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Inflammatory marker tests are not sensitive enough to rule out serious conditions, study finds

Blood tests that detect inflammation, known as inflammatory marker tests, are not sensitive enough to rule out serious underlying conditions and GPs should not use them for this purpose, according to researchers from the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Exeter and the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West.

18 Jun 2019

Language in Facebook posts may help identify diabetes and mental health conditions

Language in Facebook posts may help identify conditions such as diabetes, anxiety, depression and psychosis in patients, according to a study from Penn Medicine and Stony Brook University researchers.

18 Jun 2019

FSMB releases new report surveying digital credentials in healthcare

The Federation of State Medical Boards has released a report entitled "Healthcare and Digital Credentials: Technical, Legal, and Regulatory Considerations".

18 Jun 2019

Health professionals' personal online disclosures may have an impact on their credibility

For health professionals, posting a single negative comment to their Facebook profiles may hinder their credibility with current or potential clients, a new University of Guelph study reveals.

18 Jun 2019

Most people visiting testing clinics before elective surgery lack advance directive

The majority of people visiting preoperative testing clinics before an elective surgery do not have an advance directive in case of surgical complications.

18 Jun 2019

Research sheds light on ‘black box’ of inpatient opioid use

People who receive opioids for the first time while hospitalized have double the risk of continuing to receive opioids for months after discharge compared with their hospitalized peers who are not given opioids, according to research led by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

18 Jun 2019

Cedars-Sinai expert urges physicians and patients to manage pain without addictive pills

As the opioid epidemic continues to claim lives and shatter families across the nation, a Cedars-Sinai expert is urging physicians and patients to try managing pain without the addictive pills.

17 Jun 2019

New type of cooling vest can improve athletes' performance in hot conditions

Strategies to cope with body heat in sports is a pressing issue. The Tokyo Olympics will be held in the hot and muggy Japanese summer where the ambient temperature is expected to be above 33°C. Athletes have to worry about performing under pressure of the high-stakes competition but also now have to deal with a very hot and humid climate.

17 Jun 2019

Canadian Institutes of Health Research and partners fund CCNA's second phase

Thanks to a $46-million investment from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and other funding partners, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) will be renewed for a second phase, announced today.

17 Jun 2019

Study shows association between use of mentholated cigarettes and smoking cessation

For decades, Big Tobacco has sold African American smokers on menthol-flavored cigarettes through targeted marketing campaigns.

17 Jun 2019

Study finds increase in fatal opioid overdoses after cold weather

Cold weather snaps are followed by a marked increase in fatal opioid overdoses, a new study finds.

17 Jun 2019

Nurses more likely to conduct HIV screenings when practice setting supports routine testing

Nurse practitioners are more likely to conduct HIV screenings if they feel that their colleagues support routine screenings, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. This comes in advance of National HIV Testing Day, taking place June 27.

17 Jun 2019

Combining new tool with existing methods renders precise and patient-specific decision-making possible

A joint research effort by the Hospital and the Instituto de Investigación Germans Trias i Pujol is characterizing and studying a new cohort of cardiogenic shock patients to predict the risk of having this heart attack-derived complication which, while infrequent, sometimes presents a fatal outcome.

17 Jun 2019

Factors influencing critical care doctors to withdraw life support for patients with brain injury

Decisions to withdraw life support treatments in critically ill patients with severe brain injury are complicated, are based on many factors, and are usually made by critical care physicians and families in the intensive care unit.

17 Jun 2019

Showing ‘Animals as friends’ affected people’s attitudes about eating pork but not beef

People find the idea of eating pork less appealing after being exposed to the idea that pigs have some human-like characteristics, but are not put off of eating beef when cows are depicted in similar ways, according to new research by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

17 Jun 2019

NHS braces itself for more deaths following listeria outbreak

The NHS is bracing itself for more deaths following an outbreak of listeria due to contaminated pre-packaged sandwiches given to hospital patients.

17 Jun 2019

A beginner’s guide to better understand curative and transformative therapies

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, announced today the publication of a series of articles offering important insight regarding the current state of curative and transformative therapies.

17 Jun 2019

Healthcare News

Inflammatory marker tests are not sensitive enough to rule out serious conditions, study finds

Language in Facebook posts may help identify diabetes and mental health conditions

FSMB releases new report surveying digital credentials in healthcare

Health professionals' personal online disclosures may have an impact on their credibility

Most people visiting testing clinics before elective surgery lack advance directive

Research sheds light on ‘black box’ of inpatient opioid use

Cedars-Sinai expert urges physicians and patients to manage pain without addictive pills

New type of cooling vest can improve athletes' performance in hot conditions

Canadian Institutes of Health Research and partners fund CCNA's second phase

Study shows association between use of mentholated cigarettes and smoking cessation

Study finds increase in fatal opioid overdoses after cold weather

Nurses more likely to conduct HIV screenings when practice setting supports routine testing

Combining new tool with existing methods renders precise and patient-specific decision-making possible

Factors influencing critical care doctors to withdraw life support for patients with brain injury

Showing ‘Animals as friends’ affected people’s attitudes about eating pork but not beef

NHS braces itself for more deaths following listeria outbreak

A beginner’s guide to better understand curative and transformative therapies

Researchers exploit nanoparticles to develop test for early detection of different diseases

Federal grants ‘a lifesaver’ in opioid fight, but states still struggle to curb meth

Wearable sensors show how antibiotic-resistant bacteria spread through hospital wards

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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