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Porter Adventist Hospital receives "A" for patient safety

For the second year in a row, which is also the second year that The Leapfrog Group has issued letter grades for hospital safety, Porter Adventist Hospital has earned an "A" for overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors.

9 May 2013

Review for clinicians on optimal utilization of aspirin to treat, prevent heart attacks published

Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., Dr.P.H., the first Sir Richard Doll professor and senior academic advisor to the dean in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University published a review for clinicians on the optimal utilization of aspirin to treat and prevent heart attacks.

9 May 2013

NIH official raises concerns about new psychiatry manual

The director of the National Institute of Mental Health says the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5 lacks validity, and his organization plans to launch a possible replacement diagnostic tool.

9 May 2013

GW team receives research award from PCORI to evaluate cancer survivorship care models

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved a $2.1 million, three-year research award to The George Washington University Cancer Institute, housed within the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the GW School of Public Health and Health Services to evaluate cancer survivorship care models.

9 May 2013

Hospital billing varies widely for the same procedures, Medicare data show

Data being released for the first time by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show how billing varies not just between regions, but among hospitals in the same city.

9 May 2013

Nurses caring for older people believe their work carried little professional kudos

Researchers undertook a study to investigate the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards working with older people, including their perception of how other professionals perceived their work in gerontology.

9 May 2013

GOP supermajority in Missouri scuttles Medicaid expansion plans

Lawmakers opt to set up committees to study the issue instead. In Texas, some tea party-affiliated lawmakers threaten to reject the state budget if negotiators include a rider that would allow discussions about expanding coverage with the federal government. Efforts in California, meanwhile, move forward with a $26.5 million injection from the California Endowment.

9 May 2013

Federal judge criticizes FDA regarding Plan B contraception decision

Judge Edward R. Korman said the Food and Drug Administration's efforts to delay his ruling regarding the so-called morning-after pill was "nonsense" and would hurt poor and minority women.

9 May 2013

UAB exercise and nutrition experts offer tips for summer slim down

With spring in full bloom, many hope to lose pounds before summer's heat descends. University of Alabama at Birmingham exercise and nutrition experts offer tips for those in search of a summer slim down.

9 May 2013

Nearly 5 million asthmatics with ABPA could benefit from antifungal treatment, say researchers

An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit substantially from antifungal treatment, say researchers from the University of Toronto and Manchester University.

9 May 2013

Doctors praise GOP's plans for Medicare pay but seek uniform quality measures

At a Capitol Hill hearing, physicians offered thoughts about Republican efforts to change the way they are paid by Medicare. Meanwhile, Speaker John Boehner said the House may again consider a bill that would use money slated for prevention efforts to fund high-risk insurance pools.

9 May 2013

Leapfrog Group honors Boston Medical Center with "A" Hospital Safety Score

Boston Medical Center was honored with an "A" Hospital Safety ScoreSM by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits.

9 May 2013

Calif. Senate leader readies mental health service expansion

The California Senate leader is proposing increasing mental health services to reduce how many end up in jail or ERs. In Massachusetts, officials plan greater scrutiny of how insurers cover mental health care.

9 May 2013

New risk assessment scorecard helps physicians prevent blood clots in patients following childbirth

A new risk assessment scorecard helped physicians significantly improve their ability to identify at-risk patients following childbirth and provide preventive treatment options for life-threatening blood clots, according to a study conducted by researchers at Montefiore Medical Center.

8 May 2013

Coca-Cola reveals four global business commitments to fight Obesity

The Coca-Cola Company today announces four global business commitments to further contribute to healthier, happier, and more active communities.

8 May 2013

Elixir Medical receives FDA approval to initiate patient enrollment in EXCELLA III clinical trial in US

Elixir Medical Corporation, a developer of products that combine state-of-the-art medical devices with advanced pharmaceuticals, announced today that it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to initiate patient enrollment in the EXCELLA III clinical trial in the United States at up to 50 institutions with conditions to be addressed in parallel.

8 May 2013

MD² International opens primary care office on Manhattan's Upper East Side

MD² International, the founders and definitive providers of concierge medicine, opened their Park Avenue practice on the Upper East Side of Manhattan with Drs. Shari Midoneck and George Ellis.

8 May 2013

Marinalg International agrees to renew approval of carrageenan for organic foods

Marinalg International, the organization supporting sustainable seaweed farming and the seaweed based hydrocolloid industry, agrees with the Proposed Rule by the National Organic Program of the United States Department of Agriculture to renew the approval of carrageenan, a common food stabilizer, as an ingredient in American organic foods.

8 May 2013

Hospital Safety Score: Hospitals make only incremental progress in patient safety

When it comes to patient safety, all hospitals and U.S. states aren't created equal, according to the newly updated Hospital Safety Score. The Spring 2013 update to the Hospital Safety Score that assigns "A," "B," "C," "D" or "F" grades to more than 2,500 general hospitals in the United States showed hospitals have made only incremental progress in addressing errors, accidents, injuries and infections that kill or hurt their patients.

8 May 2013

Prexion receives FDA approval for Eclipse 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography Dental Scanner

Today, Prexion, Inc. announced FDA approval of the The Eclipse 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography Dental Scanner.

8 May 2013

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Porter Adventist Hospital receives "A" for patient safety

Review for clinicians on optimal utilization of aspirin to treat, prevent heart attacks published

NIH official raises concerns about new psychiatry manual

GW team receives research award from PCORI to evaluate cancer survivorship care models

Hospital billing varies widely for the same procedures, Medicare data show

Nurses caring for older people believe their work carried little professional kudos

GOP supermajority in Missouri scuttles Medicaid expansion plans

Federal judge criticizes FDA regarding Plan B contraception decision

UAB exercise and nutrition experts offer tips for summer slim down

Nearly 5 million asthmatics with ABPA could benefit from antifungal treatment, say researchers

Doctors praise GOP's plans for Medicare pay but seek uniform quality measures

Leapfrog Group honors Boston Medical Center with "A" Hospital Safety Score

Calif. Senate leader readies mental health service expansion

New risk assessment scorecard helps physicians prevent blood clots in patients following childbirth

Coca-Cola reveals four global business commitments to fight Obesity

Elixir Medical receives FDA approval to initiate patient enrollment in EXCELLA III clinical trial in US

MD² International opens primary care office on Manhattan's Upper East Side

Marinalg International agrees to renew approval of carrageenan for organic foods

Hospital Safety Score: Hospitals make only incremental progress in patient safety

Prexion receives FDA approval for Eclipse 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography Dental Scanner

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