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OpenMRS community drives the world's largest open source project to tackle Ebola virus

An accurate, up to the minute, accessible medical record system is fundamental to effective treatment and tracking of the Ebola virus.

28 Apr 2015

Night shift workers classified as alert insomniacs have highest level of impairment in work productivity

A new study of night shift workers suggests that overnight occupational and cognitive impairment is more strongly correlated to insomnia than it is to sleepiness.

28 Apr 2015

WHO sends additional medical supplies, health workers into earthquake-affected region in Nepal

WHO is surging additional medical supplies and health workers into the earthquake-affected region to help the Government of Nepal provide rapid medical assistance to the thousands who have been injured in Saturday's disaster.

28 Apr 2015

Vermillion reports expanded medical policy coverage of OVA1 test

Vermillion, Inc., a bio-analytical solutions company focused on gynecologic disease, today announced expanded medical policy coverage of its OVA1 test, following Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's recent decision to include OVA1 in its medical policy guidelines.

28 Apr 2015

NASP, SmartBrief partner to launch first news brief dedicated to specialty pharmacy industry

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy and SmartBrief recently partnered to deliver a daily newsletter providing the specialty pharmacy industry with a snapshot of the top news in the industry.

28 Apr 2015

MCW announces formation of four-party MOU to provide inadequate access to oral health care in Tanzania

As part of its Oral Health Care Initiative, which has the vision to improve oral health care for all Tanzanians, MCW announced today the formation of an historic four-party Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

28 Apr 2015

QPID Health included in 'Cool Vendors' for Healthcare Providers report

QPID Health, a leader in clinical reasoning software, today announced it has been included in the "Cool Vendors" for Healthcare Providers report published by Gartner, Inc on April 3, 2015. QPID's innovative solutions help hospitals and medical groups optimize their investments in the information held within electronic health records to help improve patient outcomes and increase clinical satisfaction.

27 Apr 2015

Grammy Award-winning poet recognized with Top Blacks in Healthcare award

As a Grammy Award-winning poet, J. Ivy is celebrated throughout pop culture for his performance poetry, motivational speaking and hip-hop collaborations. Currently, with his new book "Dear Father: Breaking the Cycle of Pain," he will be recognized by BlackDoctor.org with a Top Blacks in Healthcare award at their gala on April 30, 2015.

27 Apr 2015

Many transgender people refrain from going to health care providers to avoid social stigma

Discussing your sexual history with a doctor, or anyone for that matter, can be an uncomfortable experience. But for many transgender people, the conversation never takes place because they aren't seeking health care, according to Adrian Juarez, PhD, a public health nurse and assistant professor in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing.

27 Apr 2015

New report on digital and computed radiography market in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia

With recent developments in Asia-Pacific healthcare delivery as well as the growing emphasis on reduced radiation, seamless workflow and safety measures, innovations in the digital and computed radiography market in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia (TIM) are inevitable.

27 Apr 2015

Scholars from leading U.S. medical schools issue updated recommendations on medical ethics training

The American health care landscape has changed significantly in the three decades since the landmark "DeCamp Report" first argued that ethics training should be required for all medical students, yet the fundamental importance of professionalism and ethical practice has only solidified.

27 Apr 2015

Shadowing helps clinicians achieve ideal patient care experiences

Patient-centered care is best achieved when the care team understands every moment of the patient and family experience in their journeys through a health care system - from parking in the hospital garage to being treated in the intensive care unit. This is the core value of a novel quality improvement program implemented at a leading U.S. medical center and presented today at the National Quality Summit, sponsored by the National Association for Healthcare Quality.

27 Apr 2015

ACA incentives driving healthcare transition improvements in hospitals

Regardless of one's views on the Affordable Care Act, it has succeeded in placing long-overdue attention on improving management of patient transitions from one care setting to another, according to a leading health care policy analyst speaking today at the National Quality Summit, sponsored by the National Association for Healthcare Quality.

27 Apr 2015

Study explores how NYC doctor can perform tele-robotic ultrasound over the Internet on patients in Chicago

A new clinical trial is testing the feasibility and efficiency of a doctor in New York City remotely performing long-distance, tele-robotic ultrasound exams over the Internet on patients in Chicago.

27 Apr 2015

High-skill jobs may increase survival for people with frontotemporal dementia

Doctors, lawyers and other "high level" professionals may have a built-in survival edge if they're diagnosed with the disease frontotemporal dementia (FTD), according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

27 Apr 2015

New analysis finds that rates of health insurance coverage vary by demographics, cancer type

A new analysis has found that, among patients with cancer, rates of health insurance coverage vary by patient demographics and by cancer type. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings suggest that the expansion of coverage through the Affordable Care Act may disproportionally benefit certain patient populations.

27 Apr 2015

Large majority of people in the world lack access to safe, affordable surgery and anaesthesia

Millions of people are dying from common, easily treatable conditions like appendicitis, fractures, or obstructed labour because they do not have access to, or can't afford, proper surgical care, according to a major new Commission, published in The Lancet.

27 Apr 2015

Study: Therapeutic hypothermia offers little neurological benefit to children with cardiac arrest

A new, randomized clinical study co-authored by Cohen Children's Medical Center's chair of pediatrics says there is little neurological benefit to using therapeutic hypothermia to lower a child's core temperature after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

27 Apr 2015

Emergency body cooling, therapeutic hypothermia yield similar outcomes for children with cardiac arrest

A large-scale, multicenter study has shown that emergency body cooling does not improve survival rates or reduce brain injury in infants and children with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest more than normal temperature control.

27 Apr 2015

New fluid gels delay release of drugs to benefit young children, others

SCIENTISTS at the University of Huddersfield are pioneering the use of a special gel that is ideal for administering medication to young children and others - including the elderly - who have difficulty swallowing pills and capsules. Unlike purely liquid medicines, the gel delays the release of the drug, so that it has maximum effect.

27 Apr 2015

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OpenMRS community drives the world's largest open source project to tackle Ebola virus

Night shift workers classified as alert insomniacs have highest level of impairment in work productivity

WHO sends additional medical supplies, health workers into earthquake-affected region in Nepal

Vermillion reports expanded medical policy coverage of OVA1 test

NASP, SmartBrief partner to launch first news brief dedicated to specialty pharmacy industry

MCW announces formation of four-party MOU to provide inadequate access to oral health care in Tanzania

QPID Health included in 'Cool Vendors' for Healthcare Providers report

Grammy Award-winning poet recognized with Top Blacks in Healthcare award

Many transgender people refrain from going to health care providers to avoid social stigma

New report on digital and computed radiography market in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia

Scholars from leading U.S. medical schools issue updated recommendations on medical ethics training

Shadowing helps clinicians achieve ideal patient care experiences

ACA incentives driving healthcare transition improvements in hospitals

Study explores how NYC doctor can perform tele-robotic ultrasound over the Internet on patients in Chicago

High-skill jobs may increase survival for people with frontotemporal dementia

New analysis finds that rates of health insurance coverage vary by demographics, cancer type

Large majority of people in the world lack access to safe, affordable surgery and anaesthesia

Study: Therapeutic hypothermia offers little neurological benefit to children with cardiac arrest

Emergency body cooling, therapeutic hypothermia yield similar outcomes for children with cardiac arrest

New fluid gels delay release of drugs to benefit young children, others

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