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If your health care provider is nice, you'll feel less pain
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
Having blood drawn by a courteous health care provider can really take the sting out of those procedures, suggests a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY(r) 2019 annual meeting.
Why Respiratory Infections Are More Deadly in Those with Diabetes
University of Maryland Medical Center
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have demonstrated in a new study, published earlier this week in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight, how diabetes contributes to mortality from MERS-CoV infections, and the finding could shed light on why other respiratory illnesses like the flu or pneumonia might strike those with diabetes more severely.
Increase Health Benefits of Exercise by Working Out Before Breakfast -- New Research
University of Bath
According to a new study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, health scientists at the Universities of Bath and Birmingham found that by changing the timing of when you eat and exercise, people can better control their blood sugar levels.
Oncology Pharmacists: An Essential Partner in the Cancer Journey
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
One of the hallmarks of a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center is the unique oncology expertise exhibited by its clinical team, including board certified oncology pharmacists. A Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey expert shares more on their role in patient care.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and IAEA partner to tackle childhood cancers in developing countries
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are joining forces to combat childhood cancers in developing countries.
Bipartisan Solution to Surprise Medical Bills Reaches 100 Co-Sponsors
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
Today, hundreds of thousands of physicians unified under the Out of the Middle Coalition applaud Representatives Raul Ruiz, MD, (D-Calif.) and Phil Roe, MD, (R-Tenn.), for reaching 100 cosponsors on their bipartisan solution to address surprise medical bills.
New Precision Immunotherapy Clinic Matches Patients to Latest Cancer Therapies
University of California San Diego Health
New Precision Immunotherapy Therapy clinic at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health matches patients using genetic profiling to personalized cancer treatment plans.
Lower Rates of Patient Safety Events on Psychiatric Units at VA Hospitals
American Heart Association (AHA)
Inpatient psychiatric units at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical centers have lower rates of adverse events and medical errors, compared to psychiatric units at general hospitals, reports a study in the November issue of Medical Care. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Researchers Receive $2.96M to Help Reduce Mental Health Stigma among Health Care Providers
George Washington University
A research collaborative including the George Washington University, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Epidemiology and Disease Control Division of the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal, Duke University, and King's College London will investigate the efficacy of the RESHAPE program to reduce stigma of primary care providers toward individuals with mental illness.
Rush' s Dr. Shikha Jain Among Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Emerging Leaders
Rush University Medical Center
Citing her gender equity leadership, Rush University Medical Center oncologist Dr. Shikha Jain has been named one of Modern Healthcare's Top 25 Emerging Leaders in 2019, a group of health care providers, researchers and executives in their 30s who have made significant contributions in the areas of health care administration, management or policy early in their careers.
High-Risk Patients Benefit from Undergoing Surgery at Teaching Hospitals
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Patients with a high risk of dying after surgery, including those with multiple chronic diseases, benefit from undergoing general or vascular procedures at a major teaching hospital as opposed to a non-teaching hospital, according to a study from researchers at Penn Medicine and CHOP.
MD Anderson and Varian partner to optimize radiation oncology treatment
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Varian today announced a new strategic collaboration to develop an integrated software platform to streamline review of radiation oncology treatment plans.
Avoidable Deaths Occurring Due to Lack of Physician Training about Eating Disorders
Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
This this report represents an important opportunity to address better training among physicians around eating disorders.
$10M gift from Tadataka and Leslie Yamada will fuel U-M efforts to improve the world's health
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
For decades, University of Michigan teams have tackled some of the world's toughest health challenges through research, education and global partnership. Now, thanks to a new $10 million gift, those teams will have new resources to think even bigger, work together and with global partners more effectively, and make a greater positive impact on the health and health care of people with the greatest need worldwide.
The long road of recovery after spinal cord damage
Case Western Reserve University
The U.S. Department of Defense recently awarded researchers from MetroHealth Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University more than $800,000 to study the experiences and needs of veterans and civilians who have suffered spinal cord injuries.
