Surgeons at Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University in Detroit are developing a faster, less expensive method of identifying bacterial infections and determining their antibiotic resistance, according to an American College of Surgeons news release.
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Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J., has implemented a new influenza vaccination policy to improve infection control, according to a Burlington County Times report.
This year has been a noteworthy year for physicians and hospitals, and the key structural drivers of change will continue into 2012. Accountable care organizations were declared "the party that nobody comes to," payors began to buy physicians and hold…
The Department of Health and Human Services today released its final rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, which involves the establishment of accountable care organizations and is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2012. So far, experts have said…
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have found the type of inflammation usually treated with NSAIDs is controlled by different enzymes in different parts of the body, according to an institute news release.
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A survey conducted by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School shows that while physicians and nurses believe asking patients about expectations is important, many do not ask those critical questions. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review…
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy has received a $4.25 million federal grant to develop programs for safer medication use, including tools for preventing medication errors and making drug information easier to understand.
A new analysis of eye health studies suggests more exposure to natural light and time spent looking at distant objects may prevent myopia, or nearsightedness, in children and adolescents, according to findings presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2011…
Boston University School of Medicine is the lead institution on a $13.6 million grant-funded study to develop early detection tools for lung cancer for active military personnel and veterans, a university news release said.
Researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center proved that used pacemakers could be refurbished and implanted in patients who cannot afford a new device. Their research has been put in to practice, and use pacemakers were sent from…