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Limited evidence supports medical intervention use in adolescents and young adults with autism

Vanderbilt University researchers studying interventions for adolescents and young adults with autism are reporting today that there is insufficient evidence to support findings, good or bad, for the therapies currently used.

28 Aug 2012

Blog calls on presidential candidates to discuss global health R&D

Noting "Mitt Romney will become the official nominee for the Republican Party at its convention in Florida" this week, Kim Lufkin, communications officer for the Global Health Technologies Coalition, writes in this post in the coalition's "Breakthroughs" blog.

28 Aug 2012

SAMHSA announces six new Statewide Family Network Program grants

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Administrator Pamela S. Hyde announced today the awarding of six new grants totaling up to $1.1 million over the next three years that will enhance state capacity and infrastructure to be more oriented to the needs of children and adolescents with a serious mental health condition.

28 Aug 2012

Rural and urban areas equally likely to receive endovascular aneurysm repair care

A new study published in the September issue of Journal of Vascular Surgery reveals that rural and urban patients have equivalent access to endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) care from vascular surgeons, increased referral to high-volume hospitals and improved outcomes after repair.

28 Aug 2012

U.K. launches emergency response to fight cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone

"The U.K. government has activated a £2 million $3.16 million emergency plan to help tackle a cholera epidemic sweeping through Sierra Leone," the Press Association reports, adding, "The Department for International Development (DfID) says it is using a network that includes private businesses and specialist aid organizations to deliver emergency medical, water and sanitation assistance to affected people in the west African state."

28 Aug 2012

Edge CT now available in NYU Langone's Department of Radiology clinical practice

NYU Langone Medical Center is the first in the country to offer patients access to the new Siemens Somatom Definition Edge single-source computed tomography system (Edge CT), one of the world's fastest CT scanners capable of generating high quality, 3-D diagnostic images using extremely low radiation.

28 Aug 2012

Romney points to Mass. law to defend positions on women's health issues

On the eve of the Republican convention, GOP presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney embraced the health law he signed while governor of Massachusetts as evidence that he would protect women's access to health care.

28 Aug 2012

Mergers, acquisitions and new affiliations change roles for insurers, providers

But something had changed: his cardiologist's practice had been bought by Renown Health, a local hospital system. Dr. Hubbard was caught up in a structural shift that is sweeping through health care in the U.S. -- hospitals are increasingly acquiring private physician practices. Hospitals say the acquisitions will make health care more efficient. But the phenomenon, in some cases, also is having another effect: higher prices.

28 Aug 2012

Major decline in early mortality for STEMI patients: French registries

Data from four French nationwide registries of STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) patients initiated five years apart and covering more than 15 years show that mortality rate decreased by 68% over this period, from 13.7% to 4.4%. Around one quarter of this mortality reduction could be attributed to a change in patient characteristics.

28 Aug 2012

Process for setting new global development goals should be open, inclusive

In this CNN opinion piece, Jamie Drummond, co-founder and executive director of ONE, notes the 2015 deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is approaching, assesses progress towards these goals and examines issues surrounding the creation of a new set of goals.

28 Aug 2012

Public fear of medical data theft slows acceptance of electronic health records

A Harris Interactive survey has found that 63 percent of Americans fear their health data will be stolen -- slowing public acceptance of electronic health records.

28 Aug 2012

ICU misdiagnosis alarmingly common in the acute care setting

Each year as many as 40,500 critically ill U.S. hospital patients die with an unknown medical condition that may have caused or contributed to their death, Johns Hopkins patient safety experts report in a recent study.

28 Aug 2012

Views on Medicare: Rep. Kathy Hochul's campaign; Ryan's vision; Wyden's role

Kathy Hochul is a young, first-term Democratic congresswoman fighting for her political life in a solidly Republican district outside Buffalo, N.Y. Unlike most of that liberal state, this is Romney country; a poll last week showed the GOP candidate ahead of President Obama in her district by a whopping 12 points.

28 Aug 2012

Official predicts consequences for Ala. Medicaid if voters don't OK emergency funds

The Associated Press reports that the official running Alabama's Medicaid program finances says if voters there don't approve funding the program with more than $437 million from the state's trust fund, the resulting large cuts could jeopardize medical care for the poor.

28 Aug 2012

World leaders, scientists gather in Stockholm for World Water Week; Researchers warn overconsumption draining world's water supply

Some 2,500 officials, policymakers and scientists will gather this week at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) for the largest annual meeting on water development issues as the international community recognizes World Water Week, observed August 26-31, VOA News reports. According to the news service, this year's theme is "water and food security."

28 Aug 2012

American moms with full-time jobs less likely to spend time on children's diet and exercise

When it comes to cooking, grocery shopping and playing with children, American moms with full-time jobs spend roughly three-and-half fewer hours per day on these and other chores related to their children's diet and exercise compared to stay-at-home and unemployed mothers, reports a new paper by a Cornell University health economist.

28 Aug 2012

Community-based pharmacists could provide added resource in identifying knee OA

Canadian researchers have determined that community-based pharmacists could provide an added resource in identifying knee osteoarthritis (OA). The study, published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), represents the first evidence supporting a collaborative approach to managing knee OA.

28 Aug 2012

Postoperative complications lead to hospital readmissions among general surgery patients

Postoperative complications are the most significant independent risk factor leading to 30-day hospital readmissions among general surgery patients, according to a new exploratory study published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

28 Aug 2012

IASIS Healthcare, Aurora announce collaboration

Aurora Health Care and IASIS Healthcare today announced a wide ranging partnership which includes the formation of a development joint venture, Aurora IASIS Health Partners, to pursue healthcare acquisitions, new construction, management of facilities and development of clinical services with an initial focus on new and existing markets in Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

28 Aug 2012

United Health Products’ HemoStyp gauze receives CE Mark

United Health Products, Inc., which develops and markets products and technologies in the healthcare sector, today announced that its hemostatic gauze, which is registered and branded in the U.S.A. under the trademark HemoStyp, has been granted use of CE mark which is a mandatory conformity mark for products placed on the market in the European Economic Area (EEA), under the application and registration of its manufacturing agent.

28 Aug 2012

Healthcare News

Limited evidence supports medical intervention use in adolescents and young adults with autism

Blog calls on presidential candidates to discuss global health R&D

SAMHSA announces six new Statewide Family Network Program grants

Rural and urban areas equally likely to receive endovascular aneurysm repair care

U.K. launches emergency response to fight cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone

Edge CT now available in NYU Langone's Department of Radiology clinical practice

Romney points to Mass. law to defend positions on women's health issues

Mergers, acquisitions and new affiliations change roles for insurers, providers

Major decline in early mortality for STEMI patients: French registries

Process for setting new global development goals should be open, inclusive

Public fear of medical data theft slows acceptance of electronic health records

ICU misdiagnosis alarmingly common in the acute care setting

Views on Medicare: Rep. Kathy Hochul's campaign; Ryan's vision; Wyden's role

Official predicts consequences for Ala. Medicaid if voters don't OK emergency funds

World leaders, scientists gather in Stockholm for World Water Week; Researchers warn overconsumption draining world's water supply

American moms with full-time jobs less likely to spend time on children's diet and exercise

Community-based pharmacists could provide added resource in identifying knee OA

Postoperative complications lead to hospital readmissions among general surgery patients

IASIS Healthcare, Aurora announce collaboration

United Health Products’ HemoStyp gauze receives CE Mark

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