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Study shows link between palliative care knowledge and less end-of-life disruption

When a nursing home patient is dying, aggressive interventions such as inserting a feeding tube or sending the patient to the emergency room can futilely exacerbate, rather than relieve, their distress. Palliative care focuses nursing home resources on providing comfort at the end of life, but nursing directors vary widely in their knowledge of it.

23 Mar 2015

Senior citizens experience considerable improvement in their sex lives

Senior citizens have experienced a considerable improvement in their sex lives since the 1970s. A doctoral thesis by Nils Beckman at Sahlgrenska Academy has found that six out of every ten women and seven out of every ten men over 70 are highly satisfied with their sex lives.

23 Mar 2015

AAPM announces 2015 Presidential Commendations for exceptional service in Pain Medicine

The American Academy of Pain Medicine is pleased to announce its 2015 Presidential Commendations for exceptional service to the Academy and/or the field of Pain Medicine.

23 Mar 2015

ACS lends support to legislation that may provide much needed stability to Medicare program

The American College of Surgeons is lending its support to legislation introduced this week in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015).

23 Mar 2015

Two new studies associate aging with increased trust and well-being

Hollywood has given moviegoers many classic portrayals of grumpy old men. But new research suggests that getting older doesn't necessarily make people cynical and suspicious.

23 Mar 2015

UConn Health cancer epidemiologist reveals effect of artificial light on health

Modern life, with its preponderance of inadequate exposure to natural light during the day and overexposure to artificial light at night, is not conducive to the body's natural sleep/wake cycle.

23 Mar 2015

Childbearing within consensual union among educated women has become common in Latin America

"Consensual unions," two people living in the same dwelling in a relationship akin to marriage, have been an integral part of family life in Latin America for centuries. In fact, in Latin America, legal marriages and consensual unions are seen as similarly acceptable family arrangements for bearing and raising children.

23 Mar 2015

Study: Blood tests for women taking spironolactone to treat hormonal acne are unnecessary

A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that for young, healthy women taking spironolactone to treat hormonal acne, frequent office visits and blood draws are an unnecessary health care expense.

23 Mar 2015

AAPM announces recipients of 2015 Pain Medicine Fellowship Excellence Award

The American Academy of Pain Medicine is pleased to announce its 2015 Pain Medicine Fellowship Excellence Award Recipients in recognition of a Pain Medicine Fellowship Program that provides an exceptional learning experience to its fellows, preparing them to deliver the highest standard of care to patients with pain.

22 Mar 2015

Experts call for global review of sepsis guidelines

Experts are calling for a global review of guidelines used to diagnose sepsis, after a study found one in eight patients with infections severe enough to need admission to an Intensive Care Unit in Australia and New Zealand, did not meet current criteria.

22 Mar 2015

AAPM announces winners of Pain Medicine 2015 Awards for exceptional service

The American Academy of Pain Medicine is pleased to announce its Pain Medicine 2015 Awards for exceptional service to the Academy and/or the field of Pain Medicine.

21 Mar 2015

Alma Lasers launches Harmony XL Pro platform to address aesthetic concerns of patients

Alma Lasers, a global innovator of laser, light-based, radiofrequency and ultrasound solutions for the aesthetic and surgical markets announced the addition of the Harmony XL Pro platform to its product portfolio.

20 Mar 2015

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust deploys OpenText to manage patient medical care records

OpenText, the global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), today announced that the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust has implemented OpenText Content Suite to store and manage digitised copies of patient medical care records.

20 Mar 2015

Study: Government anti-drinking campaigns irrelevant to young binge drinkers

Government advertising campaigns to tackle excessive drinking are dismissed as irrelevant by young binge drinkers, because consuming extreme quantities of alcohol is part of their sub-cultural social identity, according to research published this week (18th March) in the Journal of Business Research.

20 Mar 2015

Healthcare systems miss life-saving treatments learnt on battlefield

Trauma is responsible for more global deaths annually than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Yet healthcare systems in many countries are missing out on life-saving treatments learnt on the battlefield, according to a review by King's College London and published today in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

20 Mar 2015

New work flow system may improve patient appointments, reduce time-consuming work

Both patients and physicians may benefit from a "work flow" system developed at military medical facilities and tested at a Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center clinic, according to results of an efficiency study.

20 Mar 2015

University of Manitoba professors, brain experts discuss how concussions affect the brain

University of Manitoba professors and brain experts are gathering at McNally Robinson Booksellers on March 18 to have a lively, interactive panel discussion on how concussions affect the brain.

20 Mar 2015

Case Western Reserve professor urges action to eliminate yaws

Half a century ago, a concentrated global effort nearly wiped a disfiguring tropical disease from the face of the earth. Now, says Case Western Reserve's James W. Kazura, MD, it's time to complete the work.

20 Mar 2015

Living near greened vacant lots reduces stress

Greening vacant lots may be associated with biologic reductions in stress, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Residents who walked near newly greened vacant lots had significantly lower heart rates compared to walking near a blighted, or neglected, vacant lot.

20 Mar 2015

Sandia biosciences technologies could soon find their way into doctors' offices

Technologies developed in Sandia National Laboratories' biosciences program could soon find their way into doctors' offices -- devices like wearable microneedles that continuously analyze electrolyte levels and a lab-on-a-disk that can test a drop of blood for 64 different diseases in minutes.

20 Mar 2015

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Study shows link between palliative care knowledge and less end-of-life disruption

Senior citizens experience considerable improvement in their sex lives

AAPM announces 2015 Presidential Commendations for exceptional service in Pain Medicine

ACS lends support to legislation that may provide much needed stability to Medicare program

Two new studies associate aging with increased trust and well-being

UConn Health cancer epidemiologist reveals effect of artificial light on health

Childbearing within consensual union among educated women has become common in Latin America

Study: Blood tests for women taking spironolactone to treat hormonal acne are unnecessary

AAPM announces recipients of 2015 Pain Medicine Fellowship Excellence Award

Experts call for global review of sepsis guidelines

AAPM announces winners of Pain Medicine 2015 Awards for exceptional service

Alma Lasers launches Harmony XL Pro platform to address aesthetic concerns of patients

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust deploys OpenText to manage patient medical care records

Study: Government anti-drinking campaigns irrelevant to young binge drinkers

Healthcare systems miss life-saving treatments learnt on battlefield

New work flow system may improve patient appointments, reduce time-consuming work

University of Manitoba professors, brain experts discuss how concussions affect the brain

Case Western Reserve professor urges action to eliminate yaws

Living near greened vacant lots reduces stress

Sandia biosciences technologies could soon find their way into doctors' offices

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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