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Patients treated by ID physicians less likely to die in hospital

In a first-of-its-kind study to evaluate the impact of a medical specialty on patient outcomes, researchers found that hospitalized patients with severe infections such as meningitis and Clostridium difficile are significantly less likely to die if they receive care from an infectious diseases specialist. The study, which analyzed nearly 130,000 Medicare patient cases, is now available online and will be published in the December 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

30 Sep 2013

Colorectal cancer screening in European countries highly effective in reducing mortality

Screening for colorectal cancer in European countries is highly effective in reducing mortality from the disease. Some of the resources currently being devoted to breast and prostate screening programmes, where the evidence of effectiveness is much less clear-cut, should be reallocated to the early detection of CRC, the 2013 European Cancer Congress will hear today (Sunday).

29 Sep 2013

Americans in highest socio-economic groups have 13% greater chance of surviving SAH

Americans in the highest socio-economic groups have a 13 per cent greater chance of surviving a kind of stroke known as a subarachnoid hemorrhage than those in the lowest socio-economic groups, a new study has found.

29 Sep 2013

USF awarded new federal grant to create veterans to BSN programs

Military medics hone their medical skills in combat, supporting humanitarian operations and serving in hospitals and clinics across the world. Now, bolstered by a $1.25-million federal grant, the University of South Florida will offer veterans and service members the opportunity to earn a bachelor of science degree in nursing through a program that builds upon their military healthcare training and experience.

29 Sep 2013

FDA expands Hizentra administration options for people with primary immunodeficiency

CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded the administration options for Hizentra, Immune Globulin Subcutaneous (Human), 20% Liquid, to include dosing once every two weeks (biweekly) for people diagnosed with primary immunodeficiency.

28 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 27, 2013

Today's headlines include the latest updates on the congressional brinksmanship related to current budget battles and efforts to defund the health law, as well as reports about President Barack Obama's campaign-style speech about the law and details on another implementation delay.

27 Sep 2013

Cadence Health awarded grant to establish McCormick Foundation Simulation Training Center

Cadence Health today announced the Robert R. McCormick Foundation has awarded the system a $1 million grant to establish the McCormick Foundation Simulation Training Center at Central DuPage Hospital. The Simulation Training Center is scheduled to open later this year.

27 Sep 2013

BD, WHO commit to develop and launch Odon Device for assisted delivery of newborns

BD, a leading global medical technology company, and the World Health Organization, together with Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development partners, today announced a commitment to develop and launch the Odon Device, an innovative new obstetrical instrument for assisting the delivery of newborns during circumstances of troublesome labor.

From BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) 27 Sep 2013

Disabled Veterans National Foundation offers support to VA's PCCC initiative

The Disabled Veterans National Foundation, a non-profit veterans service organization that focuses on helping men and women who serve and return home wounded or sick after defending our safety and our freedom, is offering its support to the Department of Veterans Affairs' new initiative to expand healthcare services to veterans.

27 Sep 2013

Opinions on Cruz: GOP fight obscures harms from sequester; dramatic stand reaffirms Republican resolve; fundraising bonanza for both parties

The budget crisis manufactured by Congressional Republicans will never succeed at halting health care reform, but it has already caused long-lasting harm. It will preserve the deeply damaging spending cuts, known as the sequester, that are costing jobs and hurting the lives of millions (9/25).

27 Sep 2013

Research findings could help improve treatment for patients with chronic dizziness

Scientists have discovered differences in the brain structure of ballet dancers that may help them avoid feeling dizzy when they perform pirouettes.

27 Sep 2013

Japanese MHLW approves Hizentra for treatment of primary and secondary immunodeficiencies

CSL Behring announced today that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Hizentra (Immune Globulin Subcutaneous [Human]) for the treatment of primary immunodeficiency (PID) and for the treatment of secondary immunodeficiency (SID). Hizentra is now the first and only 20 percent subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) therapy in the world for the treatment of these conditions, both of which belong to group of rare and serious diseases of the immune system.