Statement of APA President Marking World Poverty Day
American Psychological Association (APA)
Following is the statement of Rosie Phillips Davis, PhD, president of the American Psychological Association, marking World Poverty Day: "World Poverty Day represents an opportunity for us to examine our biases, move beyond our individual selves and identify the systemic, underlying mechanisms driving income insecurity. Psychological science can help address the structural barriers and cognitive processes that perpetuate poverty and generate solutions."
Health-care pioneer Harris Berman to retire as dean of Tufts University School of Medicine
Tufts University
Tufts University School of Medicine Dean Harris Berman will step down from his post at the end of the year. The managed-care pioneer and former chief executive of Tufts Health Plan will continue at the university on a part-time basis, fundraising for the medical school and university and training academic leadership in development.
UIC researchers awarded $1.7M from HUD
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago received $1.7 million in research funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to study lead and other household health hazards. The funds will support two different projects in Illinois communities.
MedStar Washington Hospital Center Now Offering Novel Robotic Platform to Diagnose Lung Conditions
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
MedStar Washington Hospital Center physicians are using a new innovation designed to help diagnose small peripheral lung nodules with greater precision and accuracy. Auris Health's Monarch(tm) Platform offers a flexible robotic endoscope that doctors use to navigate deep into the lungs and obtain tissue samples for biopsy to determine if lung disease or cancer is present.
UC San Diego Researchers Connect Premature Births to Possible Causes in Central California
University of California San Diego
A research team led by UC San Diego has created an interactive map of preterm births -- births before 37 weeks of gestation -- and potential environmental and social drivers across Fresno County in Central California.
Ocean Medical Center Welcomes Prashant Desai, M.D., as Medical Director of Radiation Oncology
Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical Center is pleased to welcome Prashant Desai, M.D. to its medical staff. Dr. Desai is a specially trained radiation oncologist and has been appointed medical director of radiation oncology at Ocean Medical Center and Shore Radiation Oncology.
Dr. Josephine Briggs to Keynote PhRMA Foundation-National Health Council Conference on New Approaches to Value Assessment
PhRMA Foundation
Dr. Josephine Briggs, the newly appointed Interim Executive Director for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will keynote the PhRMA Foundation and the National Health Council conference, The Next Generation of Value Assessment: Including the Patient Voice, on November 12, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
As US Demographics Evolve, New Guidance Highlights the Need for Culturally Competent, Individualized Care in People with Diabetes
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) today released new guidance and supporting resources to help healthcare professionals engage in care that is tailored to an individual's needs. The new practice paper Cultural and Health Literacy Considerations with Diabetes details the role of the diabetes care and education specialist and greater diabetes care team in assessing for and managing health literacy, numeracy and cultural competency.
Geisinger and Penn State Health announce letter of intent for Holy Spirit to join Penn State Health
Penn State Health
Penn State Health and Geisinger announced today the signing of a letter of intent to transfer ownership of Holy Spirit Health System to Penn State Health.
UVA Doctor Uses Virtual Reality to Accelerate Availability of New Treatment
University of Virginia Health System
A UVA Health interventional radiologist has harnessed the power of virtual reality to increase the availability of a less-invasive treatment option for thyroid patients.
Pandemic Exercise Featuring Global Business, Government Leaders to Highlight Preparedness
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is hosting Event 201, a 3.5-hour multimedia pandemic simulation involving 16 leaders from global businesses, governments and public health on Friday, Oct. 18, 8:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., in New York City.
2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting Press Registration Closes Soon
American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
The deadline for complimentary press registration for the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 23.
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital receives $3 million to establish Pediatric Disaster Care Center of Excellence
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Announcement of $3 million to University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital to establish a Pediatric Disaster Care Center of Excellence. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
Meridian Health Foundation Celebrates 22nd Annual Gala at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City
Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation is pleased to announce that its 22nd Annual Gala, honoring Gordon Litwin, Esq., chair of the Hackensack Meridian Health Board of Trustees, will take place on Saturday, November 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City.
NCI grant to help patients navigate costs of cancer care
University of North Carolina Health Care System
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a four-year, more than $1.87 million grant to University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers to study the impact of implementing financial navigation services at five rural cancer centers in North Carolina to help patients cope with the financial burden, or financial toxicity, related to cancer care.
