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Proper documentation of hospital patients' malnutrition can help increase care and reimbursement

Nutrition support professionals who are well-versed in proper documentation of malnutrition diagnoses in hospital patients can help ensure that hospitals receive maximum funding for patient care according to a new review.

13 Jul 2015

BioMed Central launches new open access journal Archives of Physiotherapy

In partnership with the Italian Society of Physiotherapy and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, BioMed Central has launched Archives of Physiotherapy. It is one of the few open access journals specializing solely in the subject of physiotherapy. The article-processing charges (APCs) will be covered on behalf of authors by both organizations for the first four years of publication.

13 Jul 2015

UB researchers to study dangers that dehydration poses for U.S. Navy divers

Researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions will study the dangers that dehydration presents for U.S. Navy divers, examining diver physiology both during and after underwater activities.

13 Jul 2015

UT Southwestern's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center receives NCI's comprehensive designation

The National Cancer Institute has awarded UT Southwestern Medical Center's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center its highest designation, making it one of only 45 cancer centers nationally to receive this distinction over the past 44 years.

13 Jul 2015

Study examines how location, height and traffic flow dictate pedestrian choices

Death rates due to health problems like obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are on the rise. According to the World Health Organization, that's due to our increasingly sedentary lifestyles.

12 Jul 2015

Nurses working in emergency settings highly susceptible to death anxiety

Emergency nurses are highly susceptible to death anxiety and employers must recognise this and put support in place to improve the health of their staff and patient care.

12 Jul 2015

Research findings may help health care providers curb painkiller misuse

People who misuse prescription pain relievers all have one thing in common, University of Georgia researchers have discovered: a history of recent illicit drug use. How they acquire such drugs varies according to age, however.

12 Jul 2015

The Regency, Saddleback MemorialCare partner to open new Resident Wellness Center

The opening of The Regency's Resident Wellness Center serves as the official launch of their new partnership with Saddleback MemorialCare, an effort representing their shared interest in promoting happier, healthier aging.

12 Jul 2015

AOFAS, Consumer Reports Health partner to release handout explaining best treatment approach for plantar fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is pain in the heel or arch of the foot. It is caused by irritation of the plantar fascia, the band of tissue that goes from the heel to the ball of the foot. This common condition takes time to heal, and non-surgical treatments should always be considered first.

12 Jul 2015

ImPACT Applications to provide baseline, training services to Mercy Sports Medicine facilities

ImPACT Applications, Inc., developer of the ImPACT test and ImPACT Concussion Management Model, is proud to announce that Mercy Sports Medicine, a division of Mercy, will administer ImPACT baseline and post-injury testing at 100 Ohio and Michigan locations.

12 Jul 2015

WellStar opens new inpatient pediatric unit

WellStar Kennestone Hospital opened a new inpatient pediatric unit. Previously, Cobb County did not have an inpatient pediatric unit, forcing families to leave their community to receive hospital-based care. The new unit will keep pediatric patients and their families close to home.

12 Jul 2015

Mitek Sports Medicine introduces two new arthroscopic surgery radiofrequency devices

Mitek Sports Medicine, part of DePuy Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson, is introducing two new arthroscopic surgery radiofrequency devices this week at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 2015 Annual Meeting.

12 Jul 2015

Envarsus XR receives FDA approval for treatment of kidney transplant recipients

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of Envarsus XR (tacrolimus extended-release tablets) for the prophylaxis of rejection in kidney transplant patients who require or desire conversion from other twice-daily tacrolimus products to once-daily Envarsus XR.

11 Jul 2015

Agfa HealthCare to launch new mobile DR system with FreeView telescopic column at AHRA 2015

Agfa HealthCare announces today that it will launch its new mobile DR system with FreeView telescopic column at AHRA 2015, the Association for Medical Imaging Management's annual meeting, in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 19-22.

10 Jul 2015

Restrictive policies for blood transfusions could produce significant cost savings for NHS

Changing clinical thresholds for the single leading reason for blood transfusions could safely produce significant savings for the NHS, according to NHS Blood and Transplant research published in The Lancet tomorrow.

10 Jul 2015

University of Chicago Medicine named to FARE Clinical Network

The University of Chicago Medicine is among 22 centers of excellence across the country chosen by Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) to be inaugural members of its FARE Clinical Network, which will work to accelerate development of therapies and raise the standard of care for people with life-threating food allergies.

10 Jul 2015

Connexient, RWJUH announce public launch of MediNav Navigator Edition 2.0

Connexient and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital announced this week the public launch of MediNav Navigator Edition 2.0. This makes RWJUH the first hospital in North America to deliver for its patients, visitors and staff the world's first true turn-by-turn indoor navigation smartphone application, with reliable indoor positioning accuracy of one to two meters.

10 Jul 2015

Traumatic spinal cord injuries on the rise among older people

Traumatic spinal cord injuries are increasing with the population, and incidence is higher in older individuals, according to a Vanderbilt study that was published in the June 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

10 Jul 2015

Virginia Tech researchers develop new scoring method for assessing overall beverage intake quality

Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a new scoring method for assessing beverage intake, the Healthy Beverage Index (HBI). In a report published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics they describe how this tool can be used to more accurately evaluate dietary consumption of all types of fluids.

10 Jul 2015

Starting anti-HIV treatment early improves survival among patients with newly diagnosed TB

Starting anti-HIV treatment within two weeks of the diagnosis of tuberculosis, or TB, improved survival among patients with both infections who had very low immune-cell counts, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Health.

10 Jul 2015

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Proper documentation of hospital patients' malnutrition can help increase care and reimbursement

BioMed Central launches new open access journal Archives of Physiotherapy

UB researchers to study dangers that dehydration poses for U.S. Navy divers

UT Southwestern's Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center receives NCI's comprehensive designation

Study examines how location, height and traffic flow dictate pedestrian choices

Nurses working in emergency settings highly susceptible to death anxiety

Research findings may help health care providers curb painkiller misuse

The Regency, Saddleback MemorialCare partner to open new Resident Wellness Center

AOFAS, Consumer Reports Health partner to release handout explaining best treatment approach for plantar fasciitis

ImPACT Applications to provide baseline, training services to Mercy Sports Medicine facilities

WellStar opens new inpatient pediatric unit

Mitek Sports Medicine introduces two new arthroscopic surgery radiofrequency devices

Envarsus XR receives FDA approval for treatment of kidney transplant recipients

Agfa HealthCare to launch new mobile DR system with FreeView telescopic column at AHRA 2015

Restrictive policies for blood transfusions could produce significant cost savings for NHS

University of Chicago Medicine named to FARE Clinical Network

Connexient, RWJUH announce public launch of MediNav Navigator Edition 2.0

Traumatic spinal cord injuries on the rise among older people

Virginia Tech researchers develop new scoring method for assessing overall beverage intake quality

Starting anti-HIV treatment early improves survival among patients with newly diagnosed TB

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

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