically connected to them, report better physical and mental wellbeing, new research has shown.

14 Feb 2020

Study examines validity of measures used to assess quality of kidney-related care in the U.S.

New research examines the validity of measures used to assess the quality of kidney-related care in the United States.

14 Feb 2020

Effectiveness of travel bans to control infectious disease outbreaks is mostly unknown

Because of the quick and deadly outbreak in late December of a novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, now known as COVID-19 – infecting tens of thousands and killing hundreds within weeks, while spreading to at least 24 other countries – many governments, including the United States, have banned or significantly restricted travel to and from China.

14 Feb 2020

MCG physicians help rural hospitals better treat patients by establishing tele-EDs

Emergency medicine physicians at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are helping rural hospitals better treat patients by establishing tele-emergency departments.

14 Feb 2020

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Hospitality linked to patient satisfaction scores, not quality of medical care

Rutgers surgeon looks at link between WWI facial trauma and modern plastic surgery

Social media more likely to provide misinformation about vaccines

Study finds wide state-by-state variation in melanoma rates caused by ultraviolet radiation

Parents from lower-income families less likely to describe home tap water as safe

Surgical jackets and head covers do not reduce surgical site infections, study shows

TSF awards new grants to support research and education programs in cardiothoracic surgery

Out-of-network primary care linked to rising ACO costs, study finds

New set of recommendations for managing liver failure in the ICU

Vitamin C may shorten duration of mechanical ventilation in critical care patients

Modern military helmets no better at blast wave protection than historical designs

Exposure to ambient ultrafine particles may trigger nonfatal heart attack

Examining the persistence and progression of substance use disorders in delinquent youth

WHO underestimates coronavirus' transmissibility

Legionella Conference 2020 focuses on prevention of health care-associated waterborne diseases

Tips to avoid any risk of allergic reactions on Valentine’s Day

Nature connectedness linked to better physical and mental wellbeing

Study examines validity of measures used to assess quality of kidney-related care in the U.S.

Effectiveness of travel bans to control infectious disease outbreaks is mostly unknown

MCG physicians help rural hospitals better treat patients by establishing tele-EDs

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