OADN Joins with The Daisy Foundation to Honor Nurse Faculty, A Call to Action
Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN)
OADN Joins with The Daisy Foundation to Honor Nurse Faculty, A Call to Action
The John A. Hartford Foundation Awards Grant to American Academy of Home Care Medicine for Development and Dissemination of a Home-Based Primary Care National Practice Directory
American Academy of Home Care Medicine
The American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM) is thrilled to announce that The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF) has awarded AAHCM a $340,000 grant to create a Home-Based Primary Care National Practice Directory. The John A. Hartford Foundation has also made grants for a Workforce and Education initiative from the Home-Centered Care Institute (HCCI) and a national Learning Collaborative for Home-Based Primary Care and Palliative Care.
Women Have Substantially Less Influence on Twitter than Men in Academic Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Women who are health policy or health services researchers face a significant disparity in social media influence compared to their male peers, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Although the average number of tweets among all researchers tend to be consistent, women trail behind men in follower counts, regardless of how active they are on Twitter. The findings, which hold implications for larger questions around gender disparities in academic medicine, are published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Claus Torp Jensen Has Been Appointed First Chief Digital Officer and Head of Technology for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced that Claus Torp Jensen, PhD, has joined the institution as its first Chief Digital Officer and Head of Technology. His recruitment follows an expansive national search to identify a leader with the vision and experience to lead MSK's digital transformation.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles receives LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation for second straight year
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
For the second year in a row, Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has received top marks from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), which evaluates health care facilities around the United States on their LGBTQ-inclusive policies and practices. For achieving the highest possible HEI score of 100, CHLA has been honored with the organization's LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation.
New UW center receives NIH grant to improve the fight against cancer
University of Washington
To bridge the gap between cancer interventions and their implementation within communities across the country, the National Institute of Health's National Cancer Institute is funding the creation of six implementation science centers focused on cancer control. The creation of these centers are part of NIH's Cancer Moonshot initiative to make more therapies available and improve prevention and detection. One of the six centers will be at the UW.
October's SLAS Technology Special Issue Published
SLAS
In the October Special Issue of SLAS Technology, Guest Editors Soojung Claire Hur, Ph.D., and Deok-Ho Kim, Ph.D., (Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore, MD, USA) introduce a collection of articles and reviews focused on the advancement in technologies that are playing a major role in shifting healthcare closer to more predictive, preventative and personalized medicine.
Blanchard Valley Health System in Ohio joins Mayo Clinic Care Network
Mayo Clinic
Blanchard Valley Health System and Mayo Clinic announced Friday, Oct. 11, that Blanchard Valley Health System has joined the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Blanchard Valley Health System is the first Ohio-based health care facility to become a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a group of carefully vetted, independent health care systems that have special access to Mayo Clinic's knowledge and expertise.
AACC's Journals, Clinical Chemistry and The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, to Be Published through Oxford University Press
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
AACC, a global scientific and medical professional organization dedicated to better health through laboratory medicine, is pleased to announce a publishing partnership with Oxford University Press for its peer-reviewed journals, Clinical Chemistry and The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. Both journals will join Oxford University Press's world-class science portfolio starting in January 2020. The partnership will increase researchers' and healthcare practitioners' access worldwide to the important science published in the journals.
UTHealth leads effort to enhance Texas' financial exploitation investigations of seniors
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
An elder abuse team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is partnering with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, district attorneys, law enforcement agencies, and forensic accounting professionals to make it easier to identify and prosecute individuals who prey on senior citizens to exploit them financially.
University Hospitals Applauds HHS' Proposal to Modernize Rules and Enhance Value-Based Care
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Reaction of University Hospitals in Northeast Ohio to proposal from HHS to reform the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
A bold restructuring of ASU's College of Health Solutions results in growth and innovation across all measures
Arizona State University (ASU)
One year following a large-scale restructuring, Arizona State University's College of Health Solutions announces growth in enrollment, new faculty and research advancement.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and CUNY School of Public Health Collaborate to Offer Medical Students M.D./M.P.H. Program
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) announced an agreement today to offer Einstein medical students an opportunity to complete a five-year program resulting in a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from Einstein and a Master's Degree in Public Health (M.P.H.) degree from CUNY SPH.
