Henry Ford Hospital launches program to enhance patient safety, reduce workplace injuries
DETROIT (June 14, 2021) – Henry Ford Hospital has partnered with Atlas Lift Tech, Inc. and Arjo Diligent Clinical Consultants to ...
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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 care INDIANAPOLIS - Much needs to be accomplished during the short ...
Nursing shortage affects rural Missourians more, MU study finds
Rural Missouri counties also have highest percentage of nurses over age 54, nearing retirement COLUMBIA, Mo. -- While the United ...
AMA awards Penn State College of Medicine $1.8 million for education initiative
The American Medical Association (AMA) has awarded Penn State College of Medicine $1.8 million to lead a five-year, multi-institution initiative ...
Sleep Number presents new data from its 360® Smart Beds at SLEEP 2021 Annual Meeting
Real-world data from Sleep Number® smart bed sleepers shows a potential model for predicting and tracking COVID-19 infection using sleep ...
Sugar overload may be a recipe for long-term problems
A new study on the impact of sugar supports World Health Organization recommendations A trial using mice has shown that ...
Exploring an epidemic’s meaning from the perspective of nursing
PHILADELPHIA (June 7, 2021) - An article written almost 30 years ago helps frame social constructs around the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
International coalition classifies 25 subtypes of uveitis, an inflammatory eye disease
NIH-funded classification criteria will facilitate clinical research for new therapies An international coalition of eye researchers used machine learning to ...
Important to reduce patients’ time respiratory intensive care with mechanical ventilation
More active efforts to reduce patients' time on a ventilator in an ICU can both spare their suffering and free ...
Colorectal Cancer: UVA Health Expert Helps Develop New National Screening Guidelines
Screenings Recommended to Begin at Age 45 Most Americans should get screened for colorectal cancer beginning at age 45 instead ...
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 results HOUSTON-(June 3, 2021) ...
University study highlights alarming rise in usage and costs of antidepressants
RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have warned there is an urgent need for the country's mental health interventions to ...
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 flow DETROIT (June 3, 2021) - ...
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 health ...
Study finds specialty behavioral health establishments increased, but more needs to be done
The number of specialty behavioral health establishments, their workforce and their wages have increased steadily between 2011 and 2019, according ...
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
BEER-SHEVA, Israel...June 2, 2021 - As drones become more ubiquitous in public spaces, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ...
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 ...
