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AACN outlines evidence-based protocols and clinical strategies to manage alarms

Clinical alarms are designed to alert clinicians to changes in their patients' conditions, but their sheer numbers and resulting noise instead pose a significant threat to patient safety, according to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

25 May 2018

BMC receives $13.5 million award to test methods for delivering childhood anxiety treatment

Boston Medical Center has been approved for a $13.5 million award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to test the efficacy of two different methods of delivering cognitive behavioral therapy - face to face or online - to children with anxiety.

25 May 2018

Study: Breast cancer survivors do not receive recommended level of screening after surgery

Breast cancer survivors are not getting the recommended level of screening, post-surgery, according to a newly-published study in JNCCN – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

24 May 2018

Benefits and challenges of using AI in healthcare decision making

ISPOR, the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, held a session this afternoon, "Is Artificial Intelligence the Next Big Thing in Healthcare Decision Making?" [IP21], at ISPOR 2018 in Baltimore, MD, USA.

24 May 2018

Scientists develop new test to predict woman's risk of preterm birth

Scientists at UC San Francisco have developed a test to predict a woman's risk of preterm birth when she is between 15 and 20 weeks pregnant, which may enable doctors to treat them early and thereby prevent severe complications later in the pregnancy.

24 May 2018

Sepsis patients treated and released from ED for outpatient follow-up experience good outcomes

National guidelines assume that all patients who're diagnosed with clinical sepsis in an emergency department will be admitted to the hospital for additional care, but new research has found that many more patients are being treated and released from the ED for outpatient follow-up than previously recognized.

24 May 2018

South Asians living in the United States more likely to die of heart disease and stroke

South Asians are more likely to die of heart disease, such as heart attacks and strokes caused by atherosclerosis - the disease process that narrows arteries - than East Asians and non-Hispanic whites living in the United States, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published in its journal Circulation.

24 May 2018

Coveted BMJ award bestowed on The Clatterbridge Cancer Center

A coveted British Medical Journal award was recently bestowed on the Papillon Contact X-ray Brachytherapy team at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. The Cancer Care Team of the year category was won by the entry—Papillon for Rectal Cancer.

From Ariane Medical Systems 24 May 2018

Virtual follow-up visits for hypertension care just as effective as in-person office visits

Virtual follow-up visits for patients with hypertension appeared to be just as effective as in-person office visits in helping maintain blood pressure control.

24 May 2018

Penn researchers find link between social media usage and underage drinking

Social media often features celebrities drinking cocktails, boozy how-to posts, and party pictures. This is the environment American teens are immersed in every day, with 71 percent of teens using more than one social media site, spending an average of nine hours a day using media.

24 May 2018

Penn investigators discover source of immune molecule involved in nasal polyps, asthma

A new discovery about how the immune system responds to common sinus infections and asthma could explain why patients develop these issues in the first place and ultimately may lead to improved targeted therapies.

23 May 2018

Study explores brain chemistry of alcohol exposure in people with family history of AUD

People with a family history of alcohol use disorder release more dopamine in the brain's main reward center in response to the expectation of alcohol than people diagnosed with the disorder, or healthy people without any family history of AUD, reports a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

23 May 2018

Frequent MRSA surveillance could contain infection in newborns, study finds

The more often a hospital can check its newborns for deadly MRSA germs, the more likely it will be that they are contained, according to a new study.

23 May 2018

Medical students take to the streets to learn about real world problems at the root of poor health

Medical students seldom learn much about the real-life problems (hunger, joblessness, addiction) their patients face outside the clinic walls. Yet, these problems are at the root of poor health in many low-income communities.

23 May 2018

Social isolation could increase risk of death, hospitalizations for heart failure patients

Patients with heart failure who felt socially isolated were much more likely to die or be hospitalized than more socially connected patients, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

23 May 2018

Epigem's Managing Director sets the bar for life sciences industry at VentureFest

Tim Ryan, founder and Managing Director of Redcar-based Epigem, will speak about seeking to set the bar for the life sciences industry at VentureFest, Tees Valley.

23 May 2018

IDF launches initiative to improve health services for displaced people with diabetes

The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimates that four million people living with diabetes are forcibly displaced as a result of man-made and natural disasters.

23 May 2018

Medication-related harm found to be common among older adults, but preventable

New research indicates that harm from medicines is common in older adults following hospital discharge, and it results in substantial use of healthcare resources.

23 May 2018

Unnecessary antibiotic use for asthma exacerbations linked to increased hospital stays, costs

Administering antibiotics to adults hospitalized with an asthma exacerbation without any documented indication of lung infection appears to lengthen hospital stay, increase cost and result in increased risk for antibiotic-related diarrhea, according to new research presented at the ATS 2018 International Conference.

23 May 2018

Study: Medicaid expansion linked to reduction in ICU utilization

A new study suggests that states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) saw a decline in ICU utilization among patients hospitalized for conditions for which hospitalizations may have been prevented through early interventions.

23 May 2018

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

AACN outlines evidence-based protocols and clinical strategies to manage alarms

BMC receives $13.5 million award to test methods for delivering childhood anxiety treatment

Study: Breast cancer survivors do not receive recommended level of screening after surgery

Benefits and challenges of using AI in healthcare decision making

Scientists develop new test to predict woman's risk of preterm birth

Sepsis patients treated and released from ED for outpatient follow-up experience good outcomes

South Asians living in the United States more likely to die of heart disease and stroke

Coveted BMJ award bestowed on The Clatterbridge Cancer Center

Virtual follow-up visits for hypertension care just as effective as in-person office visits

Penn researchers find link between social media usage and underage drinking

Penn investigators discover source of immune molecule involved in nasal polyps, asthma

Study explores brain chemistry of alcohol exposure in people with family history of AUD

Frequent MRSA surveillance could contain infection in newborns, study finds

Medical students take to the streets to learn about real world problems at the root of poor health

Social isolation could increase risk of death, hospitalizations for heart failure patients

Epigem's Managing Director sets the bar for life sciences industry at VentureFest

IDF launches initiative to improve health services for displaced people with diabetes

Medication-related harm found to be common among older adults, but preventable

Unnecessary antibiotic use for asthma exacerbations linked to increased hospital stays, costs

Study: Medicaid expansion linked to reduction in ICU utilization

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