Archive: 13/08/2015

Exposure to rude behavior harms NICU team performance

(HealthDay)—Exposure to rudeness has adverse consequences on the diagnostic and procedural performance of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) team members, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in Pediatrics.

Aug 13, 2015

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Health law sign-ups keep growing; uninsured rate declines

Nearly a million people signed up for health insurance under President Barack Obama's law even after the official enrollment season ended, helping push the share of uninsured Americans below 10 percent and underscoring how ...

Aug 13, 2015

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More physicians reporting dissatisfaction with EHR systems

(HealthDay)—More physicians report being dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their electronic health record (EHR) system, compared with five years ago, according to a report published by the AmericanEHR Partners and ...

Aug 13, 2015

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Pattern of cases, surveillance data similar for lyme disease

(HealthDay)—The estimated annual incidence of Lyme disease (LD) is 106.6 cases/100,000 persons in the United States, according to a report published online Aug. 12 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...

Aug 13, 2015

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Subsequent neoplasm risk up for decades in child CA survivors

(HealthDay)—Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk for treatment-related subsequent neoplasms (SNs), even after age 40 years, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Aug 13, 2015

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Advance in photodynamic therapy offers new approach to ovarian cancer

Researchers at Oregon State University have made a significant advance in the use of photodynamic therapy to combat ovarian cancer in laboratory animals, using a combination of techniques that achieved complete cancer cell ...

Aug 13, 2015

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Regenerating nerve tissue in spinal cord injuries

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are exploring a new therapy using stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries within the first 14 to 30 days of injury. Rush is only the second center in the country currently studying ...

Aug 13, 2015

Sex development disorders affect the mind as well as the body

While it may not shock you to learn that children born with disorders of sex development (DSD) face challenges, Concordia University researchers have confirmed that these go far beyond the physical.

Aug 13, 2015