Archive: 02/03/2020

Tool for identifying frail patients to reduce surgical risk works in health system setting

Frail patients in private-sector, multi-hospital health systems may benefit from a tool that can quickly predict their risk for poor outcomes following surgery, including postoperative mortality, readmission and extended ...

Mar 2, 2020

Improved work environments enhance patient and nurse satisfaction

Healthcare provider burnout is a mounting public health crisis with up to half of all physicians and one in three nurses reporting high burnout, data show. Burnout rates among nurses also correlate with lower patient satisfaction. ...

Mar 2, 2020

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Researchers identify protein critical for wound healing after spinal cord injury

Plexin-B2, an axon guidance protein in the central nervous system (CNS), plays an important role in wound healing and neural repair following spinal cord injury (SCI), according to research conducted at the Icahn School of ...

Mar 2, 2020

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Researchers recommend all women with breast cancer diagnosis under age 66

A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic published this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests that all women with a breast cancer diagnosis under the age of 66 be offered germline genetic testing to determine if ...

Mar 2, 2020

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Study maps landmarks of peripheral artery disease to guide treatment development

Novel biomedical advances that show promise in the lab often fall short in clinical trials. For researchers studying peripheral artery disease, this is made more difficult by a lack of standardized metrics for what recovery ...

Mar 2, 2020

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Navigating the potential pitfalls of tracking college athletes

Fitness trackers like Fitbit and Garmin watches make it easy for anyone to collect data about health and performance.

Mar 2, 2020

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Earliest look at newborns' visual cortex reveals the minds babies start with

Within hours of birth, a baby's gaze is drawn to faces. Now, brain scans of newborns reveal the neurobiology underlying this behavior, showing that as young as six days old a baby's brain appears hardwired for the specialized ...

Mar 2, 2020

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Novel use of robotics for neuroendovascular procedures

Surgeons at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University are pioneering the use of robotics in neuroendovascular procedures, which are performed via the blood vessels of the neck and brain.

Mar 2, 2020

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Study finds 'far-reaching' impact from Affordable Care Act

By 2008, when President Obama was first elected, the rate of uninsurance in the U.S. had been steadily deteriorating: nearly 56 million Americans reported they had no health insurance for at least part of the prior year. ...

Mar 2, 2020

ACA helped make health insurance access more equal, but racial and ethnic gaps remain

As the Affordable Care Act turns 10 years old, a new study shows it has narrowed racial and ethnic gaps in access to health insurance and health care—but definitely not eliminated them.

Mar 2, 2020

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