Long-time Chicago Photographer, John Wheeler inducted as honorary member of the AANA. Wheeler has literally photographed one-third of the association's history.
A little known fact is that Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are America's very first anesthesia providers. With nearly 53,000 CRNAs nationwide, they administer approximately 45million anesthetics this year. The national meeting is being held in Chicago this year. CRNAs are available for interviews.
Beckman Coulter MicroScan Wins IMV ServiceTrak™ Best System Performance for the Second Year in a Row
Researchers can identify therapeutic targets and functional effects of targeted therapeutics more quickly and efficiently as part of a complete solution now offered by LI-COR Biosciences in partnership with NMI TT Pharmaservices.
The IFCC WORLDLAB SEOUL 2020 Organizing Committee is gearing up for an exciting and informative symposium programme including plenary lectures, educational workshops, satellite meetings and poster sessions. The Congress will cover all the scientific and technological aspects of Laboratory Medicine.
A new team-based model for intensive care unit (ICU) pharmacists, developed by Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health System, resolves a common dilemma for hospitals and improves care for critically ill patients.
On August 4, a special session at the 71st AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo will shed much-needed light on the nuances of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.
A rare, short-lived population of immune cells in the bloodstream may serve as ‘periscopes’ to monitor immune status via lymph nodes deep inside the body.
Convelo Therapeutics Inc., a Cleveland company based on the research findings of Paul Tesar and Drew Adams at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has entered into a strategic partnership with Genentech to develop new therapeutic drugs to repair damaged myelin insulation on nerve cells for patients suffering from neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis.
In a perspective article in the New England Journal of Medicine, a group of prominent physician-scientist leaders proposes a plan for increasing the number of physicians who conduct research looking for tomorrow’s breakthroughs and cures. They write, “Revitalizing the physician-scientist pipeline is of critical importance to overcoming current and future health challenges.”
Vanessa Sanders, an assistant scientist in the Medical Isotope Research & Production Program at Brookhaven National Laboratory, works in a cutting-edge area of radiochemistry research known as “theragnostics”—the use of chemically related radioactive isotopes in drugs that are both therapeutic and diagnostic.
Researchers from Arts & Sciences have solved the X-ray crystal structure of the enzyme that makes obafluorin — a broad spectrum antibiotic agent made by a fluorescent strain of soil bacteria. This new class of antibiotics might provide a powerful antidote to the growing scourge of antibiotic resistance.
At AACC, Festo introduces a 96-head bulk dispenser which will be used for speeding up sample handling. Festo continues to innovate in the liquid dispensing and automated sample handling arena.
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare has found that administering broad-spectrum antibiotics, which act against a wide range of disease-causing bacteria, to treat patients with pneumonia often does more harm than good.
In a joint statement, ASA, SPA, ASDA, and SPS join the AAP in endorsing guidelines that recommend that at least two people with specific training and credentials should be present with a pediatric patient undergoing deep sedation or general anesthesia for dental treatment in a dental facility or hospital.
Study found the asthma medication montelukast (brand name Singulair) can inhibit early changes in diabetic retinopathy, the eye disease which develops due to diabetes, in a mouse model of type 1 diabetes.
New research from Coriell Life Sciences explores patient-specific changes in CYP2D6, a key gene involved in the metabolism of up to 25 percent of commonly prescribed drugs including many antipsychotics and antidepressants. There is growing concern for the nearly 40 million U.S. adults who take psychiatric medications that adverse drug events (ADEs) from therapeutic use of these medicines is amplifying the number of patients who visit emergency departments (EDs). Recent data demonstrate that 1 in 5 of these ED visits result in hospitalization.
A new University at Buffalo-led study has revealed that the plant compound resveratrol, which is found in red wine, displays anti-stress effects by blocking the expression of an enzyme related to the control of stress in the brain.
A new study eased fears about the proportion of youths with ADHD taking antipsychotic drugs, but still found that many prescriptions may be inappropriate.
Targeting medical treatment to an ailing body part is a practice as old as medicine itself. A Band-Aid is placed on a skinned knee. Drops go into itchy eyes. A broken arm goes into a cast.
A research team led by experts at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center reports favorable five-year survival rates from the first multidose clinical trial of the immunotherapy drug nivolumab (anti-PD-1) as a treatment for patients whose previous therapies failed to stem their advanced melanoma, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study, which followed 270 adult men and women, reports survival rates substantially higher than what was expected from cancer therapies available in 2008 at the start of the clinical trial, including chemotherapies, kinase inhibitors, biologic therapies, antiangiogenic therapies, biologic therapies and other clinical trials.
When board-certified dermatologists help prepare patients for treatment, outcomes improve
Drugs currently used to treat less than 10 percent of breast cancer patients could have broader effectiveness in treating all cancers, including ovarian and prostate cancers.
Study finds trace levels of medicines in drinking water from private wells
A new study out of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, finds widespread aspirin use among Americans 40 years old and above, despite few benefits and high risks.
