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NewsBrigham and Women's Hospital will perform hand transplants
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is launching a hand transplant program in a move Dr. Matt Carty--the surgical lead for the program--calls "a leap above prosthesis," the hospital announced this Read more...
MA may require hospitals, nursing homes to build 'green'
If new regulations proposed by Massachusetts health authorities are approved, future hospitals and nursing home building projects would have to be environmentally friendly to win state approval. If Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Nursing homes drop physical restraints; Neurosurgeon accused of discrimination; and much more...
> Once a common practice at nursing homes across the country, physical restraints now are becoming a thing of the past. Read more...
Hospital opens up ICU rooms to families
In a move that's becoming more common every day, influential Boston hospital Brigham and Women's has set plans to build a new wing providing family sleeping areas in all of the rooms, including its Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Whites more likely to get narcotics from ED; Female neurosurgeons sue Brigham & Women's chair over discrimination c
> A new study concludes that while ED physicians are prescribing narcotics more often, minorities are less likely to get them than whites. Read more...
U of Kansas makes stunning turnaround
It was kudos all around this week for the University of Kansas Hospital, which has gone from a state of financial and clinical crisis to being named as a top quality performer ranked with some of the Read more...
Study: Drug labels don't highlight instructions
In theory, instructions on how to take a drug are the most important part of its label. Typically, however, drug labels draw most attention to the name or logo of the pharmacy that filled the Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Baltimore building boom could worsen staff shortages; Ore. nurse practitioners on the defensive; and much more...
> Baltimore-area officials have begun to worry that the area's hospital building boom will make staffing shortages even worse. Read more...
Study: Long intern shifts pose safety risksMore evidence from the "tired interns make mistakes" front. A new study presented at a professional conference suggests that extended shifts pose a threat to patient safety, not to mention the health of the interns themselves. Researchers collected more than 17,000 monthly reports from a group of more than 2,700 interns. Study author Laura Barger of Brigham and Women's Hospital then conducted a data analysis to see whether 24-hour-plus shifts were associated with reported medical errors … Read more...Doctors avoid conflicts with joint specialty careOften, patients get conflicting advice from the different specialists they see, in part due to competition for business. This is particularly common among specialties like cardiology, vascular surgery, cardiac surgery and neurology, where the lines between specialties have begun to blur. To sidestep this issue, some specialists are forming groups that serve the hospital jointly, with guidelines requiring all physicians to work as a team. Not only does this improve collaboration between … Read more... | Press ReleasesGNS Healthcare Signs Childhood Asthma Genetics Collaboration with Nationally-Ranked HospitalBrigham and Women's Hospital and GNS Healthcare will build predictive patient outcomes model from genetics, gene expression, and clinical dataCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- GNS Read more >> Study of Diabetes Information Shared on Facebook Identifies Patient Benefits, Potential Risks of Health 2.0Research Sponsored by CVS Caremark Offers Qualitative Analysis of Patient-to-Patient Interaction in Social MediaWOONSOCKET, R.I., Nov. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when patients are increasingly Read more >> 2 U.S. Hospitals Begin Certification to Implant SynCardia’s Total Artificial HeartBrigham and Women’s Hospital and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to Become Newest SynCardia Certified Centers TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SynCardia Systems, Inc. (www.syncardia.com) Read more >> Milestone Document Released by The Center for Health Value Innovation Calls for Inclusion of Chiropractic in Patient-CenteCARMICHAEL, Calif. & ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Foundation for Chiropractic Progress is pleased to announce that the Center for Health Value Innovation (CHVI), experts in value-based design Read more >> Wall Street Media Presents Exclusive Interview with Dr. Krishna Kandarpa, MD, Ph.D, Chief Medical Officer of Delcath SysteDr. Kandarpa Discusses Favorable Phase III Trial Results for Delcath’s Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion (PHP) System NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wall Street Media presents exclusive video of Dr. Read more >> |
