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Excessive gestational weight gain affects women in the long run

Unhealthy weight gain in pregnancy has been linked with postpartum weight retention but until now its long-term effects had been understudied in low-income and minority populations who are at high risk for obesity.

23 Oct 2015

Smartphone app may improve self-management skills in young patients with spina bifida

A system incorporating a smartphone app may help adolescents and young adults with spina bifida to improve their daily self-management skills, suggests a paper in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

23 Oct 2015

Early trial results in lung cancer

Results from early phase trials investigating different therapeutic agents in lung cancer patients were presented during the third Presidential Session at the European Cancer Congress in Vienna, Austria. Here we summarise two studies reported at the session.

22 Oct 2015

Louisiana Tech professor honored with AHIMA's 2015 Triumph Award for research

Dr. Prerna Dua, associate professor of health informatics and information management at Louisiana Tech University, has been honored by the American Health Information Management Association with its 2015 Triumph Award for research.

22 Oct 2015

Responsiveness necessary for mental health services in Iran

The Iranian mental health system should pay more attention to responding to non-medical expectations of service users. The measurement of responsiveness can inform us how well the mental health care system interacts with the population. These are the conclusion drawn in a dissertation by Ameneh Setareh Forouzan at Umeå University in Sweden.

22 Oct 2015

Omedix to integrate Elsevier's Health Library into patient engagement platform

Omedix, a leader in convenient, cost-effective and user-friendly web solutions for medical practices, will integrate Elsevier's Health Library into its patient engagement platform. Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, developed the digital Health Library for patients and consumers featuring accurate, timely, easy-to-understand content on thousands of healthcare topics and issues.

22 Oct 2015

Members enrolled in Medicare Advantage satisfied with their plans, study finds

With nearly half strongly agreeing their health plan is a trusted partner in their health and wellness, members enrolled in Medicare Advantage are quite satisfied with their plan, according to the J.D. Power 2015 Medicare Advantage Member Satisfaction Study released today.

22 Oct 2015

Adeptus Health's net operating revenue increases 53% to $88.2 million in third quarter 2015

Adeptus Health Inc., the largest operator of freestanding emergency rooms in the U.S., announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

22 Oct 2015

Mayo Clinic study analyzes asthma outcomes after patients step down daily medicines

Stepping down asthma medicines can be done safely and at less cost for patients says a new Mayo Clinic study published this week in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. It is common for patients and doctors to test out if taking less daily asthma medicine is safe — primarily because of the high cost of asthma medicine.

22 Oct 2015

Researchers use cutting edge genomic methods to explain protective effects of malaria vaccine candidate

An international team led by researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have used cutting edge genomic methods to uncover key biological insights that help explain the protective effects of the world's most advanced malaria vaccine candidate, RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S).

22 Oct 2015

NHS to produce unique stem cells that could revolutionize treatment for diabetic kidney disease

NHS Blood and Transplant will start producing stem cells for groundbreaking treatment aimed at combating one of the most serious health problems facing the NHS, diabetic kidney disease.

22 Oct 2015

NHS Trusts not compliant with safer sharps rules two years after regulation enacted, says new MindMetre reseach

New research from independent research organization MindMetre has revealed that many NHS Trusts are not complying with ‘safer sharps’ rules, putting NHS employees at unnecessary risk of ‘needlestick’ injuries and possible blood-borne infections such as hepatitis and HIV.

22 Oct 2015

St. Luke's Community Education Center dedicated at Cetronia Ambulance Corps

Today, the new St. Luke’s Community Education Center at Cetronia Ambulance Corps was unveiled in a dedication ceremony with administrators, first responders and physicians.

22 Oct 2015

Restoring memory in aging mice

A new study, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System (VA) and University of California (UC) San Diego School of Medicine shows that increasing a crucial cholesterol-binding membrane protein in nerve cells (neurons) within the brain can improve learning and memory in aged mice.

22 Oct 2015

New study shows value of educating OB/GYN residents to address menopause-related health issues

Despite the fact that nearly two million women every year reach menopause (that's equivalent to 6,000 women each day), many experts agree that OB/GYN residents are not being properly prepared to address menopause-related health issues.

22 Oct 2015

Intense education program can reduce use of indwelling urinary catheters in MICU setting

Many hospitalized patients have an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC), and previous studies have found up to one-third of IUCs are unneeded. A team of researchers from Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, implemented an intervention that decreased the use of IUCs in patients from 92.3 percent to just 15 percent, representing a 77.3 percent reduction in use.

20 Oct 2015

The American Heart Association and Heart Rhythm Society Unite to Improve Cardiovascular Research, Care

The American Heart Association and Heart Rhythm Society today announced a collaboration designed to advance research and improve the delivery of care for people with an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (AFib).

20 Oct 2015

Chronic diseases in Bangladesh drag more households below poverty line

A new study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology shows that over the past decades Bangladesh observed a successful health transition while chronic diseases shifted from the rich to affect in excess also poor households.

20 Oct 2015

Mordor Intelligence announces publication of ‘Global Sports Medicine Market’ report

Mordor Intelligence is pleased to announce the publication of the report on Global Sports Medicine Market on October 20, 2015. This report discusses the market in detail.

20 Oct 2015

Leading obesity groups stress need to regulate weight-loss dietary supplements

On the heels of a new study tying dietary supplements to more than 23,000 emergency room visits each year, four leading obesity research, treatment and prevention groups issue a joint scientific statement recommending dietary supplements for weight loss claiming curative or medicinal qualities be subject to review and approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

20 Oct 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Excessive gestational weight gain affects women in the long run

Smartphone app may improve self-management skills in young patients with spina bifida

Early trial results in lung cancer

Louisiana Tech professor honored with AHIMA's 2015 Triumph Award for research

Responsiveness necessary for mental health services in Iran

Omedix to integrate Elsevier's Health Library into patient engagement platform

Members enrolled in Medicare Advantage satisfied with their plans, study finds

Adeptus Health's net operating revenue increases 53% to $88.2 million in third quarter 2015

Mayo Clinic study analyzes asthma outcomes after patients step down daily medicines

Researchers use cutting edge genomic methods to explain protective effects of malaria vaccine candidate

NHS to produce unique stem cells that could revolutionize treatment for diabetic kidney disease

NHS Trusts not compliant with safer sharps rules two years after regulation enacted, says new MindMetre reseach

St. Luke's Community Education Center dedicated at Cetronia Ambulance Corps

Restoring memory in aging mice

New study shows value of educating OB/GYN residents to address menopause-related health issues

Intense education program can reduce use of indwelling urinary catheters in MICU setting

The American Heart Association and Heart Rhythm Society Unite to Improve Cardiovascular Research, Care

Chronic diseases in Bangladesh drag more households below poverty line

Mordor Intelligence announces publication of ‘Global Sports Medicine Market’ report

Leading obesity groups stress need to regulate weight-loss dietary supplements

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