Top Triton B-Baller Back on Court, with an Assist from UC San Diego Health
University of California San Diego Health
As UC San Diego Athletics steps up to NCAA Division I competition level, they do so with another team behind them: UC San Diego Health, now their Official Health Care Provider
Following NCCN Guidelines for Metastatic Breast Cancer Results in Lower Costs for Patients, According to New Study
National Comprehensive Cancer Network(r) (NCCN(r))
Patients pay less out-of-pocket for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) treatment that aligns with recommendations from NCCN Guidelines, according to a new study from the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), published in the October 2019 issue of JNCCN--Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
The Medical Minute: Hand Sanitizers Effective, but Handwashing Is Better
Penn State Health
Hand sanitizers are convenient alternatives to handwashing, and they do work. But when it comes to keeping germs away as we enter the cold and flu season, nothing beats a good scrubbing with soap and water.
The E-cigarette Backlash
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
CFR In Brief by Claire Felter. An outbreak of a lung illness linked to vaping is raising the pressure on countries to rein in the booming e-cigarette industry.
Addressing Social Needs in Health Care Delivery Can Improve Health Outcomes
Rush University Medical Center
Addressing social needs as a part of health care delivery can help achieve better health outcomes and potentially address major challenges in the United States health care system, according to a recently published consensus report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM).
Who is telling the truth about their health?
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
When researchers or policymakers ask health related questions-which they do a lot-they often rely on self-reported rather than tested health data. Researchers looked into how reliable this type of data is for research and found that self-reported data could be highly biased.
Leading Ophthalmic Organizations Partner to Advance Eye Care With the Next Generation of Business Innovation Conferences
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
Two of the world's largest ophthalmic organizations today announced a new collaboration to help accelerate the growth and success of companies focused on new therapies for eye disorders.
WHO launches first World report on vision
World Health Organization (WHO)
More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and far sightedness
"Magic" Health Numbers: Physicians Analyze New Research and Offer Advice
Nuvance Health
Three primary care physicians from Western Connecticut Medical Group (WCMG) analyzed new research about several widely known "magic" health numbers and shared their health and wellness recommendations.
Data Breaches Threaten Healthcare Records, Texas State University Experts Available to Comment
Texas State University
Focus on Mental Health as Cause of Mass Violence May Be Increasing Stigma
Indiana University
Over the last two decades, more Americans see people with mental health problems as dangerous and are willing to use legal means to force treatment, according to a new paper by IU Distinguished Professor of Sociology Bernice Pescosolido.
McCombs Launches First-in-the-Nation Health Care Cybersecurity Leadership Program
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin announces the Leadership in Health Care Privacy and Security Risk Management certificate program, a new first-in-the-nation professional program designed to help address a critical workforce shortage issue.
Researchers tackle data breaches that threaten healthcare
Texas State University
Transgender health expert can discuss LGBTQ town hall
Endocrine Society
Ceevra 3D VR Models Shown to Improve Patient Outcomes in Kidney Cancer Operations
Ceevra
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/10/4/CeevraImagepngfile.pngwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /Ceevra, Inc. today announced the publication of a study assessing the impact of using Ceevra's 3D virtual reality models to plan for operations to remove kidney tumors. The study results, published in JAMA Network Open, showed substantial reductions in operating time, blood loss, ischemia time, and duration of hospital stay when the Ceevra models were used.
American Society of Anesthesiologists Offers Trump Administration Medical Expertise to Protect and Improve Medicare
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
ASA today offered it medical expertise to the Trump Administration as it works to improve Medicare beneficiaries' access to physician care, implement transparency and market-based reforms, while reducing cost and regulatory burdens as provided in President Trump's Executive Order.
