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Kidney patients have the highest number of comorbidities, shows study

A study published in JAMA Network Open showed: nephrologists treat the most complex patients. As ERA-EDTA president Professor Carmine Zoccali explains, kidney patients are highly vulnerable and need special care, but nephrology is a neglected discipline in many European healthcare systems.

24 Dec 2018

FDA authorizes marketing of new tool to aid in nutritional management of breast milk

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the Miris Human Milk Analyzer, a new diagnostic test to aid healthcare professionals in measuring nutrients in breast milk, including the concentration of fat, carbohydrate, protein, total solids and energy.

24 Dec 2018

Hospital readmission reduction program associated with increase in post-discharge mortality

A policy designed to reduce hospital readmissions through financial penalties was associated with a significant increase in post-discharge mortality for patients with heart failure and pneumonia, according to a large-scale study by researchers in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology.

21 Dec 2018

Study explores causes for rising rate of hospitalizations among homeless individuals

A homeless individual is one who lacks fixed and reliable housing, and approximately 553,000 people fit that description on any given night in the United States.

21 Dec 2018

New data demonstrates clinical utility of AlloSure in repeat kidney transplant recipients

CareDx, Inc., a leading molecular diagnostics company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value diagnostic solutions for transplant patients, today announces the publication of data demonstrating the clinical utility of measuring AlloSure in repeat kidney transplant recipients in the American Journal of Transplantation.

21 Dec 2018

Study examines performance of skilled nursing care residents with cognitive difficulties

After a hospital stay, many older adults will be discharged to a skilled nursing facility to recover. The goal of this type of short-term nursing care is to help patients regain their ability to function and perform their daily activities to the best of their ability so they can return home, if possible.

21 Dec 2018

New guidance for implementing universal suicide risk screening in medical settings

A new report, authored in part by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, provides guidance on how to implement universal suicide risk screening of youth in medical settings.

21 Dec 2018

AGS expresses concern for future stability of high-quality, affordable health care

As it has since 2016, the American Geriatrics Society again expressed concern for the future stability of high-quality, person-centered, and affordable health care should bipartisan collaboration falter following a federal court ruling last Friday, which jeopardizes important gains under the Affordable Care Act.

21 Dec 2018

Regenstrief partners with MDClone to speed up access to data for medical research

Health care generates vast amounts of data that have the potential to drive medical research and improve health, but unlocking the power of those data for the greater good is often slow and challenging.

21 Dec 2018

Judge who invalidated Obamacare has been a ‘go-to judge’ for Republicans, critics say

U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor has a history of siding with Republicans on ideologically motivated lawsuits. His ruling last week, in which he sided with the GOP on a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, was not a one-off.

20 Dec 2018

Doctors rarely advice patients about healthy lifestyle changes

Too rarely do doctors give their patients advice about healthy lifestyle changes. A statistical analysis of US health data conducted by MedUni Vienna researchers together with international partners has shown that people suffering from obesity, diabetes and other high-risk conditions are much too rarely encouraged to eat more healthily and to take more exercise.

20 Dec 2018

Obesity help on the front line

The Australian National University (ANU) has developed a new program to be rolled out across the country to help GPs treat patients with obesity.

19 Dec 2018

Kidney failure is increasing in Australians under 50 with type 2 diabetes, study finds

A study of more than 1.3 million Australians with diabetes has found that kidney failure is increasing in people with type 2 diabetes aged under 50 years, leading to reduced quality of life and placing growing demand on the country's kidney dialysis and transplantation services.

19 Dec 2018

Netsmart, Kindred Healthcare team up to create unique, technology-driven post-acute platform

Kindred Healthcare, LLC and Netsmart today announced a partnership to create a unique, technology-driven clinical platform that surpasses the traditional boundaries of electronic medical records and aligns with the needs of the evolving value-based care environment.

19 Dec 2018

Quidel receives CE mark to use Sofia 2 Lyme+ Fluorescent Immunoassay with Sofia 2 analyzer

Quidel Corporation, a provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems, announced today that it has received CE Mark to market Quidel's Sofia 2 Lyme+ FIA to be used with the Sofia 2 Fluorescent Immunoassay Analyzer for the rapid differential detection of human IgM and IgG antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii from serum and plasma specimens.

19 Dec 2018

EU Member States fall short on influenza vaccination coverage for vulnerable groups, says ECDC

None of the European Union (EU) Member States could demonstrate that they reach the EU target of 75% influenza vaccination coverage for vulnerable groups, according to a new report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

19 Dec 2018

FDA supports C-Path's Type 1 Diabetes Consortium to pursue biomarker qualification

Critical Path Institute (C-Path) announced today that its Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Consortium has received a positive response to its Letter of Intent (LOI) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detailing the FDA's decision to accept the consortium's Biomarker Initiative project into the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Biomarker Qualification Program (BQP).

19 Dec 2018

Split liver transplants could save children on wait list finds study

A review analysed 5,300 cases of liver transplants on children across the country. The team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Medicine looked at the patients who were more likely to survive after a split liver transplant. A split liver transplant is a type of transplant where the recipient receives only a part of the donor’s liver.

18 Dec 2018

Mindfulness training could be excellent strategy to prevent and manage obesity

Mindfulness training may improve the effectiveness of intensive weight management programs, suggesting that it could be an excellent strategy for healthcare providers in preventing and managing obesity.

18 Dec 2018

Key device patent issued to pioneer of wearable sweat sensor

Eccrine Systems, Inc., an advanced sweat sensor company, today announced that a key patent, US10136831, has been issued to Dr. Jason Heikenfeld, Co-Founder & CSO, and prominent University of Cincinnati researcher.

18 Dec 2018

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Kidney patients have the highest number of comorbidities, shows study

FDA authorizes marketing of new tool to aid in nutritional management of breast milk

Hospital readmission reduction program associated with increase in post-discharge mortality

Study explores causes for rising rate of hospitalizations among homeless individuals

New data demonstrates clinical utility of AlloSure in repeat kidney transplant recipients

Study examines performance of skilled nursing care residents with cognitive difficulties

New guidance for implementing universal suicide risk screening in medical settings

AGS expresses concern for future stability of high-quality, affordable health care

Regenstrief partners with MDClone to speed up access to data for medical research

Judge who invalidated Obamacare has been a ‘go-to judge’ for Republicans, critics say

Doctors rarely advice patients about healthy lifestyle changes

Obesity help on the front line

Kidney failure is increasing in Australians under 50 with type 2 diabetes, study finds

Netsmart, Kindred Healthcare team up to create unique, technology-driven post-acute platform

Quidel receives CE mark to use Sofia 2 Lyme+ Fluorescent Immunoassay with Sofia 2 analyzer

EU Member States fall short on influenza vaccination coverage for vulnerable groups, says ECDC

FDA supports C-Path's Type 1 Diabetes Consortium to pursue biomarker qualification

Split liver transplants could save children on wait list finds study

Mindfulness training could be excellent strategy to prevent and manage obesity

Key device patent issued to pioneer of wearable sweat sensor

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