Experts available to discuss potential harm to patients from AI-based software in doctor’s offices
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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has launched a dedicated Small Baby Unit to provide the highest level of specialized care to critically ill premature babies.
Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health received a $4,237,500 grant over five years to train future scientists and health professionals to deliver higher quality, safer and more efficient patient care through a new innovative data-driven initiative.
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Mount Sinai Health System leaders will attend and present at Arab Health 2024, the Middle East’s largest healthcare exhibition and congress, on January 29 – February 1
Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest and most comprehensive health network, is proud to announce that Palisades Medical Center is the third hospital in the network to receive the Health Care Equity Certification from The Joint Commission.
In a study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, researchers examined outcomes for patients undergoing SAVR and those undergoing TAVR from 2013 to 2021 in the state of California.
Huntsman Cancer Institute's groundbreaking $20 million land donation from a developer for a new campus in Utah County promises expanded world-class care, breathtaking views, and reduced travel burden for patients.
Surgeons and scientists at UCLA Health will present data on the latest basic science, translational and health services research that has the potential to improve patient care at the 19th annual Academic Surgical (ASC) Congress in Washington, D.C., Feb. 6 to 8.
The American College of Surgeons (ACS), with the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), has verified the first three outpatient centers as part of the recently launched Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP).
Nearly all older U.S. citizens follow one of nine trajectories in their last three years, Rutgers Health researchers say.
FAU's Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing has achieved accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a provider of Nursing Continuing Professional Development.
In honor of National CRNA Week (Jan. 21-27, 2024), U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) again introduced a bipartisan House Resolution on the House floor, "Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists" (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality healthcare to the public and our nation’s armed forces, for more than 150 years.
Virtual nursing presents opportunities for novel solutions to the overwhelming demands and serious issues facing healthcare.
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, have discovered a new genetic cause of inherited kidney disease.
The Newsweek survey of over 220,000+ individuals included representation at more than 1.5 million companies in America.
In a strategic move, ASA has hired Vince Loffredo, Ed.D., as its new Chief Learning Officer, where he will oversee the Education, Meetings, and Publications departments, as well as serve as a vital member of ASA’s CEO team.
Urologists’ recommendations and patients’ perception of their cancer seriousness have strong influences.
Background: Various studies propose the significance of digital maturity in ensuring effective patient care and enabling improved health outcomes, a successful digital transformation, and optimized service delivery. Although previous...
Wren Laboratories is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Mark Harman, MD, MBA, MS, BCMAS, as a Clinical Consultant for the 10-year-old molecular diagnostic company.
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vrClincals for Nursing and A Systematic Approach to Evaluation of Nursing Programs receive first place recognition in the annual awards from the American Journal of Nursing
مدينة روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا — بينما يمكن علاج معظم نزلات البرد أو الأنفلونزا أو غيرها من العِلل الشائعة في المنزل، تقول الدكتورة أنجيلا ماتكي، طبيبة الأطفال في مركز الأطفال في مايو كلينك، إنه على الوالدين ملاحظة هذه العلامات الثلاث التي تشير إلى أن طفلهم المريض قد يحتاج إلى مراجعة اختصاصي الرعاية الصحية.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has been granted four more years of accreditation for continuing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Si bien la mayoría de los resfriados, las gripes u otras enfermedades frecuentes pueden tratarse en casa, la Dra. Angela Mattke, pediatra del Centro de Mayo Clinic para Niños, dice que los padres deben estar atentos a estas tres señales que indican que su hijo enfermo puede necesitar acudir a un profesional de la atención médica.
"These patients may be candidates in whom immunotherapy has the potential to show clinical benefit."
In 2019, Tiona Stevenson realized she didn’t feel like herself.She couldn’t sleep. She couldn’t focus at work. Something was off, but Tiona couldn’t pinpoint the problem. She spent two long years working through it.“I was working my regular schedule at home and started feeling dizzy all the time.
The Society of Huntsman Translational Scholars adds Umang Swami, MD, MS, and Matthew Covington, MD, to its cohort that advances cancer testing and treatments through financial support and collaboration.
A team of researchers from UCLA and UC Irvine have created a unique repository of electronic health record data and high-fidelity physiological waveform data from tens of thousands of surgeries that will integrate artificial intelligence to improve patient outcomes.
A vaccine for Staphylococcus aureus, one of the most common bacterial infections, would be a game changer for public health. No vaccine candidates have succeeded in clinical trials, but nobody knows why. Researchers at UC San Diego may have figured it out.
Ordering a palliative care consultation by “default” – via an automatic order programmed into the electronic medical record that doctors may cancel if they choose – is an effective strategy to give more hospitalized patients the opportunity to benefit from palliative care, and sooner, according to a new study led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Advanced research and leading-edge tracing technology show infection prevention safety measures were effective in stopping viral spread at UC San Diego Health.
In the emergency department (ED) during resuscitative care, measuring weight is often impossible. Estimating weight is necessary to allow for drug dose calculations, fluid volume calculations, mechanical ventilation settings, and other weight-based interventions. Little is known about the relative accuracy of different methods currently used to weigh patients during emergency care. A study explores the current methods of weight estimation used in the ED and their accuracy.
Physicians who are notified that a patient has died of a drug overdose are more judicious in issuing controlled substances if the notification includes a plan for what to do during subsequent patient visits, according to a study published today in Nature Communications.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) applauds the important discussion of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing on Jan. 11 focused on improving rural healthcare access for veterans.
Larry Goldstein, M.D., chair of the University of Kentucky Department of Neurology, has been selected to serve as co-chair of The Kentucky Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (KHDSP) Task Force representing stroke systems of care across the state.
Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, applauds Representative Lisa Subeck (D-Madison) and Senator Dianne Hesslebein (D-Middleton) for introducing legislation that would prohibit the use of step therapy protocols for metastatic cancer patients.
Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, applauds Senator Ron Muzzall (R-Oak Harbor) and Representative Paul Harris (R-Vancouver) for introducing legislation that would prohibit the use of step therapy protocols for metastatic cancer patients.
Chicago magazine features 130 specialists at RUSH on its new list of Chicago’s Top Doctors
Nurses and other clinicians who care for patients with severe heart and lung failure receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) now have access to multiple resources from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, including specialized training and validation of their ECMO knowledge
Hepatitis linked to alcohol, the most severe form of alcohol-associated liver disease, is increasingly prevalent, severe, and likely to involve emergency departments, according to a new analysis.
Today, the largest professional societies representing radiation oncology physicians in the United States announced a partnership with the goal of reforming radiation oncology Medicare payments to expand and enhance access to high quality care for people with cancer.
Christian Nolen usually plays guitar on stage, but the professional guitarist recently underwent an open craniotomy and played notes from Deftones songs while a neurosurgical team worked to remove a tumor (glioma) from his brain. B-roll is available.
An artificial intelligence-based program efficiently and accurately identified patients’ risky alcohol use by analyzing their health records, according to a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.
In a new case study published in New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst’s January 2024 issue, UC Davis Health shared a road map for increasing workforce diversity across the health care industry.
A significant obstacle to improving care and outcomes for intensive care unit (ICU) patients is the unexpected nature of becoming seriously ill. Which groups of patients are likely to become severely ill and will they survive their ICU stay?