Search Tag: medical research

Executive Health Management

18th-world-drug-delivery-summit

2024 16 May

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IMAGING Management

St-orsola-university-hospital-integrate-the-cutting-edge-high-resolution-digital-pet-ct

2023 18 Oct

United Imaging Healthcare Europe proudly announces that world-renowned St. Orsola University Hospital (Policlinico di Sant’Orsola) has recently decided to integrate the cutting-edge High-Resolution Digital PET/CT - uMI Vista into their comprehensive Medical Oncology Unit.   Founded in 1592 as the first hospital in the city of Bolonia, St. Orsola...Read more

Decision Support

New-clinical-decision-support-system-benefits-patients-with-acute-kidney-injury

2023 17 May

From wearable devices to artificial intelligence, the health care world has seen a boom in new digital health technologies. But while these new robotic medical assistants are exciting, they are only relevant if their benefits can be backed by scientific evidence.   One promising new technology is an electronic alert system that could benefit...Read more

IT Management

Uk-data-hubs-speed-up-new-meds-research

2019 01 Oct

The NHS has massive amounts of health data held within its various trusts and other facilities, and these "data silos" make it difficult for researchers and innovators to access and use important data about people's health. This problem will soon be a thing of the past as new data hubs – a total of seven – are set to be rolled out across the UK starting...Read more

IT Management

App-allows-patients-to-donate-data-to-scientific-research

2015 30 Mar

A new app for people with long-term health ailments, created by a patient diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, has raised initial funds for a series of studies in the UK and the US. The MyHealthPal app allows people with chronic illnesses to keep track of their symptoms and maintain records of medication doses. It also allows users to donate their anonymised...Read more

Cardiology Management

Chest-pain-in-ed-initial-diagnostic-testing-not-tied-to-future-risk-of-mi

2015 26 Jan

Patients sent to hospital emergency departments for chest pain, but who did not have a heart attack, appeared to have a low risk of experiencing any heart attacks during subsequent short-term and long-term follow-up periods, according to a study published in  JAMA Internal Medicine . The risk was not affected by the initial diagnostic testing strategy....Read more

Executive Health Management

Medical-research-investment-rates-rise-in-asia-fall-in-us

2015 13 Jan

A study which appears in the 13 January issue of JAMA reports that the funding of medical research rose across the world, especially in Asian countries, between 2004 and 2012. Notably, China tripled its investment from $2.6 billion in 2004 to $9.7 billion in 2012. The global growth of medical research investments comes despite a decline in the share...Read more

Executive Health Management

Academic-and-clinical-cross-collaboration-at-cimt

2014 20 May

When the MIHealth Forum opens in Barcelona this week, attendees will have access to leading industry experts in the fields of health management and clinical innovation. The two-day event will feature plenary addresses, informative exhibits and small group sessions, which encourage interaction between visitors and the Forum’s International Scientific...Read more

ICU Management

Study-dexmedetomidine-lowers-anesthetic-dose-requirements-in-surgery

2014 16 Apr

According to a study published in the April issue of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) journal ‘Anesthesia & Analgesia’, adjuvant use of the sedative drug dexmedetomidine has achieved a reduction in the doses of propofol and remifentanil required for patients undergoing surgery. Dr Marc Fischler of Hôpital Foch, Suresnes in...Read more

Executive Health Management

Botox-an-injection-to-treat-depression

2014 03 Apr

New study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research reports that patients injected with onabotulinumtoxin A (“Botox”) demonstrated substantial improvement in their depressive symptoms. The findings of a recent study on the effects of OnabotulinumtoxinA (referred to as Botox) on depression, published in the Journal...Read more

Cardiology Management

Heart-conditions-early-detection-early-intervention-at-this-year-s-emb-conference

2014 11 Feb

Cardiology experts discuss studies showing time as an important factor in the treatment of heart conditions Experts in cardiology and electrophysiology met at this year’s 8th annual EMB (Expert Meeting Berlin) Conference to discuss critical issues affecting their fields.  Among the topics addressed were: How can remote monitoring and early...Read more

Executive Health Management

Bacteria-could-be-causing-premature-birth

2014 10 Jan

According to new US research published in the journal PLOS ONE, specific bacteria may be the major cause for premature birth where labour is triggers by waters breaking too soon.  These findings suggest certain bacteria may lead to thinning of the membranes around the baby, causing them to tear. The report could pave the way for a screening...Read more

Executive Health Management

Never-grow-old-maybe-one-day

2014 03 Jan

In the fight against aging, restricting calorie consumption is among the few actually proven methods. The underlying mechanism is still unknown, yet calorie restriction has been shown to prolong lifespan in worms, yeast, flies, monkeys, and as per some recent studies, in humans too. Keren Yizhak is a doctoral student in Prof. Eytan Ruppin's...Read more

Executive Health Management

Stubborn-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-behaviour-revealed

2013 31 Dec

Researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem have successfully been able to reveal the mechanism that allows some bacteria to avoid treatment with antibiotics.  This breakthrough could lead to new methods to control this type of bacteria.   It is known that bacteria are able to achieve resistance to antibiotics via mutation, however there...Read more

Executive Health Management

Innovative-health-screening-technology-launched-by-surrey-team

2013 20 Dec

A University of Surrey research team has developed an innovative device that can differentiate between normal and unhealthy cells. The team, led by Michael Hughes, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has developed a device that analyses the electrical properties of cells - with hopes that it will enable the early detection of oral cancer and...Read more

Executive Health Management

Nobel-prize-winner-s-work-could-aid-precision-medicine

2013 19 Dec

James E. Rothman, Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine 2013, spent the most extraordinary week of his life in Sweden when accepting ‘the once in a lifetime recognition’ with his colleagues Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof at the Nobel Awards ceremony in Stockholm. During his trip Rothman, also senior advisor to GE Global Research...Read more

Executive Health Management

New-treatment-discovery-leads-to-mrsa-infection-cure

2013 15 Nov

According to a pioneering study recently published in the journal ‘Nature’, the work of University Distinguished Professor of Biology Kim Lewis has led to a promising new approach in the treatment for and elimination of the methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.  This powerful antibiotic-resistant bacterium, dubbed the "superbug",...Read more

ICU Management

Evaluating-rcts-new-treatments-better-than-standard-ones-just-over-half-the-time

2013 29 Aug

University of South Florida (USF) Distinguished Professor Benjamin Djulbegovic, MD, PhD, has studied the ethics of randomized clinical trials and their effectiveness in evaluating the outcomes of new treatments for decades. Now, in a paper published Aug. 22 in the top journal Nature , Dr. Djulbegovic and colleagues report that on average...Read more