A new study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality (JHQ) revealed that nursing resources vary significantly across different types of hospitals that care for children, and this has significant implications for quality and safety in pediatric medical care. JHQ is the peer-reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality, www.nahq.org.
A program aimed at reducing behavior problems in order to boost academic achievement has improved performance in math and reading among low-income kindergartners and first graders, according to a study by researchers at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
The contraption seems so simple, yet so clever, like something The Professor might have concocted on “Gilligan’s Island.”
Trips and falls can happen at all stages of life, but as we start to age they can become more numerous. Aging can magnify the impact of risk factors associated with falls and also brings up new and often less obvious factors that affect balance and stability. The causes of balance issues could come from a number of different sources, many that don’t have a seemingly direct connection to balance or falls.
Scientists delivered a mostly negative forecast for how climate change will affect Ohioans during the next year or so, and well beyond. But Ohio may fare better than its neighbors in one respect: its farmers will likely suffer less than those in the rest of the Corn Belt.
Creighton recently developed a program that focuses on obtaining an ECG by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) used to assess myocardial infarctions; an area only recently added to EMS responsibilities for EMTs
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, home of pioneering ecologists who studied lakes, forests, wetlands and prairies, is playing a key role in the next wave of ecological research: large teams of scientists confronting the dilemma of a changing climate on a shrinking planet.
The White House, in a letter dated May 16, 2014, has written the deans of the nation’s leading schools of public health, including Michael J. Klag, MD, MPH, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, that the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency last summer directed that the Agency make no operational use of vaccination programs, which includes vaccinations workers.
A team of researchers has created a new type of lithium ion conductor for future batteries that could be the basis for a whole new generation of solid-state batteries. It uses rock salt Lithium Borohydride (LiBH4), a well-known agent in organic chemistry laboratories that has been considered for batteries before, but up to now has only worked at high temperatures or pressures.
Findings on the genetic blueprint of the relatively primitive dampwood termite highlight key differences and similarities with other social insects like ants, wasps and bees, and provide insight into how social insects evolved.
The ability to discern pitch – to hear the difference between “cat,” “bat” and “hat,” for example – hinges on remarkable gradations in specialized cells within the inner ear. New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders has explained, for the first time, what controls these cells’ development and patterning – findings crucial to efforts to reverse hearing loss caused by age, loud sounds or other factors.
A research team describes how water molecules "caged" in fullerene spheres ("buckyballs") are providing a deeper insight into spin isomers -- varieties of a molecule that differ in their nuclear spin. The results of this work may one day help enhance the analytical and diagnostic power of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
In what is believed to be the largest and most detailed genetic analysis of its kind, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and elsewhere have concluded that 69 percent of healthy American adults are infected with one or more of 109 strains of human papillomavirus (HPV).
Pauline Camacho, MD, FACE, was elected vice president of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) at its 23rd Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress today in Las Vegas. AACE is the world’s largest association of clinical endocrinologists.
Prom season is right around the corner and with that comes dress shopping and trips to the local tanning salons for many girls. Nearly 70 percent of tanning salon patrons are Caucasian girls and women, primarily ages 16-29 years.
Loyola University Health System physician Suzanne Kavic, MD, FACOG, ASRM, has been elected an alternate delegate for the Illinois delegation to the American Medical Association. In this role Dr. Kavic will serve as a link between the AMA and members of the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) on activities, communications, policies and membership matters. Her term will run through 2016.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics congratulates registered dietitian nutritionist Susan Finn on her appointment to the National Commission on Hunger. A past president of the Academy, Finn was appointed to the Commission by Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, John Boehner.
A Kansas State University agricultural economist says meat prices are at a record high and he expects prices to steadily increase throughout the year.
The use of simulation techniques in medical education, such as lifelike mannequins and computer systems, results in improved patient care, better outcomes and other benefits, according to a study led by a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researcher.
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