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Cardiologists successfully use virtual reality device to treat chronically blocked right coronary artery

Virtual reality (VR) has potential to revolutionize some aspects of medicine and healthcare. Several medical specialties are already using it to train physicians and assist diagnosis and it also has potential for treatment. A group of cardiologists has now successfully used a VR device to guide the opening up (revascularization) of a chronically blocked right coronary artery.

20 Nov 2015

Pedestrian wheelchair users more likely to be killed in road traffic collisions than non-wheelchair users

An investigation into how often wheelchair users are killed in car-pedestrian crashes finds they are a third more likely to die than non-wheelchair users; more than half of those deaths occur at intersections.

20 Nov 2015

McGill University study provides comprehensive look at youth violence on a global scale

Youth violence undermines social and economic development, especially in the poorest corners of the world, according to research from McGill University. However, increased government spending on education may be the key to facilitate policy efforts to protect youth.

20 Nov 2015

New report provides unprecedented insight into UK surrogacy

A report by Dr Kirsty Horsey at the University of Kent has discovered it is a myth that a high proportion of potential parents from the UK go overseas if they need to use surrogacy.

20 Nov 2015

Smoking rates remain alarmingly high among American Indians, LGBT smokers and people with mental health issues

While the overall number of people who smoke in the United States is at an all-time low, not everyone is quite ready to celebrate. "We're making great strides, but it's evident that there are large groups of people who continue to struggle with tobacco and the chronic diseases associated with it," said Amy Lukowski, Psy.D., clinical director of Health Initiatives at National Jewish Health in Denver and for its QuitLogix program, the largest non-profit smoking quitline in the country.

20 Nov 2015

Simple blood test may predict speed of recovery from postoperative pain and dysfunction

A simple blood test taken before surgery may predict how quickly patients recover from their procedure, suggests a new study in the December issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

20 Nov 2015

AHRQ releases new toolkit to help prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitals

As part of its ongoing efforts to make health care safer, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released a new toolkit to help hospitals prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs).

19 Nov 2015

Modest physical activity associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults

In a large prospective community-based study of older Americans, modest physical activity was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This was true even among men and women older than age 75 at baseline - a rapidly growing population for whom regular activity has been advised, but with little supportive empirical evidence.

19 Nov 2015

UPMC for You honored by MHPA Institute for Medicaid Innovation

UPMC for You, the Medical Assistance program of UPMC Health Plan, was honored by the Medicaid Health Plans of America Institute for Medicaid Innovation for demonstrating innovative and effective approaches to providing services that have improved the health of Medicaid enrollees, at MHPA's annual Best Practices Awards program held in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

19 Nov 2015

Loyola's Public Health Program receives accreditation from Council on Education for Public Health

Loyola University Chicago's Public Health Program has received a five-year accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health.

19 Nov 2015

Two American Academy of Pain Medicine leaders receive NIH Director's Award

The American Academy of Pain Medicine announced today that its Immediate Past President Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, was awarded the highly prestigious National Institutes of Health Director's Award in recognition of his leadership role on the National Pain Strategy.

19 Nov 2015

New study finds that young adults in U.S. military more vulnerable to suicide

In the last 10 years, the U.S. military has experienced an unprecedented increase in suicides among personnel. While many researchers have largely focused on risk factors among individual soldiers, in a new study, researchers contend that the increase in suicide may also indicate increased vulnerability among more recent generations of young adults. Evidence supporting this perspective is out today in Armed Services and Society (a SAGE journal).

19 Nov 2015

INP achieves 80% survival rate in acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients

The National Institute of Pediatrics in Mexico, has achieved 80 percent survival rate in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a major oncological illness that affects children.

19 Nov 2015

New technological solution improves physical health, vitality and brain fitness of seniors

A new technological solution developed by researchers from the University of Notre Dame is aimed at enhancing the physical health, vitality and brain fitness of seniors residing in independent living communities.

19 Nov 2015

Rush University Medical Center reveals initial plans for campus expansion and renovation

Rush University Medical Center today unveiled its initial plans for the further redevelopment of its campus in order to continue transforming its clinical, educational and research processes and programs.

19 Nov 2015

Two Loyola professors explore ethical issues that arise with use of social media in health care

In a recent AMA Journal of Ethics article titled "Why Can't We Be Friends? A Case-Based Analysis of Ethical Issues with Social Media in Health Care," two Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine professors analyze this issue. Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, and Nanette Elster, JD, MPH, who are part of Loyola's Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of social media and health care.

19 Nov 2015

Survivors of gunshot violence in high-crime urban area at risk of early death

One in 20 survivors of gunshot violence in an urban area with high crime died within five years, mainly by homicide, according to the results of a study that tracked patients after they had been discharged from the hospital that treated them.

19 Nov 2015

Uninsured, low-income breast cancer patients less likely to continue hormonal therapy

A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment shows that breast cancer patients whose health insurance plans included prescription drug benefits were 10 percent more likely to start important hormonal therapy than patients who did not have prescription drug coverage.

19 Nov 2015

New study identifies patient-reported barriers to quality end-of-life care among ethnic minorities

A new study identifies six main patient-reported barriers to receiving quality end-of-life (EOL) care among ethnic minority populations. The biggest barrier is lack of sufficient financial resources and insurance, according to the article published in Journal of Palliative Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers.

19 Nov 2015

NIH-led collaboration details research strategy to address brain disorders

Infants are starved of oxygen during difficult births. Children's cognitive function is permanently damaged due to malnutrition or exposure to infections or toxins. Adults suffer from crippling depression or dementia. The breadth and complexity of these and other brain and nervous system disorders make them some of the most difficult conditions to diagnose and treat, especially in the developing world, where there are few resources.

19 Nov 2015

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Cardiologists successfully use virtual reality device to treat chronically blocked right coronary artery

Pedestrian wheelchair users more likely to be killed in road traffic collisions than non-wheelchair users

McGill University study provides comprehensive look at youth violence on a global scale

New report provides unprecedented insight into UK surrogacy

Smoking rates remain alarmingly high among American Indians, LGBT smokers and people with mental health issues

Simple blood test may predict speed of recovery from postoperative pain and dysfunction

AHRQ releases new toolkit to help prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitals

Modest physical activity associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults

UPMC for You honored by MHPA Institute for Medicaid Innovation

Loyola's Public Health Program receives accreditation from Council on Education for Public Health

Two American Academy of Pain Medicine leaders receive NIH Director's Award

New study finds that young adults in U.S. military more vulnerable to suicide

INP achieves 80% survival rate in acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients

New technological solution improves physical health, vitality and brain fitness of seniors

Rush University Medical Center reveals initial plans for campus expansion and renovation

Two Loyola professors explore ethical issues that arise with use of social media in health care

Survivors of gunshot violence in high-crime urban area at risk of early death

Uninsured, low-income breast cancer patients less likely to continue hormonal therapy

New study identifies patient-reported barriers to quality end-of-life care among ethnic minorities

NIH-led collaboration details research strategy to address brain disorders

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