Medical centers that elect to keep psychiatric files private and separate from the rest of a person's medical record may be doing their patients a disservice, a Johns Hopkins study concludes. In a survey of psychiatry departments at 18 of the top American hospitals as ranked by U.S. News& World Report's Best Hospitals in 2007, a Johns Hopkins team
Dec. 30 When hospitals across the country went into a tailspin as a result of the recession, the Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg and Calhoun Counties managed to not only survive but took steps to improve and grow its health care services to meet the needs of the people it serves. This year, RMC was authorized by Orangeburg and Calhoun count
Dec. 31 The number of Medicaid births at Heartland continued to rise in 2012.. Of the 1,525 births the hospital reported through November, 60.74 percent were insured through Medicaid. The year prior, 2010, reported 59.2 percent Medicaid births.
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Clinical Oncology Week Current study results on Oncology Research have been published. We performed a population-based study of APL in the United States to determine its incidence and relative survival during a 34- year period. " Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Children's Hospital,
Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services; Indian Health Service; Northern Navajo Medical Center; PO Box 160 US Highway 491 North Shiprock NM 87420-0160. Contact: Philoma Singer, Phone 5053687031, Email philoma.singer@ihs.gov. Description: Department of Health and Human Services.
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Cardiovascular Week New research on Health and Medicine is the subject of a report. According to news reporting originating from Valencia, Spain, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Electrical storm is a life-threatening condition that predicts bad prognosis. For more information on this research se
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Gastroenterology Week Current study results on Gastroenterology have been published. Using a prospective database, the patients undergoing fully robotic surgery for biliary malignancies between January 2009 and January 2011 were included. " The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Gen
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Cardiovascular Week Researchers detail new data in Endovascular Therapy. According to news reporting originating in Rion, Greece, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "To investigate the outcomes following primary deployment of drug-eluting stents for the treatment of infrapopliteal bifurcation lesions i
It concentrates primarily on the antioxidant vitamins A, C and E. " The results showed that the healthy examinees had consumed the greater quantities of the vitamins A, C and E, through both the natural and the supplementary way, than the patients with GERD, BE and EADC. For more information on this research see: The impact of the vitamins A, C and
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Cardiovascular Week Researchers detail new data in Cardiovascular Research. According to news reporting out of Mannheim, Germany, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "Sudden cardiac death in young patients (. Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from University Medical Center, "Furthermor
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Gastroenterology Week Investigators discuss new findings in Digestive System Surgery. The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Carolinas Medical Center, "This study assessed outcomes and quality-of-life data after fundoplication takedown and conversion to LRYGB for patients with faile
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Duke University Medical Center, "Some patients will have antiphospholipid antibodies, but a significant number have no identifiable hypercoagulable state. Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting T.L. Ortel, The Hemostasis and Thrombosis Cente
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at AIDS Weekly Current study results on Immune System Diseases and Conditions have been published. According to news reporting out of Arnhem, Netherlands, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "Adherence to treatment is the key to the success of combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection. Our news jour
Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Peking University People's Hospital, "The cumulative incidence of DLI-associated acute GVHD was 53.2% for grades II-IV and 28.4% for grades III-IV. Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting C.H. Yan, Peking University People's Hospital, Peking..
Dec. 31 SANTA CRUZ A woman who consumed death cap mushrooms she picked near UC Santa Cruz is being treated at Dominican Hospital, the third local case in the first clinical trial of a European antidote in the United States. Todd Mitchell, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2010 to co-lead the trial of Legalon-Sil for treatment
A team at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Lanchester Road Hospital, in Durham City, has developed a scheme where patients and staff work together to prepare home cooked meals. As a result of patient feedback, the hospital's Derek Benn and his team worked with patients to improve things. Following a successful three-month
Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden recently refinanced $40.6 million of debt that will save a total of $5 million in interest over the life of the loan and $380,000 in interest for 2013. President and CEO W. Carl Martin said the refinancing will not affect costs for services directly. Martin said on average, Medicare pays around 80 to 85 percent of
BANGOR, Maine Eastern Maine Medical Center has finalized plans to integrate Northeast Cardiology Associates, the last sizeable private cardiology practice remaining in the state, into the hospital's heart center. The move comes as the federal government, in an effort to improve health care while lowering costs, increasingly ties shrinking Medicar
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity& Diabetes Week A new study on Weight Loss is now available. According to news reporting originating from Eindhoven, Netherlands, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Sleeve gastrectomy is an upcoming primary treatment modality for morbid obesity. Our news editors obtained a quote from the res
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at AIDS Weekly A new study on Immune System Diseases and Conditions is now available. According to news reporting originating from London, United Kingdom, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Purpose of the study: Previous investigation into antiretroviral therapy switches in our HIV cohort suggested an
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Gastroenterology Week Research findings on Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Jinzhou, People's Republic of China, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "To evaluate the clinical value of a novel method for high uterosacral colpopexy
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Gastroenterology Week Current study results on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy have been published. Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting T. Sato, Dept. of Gastroenterology, Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital, Kita 3 Higashi 8, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo 060-0033, Japa
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at AIDS Weekly Data detailed on Immune System Diseases and Conditions have been presented. According to news reporting originating from Groningen, Netherlands, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "Adequate follow-up of HIV patients is essential in the cART era. Our news editors obtained a quote from the
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hematology Week New research on Lung Diseases and Conditions is the subject of a report. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the University of Kansas Medical Center, "Patients with shock, however, have poor peripheral perfusion, and peripheral administration of thrombolytic agents may
It concentrates primarily on the antioxidant vitamins A, C and E. There were 180 subjects included in the trial, 109 males and 71 females, which were divided in the four groups. " The results showed that the healthy examinees had consumed the greater quantities of the vitamins A, C and E, through both the natural and the supplementary way, than the
