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Researchers examine how patients handle stigma of using medical marijuana

Research recently published in Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Routledge) examines the experiences of California residents who have been prescribed medical marijuana and the stigma they experience from public opinion. The findings indicate that the stigma of using medical marijuana may contribute to the under-treatment of those who might benefit from medical marijuana.

29 Aug 2015

Children with special health care needs in Appalachian region face similar health challenges as metropolitan counterparts

Despite the fact that previous research shows the Appalachian region of the United States as limited in access to health care services, researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found that children with special health care needs in Appalachian areas face similar levels of health status as their metropolitan counterparts.

29 Aug 2015

Probiotics do not help prevent gastrointestinal colonization with MDROs in critically ill patients

Probiotics show no benefit for preventing or eliminating gastrointestinal colonization with drug-resistant organisms in patients in the intensive care unit compared to standard care, according to new research published online today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

29 Aug 2015

GSA selects Eric R. Kingson for 2015 Donald P. Kent Award

The Gerontological Society of America -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has chosen Eric R. Kingson, MPA, PhD, of Syracuse University's School of Social Work as the 2015 recipient of the Donald P. Kent Award.

29 Aug 2015

Scientists provide specific recommendations to reduce health risks for beachgoers

Beach sand contains all kinds of microorganisms, including those that can harm human health. Yet current guidelines are focused exclusively on monitoring the levels of microbes in the water.

29 Aug 2015

Civitas Senior Living plans to open new La Fontaine Memory Care community in December 2015

La Fontaine will be opening December 2015. This development will be the fourteenth property in the company's expanding portfolio.

29 Aug 2015

Recondo, Epic Systems collaborate to improve price transparency, patient collections with new service

A historic rise in high-deductible health insurance plans has US hospitals struggling to give newly price-conscious patients an accurate estimate of their share of healthcare costs. At the same time, with an increasing share of their revenue dependent on patients, hospitals are accelerating efforts to collect patient payments up front to prevent bad debts.

29 Aug 2015

Tampa General Hospital recognized for increasing relationships with minority-owned businesses

Tampa General Hospital has been named Corporation of the Year by the Central & North Florida Minority Supplier Development Council. It is the highest level of recognition the council awards to corporations.

29 Aug 2015

Doc Wayne Youth Services selected as winner of 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award

Doc Wayne Youth Services, a Mass.-based nonprofit that fuses sport and therapy to heal and strengthen youth, has been selected as a 2015 winner of the inaugural Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award. Other winners in this elite group include Tony Hawk Foundation and Chicago Fire Foundation. Doc Wayne Youth Services and the other winners will each receive a $5,000 award and will be honored at a Sept. 10, 2015 ceremony at RWJF headquarters in Princeton, N.J.

28 Aug 2015

UVM-led research team to study benefits of integrating behavioral health care with medical care

A University of Vermont-led research team has received approval for $18.5 million in funding to study whether patients with both medical and behavioral problems do better when their primary care physicians work in combination with behavioral health professionals including psychologists and social workers.

28 Aug 2015

Mary Naylor named recipient of GSA's Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award

The Gerontological Society of America -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has chosen Mary Naylor, PhD, RN, FAAN, of the University of Pennsylvania as the 2015 recipient of the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award.

28 Aug 2015

Children's Hospital Los Angeles successfully implants Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve in child actor

Cardiologists from Children's Hospital Los Angeles successfully implanted a Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve in child actor Max Page, the boy who made headlines playing mini Darth Vader in a 2011 Super Bowl ad for Volkswagen.

28 Aug 2015

National award presented to seven community health centers for innovation in diabetes care

BD, Direct Relief, and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) honored seven of the nation's 1,200 community health centers with the Innovations in Care Award at this week's Community Health Institute and EXPO in Orlando, Florida.

28 Aug 2015

Experts discuss some of today's most relevant issues at Concierge Medicine Assembly

At the recent industry conference in Atlanta, sponsored by Concierge Medicine Today, panels of informed experts discussed with enthusiasm some of today's most relevant issues. Specialdocs founder Roberta Greenspan offered her perspective on how physicians feel about practicing medicine prior to transitioning to the concierge model.

28 Aug 2015

LCA commends Congress for establishing life-saving initiative on lung cancer

Today, Laurie Fenton Ambrose, President & CEO of Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) hailed the establishment of the first bi-partisan Lung Cancer Caucus in the United States House of Representatives and thanked Congressman Rick Nolan (D-MN), Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) and Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA) for leading this effort.

28 Aug 2015

New study may lead to effective treatment to prevent common chemotherapy side effects in cancer patients

Annually, hundreds of thousands of patients battling cancer undergo chemotherapy, which often results in poorly tolerated side effects such as nausea, vomiting, and loss of the desire to eat.

28 Aug 2015

New European project creates different tools to manage healthcare through technology

The future is here: everyday healthcare is now intertwined with technology at every level. From improved record-keeping to smartphone apps that patients can use to track health progress, the technological infrastructure that has grown up around healthcare provides benefits that the previous generation couldn't dream of.

28 Aug 2015

FDA warns several tobacco manufacturers for marketing their products with health-related claims

The Food and Drug Administration today has taken a critically important action to protect the American public from tobacco industry deception by warning several manufacturers – most prominently Reynolds American's subsidiary, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, and its Natural American Spirit cigarette brand – that they are violating the law by marketing their products with health-related claims, including "additive-free" and "natural." If these products continue to make these claims, the FDA can and should order them removed from the market.

28 Aug 2015

LLS, Light The Night National Corporate Partner Teams make positive impact on patients' lives

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is working with thousands of national partners, sponsors and corporate teams to fund lifesaving research and support for people battling cancer through the Light The Night Walk. Together with LLS, the Light The Night National Corporate Partner Teams are raising awareness and making a positive impact on the lives of patients today, literally, by taking steps to save lives.

28 Aug 2015

Nation's first ever Hacking Medicaid Event to be held in Colorado Springs

Health care leaders, entrepreneurs, engineers, programmers and forward thinkers are invited to attend the nation's first ever "Hacking Medicaid" Hackathon on October 23—24th in Colorado Springs.

28 Aug 2015

Healthcare News

Researchers examine how patients handle stigma of using medical marijuana

Children with special health care needs in Appalachian region face similar health challenges as metropolitan counterparts

Probiotics do not help prevent gastrointestinal colonization with MDROs in critically ill patients

GSA selects Eric R. Kingson for 2015 Donald P. Kent Award

Scientists provide specific recommendations to reduce health risks for beachgoers

Civitas Senior Living plans to open new La Fontaine Memory Care community in December 2015

Recondo, Epic Systems collaborate to improve price transparency, patient collections with new service

Tampa General Hospital recognized for increasing relationships with minority-owned businesses

Doc Wayne Youth Services selected as winner of 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award

UVM-led research team to study benefits of integrating behavioral health care with medical care

Mary Naylor named recipient of GSA's Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award

Children's Hospital Los Angeles successfully implants Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve in child actor

National award presented to seven community health centers for innovation in diabetes care

Experts discuss some of today's most relevant issues at Concierge Medicine Assembly

LCA commends Congress for establishing life-saving initiative on lung cancer

New study may lead to effective treatment to prevent common chemotherapy side effects in cancer patients

New European project creates different tools to manage healthcare through technology

FDA warns several tobacco manufacturers for marketing their products with health-related claims

LLS, Light The Night National Corporate Partner Teams make positive impact on patients' lives

Nation's first ever Hacking Medicaid Event to be held in Colorado Springs

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