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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

Trauma Innovation conference welcomes record number of military and civil healthcare professionals

Trauma Innovation 2016 saw attendance figures nearly double as clinicians gathered to discuss future trauma care capabilities

19 Oct 2016

New board game introduced to support training in emergency burn care for frontline professionals

Coinciding with National Burn Awareness Day on 19th October 2016, a board game to support training in emergency burn care for frontline professionals has been developed by Focus Games Ltd, in partnership with the British Burn Association and Birmingham City University.

19 Oct 2016

New magnetic surgical device to be displayed in Texas for British Medtech mission

A pioneering magnetic surgical device that eliminates exposure to radioactive materials and offers a less invasive, more flexible alternative for breast cancer surgery will be showcased in Texas next week (15th – 21st October 2016)as part of a British Medtech mission.

19 Oct 2016

Researchers come together to discuss potential impact of exercise at all stages of life

Get more exercise. The often-repeated health recommendation is usually prescribed to lose weight or build muscle, but the many health effects of exercise reach far beyond weight and body composition.

19 Oct 2016

Patient focussed video resources highlight benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation

A set of video resources highlighting the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR)is being circulatedthis month to almost 2,200 GPs and clinicians across the North East and North Cumbria.

19 Oct 2016

Bio-Oil introduces new campaign to support people living with scars

Specialist skincare brand, Bio-Oil, has launched a new campaign to support people living with scarring. The campaign was devised in response to research demonstrating the considerable impact felt by people living with scarring on their psychological wellbeing.

19 Oct 2016

NPS MedicineWise encourages health professionals to participate in Antibiotic Awareness Week 2016

NPS MedicineWise is encouraging health professionals and community groups to get involved in the upcoming Antibiotic Awareness Week 2016.

19 Oct 2016

iPLATO launches new myGP app to coincide with winter flu programme

For the first time ever, GP surgeries can use innovative appointment booking technology to launch their winter flu immunisation programme to increase patient uptake resulting in greater cost-efficiencies and revenue streams for individual practices.

19 Oct 2016

Study estimates impact of six common healthcare-associated infections

A study published today by PLOS Medicine, estimates the combined burden of six healthcare-associated infections as being higher than that of diseases such as influenza, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis together.

19 Oct 2016

John Cryer MP, CPPC and TalkHealth jointly launch new chronic pain patient medication survey

It is thought that more than 28 million British people across the United Kingdom suffer with chronic pain, with 8 million of those reporting pain that is moderately to severely disabling.

19 Oct 2016

Experts call for sharing of health data to succeed and build sustainable health systems

An international group of population health experts is calling for sharing of health data to be the norm if precision health agendas are to succeed and build sustainable health systems.

19 Oct 2016

Moderate exercise like running may improve ability to memorize facts for school

Ever worried that all the information you've crammed in during a study session might not stay in your memory? The answer might be going for a run, according to a new study published in Cognitive Systems Research.

19 Oct 2016

Doctors urge medical journals to incentivise academics to improve health information on Wikipedia

Wikipedia is the most read source of medical information by the general public, as well as medical students, doctors, and policymakers. Ensuring that it is accurate and complete is therefore of the utmost importance for global health since its content has immediate real-world health consequences.

19 Oct 2016

World's premier cardiovascular congress returns to Paris in 2019

The European Society of Cardiology is proud to announce that its annual congress will be held in Paris at the end of August 2019.

19 Oct 2016

Novel toothpaste produces significant reductions in dental plaque and inflammation

For decades, research has suggested a link between oral health and inflammatory diseases affecting the entire body -- in particular, heart attacks and strokes.

19 Oct 2016

Empa researchers develop nanocarriers to protect antibacterial peptides in the body

Several peptides have an antibacterial effect - but they are broken down in the human body too quickly to exert this effect.

18 Oct 2016

Home-based palliative care program delivers quality treatment at lower cost, study shows

A home-based palliative care (HBPC) program for individuals with advanced illnesses was associated with a $12,000 reduction in the mean total cost of care per person, fewer hospital admissions and emergency room visits, and greater use of hospice during the final three months of life, as reported in a study published in Journal of Palliative Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

18 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

Healthcare News

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

Trauma Innovation conference welcomes record number of military and civil healthcare professionals

New board game introduced to support training in emergency burn care for frontline professionals

New magnetic surgical device to be displayed in Texas for British Medtech mission

Researchers come together to discuss potential impact of exercise at all stages of life

Patient focussed video resources highlight benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation

Bio-Oil introduces new campaign to support people living with scars

NPS MedicineWise encourages health professionals to participate in Antibiotic Awareness Week 2016

iPLATO launches new myGP app to coincide with winter flu programme

Study estimates impact of six common healthcare-associated infections

John Cryer MP, CPPC and TalkHealth jointly launch new chronic pain patient medication survey

Experts call for sharing of health data to succeed and build sustainable health systems

Moderate exercise like running may improve ability to memorize facts for school

Doctors urge medical journals to incentivise academics to improve health information on Wikipedia

World's premier cardiovascular congress returns to Paris in 2019

Novel toothpaste produces significant reductions in dental plaque and inflammation

Empa researchers develop nanocarriers to protect antibacterial peptides in the body

Home-based palliative care program delivers quality treatment at lower cost, study shows

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

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

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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