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Study reveals lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy among New Jersey residents

Superstorm Sandy continues to affect the lives of tens of thousands of New Jersey residents, in the form of unfinished repairs, disputed claims, and recurrent mold. These after-effects still linger for Sandy-impacted residents, and are associated with increased odds of residents experiencing mental health distress, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression.

30 Jul 2015

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals implements new EDMS to give clinicians secure, continuous access to patient records

A new Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) which is being introduced at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will enable thousands of patient notes to be stored electronically, giving clinicians secure access to notes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

30 Jul 2015

Elsevier chosen to publish NCSBN's Journal of Nursing Regulation

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, have announced that Elsevier will publish NCSBN's flagship journal, Journal of Nursing Regulation.

30 Jul 2015

Race to meet EU biofuel targets could put human health at risk

The race to meet carbon-neutral biofuel targets could put human health and food crop production at risk unless it is carefully planned, according to new research.

30 Jul 2015

New set of clinical practice guidelines released to address temperature management during open heart surgery

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology have released a set of clinical practice guidelines to address management of a patient's temperature during open heart surgery. The guidelines appear in the August issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery and were published simultaneously in two other journals.

30 Jul 2015

Finding by UCSF researchers could increase availability of kidneys for transplant

Mild hypothermia in deceased organ donors significantly reduces delayed graft function in kidney transplant recipients when compared to normal body temperature, according to UC San Francisco researchers and collaborators, a finding that could lead to an increase in the availability of kidneys for transplant.

30 Jul 2015

Study reveals new way to help medical students learn about Alzheimer's disease

With the growing number of people with Alzheimer's disease, understanding their care is vital for doctors. Yet medical students often just learn the facts and may only see people with advanced disease who are at the hospital or nursing home. A study shows a new way to help medical students learn about the disease—at the art museum.

30 Jul 2015

Study finds marked reduction in death, hospitalizations and costs for Medicare patients

Among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries age 65 years or older, all-cause mortality and hospitalization rates, along with inpatient expenditures per beneficiary, decreased from 1999 to 2013, according to a study in the July 28 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on Medicare and Medicaid at 50.

30 Jul 2015

Researchers identify link between individual characteristics and employment gap in people with disabilities

Researchers have explored the characteristics of people with disabilities who have achieved success in the workplace. The gap was found to be smaller among women, married people, individuals with higher educational achievement, Asians, and Hispanics, and people in their 20s and 60s.

30 Jul 2015

Hospitals penalized in HAC Reduction program may not reflect poor quality of care, shows study

Hospitals that were penalized more frequently in the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program offered advanced services, were major teaching institutions and had better performance on other publicly reported process-of-care and outcome measures, according to a study in the July 28 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on Medicare and Medicaid at 50.

30 Jul 2015

The Journalists in Aging Fellows Program continues with renewed funding support

The Journalists in Aging Fellows Program, run jointly by The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) since its launch in 2010, will continue thanks to renewed funding support from The Silver Century Foundation.

30 Jul 2015

Study: GMO labeling would not scare consumers from buying food products with GMO ingredients

A new study released just days after the U.S. House passed a bill that would prevent states from requiring labels on genetically modified foods reveals that GMO labeling would not act as warning labels and scare consumers away from buying products with GMO ingredients.

30 Jul 2015

Innovative course helps make medical students more confident about dealing with health disparities

An innovative three-month elective course has helped make some first-year medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine more confident about dealing with health disparities they'll likely encounter as physicians, according to a follow-up study published online today in the journal Academic Medicine.

30 Jul 2015

ACP supports for eliminating non-medical vaccination exemptions

Support for eliminating existing exemptions, except for medical reasons, from immunization laws was among the policy recommendations adopted last weekend at the summer meeting of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians.

30 Jul 2015

New computer-based system provides real-time feedback before and during facial transplant surgery

Following several years of research and collaboration, physicians and engineers at Johns Hopkins and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center say they have developed a computer platform that provides rapid, real-time feedback before and during facial transplant surgery, which may someday improve face-jaw-teeth alignment between donor and recipient.

30 Jul 2015

New white paper provides overview of factors that drive vaccination underutilization in older adults

Today the nonprofit Alliance for Aging Research released a white paper, Our Best Shot: Expanding Prevention through Vaccination in Older Adults, that provides a comprehensive overview of the factors that drive vaccination underutilization in seniors and offers recommendations on how industry, government, and health care experts can improve patient compliance.

30 Jul 2015

UT Southwestern's Pulmonary Hypertension Program continues to grow in the U.S.

When Derrik Neal began having trouble breathing, he initially assumed it was because he was overweight. But after blacking out several times, he learned he had idiopathic pulmonary hypertension. Survival rates at the time he was diagnosed were five years or less - three or less if undetected.

30 Jul 2015

Many children with sports-related head injuries undergo unnecessary CT scans

Visits to emergency departments by children with sports-related head injuries have skyrocketed in the past decade, and new research finds that many patients undergo unnecessary computed tomography or CT scans that expose them to radiation and increase the cost of treatment.

30 Jul 2015

New endoscopic probe could facilitate more effective, less painful imaging of internal tissues

Colonoscopy is a safe and effective medical procedure that's proven to saves lives. Used for routine cancer screening, it can help identify colon tumors in their early stages. In addition, it is a key non-surgical imaging technique that allows doctors to spot ulcers, polyps or bleeding inside the large intestines of their patients safely, avoiding complications that an exploratory surgery might induce.

30 Jul 2015

Compliance with guidelines for treating traumatic brain injury doesn't necessarily translate into better results

Two decades ago, the Brain Trauma Foundation published its first set of guidelines for treating traumatic brain injury.

30 Jul 2015

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Study reveals lingering effects of Superstorm Sandy among New Jersey residents

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals implements new EDMS to give clinicians secure, continuous access to patient records

Elsevier chosen to publish NCSBN's Journal of Nursing Regulation

Race to meet EU biofuel targets could put human health at risk

New set of clinical practice guidelines released to address temperature management during open heart surgery

Finding by UCSF researchers could increase availability of kidneys for transplant

Study reveals new way to help medical students learn about Alzheimer's disease

Study finds marked reduction in death, hospitalizations and costs for Medicare patients

Researchers identify link between individual characteristics and employment gap in people with disabilities

Hospitals penalized in HAC Reduction program may not reflect poor quality of care, shows study

The Journalists in Aging Fellows Program continues with renewed funding support

Study: GMO labeling would not scare consumers from buying food products with GMO ingredients

Innovative course helps make medical students more confident about dealing with health disparities

ACP supports for eliminating non-medical vaccination exemptions

New computer-based system provides real-time feedback before and during facial transplant surgery

New white paper provides overview of factors that drive vaccination underutilization in older adults

UT Southwestern's Pulmonary Hypertension Program continues to grow in the U.S.

Many children with sports-related head injuries undergo unnecessary CT scans

New endoscopic probe could facilitate more effective, less painful imaging of internal tissues

Compliance with guidelines for treating traumatic brain injury doesn't necessarily translate into better results

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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