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McGill researchers discover that lots of useful medical information getting lost

Lots of potentially useful medical information is getting lost. McGill researchers discovered this when they looked into the lack of reporting of information from "stalled drug" trials in cancer, cardiovascular and neurological diseases.

12 Mar 2015

Loneliness and social isolation as harmful to longevity as obesity

Now research from Brigham Young University shows that loneliness and social isolation are just as much a threat to longevity as obesity.

12 Mar 2015

Clinical trial examines uncertainty about when to give blood transfusions after cardiac surgery

New research has shown that patients having heart surgery do not benefit if doctors wait until a patient has become substantially anaemic before giving a transfusion.

12 Mar 2015

Physical activity may protect older people from effects of brain damage

Older people who are physically active may be protecting themselves from the effects of small areas of brain damage that can affect their movement abilities, according to a new study published in the March 11, 2015, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Mar 2015

CUGH conference brings world's leading researchers together to tackle global health challenges

The sixth annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health conference is creating a stir by bringing together some of the world's leading researchers to tackle many of the biggest global health challenges we face.

12 Mar 2015

Survey: Physicians, patients overestimate risk of heart attack or death for possible ACS

Both physicians and patients overestimate the risk of heart attack or death for possible acute coronary syndrome (ACS) as well as the potential benefit of hospital admission for possible ACS.

12 Mar 2015

Deutsches Ärzteblatt International's current issue features two articles on geriatric medicine

Very old persons often have chronic problems, such as physical immobility, unsteady gait, and mental impairments. In such patients, these risks have to be considered and their treatments adapted accordingly. Deutsches Ärzteblatt International in its current issue introduces two original articles on the subject of geriatric medicine.

12 Mar 2015

SHL Telemedicine, USCI sign distribution agreement for smartheart device in Japan

SHL Telemedicine Ltd., a leading provider and developer of advanced personal telemedicine solutions, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement for its innovative smartheart device with USCI Holdings, Inc., of Japan.

11 Mar 2015

Mylan releases Fentanyl Transdermal System 37.5, 62.5 and 87.5 mcg/hr in U.S.

Mylan N.V. and Mylan Inc. today announced the U.S. launch of its Fentanyl Transdermal System 37.5, 62.5 and 87.5 mcg/hr, adding to its existing offering of Fentanyl Transdermal System 12, 25, 50, 75 and 100 mcg/hr.

11 Mar 2015

Avalon Assisted Living receives prestigious national quality award

Avalon Assisted Living at Bridgewater was recognized by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living as one of only four NCAL members in the country to receive this prestigious national quality award.

11 Mar 2015

Intraprise Healthcare launched to provide strategic solutions to healthcare market

Intraprise Solutions, a technology professional services firm with nearly two decades of experience in health information technology today announced the launch of Intraprise Healthcare, a dedicated business division within Intraprise Solutions. Intraprise Healthcare provides strategic consulting and software engineering solutions to the healthcare market.

11 Mar 2015

UVA, Novant Health to jointly create Northern Virginia regional health system

University of Virginia Health System and Novant Health are in discussions to create a Northern Virginia regional health system. The proposed agreement would include UVA Culpeper Hospital and all of Novant Health's Virginia facilities, including Novant Health Haymarket Medical Center, Novant Health Prince William Medical Center and Novant Health Cancer Center.

11 Mar 2015

COCIR participates in EuroSafe session at ECR 2015

Today, at the European Congress of Radiation 2015, COCIR participated in the EuroSafe Call for Action. A European Society of Radiology initiative, ‘EuroSafe 2 – EuroSafe imaging call for action’ was the second EuroSafe session at ECR 2015.

11 Mar 2015

Experts to discuss global healthcare, personalized medicine at BIOVISION 2015

BIOVISION, the annual forum for life science forecasting, is pleased to release the 2015 event program with key speakers for this year’s conference.

11 Mar 2015

Rush University Medical Center named one of nation's 100 Top Hospitals

Adding to an extensive list of honors, Rush University Medical Center has been named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the country by Truven Health Analytics for the second time. The hospitals included in the list were chosen out of the nearly 2,800 non-federal hospitals nationwide that Truven analyzed.

11 Mar 2015

Advanced clinical decision support tools reduce mortality for pneumonia patients

A new study by Intermountain Medical Center researchers in Salt Lake City found that using advanced clinical decision support tools reduces mortality for the 1.1 million patients in the Unites States who are treated for pneumonia each year.

11 Mar 2015

Excess dietary sodium can adversely affect organs

You may think you're one of the lucky ones who can eat all the salty snacks and convenience foods you want and still register low numbers on the blood pressure cuff. But, new research suggests you may not be so lucky after all.

11 Mar 2015

Regenstrief researchers create accurate system for tracking quality of colonoscopies

An accurate system for tracking the quality of colonoscopies and determining the appropriate intervals between these procedures could contribute to both better health outcomes and lower costs. Clinician-researchers from the Regenstrief Institute have created and tested such a system in the nation's first multiple institution colonoscopy quality measurement study utilizing natural language processing and report that it is as accurate but less expensive than human review.

11 Mar 2015

Cost of care for benign prostate hyperplasia measured for the first time

UCLA researchers have for the first time described cost across an entire care process for a common condition called benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) using time-driven activity-based costing. They found a 400 percent discrepancy between the least and most expensive ways to treat the condition.

11 Mar 2015

In-car alarm could reduce crashes for young and old drivers

An in-car alarm that sounds when sensors on the vehicle detect an imminent crash could cut crash rates from 1 in 5 to 1 in 10 for drivers over the of 60 suffering tiredness on long journeys, according to a study published in the International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics.

11 Mar 2015

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McGill researchers discover that lots of useful medical information getting lost

Loneliness and social isolation as harmful to longevity as obesity

Clinical trial examines uncertainty about when to give blood transfusions after cardiac surgery

Physical activity may protect older people from effects of brain damage

CUGH conference brings world's leading researchers together to tackle global health challenges

Survey: Physicians, patients overestimate risk of heart attack or death for possible ACS

Deutsches Ärzteblatt International's current issue features two articles on geriatric medicine

SHL Telemedicine, USCI sign distribution agreement for smartheart device in Japan

Mylan releases Fentanyl Transdermal System 37.5, 62.5 and 87.5 mcg/hr in U.S.

Avalon Assisted Living receives prestigious national quality award

Intraprise Healthcare launched to provide strategic solutions to healthcare market

UVA, Novant Health to jointly create Northern Virginia regional health system

COCIR participates in EuroSafe session at ECR 2015

Experts to discuss global healthcare, personalized medicine at BIOVISION 2015

Rush University Medical Center named one of nation's 100 Top Hospitals

Advanced clinical decision support tools reduce mortality for pneumonia patients

Excess dietary sodium can adversely affect organs

Regenstrief researchers create accurate system for tracking quality of colonoscopies

Cost of care for benign prostate hyperplasia measured for the first time

In-car alarm could reduce crashes for young and old drivers

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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