December 19, 2014
(Medscape) – It has been recognized for a long time that from both maternal and neonatal aspect, a singleton pregnancy is the safest. However, when a single embryo is transferred electively, the efficacy will likely not be the highest. While … Read More
December 19, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – The enzyme telomerase repairs cell damage produced by ageing, and has been used successfully in therapies to lengthen the life of mice. Now it has been observed that it could also be used to cure illnesses related … Read More
December 19, 2014
(Managed Care Magazine) – Hospital systems certainly have the organization part of the accountable care organization (ACO) going for them: access to capital, all different kinds of infrastructure, advanced IT, and often ownership or strong relationships with physician practices and … Read More
December 19, 2014
(Medical Research Interviews and News) – The goal of advance care planning is to ensure that seriously ill patients receive care that matches their values. In this study, we used data from a prospective study of patients with advanced cancer … Read More
December 19, 2014
(The Toronto Star) – People with terminal illnesses such as ALS sometimes can’t access end-of-life care because hospices and palliative wards typically don’t have the breathing machines required by many patients, advocates say. “To have the option to be able … Read More
December 19, 2014
(WAMC) – The Massachusetts Medical Society has published a guidebook for healthcare providers on how to identify, assess and respond to victims of human trafficking. The 44-page guidebook is the result of a three-year research collaboration between Massachusetts General Hospital … Read More
December 18, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – One of Sierra Leone’s most senior physicians died Thursday from Ebola, the 11th doctor in the country to succumb to the disease, a health official said. Ebola has killed more than 350 health workers in West Africa, … Read More
December 18, 2014
(Nature) – Haruko Obokata, the Japanese stem-cell biologist whose papers caused a sensation earlier this year before being retracted, has not succeeded in an attempt to replicate the controversial experiments, the Japanese media has reported. The original papers, which Obokata … Read More
December 18, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – Doctors and nurses are traditionally thought to be the primary caretakers of patients in a typical hospital setting. But according to a study at the burn center intensive care unit at Loyola University Health System, three physicians, … Read More
December 18, 2014
(Nature) – As the West African Ebola epidemic enters its second year small batches of experimental vaccines are on the cusp of reaching people in the affected countries. Nature tackles the questions that will determine whether vaccines play a role … Read More
December 18, 2014
(Nature) – Europe’s highest court has ruled that human embryonic stem cells made from unfertilized eggs can be patented – on the basis that they lack the potential to turn into a human being. The cells in question are created … Read More
December 18, 2014
(MIT Technology Review) – A coalition of geneticists and computer programmers calling itself the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health is developing protocols for exchanging DNA information across the Internet. The researchers hope their work could be as important to … Read More
December 18, 2014
(Scientific American) – The dubious papers aren’t easy to spot. Taken individually each research article seems legitimate. But in an investigation by Scientific American that analyzed the language used in more than 100 scientific articles we found evidence of some … Read More
December 18, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – The first nationwide project to genetically diagnose rare diseases will pave the way for translating advances in genomics into patient care in the NHS. Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD), a collaboration between the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the … Read More
December 18, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – Like human patients, mice with a form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy undergo progressive muscle degeneration and accumulate connective tissue as they age. Now, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that the fault may … Read More
December 18, 2014
(NPR) – Years of efforts to reduce the racial disparities in health care have so far failed to eliminate them. But progress is being made in the western United States, due largely to efforts by managed care plans to identify … Read More
December 18, 2014
(Medscape) – Physicians grapple with many wrenching decisions throughout their medical careers. Some situations involve whether to prolong or bring an end to patients’ lives; others spark heated debates among physicians with different values. More than 21,000 physicians told Medscape … Read More
December 17, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – New rules proposed in Britain would make it the first country to allow embryos to be made from the DNA of three people in order to prevent mothers from passing on potentially fatal genetic diseases to their … Read More
December 17, 2014
(Washington Post) – Jan Scheuermann has been paralyzed from the neck down for years — but thanks to a cutting-edge robotic arm, she can move and lift things with impressive dexterity. In a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of … Read More
December 17, 2014
(Scientific American) – Health workers in Sierra Leone began combing the streets of the capital Freetown for Ebola patients on Wednesday, moving house-to-house as the government launched a major operation to contain infection in West Africa’s worst-hit country. President Ernest … Read More
December 17, 2014
(Nature) – The study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), examined 462 press releases produced by the leading 20 UK research institutions in 2011. Overall, 40% of those releases contained health advice that was more explicit than anything found in … Read More
December 17, 2014
(Nature) – While foreign assistance must continue, a nascent local strategy is a candidate for broad adoption. We call it MORE, for MObilization of REcovered individuals. The idea is simple: those who have recovered from Ebola could be engaged to … Read More
December 17, 2014
(Washington Post) – A co-owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy and its supervising pharmacist were indicted on federal charges Wednesday in connection with the deaths of dozens of patients who died after receiving tainted steroids from the company in 2012. … Read More
December 17, 2014
(Science) – A researcher under investigation by Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston is suing the institution, claiming it has wrongfully damaged his career. The investigation into the lab of cardiac stem cell scientist Piero Anversa came to light in … Read More
December 17, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – UCLA researchers have developed a lens-free microscope that can be used to detect the presence of cancer or other cell-level abnormalities with the same accuracy as larger and more expensive optical microscopes. The invention could lead to … Read More
