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MultiTaction provides Meeting Room iWall solution for BLF’s parliamentary exhibition

MultiTaction, the world’s leading developer of interactive touch display systems is providing its MultiTaction Meeting Room iWall solution for a week-long parliamentary exhibition being held by the British Lung Foundation (BLF) at the Houses of Parliament from 4-8 July, to increase awareness about lung disease.

From Asthma + Lung UK 7 Jul 2016

Study finds similar care for Medicaid and non-Medicaid pediatric asthma inpatients

Children covered by Medicaid and equally sick children not covered by Medicaid received essentially similar asthma treatment in a given pediatric hospital, according to a new study.

7 Jul 2016

Palliative care-led support does not reduce caregiver anxiety, study finds

Among families of patients with chronic critical illness, the use of palliative care-led informational and emotional support meetings compared with usual care did not reduce anxiety or depression symptoms, according to a study appearing in the July 5 issue of JAMA.

7 Jul 2016

New coaching program aims to help family caregivers of cancer patients stay healthy

UAB School of Nursing postdoctoral fellow J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Ph.D., has received a five-year, $935,000 K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute of Nursing Research to develop a palliative care health-coaching program for family caregivers of persons with advanced cancer.

6 Jul 2016

Study reveals high healthcare costs for chronic pain patients in Canada

Costs of patients who develop chronic post-surgical pain could range from $2.5 million to $4.1 million a year, in one Ontario hospital alone, according to a study in Pain Management.

6 Jul 2016

New approach for testing safety in older adult drivers at risk of dementia

Driving is possibly one of the most complex procedures humans engage in on a regular basis.

6 Jul 2016

New research highlights need to abandon modern hygiene hypothesis

The July issue of Perspectives in Public Health (published by the Royal Society of Public Health) takes an objective view of ongoing research showing that the hygiene hypothesis – the idea that allergies are the price we are paying for our “modern obsession with cleanliness” – is a misleading misnomer.

6 Jul 2016

University of Derby students work with DHCFT to support development of new Trust-wide strategy

MBA students have been working in partnership with Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (DHCFT) to support the development of a new Trust-wide strategy.

From University of Derby Online Learning 6 Jul 2016

Light physical activity during work or study has positive benefits, reveals Clemson professor

A Clemson University psychology professor has published research revealing a positive link between mood, motivation and physical activity during work and study.

6 Jul 2016

New research reveals b1-integrin protein as promising therapeutic target for muscle aging

As we age, the function and regenerative abilities of skeletal muscles deteriorate, which means it is difficult for the elderly to recover from injury or surgery. New work from Carnegie's Michelle Rozo, Liangji Li, and Chen-Ming Fan demonstrates that a protein called b1-integrin is crucial for muscle regeneration.

6 Jul 2016

Patient complaint process impacts psychological wellbeing of doctors, study finds

Complaints against doctors can impact on their psychological wellbeing, according to a new study from Imperial College London.

6 Jul 2016

Study finds delayed onset of illness for centenarians than younger counterparts

Research has shown that the human lifespan has the potential to be extended. But would this merely mean people living longer in poor health? The upbeat findings from a new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicate that those extra years could well be healthy ones

6 Jul 2016

New report reveals lack of attention in implementing government recommendations on end of life care

On the same day as the Government will respond to the Review into Choice at the End of Life, a new report reveals that, despite an abundance of government recommendations on end of life care in England, not enough attention has been given to how policies are implemented and there is uncertainty in terms of whether they have actually led to improvements in patient care.

6 Jul 2016

Self-monitoring or self-management of anticoagulation therapy can help reduce thromboembolic events

Patients on long-term anticoagulation therapy who test their own blood-clotting time from home and continue to be managed by their GP are significantly less likely to experience a thromboembolic event, according to Oxford University researchers.

6 Jul 2016

Measuring the contribution of innovative financial models in hospitals

COCIR has released its new report “Managed Services – Innovative Business and Financial Models. Key Performance Indicators targeting EU healthcare sustainability goals”. This sets out a series of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) offering the potential to measure the performance and impact of Managed Services.

6 Jul 2016

University report explores efficacy of palliative care in England

A new report by Sheffield Hallam University has revealed that, despite an abundance of government recommendations on end of life care in England, there is uncertainty as to whether they have led to improvements in patient care.

From Sheffield Hallam University 6 Jul 2016

VHA implements system-wide changes for improving LGBT veteran healthcare

The U.S. Veterans Health Administration, which is likely the largest provider of LGBT healthcare in the world, is implementing various system-wide changes aimed at improving LGBT care, including transgender e-consultations to aid interdisciplinary providers and the addition of a self-identified gender identity field to all veteran record systems.

6 Jul 2016

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MultiTaction provides Meeting Room iWall solution for BLF’s parliamentary exhibition

Study finds similar care for Medicaid and non-Medicaid pediatric asthma inpatients

Palliative care-led support does not reduce caregiver anxiety, study finds

New coaching program aims to help family caregivers of cancer patients stay healthy

Study reveals high healthcare costs for chronic pain patients in Canada

New approach for testing safety in older adult drivers at risk of dementia

New research highlights need to abandon modern hygiene hypothesis

University of Derby students work with DHCFT to support development of new Trust-wide strategy

Light physical activity during work or study has positive benefits, reveals Clemson professor

New research reveals b1-integrin protein as promising therapeutic target for muscle aging

Patient complaint process impacts psychological wellbeing of doctors, study finds

Study finds delayed onset of illness for centenarians than younger counterparts

New report reveals lack of attention in implementing government recommendations on end of life care

Self-monitoring or self-management of anticoagulation therapy can help reduce thromboembolic events

Measuring the contribution of innovative financial models in hospitals

University report explores efficacy of palliative care in England

VHA implements system-wide changes for improving LGBT veteran healthcare

Study reveals higher health care costs for obese preschoolers than healthy weight children

Global summit aims to develop sustainable network to support nursing and midwifery clinical research

Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats in diet can confer substantial health benefits

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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