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Riverwoods Urgent Care Uses Smartphone Technology to Connect Patients with Medical Assistance
Local stand-alone urgent care uses iTriage to reach Mobile Smartphone users. - March 14, 2010 - iTriage, LLC
New Therapy for Prevention of Local Lung Tumor Recurrence
Researchers use a low-dose chemotherapeutic polymer film to deliver drugs directly to lung tissue following surgical resection of a tumor. - March 14, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Study Finds Many New Prescriptions Go Unfilled
Potential health benefits are not being realized because more than a quarter of new prescriptions are never filled. - March 14, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Women & Infants Participating in National Study on Caring for Late Preterm Infants
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island is one of 15 sites selected from a field of 145 applicants across the US and Canada to participate in a research study looking to see if providing some additional, specialized nursing and parental care may help late preterm infants fare better as they go home and grow. - March 12, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Breast Cancer Survivors Who Take Aspirin Have Half the Risk of Dying from the Disease
New research shows women who take aspirin after a breast cancer diagnosis lower their risk of a recurrence and death from the disease. - March 12, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brief: Researchers Identify a Means of Improving the Cryopreservation of Biological Materials
In the cryopreservation of biological materials, size, temperature and composition of a water droplet determine whether the droplet is vitrified or crystallized. - March 12, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
CRP Found to Have Implication for Patients After Undergoing Surgery
C-reactive protein levels predict hospital length of stay and long-term risk of death after surgery. - March 12, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
New Analysis of Jupiter Data Finds Statin Therapy for Apparently Healthy Women Significantly Reduced Risk for Cardiovascular Events
Women with acceptable levels of bad cholesterol but elevated high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels benefited greatly from a daily regimen of rosuvastatin. - March 12, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Women & Infants Hosts Professional Conference on Single-Family Room Model for Newborn Intensive Care
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island is hosting a professional conference entitled “Millennium Neonatology: Building for the Future” on Thursday, April 29, 2010 from 7:30 am to 5 pm at the Women & Infants’ Education Center, 101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI. In... - March 10, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Exclusively for Women: Lawrence General Hospital Hosts an Evening of Champagne and Chocolate
Lawrence General Hospital's grand opening celebration of their new Imaging Services Pavilion with state of the art technology and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. - March 06, 2010 - Lawrence General Hospital
Saint Joseph-Mount Sterling Uses Wireless EKGs in Ambulances to Help Save Rural Heart Attack Victims
New program will slash time from heart attack diagnosis to treatment, reducing heart injury and saving lives - March 05, 2010 - Saint Joseph Health System
MUMC’s StrokeOne Earns American Stroke Association Award
For the third year in a row Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia has received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The GuidelinesSM Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) Silver Performance Achievement Award. - March 04, 2010 - Memorial Health
Dr. Scott Runnels Serves on Advisory Board at Allergan Headquarters
Event brings together nationally esteemed surgeons. - March 03, 2010 - Runnels Center Outpatient Plastic Surgery & Clinic
2009: Another Year of "Firsts" for JCI Accreditations and Certifications at Taiwan’s Min-Sheng Hospital
Min-Sheng General Hospital, is reaccredited JCI and obtains the JCI CCPC seal of approval for its Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Chronic Kidney Disease programs. - March 03, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital Study: Vitamin B3 Shows Early Promise in Treatment of Stroke
An early study suggests that vitamin B3 or niacin, a common water-soluble vitamin, may help improve neurological function after stroke, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers. When rats with ischemic stroke were given niacin, their brains showed growth of new blood vessels, and sprouting of... - February 26, 2010 - Henry Ford Health System
Two Saint Joseph Health System Facilities Earn National Excellence Through Insight Awards for Outstanding Employee, Patient Satisfaction
Saint Joseph - London and Saint Joseph East excel at using research to build excellence within their organizations. - February 19, 2010 - Saint Joseph Health System
mumms® Software Selected by Compassionate Care Hospice for National Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Deployment in Thirty Seven Hospice Locations
mumms® Software (a multi-user medical management system created by Secure Computing Systems, Inc.) has provided hospice-specific EMR software to the hospice and palliative care community. Today we are pleased to announce another leading national hospice care provider, Compassionate Care Hospice... - February 18, 2010 - mumms Software
Origin of Scar-Forming Cells in Kidney Fibrosis Identified - Brigham and Women's Hospital
New research identifies the precursors of the scar forming cells that play a major role in progressive kidney fibrosis. - February 16, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Leading Cancer Surgeon Receives Prestigious Award from ACS Cancer Commission