Study shows reduced Illinois Medicaid spending in pediatric population, limited savings from care coordination
University of Illinois at Chicago
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago are reporting in JAMA Network Open that Medicaid expenditures for children and young adults have decreased in Illinois. However, a care coordination demonstration project did not further reduce the cost of care for kids participating in the program within its first year.
Tennessee Governor praises MTSU, Meharry fast-track program to provide more rural doctors
Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University and Meharry Medical College solidified a unique academic partnership Thursday to address the state's shortage of rural doctors by formally recognizing the inaugural class of students who have embarked on an accelerated path to become primary care physicians.
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Earns Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center Certification
Henry Ford Health System
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital is one of two Michigan hospitals to earn a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 22,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the United States.
New approach helps computers deal with conflicts and duplications when applying more than one clinical practice guideline to a patient
University of Warwick
Researchers in WMG at the University of Warwick have developed a new method that could solve the problem of how to automate support of managing the complexities of care when applying multiple clinical practice guidelines, to patients with more than one medical issue.
Some ICU Admissions May Be Preventable, Saving Money and Improving Care
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/10/1/ICU.jpgwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /Many admissions to the intensive care unit may be preventable, potentially decreasing health care costs and improving care, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
$28M Grant Funds Cincinnati Children's as Coordinating Center for Rare Diseases Research Network
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/10/3/RDCRN-NIH_Logo.pngwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /Cincinnati Children's will use a $28M federal grant to serve as the data coordinating center for the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network. The network includes 20 groups of medical centers searching for improved treatments for hundreds of rare diseases.
UChicago Medicine Pediatrician Selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership Program
University of Chicago Medical Center
Anna Volerman, MD, assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of Chicago Medicine, has been selected to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Clinical Scholars leadership program.
Treating the Whole Patient: Health Care Challenges Faced by Transgender People of Color
University of Chicago Medical Center
Research shows how transgender people who are also racial and ethnic minorities have a difficult time finding a health care setting where all aspects of their identity are welcome, understood and addressed
Patients say ask before using medical records for research
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/10/3/180226_RCC_Abstract-100319-Deliberation_TW_v4.jpgwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /A new study finds that even when patients understand the overall benefit to society, they still want to be able to give consent at least once before their de-identified data is used for research. The feeling was especially strong among racial and ethnic minorities.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Establishes First Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency Program in New York City
Mount Sinai Health System
-Specialized training at Settlement Health in East Harlem prepares physicians to care for patients from infancy to adulthood, including their families -Efforts represent Mount Sinai's commitment to marginalized communities and efforts to reduce health care inequities
Virtual reality may help foster learning and collaboration across health professions
Tufts University
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/10/3/Fig1.jpegwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /One of the biggest challenges to implementing interprofessional education for health professions students is scheduling. Could virtual reality education help? A small new study, led by researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and focused on palliative care, says yes.
Microvention Funds $250,000 Educational Grant for the Advancement of Endovascular Education and Technology to the CNS Foundation
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
MicroVention, one of the world's fastest growing medical device companies, has granted $250,000 to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Foundation (CNS Foundation). This generous gift will fund educational programs dedicated toward the advancement of the field of endovascular education and technology.
Mount Sinai Health System Named 2019 Most Wired
Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System has earned the 2019 College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Most Wired recognition according to survey results released this month.
NUS SDE4 receives international recognition for building features designed to improve health and wellness
National University of Singapore
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/10/2/1.jpgwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /The National University of Singapore (NUS) has been awarded the WELL Certification at the Gold level by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) for its SDE4 building. The building is the first university building in the world to achieve WELL Certified(tm) Gold, and the first building in Singapore to be conferred this prestigious WELL Certification,
Will New CDC Measures Work to Control Nursing Home Infections?
University of Maryland Medical Center
The CDC issued new guidance in July on the use of personal protective equipment (masks, gowns) by healthcare providers to protect patients in nursing home facilities from acquiring and spreading antibiotic-resistant germs to others. UMSOM researchers will be testing the new guidelines with $1.1 million CDC grant.
