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The man who sold America on vitamin D — and profited in the process

Dr. Michael Holick's enthusiasm for vitamin D can be fairly described as extreme.

20 Aug 2018

GBCA creates model for developing scientist-advocate collaborations in cancer research

At Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a group of breast cancer advocates say they've created a model for developing productive, successful, and sustainable collaborations between advocates and scientists in cancer research. They describe their efforts in an article published online August 17 in the journal Cancer Research.

20 Aug 2018

Mayo Medical Laboratories and NDSC collaborate to develop new patient blood-management solution

Mayo Clinic implemented a patient blood-management program in 2010 on its Rochester campus and has since experienced a 35-percent reduction of blood transfusions, improving patient outcomes and achieving significant savings.

19 Aug 2018

Rush's health care IT leaders reach White House

Information technology has changed the world, and now it's changing health care in dramatic and fast-moving ways. Rush is a nationally-recognized leader in using IT to achieve better outcomes, lower costs and improve the patient experience.

17 Aug 2018

HSS takes young patients with physical challenges on a surfing trip

Hospital for Special Surgery made a splash this week with a surfing trip for young patients. Giving new meaning to the term "patient care," the Adaptive Sports Academy at Lerner Children's Pavilion at HSS treated 12 patients, along with some of their siblings, to sand and surf in Long Beach, Long Island.

17 Aug 2018

TTUHSC El Paso recognized as 'Hispanic-Serving Institution'

The U.S. Department of Education has recognized Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso as a Title V Hispanic-Serving Institution, making it the second Health-Related Institution in the nation to receive this designation and the only one located on the U.S.-Mexico border.

17 Aug 2018

CartiHeal and LSU Health successfully enroll first two patients in Agili-C IDE pivotal study

CartiHeal, developer of Agili-C, a proprietary implant for the treatment of joint surface lesions, and two LSU Health New Orleans orthopedic surgeons announced today the successful enrollment of the first two US patients in the Agili-C IDE pivotal study.

17 Aug 2018

Island Fertility joins Stony Brook Community Medical to provide comprehensive fertility care

Island Fertility has joined Stony Brook Community Medical, expanding to 23 the number of Stony Brook Medicine's network of community practices and physicians. The group offers comprehensive and integrated fertility care at Stony Brook Advanced Specialty Care facility in Commack, with a plan to add additional Long Island office locations.

17 Aug 2018

Valley Hospital achieves Magnet recognition for fourth consecutive time

The Valley Hospital is proud to announce that it has achieved the prestigious Magnet recognition - the highest national honor for professional nursing practice - for a fourth consecutive time.

17 Aug 2018

Lowering pH inside tumor cells can slow down spread of cancer

A new study focusing on the environment inside cancer cells may lead to new targeted treatment strategies.

17 Aug 2018

Study finds role of autoimmunity in development of COPD

Autoimmunity plays a role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study led by Georgia State University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center that analyzed human genome information stored in Vanderbilt's DNA biobank.

16 Aug 2018

Immune cell found to play important role in photosensitivity

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have discovered that a type of immune cell known as Langerhans appears to play an important role in photosensitivity, an immune system reaction to sunlight that can trigger severe skin rashes.

16 Aug 2018

Study explores how many American cities protect the rights of employed breastfeeding mothers

Of the 151 largest cities across the United States, only Philadelphia and New York City have legislation that protects a nursing mother who returns to work outside the home and who wants to continue breastfeeding, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia published in Breastfeeding Medicine.

16 Aug 2018

Researchers develop novel statistical method to evaluate gene-to-gene interactions linked with cancer

Research led by Hui-Yi Lin, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, has developed another novel statistical method for evaluating gene-to-gene interactions associated with cancer and other complex diseases.

15 Aug 2018

Cognitive impairment does not equate to unhappiness in older adults

It's the diagnosis those 65 and older often fear, but what are the chances you will be unhappy if you develop some cognitive impairment in the years ahead?

15 Aug 2018

Clinical study shows how EarlySense system effectively detects opioid-induced respiratory depression

EarlySense, the market leader in contact-free continuous monitoring solutions across the care continuum, today announced that its system has been found to detect and alert for respiratory depression with high positive predictive value, according to a clinical poster presented at the 2018 American Thoracic Society Conference.

15 Aug 2018

Analyzing resident-to-resident incidents in dementia may hold the key to reducing future fatalities

Analyzing the incidents between residents in dementia in long-term care homes may hold the key to reducing future fatalities among this vulnerable population, according to new research from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing.

15 Aug 2018

Keck Medicine of USC's hospitals ranked among nation's best for the 10th consecutive year

For the 10th consecutive year, Keck Medicine of USC's hospitals have been ranked among the country's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

14 Aug 2018

Rethinking fundamental rule of stroke care: 'Time is brain!'

In 1993, neurologist Camilo R. Gomez, MD, coined a phrase that for a quarter century has been a fundamental rule of stroke care: "Time is brain!"

14 Aug 2018

Quality-improvement project to standardize feeding practices helps micro preemies gain weight

A quality-improvement project to standardize feeding practices for micro preemies--preterm infants born months before their due date-- helped to boost their weight and nearly quadrupled the frequency of lactation consultations ordered in the neonatal intensive care unit, a multidisciplinary team from Children's National Health System finds.

13 Aug 2018

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

The man who sold America on vitamin D — and profited in the process

GBCA creates model for developing scientist-advocate collaborations in cancer research

Mayo Medical Laboratories and NDSC collaborate to develop new patient blood-management solution

Rush's health care IT leaders reach White House

HSS takes young patients with physical challenges on a surfing trip

TTUHSC El Paso recognized as 'Hispanic-Serving Institution'

CartiHeal and LSU Health successfully enroll first two patients in Agili-C IDE pivotal study

Island Fertility joins Stony Brook Community Medical to provide comprehensive fertility care

Valley Hospital achieves Magnet recognition for fourth consecutive time

Lowering pH inside tumor cells can slow down spread of cancer

Study finds role of autoimmunity in development of COPD

Immune cell found to play important role in photosensitivity

Study explores how many American cities protect the rights of employed breastfeeding mothers

Researchers develop novel statistical method to evaluate gene-to-gene interactions linked with cancer

Cognitive impairment does not equate to unhappiness in older adults

Clinical study shows how EarlySense system effectively detects opioid-induced respiratory depression

Analyzing resident-to-resident incidents in dementia may hold the key to reducing future fatalities

Keck Medicine of USC's hospitals ranked among nation's best for the 10th consecutive year

Rethinking fundamental rule of stroke care: 'Time is brain!'

Quality-improvement project to standardize feeding practices helps micro preemies gain weight

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