NHS target driven culture is failing patients
The new tick box, target driven culture of the NHS is neglecting the quality of patient care, warns a senior doctor in this week's BMJ. Craig Gannon, a consultant in palliative medicine, describes the fragmented care of an elderly woman at his hospital whose death from kidney failu...UNH launches 2nd spinout company with NIH grants
...zing xenon gas. "Prof. Hersman's initial work was driven by intellectual curiosity and wasn't designed for commercial development," said UNH Vice President for Research and Public Service John Aber. "This clearly demonstrates the value of basic research at UNH, both for our ability to improve the human con...Mailman School of Public Health receives Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Center grant
...lic Health (CAPH) is at the forefront of community driven public health research and practice, and among the leaders in developing and implementing replicable models of community-academic partnerships that address a multitude of health issues. The Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Center grant builds on existing...HIV and ID doctors oppose ideologically driven STI prevention policies
...ment comes in response to a spate of ideologically driven federal policies, including evidence that federally funded abstinence programs promote misinformation about condoms and sexual risks, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's revision of their condom fact sheet to qualify the efficacy of condo...US life expectancy about to decline, researchers say
... obesity. "These adverse changes in diet have been driven by a multi-billion dollar marketing campaign by the food industry aimed at young children," said Ludwig. "Cutbacks in funding for regular, mandatory PE classes and limited insurance reimbursement for obesity prevention and treatment are also contribu...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...r the use of those resources. Action in countries, driven by countries, is essential." NEONATAL SURVIVAL: A CALL FOR ACTION The final paper in the series is a call to action for tackling neonatal health. The authors state that the cost of saving lives of newborn babies is low, but requires political commi...Uric acid may help reduce effects of spinal cord injury, Jefferson researchers find
...few hours after the initial injury. "The effect is driven by nonspecific cells such as neutrophils," he explains, a type of white blood cell and a key player in the body's inflammatory response to injury. "We know neutrophils make peroxynitrite, which is a major trigger in opening the blood-brain barrier." ...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
... invasive procedures for the heart. Technology driven State-of-the-art cardiac technology is at the core of the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. One example is that the surgeons repair rather than replace heart valves whenever feasible so patients do not require blood thinning medications that increase...British conservatives should beware of Australian health service reforms
...alth system. Various incentives and penalties have driven coverage up from 30% to 45% of the population, but the strategy of subsidising insurance premiums has been expensive and primarily benefited the wealthy. Admissions to private hospitals have increased, but admissions to public hospitals have also inc...New breast cancer test could save lives
...oject. Commercialisation of the project has been driven by SETsquared, the high-tech support programme for very early stage ventures. SETsquared is part of the enterprise partnership between the universities of Bath, Bristol, Southampton and Surrey. Based alongside the University's incubation centre at...States find alternate routes to health coverage
...d uninsured has created a "perfect storm" that has driven many Medicaid leaders to rethink the way their programs are structured and how they operate. Going forward, how Medicaid evolves will impact states' ability to maintain or expand coverage. States pursued innovative strategies to maintain or expa...Inflammatory cells highly promising target in NF 1
...off and tumors develop. "It's like an engine being driven at full speed," said Dr. Clapp. To encourage development of the blood vessels they need, the tumors emit chemical signals that cause the mast cells to congregate in tissues surrounding the tumors. The mast cells create chemicals called growth factors...Future of clinical medicine research is at risk, warns professor
...ng the success of gene therapy in this disease has driven our group to use state of the art basic research techniques, applied to clinical specimens, to determine the severity of inflammation in the airways. By applying proteomic techniques, initially to washings from the lung airways and latterly to induc...Information fusion research simulates disasters to manage emergency response
...oftware Scott and his colleagues are developing is driven by data collected by the Federal Emergency Management Administration during the Northridge earthquake and similar earthquakes regarding characteristics of that disaster, such as building and roadway damage, and how they correlated to casualties. ...Specialist available to discuss the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and patient quality of life
...me, there is a clear reduction in quality of life, driven primarily by hirsutism and excess weight. The good news is that quality of life perception does improve with therapy," says Dr. Azziz, who now serves as Professor and Vice-Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Professor in the Depa...Is it ethical to use enhancement technologies to make us better than well?
..., says Caplan, "putting the brakes on biologically driven human betterment would have real consequences for science. Some lines of research would be slowed or restricted." There is no reason why we "should not try to improve the biological design with which we are endowed." But Elliot, Associate Professor ...Brain region identified that controls collecting behavior
... behavior in rodents have shown that collecting is driven by certain primitive structures deep in the brain and most mammals, including humans, share these subcortical regions. "But human collecting goes beyond items that are solely useful for survival," said Steven Anderson, Ph.D., UI associate professor o...Voluntary health organizations, publishers announce major information initiative
...Medicine). This groundbreaking initiative is being driven by recent trends indicating that public awareness of clinical research, heightened by media coverage and fueled by the spread of broadband Internet, has led more and more patients to go online to find the latest information about treatment options. S...HHS Secretary names UO researcher to national health advisory panel
...at examines the assumption that underlies consumer driven health plans-that consumers will make more cost-effective health care choices if they are given the information they need and if they are required to pay more out of pocket for their care. The UO study examines how consumers behave when they have inf......nding to higher wages and opportunities in nursing driven by publicity about the nursing shortage, and many have just graduated from associate degree nursing education programs," said Buerhaus. The research shows older women and foreign-born women are still a factor and account for a large share of the grow...