Mayo Clinic e Oxford University Clinic abrem unidade de atendimento medico preventivo em Londres
Mayo Clinic
Dois dos maiores nomes nas areas de atendimento de saude e pesquisa medica do mundo, o centro medico academico da Mayo Clinic e a Oxford University Clinic, abriram uma unidade de atendimento medico preventivo em Londres.
Mayo Clinic und Oxford University Clinic eroffnen Einrichtung fur praventive Gesundheitsfursorge in London
Mayo Clinic
Zwei der weltweit angesehensten Namen im Gesundheitswesen und in der medizinischen Forschung, das akademische und medizinische Zentrum Mayo Clinic und die Oxford University Clinic, haben in London eine Einrichtung zur Gesundheitsvorsorge eroffnet.
Insurance Plans Vary in Coverage of Gender-Affirming 'Top' Surgery for Transgender Patients
Wolters Kluwer Health
Insurance companies having variable policies for covering gender-affirming breast/chest top surgery in transgender patients, according to a special topic paper in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(r), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
La Mayo Clinic et l'Oxford University Clinic ouvrent un etablissement de soins de sante preventifs a Londres
Mayo Clinic
Deux des plus grands noms au monde dans le domaine des soins de sante et de la recherche medicale - le centre medical universitaire Mayo Clinic et l'Oxford University Clinic - ont ouvert un etablissement de soins de sante preventifs a Londres.
Mayo Clinic تفتتح، بالتعاون مع عيادة جامعة أكسفورد (Oxford University Clinic)، مرفق الرعاية الصحية الوقائية في لندن
Mayo Clinic
قام اثنان من الأسماء الرائدة في عالم الرعاية الصحية والأبحاث الطبية - وهما مركز Mayo Clinic الطبي الأكاديمي وعيادة جامعة أكسفورد (Oxford University Clinic) بافتتاح مرفق الرعاية الصحية الوقائية في لندن.
Briefing: Point-of-Care Testing--Bringing the Lab to the Patient
American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC)
Point-of-care testing is transforming healthcare: this type of testing helps patients get diagnosed and treated faster, and also makes it easier for patients in remote areas to have access to medical testing. Join AACC and leading experts in laboratory medicine for a discussion about what lies ahead for point-of-care testing and what needs to happen so that all patients can benefit from quality testing of this kind.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Unveils New Master of Health Administration (MHA) Degree
Mount Sinai Health System
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has begun offering a Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree. Applications for the new MHA program are now open for enrollment starting in January, March, or September, 2020.
The Slaight Family Foundation enables UHN to change the way we deliver care to seniors - and it will happen outside the hospital
University Health Network (UHN)
The Silver Tsunami will see an unprecedented number of seniors in Canada. Thanks to a $3-million investment from The Slaight Family Foundation, University Health Network (UHN) is one step closer to being able to design programs and supports to enable seniors to live and thrive in their communities.
Three UC San Diego Researchers Receive Top Honors with NIH Director's Awards
University of California San Diego Health
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/10/1/knight_rob_pioneer-award.jpgwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /Three University of California San Diego researchers have received prestigious awards through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program, including the Pioneer Award, the program's top honor.
Mayo Clinic y Oxford University Clinic abren instalaciones para atencion medica preventiva en Londres
Mayo Clinic
Dos de los principales nombres mundiales en atencion de salud e investigacion medica, el centro medico academico de Mayo Clinic y la Oxford University Clinic, abrieron un establecimiento para atencion medica preventiva en Londres.
AADE Announces Donna Tomky Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice in Honor of Late AADE President
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
he Donna Tomky Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice will recognize a nurse practitioner who continues to advance the integration of self-management behaviors with clinical management through practice, health plan or health system innovation. The recipient will receive up to $1,000 in travel and complimentary registration to the AADE annual conference.
Endocrine Society honors endocrinology field's leaders with 2020 Laureate Awards
Endocrine Society
The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 13 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2020 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field.
