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Study reveals how brain work leads to physical fatigue

Do you ever notice how stress and mental frustration can affect your physical abilities? When you are worried about something at work, do you find yourself more exhausted at the end of the day? This phenomenon is a result of the activation of a specific area of the brain when we attempt to participate in both physical and mental tasks simultaneously.

31 Jul 2015

Listening to surgeon's preferred music improves efficiency, quality of wound closure

A new study from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston shows that when plastic surgeons listen to music they prefer, their surgical technique and efficiency when closing incisions is improved. The study is currently available in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal.

31 Jul 2015

Referral delays destroy cancer patients' confidence in healthcare system

If it takes more than three trips to the GP to be referred for cancer tests, patients are more likely to be dissatisfied with their overall care, eroding confidence in the doctors and nurses who go on to treat and monitor them.

31 Jul 2015

UChicago Medicine contributes to Illinois Transplant Fund

The University of Chicago Medicine has become the first transplant center to contribute to the Illinois Transplant Fund (ITF), a new not-for-profit that provides financial support for organ transplants to qualified uninsured residents of northern and central Illinois and Northwest Indiana.

31 Jul 2015

Interactive Autism Network to join National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network

The Interactive Autism Network, a project of the Kennedy Krieger Institute supported by the Simons Foundation, was approved today for a three-year $1.6 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to be part of PCORnet, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network.

31 Jul 2015

University of Salford’s Midwifery Directorate retains UNICEF Baby Friendly accreditation

The University of Salford’s Midwifery Directorate has retained its UNICEF Baby Friendly accreditation with flying colours after receiving the UK’s highest ever mark.

31 Jul 2015

amfAR releases recommendations to help U.S. states to achieve goals of National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Major achievements have been made in the domestic HIV/AIDS response as a result of increased realignment and coordination of efforts at the federal level. However, that level of consistent coordination and alignment has yet to take place in most states. In an effort to identify what needs to be done, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, in collaboration with the National HIV/AIDS Initiative at the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law, has released a set of recommendations for how states across the U.S. can improve HIV prevention and care outcomes in an effort to achieve the goals identified within the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.

31 Jul 2015

Psychotropic medication use widespread among older adults, new study finds

Older Americans receive prescriptions for mental health medications at more than twice the rate that younger adults do, a new study finds.

31 Jul 2015

Pharmacist-included medical care teams help patients better control blood pressure

If you have hypertension, it pays to include a pharmacist in a medical care team. That's the upshot from research by the University of Iowa that found patients with uncontrolled hypertension had better blood pressure control when being cared for by pharmacists working in care teams (with a physician, for example) than patients who relied mostly on a doctor for medication guidance.

31 Jul 2015

GW Cancer Institute receives Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award to create online site for patient-centered care

The George Washington University Cancer Institute has been approved for a $250,000 Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award by the Patient-centered Outcomes Research Institute to create the first-ever online Community of Practice for patient-centered care.

31 Jul 2015

NYSNA commemorates Medicare’s 50th anniversary

As part of national events honoring this essential healthcare provision, the New York State Nurses Association kicked off its celebration of the 50th anniversary of the creation of Medicare by releasing its first photo of the day, with nurses and a birthday banner against the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty.

30 Jul 2015

Tissue Regenix strengthens position in post-acute wound care market with Medicare coverage for Dermapure

Tissue Regenix Group, the regenerative medical devices company, announces that it has further strengthened its position within the post-acute wound care market as Tissue Regenix Wound Care Inc. has received further approval for DermaPure under Medicare administrator, First Coast Service Options Inc. whose jurisdiction includes Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

30 Jul 2015

Easter Seals’ board chairman climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for annual fundraiser

Rick Davidson, international board chairman for Easter Seals, the leading non-profit provider of services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities and other special needs, will make the complex and demanding climb and decent of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Climb for Kids, a fundraiser for Easter Seals.

30 Jul 2015

IBM, CVS Health to transform care management services for patients with chronic disease

CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and IBM today announced they will use predictive analytics and Watson cognitive computing to transform care management services for patients with chronic disease.

30 Jul 2015

More work needed to support consumers after enrolling in insurance plan under Affordable Care Act

Enrolling in an insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act is only the first step for consumers to be actively engaged in their health care, according to a new analysis from RAND Corporation researchers.

30 Jul 2015

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

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Study reveals how brain work leads to physical fatigue

Listening to surgeon's preferred music improves efficiency, quality of wound closure

Referral delays destroy cancer patients' confidence in healthcare system

UChicago Medicine contributes to Illinois Transplant Fund

Interactive Autism Network to join National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network

University of Salford’s Midwifery Directorate retains UNICEF Baby Friendly accreditation

amfAR releases recommendations to help U.S. states to achieve goals of National HIV/AIDS Strategy

Psychotropic medication use widespread among older adults, new study finds

Pharmacist-included medical care teams help patients better control blood pressure

GW Cancer Institute receives Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award to create online site for patient-centered care

NYSNA commemorates Medicare’s 50th anniversary

Tissue Regenix strengthens position in post-acute wound care market with Medicare coverage for Dermapure

Easter Seals’ board chairman climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for annual fundraiser

IBM, CVS Health to transform care management services for patients with chronic disease

More work needed to support consumers after enrolling in insurance plan under Affordable Care Act

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

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