The American Medical Group Foundation today announced participants in a collaborative dedicated to finding best practices in managing patients with heart failure (HF).
A new guidance statement from the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine is being presented for the first time at the 2015 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium in Boston.
An innovative service model that partners radiation oncology with palliative care leads to better results for patients, according to a new analysis. The model of care, established at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, is one of only a handful in the country.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A new study provides compelling evidence that a simple tool can help predict which patients with cancer may be in their final year of life. The tool, known as the Surprise Question, was found to predict the risk of cancer death within one year better than factors such as cancer type or stage alone. This study will be presented at the upcoming 2015 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium in Boston.
Scientists in New Mexico have discovered the remains of an ancient mammal resembling the modern beaver that survived the event that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.
The American Medical Group Association announced that Howard B. Graman, M.D., has joined AMGA Consulting Services as Vice President. Dr. Graman joins AMGA’s consulting arm after decades of service in leadership positions at some of the most prominent healthcare organizations in the U.S.
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) has named University of Virginia Health System as one of 11 Palliative Care Leadership Centers™ in the U.S.
Winner of the P3 Award announced
A study evaluating the effects of bariatric surgery on obese women most at risk for cancer has found that the weight-loss surgery slashed participants’ weight by a third and eliminated precancerous uterine growths in those who had them. Other effects included improving patients’ physical quality of life, improving their insulin levels and ability to use glucose – which may reduce their risk for diabetes – and even altering the composition of their gut bacteria.
Virginia Tech is leading a $3.3 million, multi-center, five-year study that will track head impact exposure in children — the largest and most comprehensive biomedical study of youth football players to date.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has selected San Antonio resident and cancer survivor Vicki Shapiro to receive the 2015 Survivor Circle Award.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) applauds the more than 200 members of Congress who signed letters expressing concerns about the recent and newly proposed Medicare cuts to radiation oncology.
Studies in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR®) highlight efforts to improve patient care. Breast Cancer Awareness Month brings a commentary on breast imaging access and an article on molecular breast imaging radiation dose. Other articles focus on the use of CT colonography screening to provide concurrent osteoporosis screening and pulmonary rule-out criteria in the emergency department to reduce the use of CT pulmonary angiography.
Peter Vikesland, an expert in the optimization of drinking water disinfection practices and a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, is the principal investigator for a new five-year $3.6 million Partnerships in International Research and Education (PIRE) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that is aimed at mitigating the global public health threat of antibiotic resistance that affects drinking water.
A team of Virginia Tech researchers has refined a mathematical model that simulates the impact of genetic mutations on cell division -- a step that could provide insight into errors that produce and sustain harmful cells, such as those found in tumors.
A 20-million-year-old flea preserved in amber harbors the likely ancestor of bacteria that caused one of the world’s deadliest plagues.
On Monday, archeologists confirmed that they've found evidence of two hidden chambers behind the western and northern walls of Tutankhamun’s tomb. Could this discovery lead to the burial chamber of Queen Nefertiti?
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is one of 39 health care collaborative networks selected to participate in the Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative, announced today by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell.
The American College of Radiology (ACR), Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and major medical organizations experienced in breast cancer care continue to recommend that women start getting annual mammograms at age 40.
The first patient with depression has been treated with focused ultrasound. This procedure marks the beginning of a pilot clinical trial to determine the feasibility and safety of MR-guided focused ultrasound to non-invasively destroy a small volume of tissue deep in the brain – the anterior limb of the internal capsule – a well-established target for treating severe depression. In this initial patient, the target was successfully ablated without complications.
The American Medical Group Foundation announced that patients participating in a home blood pressure monitoring pilot project led by its Measure Up/Pressure Down® campaign and Withings improved blood pressure control rates significantly.
After a thorough review of medical articles describing head injuries caused by toppled television sets in children, researchers assessed the risk factors associated with these events. Based on their assessment, the researchers developed strategies to prevent these injuries.
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists present a new molecular toolkit to investigate protein assemblies natively formed in the context of human disease. BRCA1 gene regulatory complexes from cancer cells were visualized for the first time.
