Hospital - What Causes Alzheimer's Disease may Protect from Herpes Infection
Amyloid beta protein protects the brain from herpes infection by entrapping viral particles, research at the Massachusetts General Hospital finds. Amyloid beta is the protein...
View ArticleHospital - UW-Madison researchers develop new method to track Parkinson's...
A new way to examine stress and inflammation in the heart will help Parkinson's researchers test new therapies and explore an unappreciated way the disease puts people at risk...
View ArticleHospital - Researchers trace Parkinson's damage in the heart
A new way to examine stress and inflammation in the heart will help Parkinson's researchers test new therapies and explore an unappreciated way the disease puts people at risk...
View ArticleHospital - Salmonella outbreak at seniors' facility linked to two deaths
A Salmonella outbreak at a senior citizens' home in a German town has been linked to two deaths. At least 23 people have been confirmed with salmonellosis in the...
View Article340B hospitals provide more low-profit services
Hospitals that participate in the 340B program offer more low-profit service lines than nonparticipants, according to research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. “Effective...
View ArticleHospital - Osteoporosis drug initiation rate continues to decline, raising...
The rate of osteoporosis medication initiation for older adults hospitalized for hip fracture has fallen steadily during the past decade, according to an insurance claims...
View ArticleHighland Hospital's Palliative Care Program has received Advanced...
Highland Hospital's Palliative Care Program has received Advanced Recertification from the Joint Commission, the nation's main accrediting body in health care. This is the...
View ArticleHospital - Osteoporosis Rx Rates Continue Downwards Trajectory
Prescribing rates for osteoporosis medications continue to spiral downwards even among those who clearly have osteoporosis by virtue of having been hospitalized for a hip...
View ArticleHospital - Governor Baker Co-Authors Newsweek Op-Ed on Alzheimer's
Along with Montana Democrat Governor Steve Bullock, Governor Charlie Baker co-authored an opinion-editorial in Newsweek urging both sides of the aisle to come together to...
View ArticleHospital - Promising Alzheimer drug reduces plaques in brains and slows...
The long-elusive quest for a medication that works to treat Alzheimer's reached a potentially promising milestone Wednesday. For the first time in a large clinical trial, a...
View ArticleHospital - Research may help advance search for more effective drugs to treat...
Two new studies published by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital illustrate that not all forms of amyloid-beta protein - the protein thought to initiate Alzheimer's...
View ArticleHospital - There's New Hope For Preventing Alzheimer's - And It Could Be...
Margaret Daffodil Graham tries to live a healthy life, particularly since she has a health issue that requires constant attention. Like more than 100 million other Americans...
View ArticleHospital - Saturday Stories: Useless Multivitamins, Menopause, and Jordan...
Timothy Caulfield, on NBC think, on the uselessness of multi-vitamins for all (happy to find this story for reader Pug Piper). Jen Gunter, on her blog, with her combined...
View ArticleHospital - Are shared medical appointments an effective method of delivering...
Aim: Discharge from hospital follow-up is a key transition point in the survivorship process for cancer patients. We aim to evaluate the efficacy of group discharge seminars in...
View ArticleActive surveillance in prostate cancer: A retrospective audit at a district...
Aim: The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence provide guidelines for the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer in the UK. We explored whether a district...
View ArticleHospital - Multiparametric MRI: Co-morbidity assessment
Aim: Standardised management and co-morbidity documentation during clinic appointments in the Urology department at the Royal United Hospital is poor. This audit identifies new...
View ArticlePatients do not need hospital admission following a Transrectal Ultrasound...
Aim: To establish if there is a clinical need for patients to stay in hospital for one night following a TRUS guided prostate biopsy, and the cost associated with this.
View ArticleHospital - Is full body MRI a viable alternative to Bone Scan in detection of...
Aim: This small study represents the first to investigate the use of Full Body MRI versus Bone Scan in the M-Staging of advanced prostate cancer in the setting of a district...
View ArticleHospital - Urology simulation teaching - COMET (Clinically Observed Medical...
Aim: COMET is a four station, case based OSCE based simulation training on a patient journey. It is a programme devised to deliver and formatively assess clinical skills and...
View ArticleUCI Health listed among America's Best Hospitals for 18th consecutive year
Orange, Calif. - For the 18th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has recognized UC Irvine Medical Center as one of “ America's Best Hospitals .” The annual rankings...
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