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Organ recipients, living donors, donor families to give thanks, share hugs and tears at annual Candlelight Ceremony.

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Rush University Medical Center and community organizations are collaborating on an unusual program to educate residents of a Chicago neighborhood about diabetes, increase early diagnosis and provide resources to improve medical care and self-management. The rate of Type 2 diabetes in the community is 14 percent, double that for Americans nationwide.

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To address the forecasted public health workforce shortage, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have created a four-year Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)/Master of Public Health (M.P.H) program.

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The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) today announced its support of recent policy changes by Aetna Inc. and United Healthcare. The national health insurance giants will now cover laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, a newer method of bariatric surgery that is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment for morbid obesity.

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Registered nurses Diane Maggio RN, BSN, CRRN, CWON and Laverne Graves, RN, BSN, CWS, from the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Pomona, NJ identified several challenges when treating indigent patients at the outpatient wound clinic. They include poor patient compliance, multiple wound types, lack of finances, multiple health issues, and poor personal hygiene.

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A recent award winning poster at this year's Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) and the Wound Healing Society (WHS), Debbie Segovia RN, MSN, APRN-CNS, CWOCN, examined two cases of two female patients aged 44 and 60 at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, whose cancer wounds were treated successfully with MEDIHONEY.

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President Jakaya Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania spoke at Weill Cornell Medical College today. In his Global Health Grand Rounds lecture, President Kikwete discussed the most significant challenges facing Tanzania, with a particular focus on health care and the advances made during his first term.

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Center for Reproductive Medicine (CRM) doctors and staff are celebrating the first birth in Florida resulting from In Vitro Maturation (IVM), an alternative for some patients to In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) that costs less, is quicker and does not require the hormone injections associated with IVF.

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A new wellness clinic connects new immigrants to services they need.

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Putting your wishes about end-of-life care in writing increases the likelihood that you'll receive the care you want and may give your loved ones guidance when they desperately need it.

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UVA is encouraging all adults to complete an advance directive, a document that allows adults to specify what kinds of medical treatments they would want and who they would want making decisions about their care if they were unable to make decisions for themselves.

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In honor of National Women’s Health Week, May 9-15, 2010, the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) has launched a mobile giving campaign titled “TEXT MY CURE.” The campaign will feature YouTube videos of patients telling their stories of autoimmune diseases and will be headlined by the AARDA National Spokesperson, actress Kellie Martin (“ER” and “Life Goes On”). The funds raised by the campaign will be used to increase awareness of autoimmune diseases by physicians and patients, fund research in autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases, and provide patient education and services.

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In the U.S., more than 180,000 women are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year. Many of these women will undergo mastectomy surgery that will result in disfiguring scars because they are unaware of the availability of skin-sparing mastectomies and did not ask their surgeons about this treatment option. Skin-sparing mastectomy is a surgical technique to remove cancerous breast tissue by using the same minimal and judiciously placed incisions used by plastic surgeons for elective breast surgery.

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Language Line Services, the leading provider of over-the-phone and video interpretation services, and NexTalk, Inc., the leader in deaf-accessible enterprise communication and remote interpreting solutions, have joined forces to offer an enhanced, computer-based version of Language Line® Video Interpreter Service, providing real-time connectivity to qualified interpreters on-demand, 24/7. This joint venture will create the largest video remote interpreter provider and make video interpretation as accessible as the Internet, and in the process, revolutionize interpreter services for patients in hospitals and physician offices nationwide.

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If Julie Johnson had her way, doctors would check a patient’s genes before writing a prescription. Johnson, a clinical pharmacist at the University of Florida, studies this gene-drug relationship, known as pharmacogenetics, with a focus on cardiovascular diseases. Read about her life and research in the latest issue of NIH's free Findings magazine.

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Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, a recent research study has found cancer patients consistently experience significant reductions of pain, anxiety, fatigue, depression and nausea when massage is routinely administered at home by family members and caregivers.

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ASH offers complimentary blood pressure screenings to New York Hilton employees and throughout New York City.

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Chronic cough is a persistent cough that lasts for more than eight weeks and affects 10 to 20 percent of adults. Symptoms include hoarseness, urinary incontinence, social isolation and possibly depression. Dr. Mandel Sher and The Center for Cough (CFC) are working to diagnose and treat this mysterious condition.

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Nine bands sponsored by Austin-area companies — groups of employees playing every genre from rock ’n’ roll to country to psych rock — will vie for celebrity judges’ votes, the audience’s favor and grand prizes on Tuesday, April 20, when Antone’s hosts the Showdown of Health Alliance for Austin Musicians’ 3rd Annual Corporate Battle of the Bands.

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‘Smart’ prescription pill bottle caps equipped with Telit’s GE864-QUAD help users take medications on time, auto refill prescriptions and enlist caregivers for social support.

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DRJ Group commits to donate a portion of Stopain proceeds to fight the nation’s most common cause of disability.

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Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine has received $7,942,500 million in federal stimulus funds from the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), the state designated entity for health information exchange development. The funding will position CWRU School of Medicine as a regional extension center (REC) which allows it to help 1,765 health care providers in Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties advance the use of health information technology (HIT) in their practices.

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Kids with autism typically have issues with balance and sound, but they love to careen a tiny toy tractor through the topsy-turvy 3-D toyland of an EASe video game from Vision Audio, Inc., collecting treasures while listening to specially designed music. The video game is more than fun – it helps children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) learn to cope with noise, regulate their balance and improve sensory processing.