A UCLA-led research team has found that giving mice antibiotics for 10 days prior to a liver transplant leads to better liver function after the surgery -- then they came across data that it also works in humans. It's all linked to the antibiotics' effect on the microbiome.
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy and the UIC/National Institutes of Health Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research will host an open-to-the-public garden walk and lecture on July 26 to celebrate the first and only urban medicinal plant garden in Chicago.
A new study using a special type of electron microscope using samples cooled to extremely cold temperatures provides critical information for drug developers seeking to reduce nausea and vomiting side effects of cancer treatments.
Visit booth 4439 we will demonstrate a complex converting application on our Delta Crusader with EDGE® Laser Technology. Delta ModTech’s patented design allows the laser to be used in multiple locations on the machine for total process flexibility. Plus, the EDGE laser can move to a storage position when not in use, freeing an additional die station. New job setup is quick and the ability to recall saved products speeds up changeovers.
A new study in the American Sociological Review carefully traces the contagion of opioid use among families. The study’s conclusions should impact how and when opioids are prescribed, particularly when driven by patient demand.
Roughly 11% of high school seniors reported prescription drug misuse during the past year, and of those, 44% used multiple supply sources, according to a pair of University of Michigan studies.
Northern Arizona University chemist Gerrick Lindberg is studying whether changing the chemical makeup of the solution in which insulin, and eventually other drugs, is stored can give it a longer shelf life, thus increasing access to diabetes who have a difficult time accessing regular health care resources.
Rutgers researchers have created a device that can determine whether targeted chemotherapy drugs are working on individual cancer patients. The portable device, which uses artificial intelligence and biosensors, is up to 95.9 percent accurate in counting live cancer cells when they pass through electrodes, according to a study in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering.
SimPHARM is a clinical therapeutic simulation tool that creates a realistic clinical experience in which one minute of virtual time equals one minute of real time. Ideal for flipped classroom learning environments, the platform's cognitive game engine empowers students to develop their clinical decision-making skills at their own pace while under the supervision of faculty. It is built on mathematical models of the physiology of body systems that simulates real life reactions to diseases and drugs. This allows the student to sense and feel the consequences of their decisions.
Value in Health announced new research from The Netherlands showing important gaps in the deployment of “coverage with evidence development,” a type of pharmaceutical managed entry agreement that gives patients access to treatments while additional evidence is being collected.
SYnAbs and Univercells, two neighboring companies based in Gosselies, Belgium, today announce strategic deal signature. Under the terms of the agreement, SYnAbs will develop an immuno-assay in order to measure a confidential biosimilar monoclonal antibody developed by Univercells.
A new research report shows an increase in patients being prescribed opioids after experiencing an ankle sprain. The Michigan Medicine authors urge fellow physicians to be aware of the current treatment guidelines.
A dysfunctional enzyme involved in building cancer cell membranes helps fuel tumor growth; when it’s disabled or depleted in mouse models, tumors shrank significantly.
César de la Fuente, PhD, has joined the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania as a Presidential Assistant Professor in the departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, in addition to the department of Bioengineering at Penn.
Despite the shortage of EpiPens over the last year, other autoinjectors are available in pharmacies and should be considered by anyone who has a severe allergy that might result in anaphylaxis.
Research indicates that virtually every day, millions of children and adolescents are being bombarded by sexually explicit direct-to-consumer advertising, despite pharmaceutical CEOs’ claims to the contrary.
This research is a fundamental discovery of how to engineer proteins onto non-biological surfaces. Artificial proteins engineered from scratch have been assembled into nanorod arrays, designer filaments and honeycomb lattices on the surface of mica, demonstrating control over the way proteins interact with surfaces to form complex structures previously seen only in natural protein systems. The study provides a foundation for understanding how protein-crystal interactions can be systematically programmed and sets the stage for designing novel protein-inorganic hybrid materials.
NJIT Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Professor Dibakar Datta and his team used the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), located at the University of California San Diego, to create detailed simulations of graphene-water interactions to determine if graphene is a good candidate for delivering medicine to a specific part of the body.
The herb kratom is increasingly being used to manage pain and treat opioid addiction, but it’s not safe to use as an herbal supplement, according to new research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
A million times a year, pneumonia sends American adults to the hospital. And while antibiotics help save lives, a new study shows two-thirds receive more antibiotics than they probably need.
The males of one species of butterfly are more attracted to females that are active, not necessarily what they look like, according to a recent research conducted at Augustana University.The paper, “Behaviour before beauty: Signal weighting during mate selection in the butterfly Papilio polytes,” found that males of the species noticed the activity levels of potential female mates, not their markings.
Irvine, Calif., July 8, 2019 — The University of California, Irvine Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research has received a five-year, $1 million gift from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation for expansion of a study using saliva rather than blood to monitor lithium levels in patients with bipolar and major depressive disorders.
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