Study finds opioid dependence and overdose rates after urologic surgery
About 1 in 1,111 patients who undergo urologic surgery for conditions such as prostate cancer and kidney stones experience opioid dependence or overdose (ODO), a Loyola Medicine study has found.
View ArticleNearly 20% of patients treated with antibiotics experience adverse side...
A study examining the impact of antibiotics prescribed for nearly 1500 adult patients admitted to The Johns Hopkins Hospital found that adverse side effects occurred in a fifth of them, and that nearly...
View ArticleInfectious disease experts examine how quickly Lyme disease symptoms resolve...
For many Americans, the warmer weather of summer means more time spent outside: More gardening and yard work, more hikes in the woods, more backyard barbecues. But for this year in particular, some...
View ArticleImmersive VR training for surgeons on emerging medical devices
With our unique team and the power of the recent revolution in immersive reality technology, we are finally able to address these issues by providing a highly mobile, hands-on, realistic training...
View ArticleNew study shows how social interaction impacts treatment response in cancer...
How well cancer patients fared after chemotherapy was affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the National Human Genome...
View ArticleDoctors appear to have reached unexpected consensus in prescribing pediatric...
The number of available anti-seizure medications has exploded in the past two decades, going from just a handful of medicines available in the 1990s to more than 20 now.
View ArticleRUSH named ‘Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality’ for ninth consecutive year
For the ninth consecutive year, Rush University Medical Center has been designated a "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" in the Healthcare Equality Index, an annual survey of how health care...
View ArticleHealthcare for mental illness is on the decline in US, say experts
More Americans than ever before are suffering from serious psychological distress (SPD), according to researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center.
View ArticleStudy finds similar weight-loss outcomes for patients covered by insurance...
Individuals whose insurance covered the cost of a comprehensive medical weight-loss program had one-year outcomes very similar to those of patients who paid for the treatment out of pocket, according...
View ArticleMolina Healthcare, a top Obamacare insurer, investigates breach of patients’...
Molina Healthcare, a major insurer in Medicaid and state exchanges across the country, has shut down its online patient portal as it investigates a potential data breach that may have exposed sensitive...
View ArticleStudy finds opioid dependence and overdose rates after urologic surgery
About 1 in 1,111 patients who undergo urologic surgery for conditions such as prostate cancer and kidney stones experience opioid dependence or overdose (ODO), a Loyola Medicine study has found.
View ArticleNearly 20% of patients treated with antibiotics experience adverse side...
A study examining the impact of antibiotics prescribed for nearly 1500 adult patients admitted to The Johns Hopkins Hospital found that adverse side effects occurred in a fifth of them, and that nearly...
View ArticleInfectious disease experts examine how quickly Lyme disease symptoms resolve...
For many Americans, the warmer weather of summer means more time spent outside: More gardening and yard work, more hikes in the woods, more backyard barbecues. But for this year in particular, some...
View ArticleImmersive VR training for surgeons on emerging medical devices
With our unique team and the power of the recent revolution in immersive reality technology, we are finally able to address these issues by providing a highly mobile, hands-on, realistic training...
View ArticleNew study shows how social interaction impacts treatment response in cancer...
How well cancer patients fared after chemotherapy was affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the National Human Genome...
View ArticleDoctors appear to have reached unexpected consensus in prescribing pediatric...
The number of available anti-seizure medications has exploded in the past two decades, going from just a handful of medicines available in the 1990s to more than 20 now.
View ArticleGout patient hospitalizations: what’s causing the increase?
We looked at all hospitalizations in patients with gout. The concern is that gout is often considered as a disease of just the joints, specifically of the big toe. Yet, there have been quite a lot of...
View ArticlePhilips launches IntelliVue X3 in Europe for portable, uninterrupted patient...
Royal Philips, a global health technology company, today announced the release of the IntelliVue X3 in Europe. Designed for portable, uninterrupted monitoring during in-hospital transport and at the...
View ArticleSphere Medical announces compatibility of Proxima bedside blood gas analyser...
Sphere Medical, an innovative company in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, announces that its Proxima bedside blood gas monitoring system is compatible with Philips IntelliVue Patient...
View ArticleNew study shows strong link between childhood obesity and hip diseases
New research from the University, published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood journal, shows a strong link between childhood obesity and hip diseases in childhood.
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