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Alliance Health Networks migrates Diabetic Connect to its new social networking platform bringing new features and enhanced functionality to the largest online social network for people touched by diabetes.

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Loyola University Health System is hosting a panel of experts to discuss the implications of new healthcare reform.

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“Health” joins “Green.” From inspired cause to pervasive business imperative, leadership in health and health- issues has emerged as a smart new business strategy that can drive purchasing, loyalty decisions and trust, according to a new 11-country survey of 15,000+ people being released next week at the 7th Annual World Heath Care Congress in Washington, D.C.

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A class to be offered next fall at the University of Iowa College of Law will spend an entire semester examining the recently passed health care reform law.

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The Tailwind, a new rehabilitation device that helps stroke survivors improve arm movement, even many years after their stroke, is now available on the eve of May as National Stroke Awareness Month. The exercise device empowers stroke survivors to become more independent and enables them to achieve the tasks of daily life.

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URS Corporation, an engineering and construction firm, has received the ACOEM Corporate Health Achievement Award’s Exemplary Practice Citations for its employee illness and injury management program which focuses on enhanced communications.

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The National Association For Continence (NAFC) is holding a free educational webinar.

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The Johns Hopkins Hospital will launch a campaign on Monday, April 12 to encourage healthier eating among patients, visitors and staff — Meatless Monday.

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A new study led by a Stony Brook University researcher tests the effectiveness of providing follow-up support to patients for managing pain by way of an automated system that patients use via their home telephone.

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The Babson College MBA Healthcare & Life Sciences Club will hold its 7th annual industry forum on April 15, 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., at Babson College. This year’s conference seeks to identify opportunities by examining various areas of growth, including healthcare IT, venture capital funding and the use of new social media technologies in marketing healthcare products.

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The Mount Sinai Medical Center has become the first in the United States to commercially use a new cardiac nuclear imaging system by GE Healthcare, a cadmium zinc telluride (CZT)-based high-speed, high-resolution camera that drastically reduces imaging time for patients while also reducing radiation exposure compared to previously used technologies.

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Silver screen star Teri Garr is the host of the American Academy of Neurology Foundation’s newest patient education video and guidebook, Living Well: A Guide to Managing Multiple Sclerosis for Patients and Families. The video and guidebook are aimed at answering important questions for newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and their caregivers and can be viewed for free at www.aan.com/patients. A DVD and printed booklet can be ordered from www.aan.com/patients as well.

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University of Utah Hospital is the second center in the country to implant a patient with a Utah-made Ventricular Assist Device (VAD).

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The 7th World Health Care Congress, a gathering of more than 1,800 senior health executives from across the health care industry, will feature press briefings at 10 a.m. Monday, April 12, and 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 13.

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Baptist Health South Florida receives American College of Occupational Medicine's Corporate Health Achievement Award. Health provider cited for outstanding health, safety, and environmental management practices.

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Patients suffering from recently diagnosed malignant brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme or a rare variant called gliosarcoma may be eligible to participate in a Phase II clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center that combines two innovative drugs.

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House Ear Institute (HEI) has partnered with 97.1 AMP Radio station for AMP’s College Invasion taking place on college campuses throughout Southern California during the month of April.

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston has been awarded $15.3 million for a Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center to help providers implement and use medical health records.

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The city of Beijing has been chosen to host the prestigious healthcare IT conference and exposition. Healthcare IT experts from around the world will converge in Beijing from May 26 to May 28, 2010, for the HIMSS AsiaPac10 exposition organized by HIMSS, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, a not-for-profit and non-governmental, international healthcare membership organization.

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Loyola to offer free examinations as part of Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week.

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The Columbus Fetal Medicine Collaborative has been formed by Mount Carmel Health System, OhioHealth, The Ohio State University Medical Center and Nationwide Children’s Hospital joining together to provide optimal outcomes for high-risk expectant mothers and their babies with suspected fetal abnormalities. This collaboration among all the Columbus hospital systems is one of only a few in the U.S. and brings together a unique blend of medical experience and expertise.

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Rush University Medical Center is leading a nationwide Phase III clinical trial to determine whether a promising vaccine for advanced melanoma can effectively treat the deadly skin cancer.

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AHRQ has announced the start of "Healthcare 411 en Español," a new audio news series to provide Spanish speakers with consumer information about their health and health care. Spanish version of this article included.

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A study suggests mangosteen juice may also play a role in reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes.

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A newly developed time-released muco-adhesive patch for treating oral health conditions, including the widespread condition of dry mouth (xerostomia), has been shown to be more effective than a leading oral rinse, according to a newly-published study. As increasing segments of the population consume more medications (one of the leading causes of dry mouth), the results of this study could potentially help provide relief for millions of Americans.

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Rush University Medical Center is taking the lead in adopting environmentally friendly and sustainable design, construction and operation practices that not only promote the health of the environment, but also the health of patients and staff.

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A special lighting of Toronto’s CN Tower will recognize “Stop Brain Disorders Week” on Sunday, April 11, 2010. A mayoral proclamation has been issued declaring the week of April 11th as “Stop Brain Disorders Week” in the city of Toronto, where the world’s largest gathering of neurologists is taking place with the American Academy of Neurology’s (AAN) Annual Meeting at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.