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Electronic prescription accountability program may help track opioid prescriptions

An electronic prescription accountability program for physicians tracking the number of opioid prescriptions per provider may help institutions identify areas for training and education to prevent overprescribing, according to research from the University of California, Irvine.

6 Nov 2019

ISPOR investigates the issue of wasted healthcare spending to improve health system efficiencies

ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research - explored the issue of wasted healthcare spending and how to improve health system efficiencies in the session, "How Can We Create Headroom for High-Value Care By Increasing Efficiency in Health Systems?" [IP9]

6 Nov 2019

ISPOR explores the evolving demands for evidence requirements relating to medical devices

ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research - explored the issue of medical devices and the evolving demands for evidence requirements and assessments in the session, "The Evolving Demands for Medical Device Evidence Development: What the Future Holds." [SP3]. The session was held this afternoon at ISPOR Europe 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

6 Nov 2019

Bariatric surgery lowers diabetic kidney disease risk for severely obese teens with type 2 diabetes

Diabetic kidney disease is the leading cause of kidney failure in the nation, and its occurrence in youth with type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes is rapidly rising.

5 Nov 2019

Reshaping healthcare through technology to deliver more effective and personal care

ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research- second plenary session at ISPOR Europe 2019, "Shaping the Digital Healthcare System," was held this morning in Copenhagen, Denmark.

5 Nov 2019

Researchers successfully treat pain using nanoparticles to deliver a non-opioid medication

The use of nanoparticles to deliver a drug into specific nerve cells has resulted in significantly improved pain relief.

5 Nov 2019

Bariatric surgery may cut genetic risk for developing breast cancer

Women with a genetic predisposition for breast cancer were 2.5 times more likely to develop a malignancy than women with the same genetic risk who underwent bariatric or weight-loss surgery, according to a new study presented today by Cleveland Clinic Florida researchers at the 36th American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting at ObesityWeek 2019.

5 Nov 2019

Metabolic surgery patients two times less likely to have recurrent and fatal heart attacks

Metabolic surgery patients with a history of coronary artery disease were about two times less likely to have a recurrent and fatal heart attack or develop systolic heart failure compared to closely matched patients who did not have the surgery, according to a new study from Cleveland Clinic Florida researchers who presented their findings today at the 36th American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting at ObesityWeek 2019.

5 Nov 2019

Eisai transfers rights to Royalty Pharma relating to net sales of EZH2 inhibitor outside of Japan

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to transfer the rights to receive royalties on the sales outside of Japan for an investigational anti-cancer agent tazemetostat (generic name) to Royalty Pharma.

5 Nov 2019

Panelists explore the issue of drug pricing at ISPOR Europe 2019

ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research - explored the issue of drug pricing in the session, "Time for Change? Has the Time Come for the Pharma Industry to Accept Modest Prices?" [IP4].

5 Nov 2019

New analysis offers an alternative explanation for decline in hospital admissions

The decline in hospital readmission rates that occurred following the launch of a federal program designed to improve quality of care and reduce repeat hospitalizations has been lauded as proof of the program's effectiveness.

5 Nov 2019

ISPOR explores digital health technologies to address key health-related challenges

ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research - explored the potential of digital health technologies to address key health-related challenges and how to best evaluate these technologies as the field evolves.

5 Nov 2019

Family caregivers should be entitled to six months paid time off work, say experts

People who look after loved ones nearing the end of their lives should be entitled to up to six months paid time off work and safeguards for their job so they can return to work, according to academics from the University of Sheffield's School of Nursing and Midwifery.

4 Nov 2019

ER admissions for adolescent sexual abuse have more than doubled, study finds

From 2010 to 2016, emergency department admissions for confirmed adolescent sexual abuse in the U.S. doubled, even as rates of child sexual abuse have steadily declined for decades.

4 Nov 2019

Preterm birth has lasting consequences for children and their family

In the United States, 1 in 10 babies is born preterm, or at a gestational age of less than 37 weeks. The causes of preterm birth are complicated but the effects are clear: Preterm birth has lasting consequences for the child and their family.

4 Nov 2019

Mount Sinai launches new mobile precision wellness iPhone app

Have you ever wondered whether your double latte really helps you function better in that early-morning meeting? Or if melatonin truly gives you better sleep at night? Now there's a way to find out, thanks to a new mobile precision wellness iPhone app developed at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

4 Nov 2019

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Electronic prescription accountability program may help track opioid prescriptions

ISPOR investigates the issue of wasted healthcare spending to improve health system efficiencies

ISPOR explores the evolving demands for evidence requirements relating to medical devices

Bariatric surgery lowers diabetic kidney disease risk for severely obese teens with type 2 diabetes

Reshaping healthcare through technology to deliver more effective and personal care

Researchers successfully treat pain using nanoparticles to deliver a non-opioid medication

Bariatric surgery may cut genetic risk for developing breast cancer

Metabolic surgery patients two times less likely to have recurrent and fatal heart attacks

Eisai transfers rights to Royalty Pharma relating to net sales of EZH2 inhibitor outside of Japan

Panelists explore the issue of drug pricing at ISPOR Europe 2019

New analysis offers an alternative explanation for decline in hospital admissions

ISPOR explores digital health technologies to address key health-related challenges

Family caregivers should be entitled to six months paid time off work, say experts

ER admissions for adolescent sexual abuse have more than doubled, study finds

Preterm birth has lasting consequences for children and their family

Mount Sinai launches new mobile precision wellness iPhone app

Home care reduces hospital readmission risk for older adults recovering from heart failure

Genetic mutation of APOE gene may provide protection against Alzheimer's disease

Mortality rates within 30 days of ED visit decline in recent years

Continuity of care can improve health outcomes for patients with severe mental illness

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