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Influential Leapfrog Group jumps in to rate 5,600 surgery centers

The influential Leapfrog Group, which grades nearly 2,000 U.S. hospitals, is launching a national survey to evaluate the safety and quality of up to 5,600 surgery centers that perform millions of outpatient procedures every year.

16 Oct 2018

Survey results highlight the need for better communication between patients and HCPs about bacterial vaginosis

According to an online survey, although healthcare providers report sharing crucial information on bacterial vaginosis with patients, the associated risks of the condition remain a mystery to many women, indicating a significant disconnect.

16 Oct 2018

Costs of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program may be higher than expected reimbursement

For some healthcare providers - especially those serving racial/ethnic minority and low-income patients - the costs of delivering a new Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program may be much higher than the expected reimbursement, reports a study in the November issue of Medical Care.

16 Oct 2018

UVA partners with health systems in AVIA network’s Medicaid Transformation Project

University of Virginia Health System is partnering with more than 20 other health systems in the AVIA network's Medicaid Transformation Project to develop financially sustainable solutions to improving the health of the nearly 75 million Americans who receive Medicaid.

15 Oct 2018

Endurance exercise training beneficially alters gut microbiota composition

According to recent research, endurance exercise training beneficially modifies gut microbiota composition. After six weeks of training, potentially inflammation causing microbes (Proteobacteria) decreased and microbes that are linked to enhanced metabolism (Akkermansia) increased.

15 Oct 2018

Moms' tight work schedules may affect their children's sleep

It may be tough for working moms to get a good night's sleep, but working tight hours may affect their children's sleep, too.

15 Oct 2018

‘EinsteinVision’ that improves hand-eye coordination of surgeons introduced at Harefield Hospital

Patients in London are benefiting from ‘quicker, more accurate’ surgical procedures following the introduction of a ‘pioneering’ and ‘progressive’ 3D camera system which improves the hand-eye coordination of surgeons.

From B. Braun Melsungen AG 15 Oct 2018

Rhode Island Hospital, Brown receive $800,000 grant to keep up fight against opioid epidemic

Researchers from Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital have been at the forefront of battling the opioid epidemic in Rhode Island, and a new $800,000 grant from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation will help them to keep up the fight.

15 Oct 2018

Global health innovation system fails to deliver affordable treatments to patients, says report

NHS patients are being let down by a global health innovation system which fails to deliver the treatments they need at prices that government can afford, according to a new report led by Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, in collaboration with STOPAIDS, Global Justice Now and Just Treatment.

15 Oct 2018

Healthcare systems fail to deliver at affordable prices finds report

According to a new report from Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), in collaboration with STOPAIDS, Global Justice Now and Just Treatment, the NHS patients are not getting treatments at affordable process and this is a failure on part of the global health innovation system.

15 Oct 2018

Researchers explore whether open heart surgery affects cognitive abilities

Most people who need open heart surgery to repair damaged heart valves are aged 65 or older. The American Heart Association estimates that nearly 8 million people have had heart surgeries.

12 Oct 2018

Obesity associated with higher risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

Women who are overweight or obese have up to twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 as women who have what is considered a normal body mass index (BMI), according to new research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

12 Oct 2018

Studies demonstrate effect of Ketogenic Diet on cognitive health in animals

We've all experienced a "gut feeling" -- when we know deep down inside that something is true. That phenomenon and others (like "butterflies in the stomach") aptly describe what scientists have now demonstrated: that the gut and the brain are more closely connected than we once thought, and in fact the health of one can affect the other.

12 Oct 2018

Research shows basophils are key players in lung development

Lungs are vital organs required for the uptake of oxygen in exchange for carbon dioxide. However, the enormous complexity of the respiratory organ is often underestimated and deserves a closer look: A broad range of specialized cells work closely together to ensure the proper functioning of the lung and provide the vital gas exchange.

12 Oct 2018

Lab Innovations to host new range of laboratory product launches in Birmingham

Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, will again host a range of laboratory introductions during the event at the NEC, Birmingham, on 31st October to 1st November.

From Lab Innovations 12 Oct 2018

'Eye scan' shows promise to diagnose central nervous system disorders

Partners from Austria – represented by Medical University of Vienna – Germany, France and the Netherlands are taking part in the EU "MOON" project (multimodal optical diagnostics for age-related diseases of the eye and central nervous system) to develop new techniques for early diagnosis of these diseases and successfully apply them in treatment and diagnosis.

12 Oct 2018

King's commemorates activities and research on World Arthritis Day

King's has a long history with arthritis research and been recognised as having one of the premier rheumatology research units in Europe.

12 Oct 2018

Working Towards a Sustainable Future for the NHS

An interview with Jennifer Lee, Director of Market Access and Advocacy at Janssen UK, the pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson, discussing the importance of innovation in the private sector and making new technologies available to the NHS.

12 Oct 2018

Antidepressants can be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists at the University of Waterloo have discovered that antidepressant medications can be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

12 Oct 2018

New patient-centric website launched in Europe to empower people with chronic conditions

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced the European launch of Life Effects (https://lifeeffects.teva), a patient-centric website hosting content created by patients and checked by experts, at the European Committee for the Treatment and Research of Multiple Sclerosis Congress in Berlin.

12 Oct 2018

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Influential Leapfrog Group jumps in to rate 5,600 surgery centers

Survey results highlight the need for better communication between patients and HCPs about bacterial vaginosis

Costs of Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program may be higher than expected reimbursement

UVA partners with health systems in AVIA network’s Medicaid Transformation Project

Endurance exercise training beneficially alters gut microbiota composition

Moms' tight work schedules may affect their children's sleep

‘EinsteinVision’ that improves hand-eye coordination of surgeons introduced at Harefield Hospital

Rhode Island Hospital, Brown receive $800,000 grant to keep up fight against opioid epidemic

Global health innovation system fails to deliver affordable treatments to patients, says report

Healthcare systems fail to deliver at affordable prices finds report

Researchers explore whether open heart surgery affects cognitive abilities

Obesity associated with higher risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

Studies demonstrate effect of Ketogenic Diet on cognitive health in animals

Research shows basophils are key players in lung development

Lab Innovations to host new range of laboratory product launches in Birmingham

'Eye scan' shows promise to diagnose central nervous system disorders

King's commemorates activities and research on World Arthritis Day

Working Towards a Sustainable Future for the NHS

Antidepressants can be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease

New patient-centric website launched in Europe to empower people with chronic conditions

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