Healthcare News

RSS

Researchers demonstrate successful eradication of multi-resistant bacteria from stables

Multi-resistant bacteria represent a major problem not only in hospitals but also in animal husbandry. A study of the University Bonn describes how a farmer successfully eliminated these pathogens entirely from his pig stable. However, the radical hygiene measures taken in this case can only be applied in individual cases. Nevertheless, the work has yielded a number of recommendations - not only for farms but also for hospitals. The study appeared in the Journal of Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

7 Sep 2015

Optimising Insulin Pump Therapy symposium to be held in Stockholm on 14 September, 2015

A symposium on optimising insulin pump therapy, particularly focused on infusion set failures, will be held in advance of the 51st European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting on 14th September 2015 in Stockholm.

7 Sep 2015

WPA launches first ever global campaign to achieve fairness in mental healthcare

The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) is today launching the first ever 'World Mind Matters Day', a global campaign with the main goal of achieving fairness in mental healthcare for all.

4 Sep 2015

Mesothelioma website provides three new tips to combat disease

Mesothelioma.us, a free online resource that features comprehensive resources for people who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, has just unveiled three new tips for beating the disease.

4 Sep 2015

PTC Therapeutics announces recipients of STRIVE Awards

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. is pleased to announce five recipients of its first-ever global awards program, the STRIVE Awards (Strategies to Realize Innovation, Vision and Empowerment), designed to aid nonprofit organizations that are committed to serving the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) community.

4 Sep 2015

Journal of Medical Regulation publishes 2014 census of U.S. physician workforce

The Journal of Medical Regulation has published the "Census of Actively Licensed Physicians in the United States, 2014," which provides an analysis of the most recent physician licensure data collected from each of the state medical boards in the United States by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).

4 Sep 2015

Current school and university start times linked to poor learning, health problems

A study by researchers from the University of Oxford, Harvard Medical School and the University of Nevada has found that current school and university start times are damaging the learning and health of students.

4 Sep 2015

Emdeon to be rebranded as ‘Change Healthcare’ to better reflect its diverse capabilities, solutions

Emdeon, one of the largest, independent healthcare technology companies providing software and analytics, connectivity, communications, payments, consumer engagement and workflow optimization solutions, today announced that the company will rebrand as "Change Healthcare" to better reflect its diverse capabilities and solutions.

4 Sep 2015

CenseoHealth partners with Health Insurance Marketplace to provide health assessment solutions

CenseoHealth an industry leader of physician-performed health assessment solutions for Medicare Advantage plans, has partnered with Health Insurance Marketplace (HIX) and Commercial plans in 2015 to provide their members health assessments at their home, workplace, primary care physician's office or retail clinic.

4 Sep 2015

Ex-prisoners with common psychiatric disorders more likely to commit violent crimes after release

Ex-prisoners with common psychiatric disorders such as bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) and alcohol and drug abuse are substantially more likely to commit a violent crime after release than other prisoners, according to new research published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.

4 Sep 2015

Study: High school athletes use smokeless tobacco at a higher rate compared to non-athletes

High school athletes who play on sports teams smoke tobacco products at a lower rate than non-athletes, but use smokeless tobacco at a higher rate, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

3 Sep 2015

Publicis Healthcare purchases Tardis Medical

Publicis Healthcare, a part of Publicis Groupe, announced today that it has acquired Tardis Medical. Tardis Medical is a highly respected clinical and medical affairs outsourcing organization and consultancy business. The agency will be aligned with Publicis Touchpoint Solutions, part of PHCG, Inc—a leading provider of customized, omnichannel healthcare sales, service, and clinical teams.

3 Sep 2015

Elsevier survey highlights challenges faced by physicians in finding trusted clinical search engines

Nine out of 10 physicians in Asia-Pacific use some form of online search to aid clinical decision-making, with Google being the most popular and frequently used non-evidence based search engine.

3 Sep 2015

Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $2 million to spur research on brain, spinal cord tumors

A life-changing event for a Los Angeles family has resulted in their funding an endowment to support The Kort Family Foundation Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor Research Program in the Division of Neurosurgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

3 Sep 2015

Appropriate pre-surgical physical therapy can help joint replacement patients recover faster

For people contemplating a hip or knee replacement, the prospect of a long post-surgical recovery can be a daunting one. The grueling rehabilitation sessions, the frustration of re-learning everyday movements, the weeks of waiting to return to "normal"— it's almost enough to make patients reconsider surgery.

3 Sep 2015

Guilting middle-schoolers into exercising may not increase activity, new study finds

Just like attempts at influencing hairstyles or clothing can backfire, adults who try to guilt middle-schoolers into exercising won't get them to be any more active, according to a new study by University of Georgia researchers.

3 Sep 2015

Depressive symptoms remain high in coastal areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

A second round of aggregate findings from a study by Tohoku University's Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) has revealed that depressive symptoms continue to be higher in coastal areas than in inland areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the tsunami that followed.

3 Sep 2015

International experts to participate at AMEE Hacks to solve technology issues in medical education

Eighty designers, developers and medical experts from around the world will gather in Glasgow to solve the most pressing technology issues in medical education during AMEE Hacks, a 48-hour hackathon presented by the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE).

3 Sep 2015

CVS Health’s data shows measurable reduction in cigarette purchases

CVS Health today marked the first anniversary of ending tobacco sales at CVS/pharmacy by releasing new data showing a measurable reduction in cigarette purchases over the past year.

3 Sep 2015

Children in northern Israel emergency departments receive equal pain treatment, regardless of ethnicity

Children with broken bones or joint dislocations in northern Israel emergency departments received equal pain treatment, regardless of their ethnicity or the ethnicity of the nurses who treated them, even during a period of armed conflict between the two ethnic groups.

3 Sep 2015

Healthcare News

Researchers demonstrate successful eradication of multi-resistant bacteria from stables

Optimising Insulin Pump Therapy symposium to be held in Stockholm on 14 September, 2015

WPA launches first ever global campaign to achieve fairness in mental healthcare

Mesothelioma website provides three new tips to combat disease

PTC Therapeutics announces recipients of STRIVE Awards

Journal of Medical Regulation publishes 2014 census of U.S. physician workforce

Current school and university start times linked to poor learning, health problems

Emdeon to be rebranded as ‘Change Healthcare’ to better reflect its diverse capabilities, solutions

CenseoHealth partners with Health Insurance Marketplace to provide health assessment solutions

Ex-prisoners with common psychiatric disorders more likely to commit violent crimes after release

Study: High school athletes use smokeless tobacco at a higher rate compared to non-athletes

Publicis Healthcare purchases Tardis Medical

Elsevier survey highlights challenges faced by physicians in finding trusted clinical search engines

Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives $2 million to spur research on brain, spinal cord tumors

Appropriate pre-surgical physical therapy can help joint replacement patients recover faster

Guilting middle-schoolers into exercising may not increase activity, new study finds

Depressive symptoms remain high in coastal areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

International experts to participate at AMEE Hacks to solve technology issues in medical education

CVS Health’s data shows measurable reduction in cigarette purchases

Children in northern Israel emergency departments receive equal pain treatment, regardless of ethnicity

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Latest News