News tagged with academic medicine


Do blood thinners + stroke treatment = danger? Study indicates the risk is low

Millions of Americans take aspirin or other drugs every day to reduce their risk of heart attacks or other problems caused by blood clots.

Cardiology created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physician's empathy directly associated with positive clinical outcomes, confirms large study

Patients of doctors who are more empathic have better outcomes and fewer complications, concludes a large, empirical study by a team of Thomas Jefferson University and Italian researchers who evaluated relationships between ...

Health created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lifesaving devices missing near the scene of three-quarters of cardiac arrests

More than 75 percent of cardiac arrest victims are stricken too far away from an automated external defibrillator for the lifesaving device to be obtained quickly enough to offer the best chance at saving their lives, according ...

Cardiology created May 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Impact of injuries in the UK more than 2 and a half times higher than estimated

Injuries in the UK are having a much greater impact on peoples' lives than previously estimated, a study has found.

Health created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study examines impact of Massachusetts health law on emergency department visits

While overall emergency department use in Massachusetts continues to rise, the number of low-severity visits dropped slightly since the implementation of the state's health care reform law, according to an Annals of Emergency Me ...

Health created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Having a nighttime critical care physician in the ICU doesn't improve patient outcomes, research finds

With little evidence to guide them, many hospital intensive care units (ICUs) have been employing critical care physicians at night with the notion it would improve patients' outcomes. However, new results from a one-year ...

Health created May 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests new role for ECMO in treating patients with cardiac arrest and profound shock

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a procedure traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the ICU that functions as an artificial replacement for a patient's heart and lungs, has also been used to resuscitate ...

Cardiology created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research identifies infection and sepsis-related mortality hotspots across the US

In the past, researchers have sought to determine the geographic distribution of many life-threatening conditions, including stroke and cardiac arrest. Now, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly 50 percent increase in ICU admissions, new study says

A study released today by George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) researchers offers an in-depth look at hospitals nationwide and admissions to intensive care units (ICU). The study, ...

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Passenger car drivers are more likely to die in crashes with SUVs, regardless of crash ratings

Most consumers who are shopping for a new car depend on good crash safety ratings as an indicator of how well the car will perform in a crash. But a new University at Buffalo study of crashes involving cars ...

Health created May 14, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study examines leadership programs in academic medical centers

Academic medical centres invest considerable time, money and other resources in leadership training programs, yet there is no evidence such programs work, a new study has found.

Other created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antiplatelet drugs don't up ICH risk in new study

(HealthDay)—Pre-existing antiplatelet use does not seem to be associated with an increased risk of ischemic hemorrhage (ICH), according to an observational study published in the February issue of Academic Em ...

Cardiology created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Acute physical exercise improves executive function

(HealthDay)—Acute physical exercise improves executive function in children, adolescents, and young adults, according to a meta-analysis published online March 6 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Health created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Short bouts of exercise boost self control

Short bouts of moderately intense exercise seem to boost self control, indicates an analysis of the published evidence in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Health created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Survey shows medical students have frequent interactions with pharmaceutical companies

A first-of-its kind national survey of medical students and residents finds that despite recent efforts by medical schools and academic medical centers to restrict access of pharmaceutical sales representatives ...

Other created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0