27 Sep 2013

ARGO Medical partners with YASKAWA for global expansion of ReWalk exoskeleton device

ARGO Medical Technologies has partnered with innovative robotics experts YASKAWA Electric Corporation as it continues the global expansion of its ReWalk exoskeleton device which enables individuals with lower limb disabilities such as paraplegia to walk.

27 Sep 2013

CME Medical urges hospices to improve patient safety with T34 Ambulatory Syringe Pump

CME Medical, is urging hospices to improve their patient safety as part of Hospice Care Week (Oct 7-13) by making the transition from using older ambulatory syringe drivers to using its own T34TM Ambulatory Syringe Pump, to help meet National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) guidance.

27 Sep 2013

New details emerge on health law spending, effects on business

News outlets examine how some businesses are dropping their cheapest health plans and steering employees to the new health insurance online exchanges. Others explore how insurers are responding to new rules and the cost of the Obamacare exchanges.

27 Sep 2013

Genomic instability in CFS is associated with less favorable outcome in patients with CaP

Detailed evaluation of a prostate cancer tumor biopsy may predict treatment outcomes for image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) or surgery for prostate cancer, according to research presented today at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO's) 55th Annual Meeting.

27 Sep 2013

HARM score tool to measure quality, clinical outcomes for colon, rectal surgery patients

Since the publication in 2000 of a report titled "To Err is Human" by the Institute of Medicine which called for a reduction in preventable medical errors, there has been an increasing demand for making improvements in the quality and measurement of health care outcomes.

27 Sep 2013

Optic flow enables perception despite blur image

Blurred images that are unidentifiable as still pictures become understandable once the images are set in motion. That's because of a phenomenon called "optic flow"—which may be especially relevant as a source of visual information in people with low vision, reports a study 'With an Eye to Low Vision: Optic Flow Enables Perception Despite Image Blur' in the October issue of Optometry and Vision Science official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

27 Sep 2013

GOP considers shutdown alternatives

Republicans are exploring a possible new strategy: shifting the fight over President Barack Obama's health-care law to a separate bill that would raise the nation's debt limit. Other media outlets report that the debt limit deadline is Oct. 17 -- about two weeks earlier than had been anticipated.

27 Sep 2013

For regional audiences, the key question is what will a new policy cost here?

Local news outlets examine data released by the Obama administration to see the average rates that local consumers will pay for insurance on the new health marketplaces.

27 Sep 2013

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Patients treated by ID physicians less likely to die in hospital

Colorectal cancer screening in European countries highly effective in reducing mortality

Americans in highest socio-economic groups have 13% greater chance of surviving SAH

USF awarded new federal grant to create veterans to BSN programs

FDA expands Hizentra administration options for people with primary immunodeficiency

First Edition: September 27, 2013

Cadence Health awarded grant to establish McCormick Foundation Simulation Training Center

BD, WHO commit to develop and launch Odon Device for assisted delivery of newborns

Disabled Veterans National Foundation offers support to VA's PCCC initiative

Opinions on Cruz: GOP fight obscures harms from sequester; dramatic stand reaffirms Republican resolve; fundraising bonanza for both parties

Research findings could help improve treatment for patients with chronic dizziness

Japanese MHLW approves Hizentra for treatment of primary and secondary immunodeficiencies

ARGO Medical partners with YASKAWA for global expansion of ReWalk exoskeleton device

CME Medical urges hospices to improve patient safety with T34 Ambulatory Syringe Pump

New details emerge on health law spending, effects on business

Genomic instability in CFS is associated with less favorable outcome in patients with CaP

HARM score tool to measure quality, clinical outcomes for colon, rectal surgery patients

Optic flow enables perception despite blur image

GOP considers shutdown alternatives

For regional audiences, the key question is what will a new policy cost here?

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