Scientists from Virginia Tech and the University of Bristol have revealed how pigment can be detected in mammal fossils, a discovery that may end the guesswork in determining the colors of long extinct species. The researchers discovered the reddish brown color of two extinct species of bat from fossils dating back about 50 million years, marking the first time the colors of extinct mammals have been described through fossil analysis.
Mothers who are pregnant or have young children would be expected to be more concerned about protecting their offspring from environmental risks that are reported most in the news, but a new study raises doubts about that conventional wisdom.
NASA will detail a major science finding from the agency’s ongoing exploration of Mars during a news briefing at 11:30 a.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 28 at the James Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The event will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's website.
Antonio Trani, director of Virginia Tech’s Air Transportation Systems Laboratory and a professor of civil and environmental engineering, led a study that provided evidence for tactical recommendations on restricted cruise altitudes for aircraft crossing the North Atlantic oceanic airspace. The research is part of the Future Air Navigation System started in the 1990s that focused on communication between aircraft and air traffic control services.
Researchers will determine how sociality and infectious disease interact and influence group and population level survival in social wildlife species.
A new article in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine offers guidance for doctors and other travelers about how to deal with medical emergencies during air travel. It's important advice that could save your life.
Medicare per beneficiary medical imaging spending has declined in nearly every state since 2006, according to a new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) study published in the September 2015 issue of American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR).
Annual Acclaim Award honoring achievement in improving value of healthcare services to be presented to Cornerstone Healthcare and New West Physicians.
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Researchers have identified two new cancer-causing gene mutations – mutations that may be particularly susceptible to cancer-fighting drugs already approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. One of the gene mutations also may play a key role in early menopause.
Providers who care for patients with possible head injuries or who have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) can attend a free webinar on Oct. 21.
Paul Magnotto, Founder & CEO of DFI, announced today that its pilot plant near Buffalo, NY, has exceeded all engineering and operating objectives for producing 50,000 metric tons per year of erythritol, methionine and formic acid.
As a sponsor of the Sept. 22 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, the American College of Radiology (ACR) supports collaborative, patient-centered approaches to reduce diagnostic errors.
The insect – established in Panama and Costa Rica – is moving northward but has not yet arrived in the United States. Its potential arrival is a big concern among U.S. government agricultural officials.
Darden Business Institute is designed to introduce young professionals to business fundamentals in the functional areas of accounting, finance, operations and marketing.
The American Medical Group Foundation and Optum are launching a pilot collaborative to improve adult vaccination rates. Seven care provider groups from around the country are participating.
Experts gather to offer investing insights on navigating the a low-return world
A team of geneticists led by Prof. Đurđica Ugarković of the Croatian Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) have for the first time proved that satellite DNA plays an important regulatory role in how organisms adapt to stressful changes in their environment. These results could in the future help scientists explain how an organism successfully survives stress. The study was published in the leading genetic journal PLoS Genetics.
Do wasps stings hurt more in some areas of the body than others? Why does limburger cheese attract the African malaria mosquito?
According to a study published1 on 14 September in Nature Climate Change, snowpack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains is its lowest level in 500 years. Snowpack is crucial for the water supply of California.
A pair of supermassive black holes appeared to be spiraling together toward a cataclysmic collision that could have big repercussions.
American Medical Group Association survey finds that multispecialty medical groups and integrated delivery systems expect fee-for-service payments to decline by 24 percent over the next two years, yet barriers are slowing the transition to value-based care .
Researchers have silenced genes within human cells to induce immunity to the parasite E. histolytica, demonstrating the effectiveness of a new approach to protecting people from infectious diseases.
The authors monitored the social and foraging behaviors of wild flocks of house finches, a common backyard songbird, and the spread of a naturally-occurring bird disease called Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, which is similar to "pink eye" in humans but cannot be contracted by humans.
Julianna Czum, MD, is the first recipient of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Bruce J. Hillman Fellowship in Scholarly Publishing.
The award, which carries $2.5 million in funding for five years and is renewable for a second five-year period, will establish the Virginia Tech National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure.
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