http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A new Yale study looks at the scope and consequences of a burgeoning health problem in the cities of the U.S. Northeast: concurrent infection with both HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV). The study appears online in the May 14 issue of the Public Library of Science (PLoS One). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-twin-epidemics-hiv-hepatitis-urban.html HIV & AIDS Fri, 17 May 2013 08:40:03 EST news287997234 Raising the age of eligibility and reforming some Medicare practices can go a long way to making it sustainable, according to three Arizona State University healthcare policy experts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-asu-experts-age-eligibility-reforms.html Health Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:47:44 EST news286105656 A newly-released study on early adoptees of the Primary Care Network initiative proposes that their success lies with three key elements: strong leadership, a redefined, inclusive workspace and allowance for creative discord. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-prescription-successful-primary-networks.html Health Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:49:40 EST news278347772 Efforts to achieve higher efficiency in healthcare delivery are often assumed to be forced by budget cuts that are in the end harmful to patients. However, quality improvements and cost savings can in fact go side-by-side, argues Nikky Kortbeek in his thesis on which he was recently awarded a PhD with distinction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mathematics-key-cheaper-healthcare.html Health Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:42:13 EST news274610522 Regardless of what you think about the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also called Obama Care, healthcare in the U.S. needs a major overhaul. That overhaul began with ACA, and now additional changes are going to be needed in order to make healthcare more economically sustainable in the U.S. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-asu-experts-shift-healthcare-emphasis.html Health Wed, 12 Dec 2012 13:52:25 EST news274542736 Researchers reviewing the records of approximately 250,000 women enrolled in an integrated healthcare delivery system found that increased CT utilization between 2000 and 2010 could result in an increase in the risk of breast cancer for certain women, including younger patients and those who received repeat exams. According to the study, which was presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), nuclear medicine examinations may also contribute to increased breast cancer risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-breast-cancer-prior-ct-nuclear.html Cancer Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:02 EST news273174702 For the first time, researchers have conducted a large trial in which they tested the entire genome of individual breast cancers to help personalize treatment. They released their findings at the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-large-scale-trial-whole-genome-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:31:45 EST news268281097 A systematic review conducted by Sanjay Basu of the University of California, San Francisco and colleagues re-evaluated the evidence relating to comparative performance of public versus private sector healthcare delivery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Reporting in this week's PLoS Medicine, the authors found that the studies they evaluated do not support the claim that the private sector is usually more efficient, accountable, or medically effective than the public sector; however, the public sector appears frequently to lack timeliness and hospitality towards patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-private-healthcare-efficient-accountable-effective.html Health Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:54:33 EST news259347266 The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is a precious resource. With limited number of beds and resource-intensive services, it is a key component of patient flow. A new study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine reveals that while a large PICU observed for the study delivered critical care services most of the time, periods of non-critical care services represented a barrier to access for new patients. At times when a bed was needed for a new patient, the PICU had beds being used for patients who could have been in other settings. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-beds-pediatric-intensive-efficiently.html Other Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:11:01 EST news253796779 The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) today announced major changes in how the nation's medical residency programs will be accredited in the years ahead, putting in place an outcomes-based evaluation system where the doctors of tomorrow will be measured for their competency in performing the essential tasks necessary for clinical practice in the 21st century. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-acgme-medical.html Other Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:25:25 EST news249153843 A lack of infrastructure in developing countries, and particularly in rural areas, often ensures that healthcare provision is absent. Research published in the International Journal of Services, Economics and Management by a team at Howard University in Washington DC suggests a solution to this insidious problem involving the development of telemedicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-limited-telemedicine-health.html Health Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:10:01 EST news243683183 Researchers from the Georgia Tech College of Computing, working in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have developed a digital data tracking system to assist low-resource clinical laboratories in developing countries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-software-healthcare-delivery-africa.html Health Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:19:42 EST news240056375 Integrating some of the best new practices of industry into the strengths of the academic research process, the Regenstrief Institute is launching an initiative to encourage and propel innovation. The Institute has over 40 years of experience as an international leader in improving healthcare delivery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-leveraging-ideas-health.html Health Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:37:50 EST news238066656