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Released: 18-May-2017 9:15 AM EDT
Prepare Now for Appropriate Use Criteria Mandate With R-SCAN
American College of Radiology (ACR)

Taking part in the Radiology Support, Communication and Alignment Network (R-SCAN) brings radiologists and referring clinicians together to improve imaging appropriateness based on Choosing Wisely topics and prepares them for the coming federal mandate that health care providers consult appropriate use criteria (AUC) before ordering advanced imaging for Medicare patients.

Released: 18-May-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Queen’s University Belfast Co-Lead One of World’s Biggest Trials in Respiratory Health
Queen's University Belfast

A new technology – ‘dialysis for the lungs’ – which could save thousands of lives in Intensive Care Units is being taken forward by researchers at Queen’s University Belfast in one of the biggest clinical trials in the world in the area of respiratory failure.

Released: 18-May-2017 9:05 AM EDT
The Medical Minute: Lawn Mower Injuries Often Prove Severe
Penn State Health

"We need to remind people that these are dangerous machines, and the consequences are devastating."

Released: 18-May-2017 9:00 AM EDT
How the Injured Brain Tells the Body It's Hurt
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a new way that cells in the brain alert the rest of the body to recruit immune cells when the brain is injured. The work was completed in mouse models that mimic infection, stroke or trauma in humans.

15-May-2017 1:40 PM EDT
Region in Brain Found to Be Associated with Fear of Uncertain Future
American Psychological Association (APA)

People who struggle to cope with uncertainty or the ambiguity of potential future threats may have an unusually large striatum, an area of the brain already associated with general anxiety disorder, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 18-May-2017 8:05 AM EDT
UF Helps Slow the Cycle of Food-Insecurity, Obesity
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

About 13 percent of American households experienced food-insecurity in 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That is 29.1 million adults and 13.1 million children. Within that group are more than 3 million Florida residents.

Released: 18-May-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Study Reports Encouraging Trend in Infant Mortality
Florida State University

Eighteen states are on track to eliminate racial disparities in infant mortality by the year 2050 if current trends hold, according to a newly published paper from researchers at Florida State University’s College of Medicine. The study projects more than 4,000 babies a year could be saved by eliminating black-white disparities in those states.

18-May-2017 8:00 AM EDT
Post-Surgical Pain Management Can Influence Progression to Chronic Pain
American Pain Society

Surgery is the cause for chronic pain in nearly 1 in 4 individuals who endure persistent pain conditions. Understanding pre-operative and post-op factors that influence post-surgical pain management success may provide clues in preventing progression to chronic pain after surgery, according to research presented at the American Pain Society (APS) Annual Scientific Conference, www.americanpainsociety.org.

15-May-2017 12:30 PM EDT
Holistic, Patient Centered Care Gaining Acceptance for Pain Management
American Pain Society

Treating the whole person and not just the pain has been a mantra of the American Pain Society (APS) for decades. In his keynote address at the organization’s annual scientific meeting, holistic medicine expert David Katz, MD, director of the Prevention Research Center at Yale University, called for clinicians to stop relying exclusively on pain medications and adopt patient-centered, holistic approaches for treating chronic pain patients.

Released: 18-May-2017 7:05 AM EDT
University of Warwick Study to Help Understanding of Childhood Epilepsy
University of Warwick

A University of Warwick study to understand a form of epilepsy that affects children has received a grant from the charity Epilepsy Research UK.

Released: 18-May-2017 12:05 AM EDT
Science of Consciousness 2017
Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona

week long interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of the nature of conscious experience, awareness, feelings and existence.

16-May-2017 3:45 PM EDT
Measuring the Human Impact of Weather
Arizona State University (ASU)

The World Meteorological Organization has announced today world records for the highest reported historical death tolls from tropical cyclones, tornadoes, lightning and hailstorms. It is first time the WMO Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes has broadened its scope from temperature and weather records to address the impacts of specific events.

Released: 17-May-2017 10:05 PM EDT
Designing Better Drugs to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
University of Adelaide

Research led by the University of Adelaide is paving the way for safer and more effective drugs to treat type 2 diabetes, reducing side effects and the need for insulin injections.

Released: 17-May-2017 7:05 PM EDT
California State University Receives Grant for STEM Teacher Preparation
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Chevron will fund new project that assists with teacher preparation to implement California’s Next Generation Science Standards Initiative

Released: 17-May-2017 6:05 PM EDT
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Surgeon in Chief Henri R. Ford Receives Two Prestigious Honors
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

CHLA Surgeon-in-Chief Dr. Henri R. Ford earns an Honorary Fellowship to the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is elected president of the American Pediatric Surgical Association.

Released: 17-May-2017 5:05 PM EDT
DAWN Trial Results Demonstrate Dramatic Reduction in Disability From Stroke Up to 24 Hours of Onset
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Results from the DAWN stroke trial provide compelling evidence that selected patients suffering a major ischemic stroke recovered significantly better with mechanical retrieval of the blood clot with medical therapy compared with medical therapy alone when initiated past the current guidelines of within 6 hours and up to 24 hours of the stroke.



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