Henry Ford Hospital launches program to enhance patient safety, reduce workplace injuries
Credit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT (June 14, 2021) – Henry Ford Hospital has partnered with Atlas Lift Tech, Inc. and ...
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CNIO researchers discover that a protein that facilitates DNA repair may potentiate chemotherapy
The PrimPol protein helps the cell to survive the damage caused by chemotherapy; the researchers want to make tumor cells ...
EHRs not meeting the challenges of primary care according to new study
Human factors approach to EHR design can improve patient careCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Much needs to be accomplished during ...
Nursing shortage affects rural Missourians more, MU study finds
Rural Missouri counties also have highest percentage of nurses over age 54, nearing retirementCredit: Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. ...
AMA awards Penn State College of Medicine $1.8 million for education initiative
Credit: Penn State The American Medical Association (AMA) has awarded Penn State College of Medicine $1.8 million to lead a ...
Sleep Number presents new data from its 360® Smart Beds at SLEEP 2021 Annual Meeting
Credit: Sleep Number Real-world data from Sleep Number® smart bed sleepers shows a potential model for predicting and tracking COVID-19 ...
Sugar overload may be a recipe for long-term problems
A new study on the impact of sugar supports World Health Organization recommendationsCredit: QUT Marketing & Communication A trial using ...
Exploring an epidemic’s meaning from the perspective of nursing
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 7, 2021) - An article written almost 30 years ago helps frame social constructs around ...
International coalition classifies 25 subtypes of uveitis, an inflammatory eye disease
NIH-funded classification criteria will facilitate clinical research for new therapiesCredit: National Eye Institute (NEI) An international coalition of eye researchers ...
Important to reduce patients’ time respiratory intensive care with mechanical ventilation
Credit: Photo: private More active efforts to reduce patients' time on a ventilator in an ICU can both spare their ...
Colorectal Cancer: UVA Health Expert Helps Develop New National Screening Guidelines
Screenings Recommended to Begin at Age 45Credit: UVA Health Most Americans should get screened for colorectal cancer beginning at age ...
New findings offer improved therapy of early-stage, BRCA mutation-associated breast cancer
Houston Methodist expert who led US component of trial available to address eagerly anticipated OlympiA trial resultsCredit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON-(June ...
University study highlights alarming rise in usage and costs of antidepressants
Credit: University of Huddersfield RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have warned there is an urgent need for the country's ...
First in US: New device implanted to treat heart failure, improve kidney function
Thinner than a #2 pencil, the heart pump is being studied for boosting blood flowCredit: Procyrion, Inc. DETROIT (June 3, ...
Faith-community nurses promote physical activity among congregants
West Virginia University research shows faith communities have the potential to promote physical wellbeing along with emotional or spiritual healthCredit: ...
Study finds specialty behavioral health establishments increased, but more needs to be done
Credit: Indiana University The number of specialty behavioral health establishments, their workforce and their wages have increased steadily between 2011 ...
Low-wage earners spent less time at home during early pandemic lockdown
Researchers tracked data from millions of mobile phone users in major US metropolitan areas and compared the data to neighborhood ...
Ben-Gurion U. studies show promise using drones to elicit emotional responses
Credit: ©Viviane Herdel. BEER-SHEVA, Israel...June 2, 2021 - As drones become more ubiquitous in public spaces, researchers at Ben-Gurion University ...
Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare awarded to immigrant cofounders of pre-health dreamers
The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation have announced Dr. Jirayut 'New' Latthivongskorn and Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez ...
WVU designated as one of only eight ECHO Superhub sites in the US
With the designation, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute program can now lend resources and expertise to health ...
