Science
Results from the PLATINUM DIVERSITY study presented at TCT 2016
WASHINGTON - November 1, 2016 - A dedicated stent study conducted exclusively in women and minority patients evaluated clinical outcomes...
Does your mind jump around, stay on task or get stuck?
During downtime, some of us daydream while others might focus on a to-do list, or get stuck in a negative...
Results of ReACT Trial presented at TCT & published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
WASHINGTON - November 1, 2016 - A randomized evaluation of routine follow-up coronary angiography after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) found...
Anesthesia sedation practices for patients in the pediatric congenital cardiac cath lab
WASHINGTON--The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) and the Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society...
PET imaging visualizes hard-to-diagnose cardiac amyloidosis
Credit: W. Phillip Law/Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Reston, Virginia - Researchers at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, have demonstrated...
Hospital for Special Surgery survey defines need for health outreach programs
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), which has an Outpatient Center in Stamford, plans to increase...
Two antibiotics fight bacteria differently than thought
Credit: Alexander Mankin, UIC Two widely prescribed antibiotics -- chloramphenicol and linezolid -- may fight bacteria in a different way...
New drug combination has potential to significantly improve chemotherapy success
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - University of Georgia researchers have found a way to enhance chemotherapy's cancer-killing powers, bringing science...
Researchers identify new drug target for gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Credit: UC San Diego Health Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Mayo Clinic provide the...
There’s money in your wearable fitness tracker
Your wearable fitness tracker is great at counting the number of steps you took today, but it could also provide...
Hospital readmission history a valid measure of skilled nursing quality
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --When an elderly loved one is discharged from a hospital to a skilled nursing facility (SNF), the family's...
Brown researchers developing new interactive sleep app
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- There are plenty of cellphone apps on the market designed to help people monitor their sleep patterns....
Study finds mild exercise helps decrease pain and improve activity level in older adults
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery It's never too late to reap the benefits of exercise, and that includes older adults...
Moving toward a gold standard in patient handoff protocols
You're in the hospital under around-the-clock care for whatever it is that ails you. During any 24-hour period, your physicians...
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