Tammy Capretta named chief transformation and risk officer for Keck Medicine of USC
Keck Medicine of USC
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/09/30/Capretta_Tammyhorizontal.jpgwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /Keck Medicine of USC names Tammy Capretta chief transformation and risk officer
Virtual Medical Visits Get Wary Welcome From Older Adults, Poll Finds
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/09/27/telehealth_01-web.pngwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /Most people over 50 aren't ready to embrace virtual health visits with their medical providers, a new poll on telehealth finds. Only 4% have had a video-based visit with a provider in the past year, and their reactions were mixed. Meanwhile, more than half of poll respondents didn't know if their providers offer telehealth visits, and more than 80% expressed at least one concern about seeing a doctor or other provider virtually.
Prioritizing Palliative Care May Have Effects on ICU Nurses' Moral Distress
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/09/26/CCN10_19_lo1.jpgwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /Critical care nurses may be less likely to experience moral distress when they feel that patients' palliative care needs are being met, according to results of a survey of ICU nurses at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
Expanding Medicaid Means Chronic Health Problems Get Found Health Improves, Study Finds
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Nearly one in three low-income people who enrolled in Michigan's expanded Medicaid program discovered they had a chronic illness that had never been diagnosed before, according to a new study. And whether it was a newly found condition or one they'd known about before, half of Medicaid expansion enrollees with chronic conditions said their overall health improved after one year of coverage or more.
Mount Sinai Innovation Festival Explores Artificial Intelligence
Mount Sinai Health System
Eighth annual SINAInnovations festival on October 15-16 at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City
Johns Hopkins Medicine Announces $80 Million Expansion at Green Spring Station
Johns Hopkins Medicine
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/09/27/GSS3EastView.jpgwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /As part of an $80 million expansion at Green Spring Station, Johns Hopkins Medicine celebrated the official opening of the newly built Pavilion III at Green Spring Station with a private grand opening event on Sept. 27 and a free community health fair on Sept. 28.
James P. Holland, New President of Johns Hopkins HealthCare
Johns Hopkins Medicine
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/09/27/Holland.jpgwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /Johns Hopkins Medicine welcomes James P. Holland as the new president of Johns Hopkins HealthCare. Holland assumed the role effective Sept. 30, 2019.
Baylor Scott White Health Opens Hospital in Buda, Expands Care Delivery in Hays County
Baylor Scott and White Health
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/09/28/BSWMC-Buda.JPGwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /Baylor Scott White Health, the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, opened its newest full-service hospital. Baylor Scott White Medical Center - Buda, the System's first medical center in Hays County, is located at 5330 Overpass Road and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Medicaid Reimbursement for Spinal Surgery Varies Between States
Wolters Kluwer Health
Most states reimburse less for spinal surgery in Medicaid patients, compared to Medicare reimbursement for the same procedures, reports a study in Spine. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.
Living well, living longer with HIV-AIDS
Case Western Reserve University
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=https://dailymedia.case.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/18154436/Webel-feat.jpgwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /A nurse scientist at Case Western Reserve University is further expanding her research on aging-related health challenges increasingly faced by people living longer with HIV-AIDS.
UCLA to Lead $25 Million Opioid Study in Rural America
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
Scientists from the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs will lead a $25 million National Institutes of Health study testing treatments, including the use of telemedicine, to help fight the opioid epidemic in rural America.
Childhood Cancer Treatment Can Alter Leydig Cell Function
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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Health technology 'jam' to inspire innovation, creativity
University of Illinois at Chicago
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/09/26/Game-Jam8-590x393.jpgwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /The Health Tech Jam on Sept. 28 will sequester UIC students pursuing graduate degrees in physical therapy and biomedical visualization for 8 hours and give them a challenge: brainstorm, develop and pitch a tech solution to a common health problem.
Bayshore Medical Center Names New Emergency Care Center
Hackensack Meridian Health
img src="/legacy/image.php?image=/images/uploads/2019/09/25/ED-HarrisRendering.pngwidth=100height=150" alt="Newswise image" /Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center Foundation is pleased to reveal that the new Emergency Care Center at Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, NJ, will be called the Dr. Robert H. Harris Emergency Care Center. The Emergency Care Center, currently under construction, will be named by Mary Ellen Harris, Golden Dome Foundation founder, in honor of Dr. Robert H. Harris, thanks to a generous gift made by the foundation.
