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Prediction models can be useful for heart team to determine best treatment strategy

Detailed prediction models that project long-term patient mortality following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can be useful for the heart team when determining the best treatment strategy for individual patients, according to a study in the February 2014 issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

31 Jan 2014

Longer looks: Doctor guilt; an abortion provider's hidden record

Okay, I know I'm a health writer, but I really don't like going to the doctor. Part of it is an unshakeable, irrational certainty that they will find something horribly wrong with me that I'd rather not know about, and part of it is a rational certainty that they will find something mildly wrong with me that is my fault and chastise me for it - drinking too much, not exercising enough, whatever. One should be able to talk to one's doctor about these things - the aspects of one's lifestyle that maybe aren't so great. ... But in 2009, a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego found that half of the patients surveyed had experienced shame as a result of something a doctor said to them.

31 Jan 2014

Doctor offers tips for fans who suddenly have to face months without football

After the final play of the Super Bowl, millions of fans will go through withdrawal symptoms from not being able to watch football for months.

31 Jan 2014

The health law factors heavily into Senate political calculations

Vulnerable Senate Democrats may seek chances to vote on efforts to fix the overhaul, CQ HealthBeat reports; while the New York Times examines where GOP candidates need to win.

31 Jan 2014

Many questions linger about who are the 9 million people Obama said are getting insurance through the health law

In his State of the Union address, the president touted successes in signing people up for private insurance or Medicaid. But critics suggest that the number is lower than expected, and no one yet knows how many of those people were previously uninsured.

31 Jan 2014

Study finds health law may reduce income inequality

New research suggests the health law will boost the economic fortunes of people on the bottom one-fifth of the income ladder while slightly reducing average incomes for those above. Other stories look at a health plan cost calculator designed for the chronically ill, the debate over insurance risk corridors and union displeasure with the law.

31 Jan 2014

Poll: Health law support declining among the uninsured

The Kaiser Family Foundation's monthly tracking poll found that 47 percent of the uninsured said they have unfavorable views of the law -- an increase since December. Most were also unaware of many of the law's benefits.

30 Jan 2014

YODA Project enters an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to gain access to clinical trial data assets

In a move that promotes open science, the Yale University Open Data Access (YODA) Project has entered an agreement with Johnson & Johnson that will enable scientists around the world to gain access to the company's clinical trial data assets.

30 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 30, 2014

Today's headlines include stories about a new poll examining how uninsured people -- one of the groups the health law was designed to help -- view the overhaul.

30 Jan 2014

2014 Safety & Health Expo to be held on 17-19 June, London

The UK's flagship event for health and safety is on course for a remarkable year as the event is nearing a sell out with more than five months to go. Currently, more than 300 companies will gather from 17-19 June at the London ExCeL for the Safety & Health Expo, part of UBM Live's Protection & Management Series.

30 Jan 2014

New Haven Residential Treatment Center opens new residential home and school for young girls

Industry leader in family-based treatment for almost twenty years, New Haven Residential Treatment Center announced the opening of its new residential home and new school for teen girls on its Saratoga Springs Campus, located 30 minutes south of Salt Lake City.

30 Jan 2014

Checklists and feedback for ambulance crews improve care for heart attack and stroke patients

The introduction of checklists and better feedback for ambulance crews as part of a national quality improvement project has significantly improved the standard of care for heart attack and stroke patients across England, a major new study has shown.

30 Jan 2014

Griffith University to host symposium on National Disability Insurance Scheme

Griffith University will be hosting a one day symposium on the National Disability Insurance Scheme and possible issues around its implementation.

30 Jan 2014

American Cancer Society, SU2C partner to fight against cancer

The American Cancer Society, the largest voluntary health organization in the world dedicated to eliminating cancer, and Stand Up To Cancer, the charitable initiative supporting groundbreaking research aimed at getting new treatments to patients in an accelerated timeframe, announced today an historic collaboration in the fight against cancer, which takes more than 585,000 lives in the U.S. each year and nearly 8 million worldwide.

30 Jan 2014

UCLH selects Nexthink's V5 modular platform to improve IT infrastructure

Nexthink, the unique provider of End-user IT Analytics, has today announced that its V5 modular platform has been selected by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to provide real-time visibility and analytics across its technical estate and network infrastructure.

30 Jan 2014

Biogen Idec, UCB sign agreements to commercialize treatment of MS and hemophilia in Asia

Biogen Idec and UCB announced today that they have signed exclusive agreements granting UCB the right to commercialize Biogen Idec products in South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan, and both develop and commercialize products in China.

30 Jan 2014

Findings could improve clinical management of patients with breast tissue abnormalities

Contrary to existing understanding, long-term follow-up of patients with two types of breast tissue abnormalities suggests that both types of abnormalities have the same potential to progress to breast cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Findings from this study could improve clinical management of patients with breast tissue abnormalities.

30 Jan 2014

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for excellent early-career scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München

The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a newly established program for excellent early-career scientists (up to 3 years after graduation) at Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health.

30 Jan 2014

State highlights: Will doc cuts like those in Conn. become more common?; Calif. health plans criticized over chronic condition treatment; Vt. drug addiction

A selection of health policy stories from Connecticut, California, Vermont, Minnesota, Virginia and Georgia.

30 Jan 2014

19 harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes

It's no easy task to quit smoking and the lure of an e-cigarette, which claims to mimic the smoking experience without the harmful chemicals, seems a dream come true for many smokers.

30 Jan 2014

Healthcare News

Prediction models can be useful for heart team to determine best treatment strategy

Longer looks: Doctor guilt; an abortion provider's hidden record

Doctor offers tips for fans who suddenly have to face months without football

The health law factors heavily into Senate political calculations

Many questions linger about who are the 9 million people Obama said are getting insurance through the health law

Study finds health law may reduce income inequality

Poll: Health law support declining among the uninsured

YODA Project enters an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to gain access to clinical trial data assets

First Edition: January 30, 2014

2014 Safety & Health Expo to be held on 17-19 June, London

New Haven Residential Treatment Center opens new residential home and school for young girls

Checklists and feedback for ambulance crews improve care for heart attack and stroke patients

Griffith University to host symposium on National Disability Insurance Scheme

American Cancer Society, SU2C partner to fight against cancer

UCLH selects Nexthink's V5 modular platform to improve IT infrastructure

Biogen Idec, UCB sign agreements to commercialize treatment of MS and hemophilia in Asia

Findings could improve clinical management of patients with breast tissue abnormalities

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for excellent early-career scientists at Helmholtz Zentrum München

State highlights: Will doc cuts like those in Conn. become more common?; Calif. health plans criticized over chronic condition treatment; Vt. drug addiction

19 harmful chemicals in e-cigarettes

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

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