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Non-drug solutions for postpartum depression: an interview with Dr David Brock & Christopher Thatcher

Postpartum depression (PPD) is reported to occur in 10-15% of delivering women with an estimated 400,000 women affected annually in the US. It is the most common complication of childbirth and is a significant public health concern.

11 Jul 2016

Swedish researchers shed more light on hereditary prostate cancer

It is a well-known fact that men with a family history of prostate cancer run an increased risk of developing the disease. The risk for brothers of men with prostate cancer is doubled.

11 Jul 2016

NIH selects VUMC to play foundational role in PMI Cohort Program

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been chosen by the National Institutes of Health to be the Data and Research Support Center for the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program, a landmark study of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors affecting the health of a million or more people, federal officials have announced.

11 Jul 2016

Five-year NIH grant awarded to four NYC medical centers for PMI Cohort Program

Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, in collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian and NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, have been awarded a grant from the NIH for approximately $4 million in fiscal year 2016 to enroll participants in the Cohort Program of President Barack Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI)—a large-scale research effort to improve our ability to prevent and treat disease based on individual differences in lifestyle, environment and genetics.

11 Jul 2016

AMP looks forward to working with FDA to determine optimal approach to regulating NGS tests

The Association for Molecular Pathology, the premier global, non-profit organization serving molecular diagnostic professionals, today announced that it looks forward to working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to determine the best adaptive approach to regulating Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) tests.

11 Jul 2016

Telephone-based disease surveillance system can forecast dengue fever outbreaks

A team of scientists has developed a system that can forecast the outbreak of dengue fever by simply analyzing the calling behavior of citizens to a public-health hotline.

8 Jul 2016

AHA collaborates with Amazon Web Services to advance discoveries in cardiovascular precision medicine

The American Heart Association today announces a new collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Inc., a leading cloud computing infrastructure, to enable and advance discoveries in cardiovascular science and medicine using cloud technology.

8 Jul 2016

UDOL launches two short courses for healthcare professionals

Healthcare professionals from around the world wanting to develop their career can benefit from two short courses launched by University of Derby Online Learning (UDOL).

From University of Derby Online Learning 8 Jul 2016

Study identifies genetic mutations responsible for development of cardiac hypertrophy in adults

Investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have identified a developmental cause of adult-onset cardiac hypertrophy, a dangerous thickening of the heart muscle that can lead to heart failure and death.

8 Jul 2016

New data shows Sandoz biosimilar etanercept candidate has equivalent efficacy to originator product

Sandoz, a Novartis division, and the pioneer and global leader in biosimilars, today announced results from the EGALITY trial in which the primary endpoint of achieving equivalence in Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) 75 response rates at week 12 was met.

8 Jul 2016

Ideagen to help mental health and community trust meet paperless NHS targets and reduce reliance on off-site storage suppliers

Software firm Ideagen is to work with South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to reduce the volume of paper patient records in line with the NHS’s £4bn drive for paperless health services.

8 Jul 2016

Curza receives SBIR grant to develop new class of broad spectrum antibiotics

Curza Global, LLC, a company based on technology developed at the University of Utah, has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant of $598,770 entitled "Natural product-inspired antibacterials with unique ribosomal binding" that will provide two years of support.

7 Jul 2016

Researchers develop conceptual model to improve acute care delivery and outcomes

Researchers at the George Washington University created a conceptual model for episodes of acute, unscheduled care - care that can be delivered in a variety of settings from emergency departments to doctors' offices, from urgent care centers to telemedicine.

7 Jul 2016

BMC receives grant to optimally support child wellbeing from preconception period through age 5

Boston Medical Center's Vital Village Network has received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation aimed at developing the infrastructure to support all children entering kindergarten at a healthy weight.

7 Jul 2016

AANA clarifies truth behind VA's proposed rule

There is a lot of press coverage about the VA proposed rule to allow advanced practice registered nurses, including Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, to practice to the full scope of their education, training, and licensure in the Veterans Health Administration.

7 Jul 2016

New technique can help detect brain regions that trigger seizures in people with epilepsy

Scientists at the University of Exeter have developed a pioneering new technique that could revolutionise the surgical treatment of epilepsy.

7 Jul 2016

Study finds similar care for Medicaid and non-Medicaid pediatric asthma inpatients

Children covered by Medicaid and equally sick children not covered by Medicaid received essentially similar asthma treatment in a given pediatric hospital, according to a new study.

7 Jul 2016

Study reveals high healthcare costs for chronic pain patients in Canada

Costs of patients who develop chronic post-surgical pain could range from $2.5 million to $4.1 million a year, in one Ontario hospital alone, according to a study in Pain Management.

6 Jul 2016

Conceptual model highlights transmission of chronic pain risk from parent to children

Can an increased risk of chronic pain be transmitted from parents to children? Several factors may contribute, including genetics, effects on early development, social learning, and more according to a report in the journal PAIN, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain.

6 Jul 2016

New research highlights need to abandon modern hygiene hypothesis

The July issue of Perspectives in Public Health (published by the Royal Society of Public Health) takes an objective view of ongoing research showing that the hygiene hypothesis – the idea that allergies are the price we are paying for our “modern obsession with cleanliness” – is a misleading misnomer.

6 Jul 2016

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Non-drug solutions for postpartum depression: an interview with Dr David Brock & Christopher Thatcher

Swedish researchers shed more light on hereditary prostate cancer

NIH selects VUMC to play foundational role in PMI Cohort Program

Five-year NIH grant awarded to four NYC medical centers for PMI Cohort Program

AMP looks forward to working with FDA to determine optimal approach to regulating NGS tests

Telephone-based disease surveillance system can forecast dengue fever outbreaks

AHA collaborates with Amazon Web Services to advance discoveries in cardiovascular precision medicine

UDOL launches two short courses for healthcare professionals

Study identifies genetic mutations responsible for development of cardiac hypertrophy in adults

New data shows Sandoz biosimilar etanercept candidate has equivalent efficacy to originator product

Ideagen to help mental health and community trust meet paperless NHS targets and reduce reliance on off-site storage suppliers

Curza receives SBIR grant to develop new class of broad spectrum antibiotics

Researchers develop conceptual model to improve acute care delivery and outcomes

BMC receives grant to optimally support child wellbeing from preconception period through age 5

AANA clarifies truth behind VA's proposed rule

New technique can help detect brain regions that trigger seizures in people with epilepsy

Study finds similar care for Medicaid and non-Medicaid pediatric asthma inpatients

Study reveals high healthcare costs for chronic pain patients in Canada

Conceptual model highlights transmission of chronic pain risk from parent to children

New research highlights need to abandon modern hygiene hypothesis

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