The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) recently awarded its Outstanding Performance Award to Shahriyour Andaz, MD, FACS - February 13, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Makes Leapfrog Top Hospitals List
BWH is one of 45 hospitals recognized by the Leapfrog Group for delivering the highest quality of care in the nation while attaining the highest levels of efficiency. - February 12, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital Welcomes New President
As of January 1, 2010, Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, assumes position as President of Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals. - February 12, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Popp Begins as Chair of Neurosurgery
Dr. Popp will lead an accomplished team of 14 expert neurosurgeons, along with renowned researchers. - February 11, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
New Findings from JUPITER Show Rosuvastatin Cuts Stroke Risk in Half Among Those with Elevated CRP Levels and Commonly Acceptable Cholesterol Levels
Men and women with low levels of bad cholesterol but elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein who were randomly given rosuvastatin, reduced their risk of fatal or non-fatal stroke by 48 percent. - February 11, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Women May Be Better Able to Regulate Stress
Hormonal regulation of stress response in the brain differs in men and women. - February 11, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Chronic Sleep Loss Severely Degrades Nighttime Performance
A ‘Catch Up’ Night Of Sleep Not Enough to Compensate: New research shows that chronic sleep loss over a few weeks results in much slower reaction times and profoundly poorer performance. - February 11, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Vaccine Delivered Through Older Methods May Provide Better Immunity
New research shows that giving a vaccine through a scratch on the skin, a technique called scarification, results in a better immune response when compared to injecting the vaccine into the body, and that the amount needed is 100 times less. - February 11, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Largest Study of Vitamin D and Omega-3s Now Enrolling at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Researchers are now enrolling 20,000 participants throughout the entire U.S. to determine whether vitamin D and omega-3s can prevent colorectal, breast, prostate, and other cancers, as well as cardiovascular disease. - February 11, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dr. Diab Joins HealthONE, Opens New Oncology Practice
Colorado Integrative Cancer Care, the Denver Metro’s only integrative oncology practice, is now located at The Medical Center of Aurora. - February 10, 2010 - The Medical Center of Aurora
The Henry Ford Production System LEAN Training Program
The Henry Ford Production System LEAN training program takes place March 11-12, 2010 at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. The two-day course is a didactic and hands-on introduction to LEAN management philosophy and manufacturing-based work rules and tools designed to prepare physicians,... - February 10, 2010 - Henry Ford Health System
Bank of America Awards $500,000 Grant to South Nassau's Heart Health Center
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to South Nassau Communities Hospital in support of the hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Health and its program for medically underserved individuals. - February 07, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Seminar from Women & Infants/Brown Featured in Lancet
A review of all of the new research about how to identify those women at highest risk for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy has been published in the February 6, 2010 issue of The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical journals. The seminar was led by Ghada R. Bourjeily, MD, FCCP, board certified internist and pulmonary and critical care medicine specialist in the Center for Women’s Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital and assistant professor at the Alpert Medical School. - February 07, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Obesity Surgery Consultant’s 40kg Weight Loss After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Procedure – a Case of "Practice What You Preach"
Michael Dermody of Cosmetic Bliss, specialists in arranging and accompanying patients for weight loss surgery and post-operative weight loss support, had a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy in Sept. 2008. He is now 40Kg lighter and is free of the hypertension and other problems which led to his surgery. He believes the Sleeve has advantages over Gastric Banding and Gastric Bypass, and believes it won’t be long before it becomes the first choice for patients looking for weight loss surgery. - February 03, 2010 - Cosmetic Bliss
Dr. Scott Runnels Visited Haiti in January to Aid with Earthquake Recovery
Earlier this year, Haiti's catastrophic earthquake caused widespread devastation and affected an estimated three million people. When Jackson plastic surgeon Dr. Scott Runnels initially learned of the Haiti earthquake, he contacted The American Society of Plastic Surgeons to volunteer his services. - February 02, 2010 - Runnels Center Outpatient Plastic Surgery & Clinic
MUMC in Savannah Ranked Among the Top in the Nation for Clinical Quality
Memorial University Medical Center is one of only 269 hospitals nationwide (out of 5,000 hospitals analyzed) to be named among the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence™. It is the only hospital in the Savannah area to earn the recognition. - January 29, 2010 - Memorial Health
Why Some Patients Fail After Obesity Surgery. Weight Loss Surgery Specialists Cosmetic Bliss Now Extend Post-Op Support Beyond 2 Years to Help Their Patients Succeed.
