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Vizient recognizes NYU Langone Health as No. 1 in quality and safety for inpatient, ambulatory care

NYU Langone Health has been recognized as No. 1 in quality and safety for inpatient and ambulatory care by Vizient, Inc.

22 Sep 2022

Scientists uncover key details of an immune-cell process that underlies excessive inflammation

A team led by Scripps Research scientists has uncovered key details of an immune-cell process that frequently underlies excessive inflammation in the body.

22 Sep 2022

How did the COVID-19 pandemic alter racial and ethnic disparities in mortality?

Researchers pursued evidence of all-cause mortality disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, its temporal evolution, and whether this disparity persists.

22 Sep 2022

New modeling system identifies potential therapeutics for autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease

Organoids - lab grown cells or tissues that resemble organs - serve as a new tool for disease modeling, but researchers often have difficulty replicating the biophysical conditions in which the organs operate within the body.

22 Sep 2022

An unusual case of Monkeypox virus transmission by needlestick injury

In a recent study published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers described an unusual case of patient-to-healthcare worker (HCW) monkeypox virus (MPXV) transmission via a needlestick injury that occured in Brazil.

21 Sep 2022

Sleep timing may affect people's risk of developing dementia, study suggests

New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests that the time people go to bed and the amount of time they sleep may affect their risk of developing dementia.

21 Sep 2022

UEA researchers make important discovery about how prostate cancer may begin

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have made an important discovery about how prostate cancer may start to develop.

21 Sep 2022

Cutting-edge technology uses MRI to diagnose patients with heart failure in record time

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed cutting-edge technology to diagnose patients with heart failure in record time.

21 Sep 2022

Global burden of type 1 diabetes likely to double by 2040, study predicts

An estimated 8.4 million people were living with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) across the globe in 2021, according to the results of a new modeling study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

21 Sep 2022

Formula may be right for infants, but experts warn that toddlers don’t need it

Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business in the United States: Sales of the drinks more than doubled in recent years as companies convinced parents that their little ones needed the liquid boost.

21 Sep 2022

World Alzheimer’s Day 2022: Improving Post-Diagnosis Care with COGNISANCE

To commemorate World Alzheimer's Day, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Meredith Gresham, coordinator of COGNISANCE: Co-Designing Dementia Diagnosis And Post Diagnostic Care, about the project and post-dementia diagnosis care for patients and their families.

21 Sep 2022

UC San Diego team receives $1.2 million to create a novel system to study chronic low back pain

A multidisciplinary team led by researchers at UC San Diego has received $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation to create a novel system to study and inform the treatment of chronic low back pain.

20 Sep 2022

New device for diagnosing bone fragility approved for marketing in the Europe

A new device for diagnosing bone fragility invented by the University Hospitals of Geneva and the University of Geneva has been approved for marketing in the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

20 Sep 2022

More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, data shows

More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable, according to 2017-2019 data from Maternal Mortality Review Committees, which are representatives of diverse clinical and non-clinical backgrounds who review the circumstances around pregnancy-related deaths to identify recommendations to prevent future deaths.

20 Sep 2022

Heart medication may also be effective for treating alcohol use disorder

A medication for heart problems and high blood pressure may also be effective for treating alcohol use disorder, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues.

20 Sep 2022

Study suggests healthcare personnel have a low risk of developing monkeypox when exposed to infected patients

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has determined how health care personnel (HCP) are affected when exposed to the monkeypox virus and published their findings in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

20 Sep 2022

Healthcare systems seem may be ill-equipped to handle high co-circulation of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in the coming year

In a new study, researchers conducted a community-based prospective cohort study in Managua, Nicaragua, before the winter season when influenza A (H3N2) cases surge in the Northern Hemisphere.

20 Sep 2022

New SIO-ASCO practice guideline addresses the use of integrative therapies for cancer pain management

A new joint practice guideline from the Society for Integrative Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc. has been published to address gaps in healthcare providers' knowledge of how to safely and effectively treat common cancer symptoms and side effects using integrative medicine approaches.

19 Sep 2022

COVID-19 during pregnancy damages the placenta's immune response to further infections

If a woman contracts COVID-19 during her pregnancy, the infection, even if it's mild, damages the placenta's immune response to further infections, a UW Medicine-led study has found.

19 Sep 2022

Study estimates 18 million Americans have long-COVID

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the prevalence, risk factors, and impact of post-coronavirus disease (COVID) conditions (PCC) or long COVID on daily activities among adults residing in the United States (US).

19 Sep 2022

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Vizient recognizes NYU Langone Health as No. 1 in quality and safety for inpatient, ambulatory care

Scientists uncover key details of an immune-cell process that underlies excessive inflammation

How did the COVID-19 pandemic alter racial and ethnic disparities in mortality?

New modeling system identifies potential therapeutics for autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease

An unusual case of Monkeypox virus transmission by needlestick injury

Sleep timing may affect people's risk of developing dementia, study suggests

UEA researchers make important discovery about how prostate cancer may begin

Cutting-edge technology uses MRI to diagnose patients with heart failure in record time

Global burden of type 1 diabetes likely to double by 2040, study predicts

Formula may be right for infants, but experts warn that toddlers don’t need it

World Alzheimer’s Day 2022: Improving Post-Diagnosis Care with COGNISANCE

UC San Diego team receives $1.2 million to create a novel system to study chronic low back pain

New device for diagnosing bone fragility approved for marketing in the Europe

More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, data shows

Heart medication may also be effective for treating alcohol use disorder

Study suggests healthcare personnel have a low risk of developing monkeypox when exposed to infected patients

Healthcare systems seem may be ill-equipped to handle high co-circulation of influenza and SARS-CoV-2 in the coming year

New SIO-ASCO practice guideline addresses the use of integrative therapies for cancer pain management

COVID-19 during pregnancy damages the placenta's immune response to further infections

Study estimates 18 million Americans have long-COVID

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