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UC San Diego Health System named recipient of Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence

UC San Diego Health System is a recipient of Healthgrades' "Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence." Top performing hospitals were selected based on clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of care in specialty areas such as cardiac and neuro surgery and gastrointestinal, pulmonary and critical care.

29 Jan 2014

Obama urges Americans to sign up for coverage in State of the Union

The president extolled the health law during his State of the Union address, describing those who are benefiting and challenging Republicans for their ideas. Utah Sen. Mike Lee hit back, calling the law "an inequality Godzilla that has robbed working families of their insurance, their doctors, their wages and their jobs," while Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers cited its troubled rollout.

29 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 29, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how the health law played in last night's State-of-the-Union address by President Barack Obama.

29 Jan 2014

Douglas J. Mathisen receives Distinguished Service Award from Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Douglas J. Mathisen, MD was awarded a Distinguished Service Award by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons on Monday evening at the Society's 50th Annual Meeting.

29 Jan 2014

State highlights: N.Y. mayors, governor press federal gov't on Medicaid waiver, state gov't for more aid; Dallas hospitals get biggest state fines; S.C. hospital Medicaid data posted

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, at odds over how to pay for prekindergarten, showed a unified front on Monday on helping distressed Brooklyn hospitals and said that without immediate federal support, "there will be closures." The mayor and the governor seemed to be escalating a dispute with the Obama administration over who was responsible for the fate of floundering hospitals like Interfaith Medical Center and Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn (Hartocollis, 1/27).

29 Jan 2014

EORTC study evaluates health-related quality of life assessment in small-cell lung cancer

An EORTC study published in Lancet Oncology found that health-related quality of life assessment in small-cell lung cancer randomized clinical trials provides relevant added information in studies where the treatment arms do not differ in terms of efficacy.

29 Jan 2014

Global atlas identifies greatest need for palliative care in low-and middle-income countries

Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care - that is medical care to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress of serious illness - is currently receiving it. This unmet need is mapped for the first time in the "Global atlas of palliative care at the end of life", published jointly by the WHO and the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance.

29 Jan 2014

CCSC identifies 5 routine practices for multidisciplinary teams of critical care professionals

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) — as part of the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC) — has identified five routine critical care practices that should be questioned because they may not always be necessary and could, in fact, be harmful.

29 Jan 2014

Griffith University and Gold Coast Health program aims to help teens better manage diabetes

A Griffith University and Gold Coast Health program to help teenagers with diabetes better manage their condition has seen success on the Gold Coast.

29 Jan 2014

NPS MedicineWise urges health professionals to take the pledge to fight antibiotic resistance

NPS MedicineWise is urging all health professionals to take the pledge to fight antibiotic resistance after new research shows that making a public commitment leads to significant improvements in antibiotic prescribing.

29 Jan 2014

Elsevier launches open access journal, Pathogenesis

Elsevier, world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announces the launch of open access journal, Pathogenesis.

29 Jan 2014

Therapath signs contract with United Healthcare to provide neuropathology services

Therapath LLC, the leader in comprehensive diagnostic and consultative neuropathology laboratory services, has signed a national contract with United Healthcare, a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), to provide the pathology analysis for these specialty services.

29 Jan 2014

Arsenic, selenium, mercury in bighead and silver carp do not appear to be health concern

Researchers at the Prairie Research Institute's Illinois Natural History Survey have found that overall, concentrations of arsenic, selenium, and mercury in bighead and silver carp from the lower Illinois River do not appear to be a health concern for a majority of human consumers.

29 Jan 2014

Allogeneic transplants via Blood/Marrow Transplant Program show better outcomes

For the fourth consecutive year, outcomes for patients receiving allogeneic transplants through the Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have been shown to be significantly better than would be expected among the patient population treated.

29 Jan 2014

Study finds health law offers income boost to poorest people; insurers' experiences are mixed

The Affordable Care Act will "significantly" increase the incomes of Americans who fall in the bottom one-fifth of the income levels, while slightly decreasing - by .8% - the incomes of senior citizens, a new study finds.

29 Jan 2014

Conflicting news about health benefits of certain foods results in confusion against nutrition

Exposure to conflicting news about the health benefits of certain foods, vitamins and supplements often results in confusion and backlash against nutrition recommendations, finds a recent study in the Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives.

29 Jan 2014

CDC survey: One in four American families struggles with health care bills, lack of insurance adds to medical debt burden

The survey, released by the National Center for Health Statistics, also found that one in 10 families face medical costs they can't pay at all. Meanwhile, in another development related to the cost of coverage, SunTrust cancels its health plan for Medicare-eligible retirees and is offering them an alternative.

29 Jan 2014

Saudi Aramco, Johns Hopkins Medicine partner to strengthen health care services in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco, a fully integrated global energy and chemicals enterprise, and Johns Hopkins Medicine, a leading U.S. academic health system with extensive experience in elevating care delivery worldwide, today inaugurated a first-of-its-kind health care joint venture in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

29 Jan 2014

Person's age is not an accurate predictor of their driving ability

Encouraging older drivers to self-regulate their driving rather than revoking their licence based on age, has the potential to improve their safety and maintain their independence, a QUT study has found.

29 Jan 2014

Virginia legislators harden line against Medicaid expansion

And in Georgia, protesters who had conducted a "sit in" at Gov. Nathan Deal's office to press him to accept a letter urging expansion of the state's Medicaid program, are arrested.

29 Jan 2014

Healthcare News

UC San Diego Health System named recipient of Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence

Obama urges Americans to sign up for coverage in State of the Union

First Edition: January 29, 2014

Douglas J. Mathisen receives Distinguished Service Award from Society of Thoracic Surgeons

State highlights: N.Y. mayors, governor press federal gov't on Medicaid waiver, state gov't for more aid; Dallas hospitals get biggest state fines; S.C. hospital Medicaid data posted

EORTC study evaluates health-related quality of life assessment in small-cell lung cancer

Global atlas identifies greatest need for palliative care in low-and middle-income countries

CCSC identifies 5 routine practices for multidisciplinary teams of critical care professionals

Griffith University and Gold Coast Health program aims to help teens better manage diabetes

NPS MedicineWise urges health professionals to take the pledge to fight antibiotic resistance

Elsevier launches open access journal, Pathogenesis

Therapath signs contract with United Healthcare to provide neuropathology services

Arsenic, selenium, mercury in bighead and silver carp do not appear to be health concern

Allogeneic transplants via Blood/Marrow Transplant Program show better outcomes

Study finds health law offers income boost to poorest people; insurers' experiences are mixed

Conflicting news about health benefits of certain foods results in confusion against nutrition

CDC survey: One in four American families struggles with health care bills, lack of insurance adds to medical debt burden

Saudi Aramco, Johns Hopkins Medicine partner to strengthen health care services in Saudi Arabia

Person's age is not an accurate predictor of their driving ability

Virginia legislators harden line against Medicaid expansion

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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