Michael Dermody of Cosmetic Bliss - specialist provider of Weight Loss Surgery and Support states the reasons why some patients who undergo surgery are unable to maintain weight loss after the procedure, and explains why better patient preparation, adequate psychological assessment and the company’s extension of post-operative support to a minimum of 2 years is the answer to improving long term outcomes. - January 28, 2010 - Cosmetic Bliss
Women & Infants and Latino Public Radio Launch ESCUCHE Radio Program
Almost one year to the date after announcing the receipt of a $138,000 National Institutes of Health grant that will have a major impact on the health and science literacy of listeners of Latino radio, researchers took to the airwaves on January 26 to introduce their program and to test their... - January 28, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Blood Vessels in Prostate Tumor May Indicate Aggressiveness of Cancer - Brigham and Women's Hospital
Researchers find that characteristics of blood vessels in a prostate cancer tumor may be an indicator of risk for metastasized cancer. The growth of a tumor requires a vascular network that carries blood to the developing cells and in new research published online in the Journal of Clinical... - January 21, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Failure to Order Needed Tests a Leading Cause of Diagnostic Errors - Brigham and Women's Hospital
The failure to order tests, report results to patients, or follow-up with abnormal test findings, are leading types of diagnostic errors, according to a survey of primary care and specialist physicians in the United States sponsored by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Tests were... - January 21, 2010 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Hospital Foundation Asks Locals to Promote Youth Rx Abuse Prevention Forum
WA Attorney General Rob KcKenna is the guest speaker during a Youth Prescription Drug Abuse Community Education Forum the evening of February 24th at Mt. Si High School in Snoqualimie, WA. Joining Mr. McKenna are experts from Seattle's SAMA Foundation and the Snoqualmie Valley Hosptital District. Local businesses and other organizations are asked to help promote this event. - January 20, 2010 - Snoqualmie Valley Hospial Foundation
Cosmetic Bliss Calls for Co-Operation Between Responsible Healthcare Providers to Raise Standards in Marketing Weight Loss Surgery
Specialist Weight Loss Surgery provider Cosmetic Bliss calls for businesses in the field of Private Healthcare who facilitate and provide surgical weight loss procedures to work together to set benchmarks and promote higher standards of patient preparation, care and post-operative support - in the interest of improved surgical outcomes and industry reputation. - January 17, 2010 - Cosmetic Bliss
MD Now Urgent Care Centers Seek Medical Supplies for Haitian Earthquake Relief
MD Now Urgent Care is currently seeking the assistance of staff, patients and the community by way of medical supply donations for the people of Haiti during this time of great difficulty and natural disaster. MD Now Medical Centers, in response to the tragedy facing the Haitian people as a result of the devastating earthquake just experienced, owner Dr Peter Lamelas has partnered with Medishare for Haiti to provide medications, medical supplies and monetary donations to aid relief efforts. - January 16, 2010 - MD Now Urgent Care
Weight Loss Surgery in UK is Still a "Postcode Lottery" - Says Michael Dermody of Cosmetic Bliss Weight Loss Surgery Specialists
Despite the growth of the Obesity Epidemic, provision for Bariatric surgery in the UK is still very patchy and limited. Here is an overview of the current provisions, and the stance taken by local PCTs and some guidance and possible solutions for patients seeking surgery for morbid obesity. - January 15, 2010 - Cosmetic Bliss
Guatemalan Patient Travels to Taiwan’s Min-Sheng Hospital for Corrective Kyphoscoliosis Surgery
Expertise, cost and availability bring Guatemalan patient to Taiwan's Min-Sheng Hospital for scoliosis corrective surgery. - January 14, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, FACS, a Physician on Staff at College Station Medical Center, Has Been Officially Recognized as Robotic Thyroid Surgeon
Ronald B. Kuppersmith, MD, FACS, has been officially recognized as a Robotic Thyroid Surgeon and is the first physician in North America hold this distinction. Today he successfully performed his 20th robotic thyroid surgery at the College Station Medical Center in College Station, Texas. - January 13, 2010 - Community Health Systems
Cosmetic Bliss Offer Gastric Balloon Weight Loss Procedure
Cosmetic Bliss, the U.K. Weight Loss Surgery specialists have announced that they are now able to offer patients the Heliosphere Air-Filled Intragastric Balloon weight loss programme at their partner hospital Nemocnice Breclav in the Czech Republic. The price (full package including support, flights, accommodation etc and removal after 6 months is only £3,400 (3,990 euro) - January 13, 2010 - Cosmetic Bliss
Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala Visits Min-Sheng Hospital
Guatemalan Representative in Taiwan calls on Min-Sheng Hospital. - January 10, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
China Ping an Trust & Investments Co. Visit Min-Sheng Hospital
A leading Finance and Insurance Group from China visits Min-Sheng Hospital on a fact-finding tour of Taiwan. - January 10, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
Professor Barrios Presents Progress in Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring to Min-Sheng’s Department of Anesthesiology
Min-Sheng Hospital invites leading Guatemalan anesthesiologist to share his experience with medical staff. - January 08, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
Dutch Weight Loss Surgery Patient Comes Back to Min-Sheng to Show Off His New Figure
Six months after undergoing weight loss surgery at Min-Sheng Hospital in Taiwan, a Dutch patient comes back sixty kilos lighter and a changed man. - January 07, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
South Nassau's President & CEO Named Chair of HANYS Board of Trustees
South Nassau Communities Hospital President and CEO Joseph A. Quagliata has been named Chairman of the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) Board of Trustees for a one-year term that begins January 1. “Joe Quagliata’s leadership, acumen, and experience will be vital to the... - December 30, 2009 - Mount Sinai South Nassau