Study sheds light on fertility concerns of young breast cancer patients
Concerns about fertility kept a third of young women with breast cancer from taking tamoxifen, despite its known benefit in reducing the risk of breast cancer coming back.
View ArticleNovel ESC paper highlights significance of e-health in tackling heart disease
E-health is vital to winning the battle against heart disease, European cardiology leaders said today in a European Society of Cardiology position paper published in European Heart Journal. The novel...
View ArticleVirtua to bring high-quality wellness services to residents of Brandywine...
Virtua has partnered with Brandywine Senior Living at Haddonfield to bring high-quality medical care, rehabilitation therapy, and wellness services to residents of the new assisted living community...
View ArticleJanssen, Bayer HealthCare announce results from landmark studies evaluating...
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and its development partner, Bayer HealthCare, today announced results from PMSS (Post-Marketing Safety Surveillance) and XANTUS (XARELTO for Prevention of Stroke in...
View ArticleNew NIH grants support research that combines DNA sequence information and...
A dozen awards from the National Institutes of Health will support research that incorporates DNA sequence information into electronic medical records. The goal of research conducted by the Electronic...
View ArticleInterpregnancy intervals may increase autism risk, shows Kaiser Permanente study
Second-born children who are conceived sooner than two years or later than six years after the arrival of their older sibling have a substantially increased risk of autism spectrum disorders, according...
View ArticlePhilips, Radboudumc introduce first diabetes prototype system
Royal Philips and Netherlands-based Radboud university medical center today introduced a connected digital health prototype that enables people living with diabetes and their health care providers to...
View ArticlePopulation health study examines real-world osteoporosis treatment patterns
A statewide study has found that from 2005 to 2012, fewer than a quarter of men and women with documentation of osteoporosis or fragility fracture, conditions for which national guidelines would...
View ArticlePromising new innovations in drug development, health monitoring may improve...
Adverse drug reactions are harmful to patients and a major burden for healthcare providers, governments and the pharmaceutical industry. But promising new breakthroughs in drug development and health...
View ArticleEvidera releases new software platform to support real-time analysis of...
Evidera, a leading provider of evidence-based solutions for the healthcare industry, is pleased to announce Evalytica, a new software platform designed to support near real-time analyses of virtually...
View ArticleENA highlights need for transgender patient care awareness
A new article about a transgender patient's "freak show" experience in a U.S. emergency department, published online in the Journal of Emergency Nursing, is prompting the country's largest professional...
View ArticleOB-Tools announces FDA approval of new TrueLabor maternal fetal monitor
OB-Tools is pleased to announce today U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its fetal heart rate monitoring unit. The fetal heart rate monitoring unit will be integrated into its new...
View ArticleMU Health Care wins global HIMSS Enterprise Nicholas E. Davies Award of...
University of Missouri Health Care has received the global HIMSS Enterprise Nicholas E. Davies Award of Excellence for health care technology innovations that are improving patient outcomes.
View ArticleStudy identifies five resources that can help hospitals improve surgeries on...
Studies have shown that patients who undergo surgeries on weekends tend to experience longer hospital stays and higher mortality rates and readmissions.
View ArticleU.S. News and World Report names MU Health Care as a 'Most Connected Hospital'
University of Missouri Health Care has been named a "Most Connected Hospital" by U.S. News and World Report for using health information innovations to improve patient care. MU Health Care is one of...
View ArticleMount Sinai researchers provide a glimpse of precision medicine in action
A new publication from scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai offers a glimpse of precision medicine in action, with a massive data analysis project that identified clinically and...
View ArticleAprima selects Kno2 interoperability platform to meet attestation...
Aprima Medical Software has selected the Kno2™ interoperability platform to enable its physician practices to easily and cost-effectively meet the requirements for electronic transmission of Transition...
View ArticleLoyola Medicine, Palos Community Hospital jointly launch innovative...
Loyola Medicine and Palos Community Hospital launched today an innovative telemedicine program that enables specialists from Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood to assist Palos physicians in...
View ArticleDisclosing genetic risk for CHD results in lower low-density lipoprotein...
A group of researchers led by Mayo Clinic has discovered that disclosing genetic risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) results in lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), also known as bad...
View ArticleStudy: Post hospital syndrome is significant risk factor for patients...
A condition known as "post hospital syndrome" (PHS) is a significant risk factor for patients who undergo elective outpatient surgery, a Loyola study has found.
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