Healthcare News

RSS

New book focuses on Wnt signaling

Wnt proteins are signaling molecules that play critical roles during embryonic development and in the regeneration of adult tissues. They bind to Frizzled and LRP family receptors on the cell surface, triggering a series of events that cause beta-catenin to enter the nucleus and activate transcription factors that control cell fate and cell proliferation. Mutations in components of the Wnt pathway lead to developmental defects and are common in cancer.

19 Oct 2012

Federal agents raid drug compounding center

Food and Drug Administration investigators probe the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 16.

19 Oct 2012

Survey of E.U. residents shows Europeans support foreign aid despite economic crisis

"A new survey of European Union [E.U.] residents reveals that even an economic crisis doesn't dampen Europeans' support for aid," Amie Newman, a communications officer and editor for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

19 Oct 2012

Zimbabwe to allow trained nurses to prescribe, administer ARVs

PlusNews examines challenges and concerns over an announcement by the Zimbabwean government that it plans to train nurses to prescribe and administer antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to people living with HIV in the country.

19 Oct 2012

In second face-off, Obama and Romney rumble over a range of issues

News outlets examine how each candidate fared in Tuesday night's town-hall style debate. In general, many media sources note how little discussion surrounded issues related to Medicare and the health law.

19 Oct 2012

Political will, humanitarian effort, funding all needed to eradicate polio

Though "conflict and insecurity problems in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria have presented challenges to polio immunization, ... these are surmountable obstacles," Siddharth Chatterjee, chief diplomat and head of strategic partnerships and international relations at the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, writes in the International Peace Institute's Global Observatory.

19 Oct 2012

CNN program examines childhood stunting

In this episode of CNN's "Amanpour," correspondent Christiane Amanpour talks with UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake and Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Angelique Kidjo, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, about childhood stunting, which "threatens 180 million children below the age of five all over the world."

19 Oct 2012

Swing state highlights: Medicare steals spotlights in congressional campaign ads, debates

KHN's Sarah Barr samples political coverage each week from swing states to see how health policy developments, and other political issues, are playing.

19 Oct 2012

Roundup: Mass. launches information exchange; Ga. fight brews over new prompt-pay rule

Massachusetts on Tuesday launched a statewide health information exchange that will allow health care providers to share electronic health information as they seek to improve coordination of care, lower costs and increase patient safety. Gov. Deval Patrick successfully sent his health data from 907-bed Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston to 659-bed Baystate Medical Center in Springfield as part of the launch.

19 Oct 2012

Advances in Neonatal Care now available on the iPad

Advances in Neonatal Care, the leading source of professional information for neonatal nursing professionals, announced today that its content and CE opportunities are available on the iPad.

19 Oct 2012

Daily sedation interruption does not benefit critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients

For critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, daily sedation interruption did not reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation or appear to offer any benefit to patients, and may have increased both sedation and analgesic use and nurse workload, according to a study appearing in JAMA.

19 Oct 2012

Kaiser Permanente creates new electronic Exercise Vital Sign initiative

Kaiser Permanente has created a new electronic Exercise Vital Sign initiative to systematically record patients' physical activity in their electronic health records.

19 Oct 2012

Adding increased glucose monitoring can optimize perioperative care of diabetic patients

A study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2012 annual meeting revealed that adding increased glucose monitoring throughout surgical procedures will allow anesthesiologists to optimize the perioperative and surgical care of millions of diabetic patients throughout the world.

19 Oct 2012

Public-private cooperation can help establish sustainable farming for better nutrition, health

"Nothing could be more appropriate than the World Food Day focus on cooperatives this year," because "the collective power of cooperatives can enable better access to market, better returns, better access to inputs and services, and a better support network for smallholder farmers," leading to "higher returns" which allow farmers to "better provide for the nutrition, education and health of their families," Mark Bowman, managing director of SABMiller, writes in an AllAfrica.com opinion piece.

19 Oct 2012

EHRA ICD for Life Summit to be held in Belgrade, Serbia

An EHRA ICD for Life Summit will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, during 19-20 October, to discuss challenges and unmet needs in Central and Eastern European countries. The Summit is targeted at politicians, health insurance companies, policy makers, representatives of health ministries, arrhythmologists and electrophysiologists.

19 Oct 2012

Viewpoints: 'Scrappy' debate offered little new on entitlement programs; Staring down the fiscal cliff

President Obama and Mitt Romney faced off Tuesday night in a scrappy, at times downright nasty town-hall debate that featured a feistier, more focused Obama than was seen in their first encounter and that broadened the discussion to social issues such as immigration, contraceptive coverage and gun control. ... In the end, on the domestic front, the debate performance of both has been about as disappointing as their dodging on the campaign trail.

19 Oct 2012

AAP to host seminar on child health disparities

A day before pediatricians gather in New Orleans for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition, the AAP will host a day-long seminar on health disparities.

19 Oct 2012

Views on meningitis outbreak: FDA says it is working to contain risks; USA Today says regulators had 'ample warning of the potential risks'

The ongoing meningitis outbreak and its impact on patients and their families is a tragedy, and our hearts go out to the patients and their families who have suffered as a result of these events. The FDA's top priority is to fully contain the health risks associated with the outbreak as quickly as possible, and we will continue to work tirelessly to do so.

19 Oct 2012

First Edition: October 18, 2012

Today's headlines include resports about how the presidential candidates are crafting messages on women's health issues in order to appeal to female voters.

18 Oct 2012

Jersey Shore University Medical Center recognized as Baby-Friendly hospital

Jersey Shore University Medical Center has received an international designation as a Baby-Friendly hospital. Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. is the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund.

18 Oct 2012

Healthcare News

New book focuses on Wnt signaling

Federal agents raid drug compounding center

Survey of E.U. residents shows Europeans support foreign aid despite economic crisis

Zimbabwe to allow trained nurses to prescribe, administer ARVs

In second face-off, Obama and Romney rumble over a range of issues

Political will, humanitarian effort, funding all needed to eradicate polio

CNN program examines childhood stunting

Swing state highlights: Medicare steals spotlights in congressional campaign ads, debates

Roundup: Mass. launches information exchange; Ga. fight brews over new prompt-pay rule

Advances in Neonatal Care now available on the iPad

Daily sedation interruption does not benefit critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients

Kaiser Permanente creates new electronic Exercise Vital Sign initiative

Adding increased glucose monitoring can optimize perioperative care of diabetic patients

Public-private cooperation can help establish sustainable farming for better nutrition, health

EHRA ICD for Life Summit to be held in Belgrade, Serbia

Viewpoints: 'Scrappy' debate offered little new on entitlement programs; Staring down the fiscal cliff

AAP to host seminar on child health disparities

Views on meningitis outbreak: FDA says it is working to contain risks; USA Today says regulators had 'ample warning of the potential risks'

First Edition: October 18, 2012

Jersey Shore University Medical Center recognized as Baby-Friendly hospital

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Latest News