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IDSA/ATS recommends shorter courses of antibiotics for patients with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated pneumonia

Hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia– which account for 20 to 25 percent of hospital-acquired infections – should be treated with shorter courses of antibiotics than they typically are, according to new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and American Thoracic Society and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

14 Jul 2016

Medical journalist describes slow journey to recovery from traumatic brain injuries

Eleven years ago in the New England Journal of Medicine, medical journalist Susan Okie, MD, first introduced readers to two U.S. Army veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq, and the challenges they faced in the recovery period after returning home.

14 Jul 2016

New technology can help in rapid diagnosis and treatment of sepsis

Sepsis patients can be diagnosed and treated earlier with the help of new technology available for hospitals and homecare settings.

14 Jul 2016

NRS Healthcare launches free Healthy Living Family Pack to help parents tackle childhood obesity

As part of National Childhood Obesity Week, which was held from 4th-10th July 2016, NRS Healthcare had launched a digital Healthy Living Family Pack to help families with children who may be experiencing issues with overeating, inactivity or poor nutrition.

14 Jul 2016

New Global Fund report shows significant increase in HIV treatment

Ahead of next week’s International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today released results that show a significant increase in the number of people being treated for HIV.

14 Jul 2016

Expert outlines five key reasons to examine relationship between childbirth and media

An academic from the University of Leicester has discussed ways in which the media shapes society’s perceptions, anxieties and emotions arising out of birth.

14 Jul 2016

AHSN already working to tackle sepsis across North East and North Cumbria

Doctors and nurses in the region have been working collaboratively for over a year to ensure the effective recognition and response to sepsis.

14 Jul 2016

UCLA-led study finds wide acceptance of end-of-life care orders among California nursing home residents

UCLA-led research finds broad acceptance of written end-of-life care orders among California nursing home residents, with nearly half completing a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, form in 2011.

14 Jul 2016

Study finds low rates of baseline BMD testing among older women with breast cancer

Aromatase inhibitors (AIs)—drugs that stop the production of estrogen in women—are standard adjuvant therapy for post-menopausal women with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer.

14 Jul 2016

Medical weight-loss programs help people develop healthier lifestyle habits

Because Valerie Prim grew up in a large Italian family, food has always been an important part of her life.

14 Jul 2016

New opioid use among older adults with COPD linked to increased risk for respiratory-related death

Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who start using opioids have a more than two-fold higher risk of dying from a respiratory-related complication compared to non-opioid users, St. Michael's Hospital researchers have found.

14 Jul 2016

Study examines interventions designed to reduce low-value care

The Institute of Medicine estimates that up to 30% of care provided in the United States is unnecessary and provides little value to patients given the cost and available alternatives.

14 Jul 2016

Mayo Clinic earns recognition for efforts in disability-inclusion practices

Mayo Clinic has been recognized by the U.S. Business Leadership Network and the American Association of People With Disabilities for its efforts in its disability inclusion efforts. On a survey of Fortune 1,000 companies, Mayo Clinic was 1 of 42 companies that scored a perfect 100 on the Disability Equality Index. Mayo Clinic is featured on the 2016 DEI Best Places to Work list.

14 Jul 2016

UC San Diego receives USDA grant to increase food access to low-income families

The University of California San Diego School of Medicine Center for Community Health recently received a $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase affordable food access to low-income community members who are part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formally known as the Food Stamp Program.

14 Jul 2016

Harris Health receives ‘Most Wired’ recognition for sixth consecutive year

For the sixth year in a row, Harris Health System earned the "Most Wired" recognition in the 18th annual survey and benchmarking study conducted by the American Hospital Association's Health Forum and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.

13 Jul 2016

Regular drug use may hamper moral decision making

Regular cocaine and methamphetamine users can have difficulty choosing between right and wrong, perhaps because the specific parts of their brains used for moral processing and evaluating emotions are damaged by their prolonged drug habits.

13 Jul 2016

Food nudging could contribute to healthy eating

Is it possible to change our behaviour when it comes to food choices only by presenting the food to the guests in a canteen in a different order, or by making it more difficult to reach the less healthy food? Yes, a review of existing research in this area concludes.

13 Jul 2016

Community-level ART coverage, male circumcision linked to decline in new male HIV infections in Uganda

Increasing the number of men who undergo circumcision and increasing the rates at which women with HIV are given antiretroviral therapy (ART) were associated with significant declines in the number of new male HIV infections in rural Ugandan communities, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health research suggests.

13 Jul 2016

Research sheds more light on midlife memory decline

The inability to remember details, such as the location of objects, begins in early midlife and may be the result of a change in what information the brain focuses on during memory formation and retrieval, rather than a decline in brain function, according to a study by McGill University researchers.

13 Jul 2016

Impact of diet may depend on individual’s genetic composition

If you've ever seen a friend have good results from a diet but then not been able to match those results yourself, you may not be surprised by new findings in mice that show that diet response is highly individualized.

13 Jul 2016

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IDSA/ATS recommends shorter courses of antibiotics for patients with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated pneumonia

Medical journalist describes slow journey to recovery from traumatic brain injuries

New technology can help in rapid diagnosis and treatment of sepsis

NRS Healthcare launches free Healthy Living Family Pack to help parents tackle childhood obesity

New Global Fund report shows significant increase in HIV treatment

Expert outlines five key reasons to examine relationship between childbirth and media

AHSN already working to tackle sepsis across North East and North Cumbria

UCLA-led study finds wide acceptance of end-of-life care orders among California nursing home residents

Study finds low rates of baseline BMD testing among older women with breast cancer

Medical weight-loss programs help people develop healthier lifestyle habits

New opioid use among older adults with COPD linked to increased risk for respiratory-related death

Study examines interventions designed to reduce low-value care

Mayo Clinic earns recognition for efforts in disability-inclusion practices

UC San Diego receives USDA grant to increase food access to low-income families

Harris Health receives ‘Most Wired’ recognition for sixth consecutive year

Regular drug use may hamper moral decision making

Food nudging could contribute to healthy eating

Community-level ART coverage, male circumcision linked to decline in new male HIV infections in Uganda

Research sheds more light on midlife memory decline

Impact of diet may depend on individual’s genetic composition

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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