Study shows reduction in health care costs and improved patient outcomes with collaborative care

The study demonstrated interprofessional education and collaborative practice provided in a primary care residency-based program are associated with reductions in emergency room visits, hospitalizations, hemoglobin A1c levels, and 48.2% in total...
13-Aug-2019 11:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Study reveals secret ‘Stealth MRSA’ is hiding in its genes to develop resistance to antibiotics

OS-MRSA has created confusion in clinical laboratories for the past decade because of its difficulty to diagnose. Findings of a new study identified a way to detect what an important gene has been hiding that could be critical for the successful...
6-Aug-2019 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Research breakthrough identifies bully behavior of cancer cells that promote cancer growth

Results demonstrated the fitness of human cells is determined by the expression of different isoforms of the Flower gene (labeled “Win” or “Lose” in the study). Cells expressing the “Win” isoforms induced cell death in neighboring cells...
24-Jul-2019 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study to address physician burnout by deepening connection to patients

A study by Creighton University’s School of Medicine will investigate if increasing time spent at bedside with patients increases the well-being of the health care professional, too.
2-Jul-2019 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Creighton hosts 19th annual Trauma Symposium, June 14

Creighton's annual Trauma Symposium features some of the nation’s top trauma surgeons this June, including keynote J. Wayne Meredith, MD, for a look at how trauma surgical care in both military and civilian arenas of welfare continues to evolve.
10-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

NIH Grant Aids Creighton Researchers in Battling TB

An old drug may have new applications and implications in the worldwide fight against tuberculosis, according to the research of two Creighton University scientists in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions.
3-Apr-2019 3:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

'The Richness of Human Experience'

A Creighton University researcher who lost his own hearing at age 14 months is working on ways to ensure it doesn't happen to others.
3-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

FDA approves first non-invasive therapy device for stress urinary incontinence

New non-invasive treatment for stress urinary incontinence helps strengthen the pelvic floor, and shows more than 87 percent of patients were dry or had mild leakage after a 12-week treatment period, with 93 percent of patients experiencing...
11-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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