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Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center ALS Center’s Dr. Mary Sedarous Receives Flame of Hope Award
Released: 22-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center ALS Center’s Dr. Mary Sedarous Receives Flame of Hope Award
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s Mary Sedarous, M.D., medical director of the ALS Center, was honored at ALS United Mid-Atlantic’s 2023 Annual Celebration with the organization’s Flame of Hope Award, recognizing research and innovation.

Newswise: Student examines patient success with multiple attempts at using a PAP device to treat sleep apnea
Released: 21-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Student examines patient success with multiple attempts at using a PAP device to treat sleep apnea
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Neeti Shirke (DO ’26), a student physician at PCOM South Georgia, is interested in how compliant people are when their doctors prescribe positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment to help with sleep apnea.

Newswise: Amy Luckenbaugh elected inaugural chair for Society of Women in Urologic Oncology
Released: 21-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Amy Luckenbaugh elected inaugural chair for Society of Women in Urologic Oncology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The Society of Women in Urologic Oncology (WUO) has named Amy Luckenbaugh, MD, assistant professor of Urology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, to chair its Executive Board until Nov. 2025.

Newswise: Delivering the bad news right: report says Parkinson’s disease diagnoses must include a message of hope
Released: 21-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Delivering the bad news right: report says Parkinson’s disease diagnoses must include a message of hope
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new report by a UCLA neurologist and collaborators draws upon patient voices and lived experiences to identify the common pitfalls of Parkinson’s diagnoses and create a guidebook for how medical providers – from seasoned specialists to rural community physicians – can avoid them.

Newswise: Lee Ann Liska named President of Vanderbilt University Hospital
Released: 21-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Lee Ann Liska named President of Vanderbilt University Hospital
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Lee Ann Liska, MBA, Chief Operating Officer and Interim Hospital President of Vanderbilt University Hospital (VUH), has been chosen to serve as the hospital’s president.

Newswise: Predicting Lymphoma Patients’ Treatment Outcomes
Released: 21-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Predicting Lymphoma Patients’ Treatment Outcomes
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have discovered a new way to predict whether a cancer of the immune system will recur in patients treated with a bone marrow transplant.

Newswise: Ochsner Health Network announces multi-million dollar impact
Released: 20-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Ochsner Health Network announces multi-million dollar impact
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health Network, LLC (OHN), the Gulf South’s largest physician-led clinically integrated network, is pleased to report its 2022 – 2023 impact resulting from care delivered to nearly a half-million patients living throughout the Gulf South.

Released: 18-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Time to move on from ‘doctor knows best’, say experts, as study finds clinicians rank patient views as least important in diagnosis
University of Cambridge

Experts today call for more value to be given to patients’ ‘lived experiences’ as a study of over 1,000 patients and clinicians found multiple examples of patient reports being under-valued.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Brief teacher training better prepares medical students for patient education & communication
Boston University School of Medicine

Teaching is an integral communication skill central to the practice of medicine. The art of teaching extends beyond disseminating information.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Another Win in Fight for Patients Getting the Right Care at the Right Time
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

After two years of advocacy from the ophthalmology community, Aetna confirmed in a letter to the American Academy of Ophthalmology last week that it will no longer require pre-approval for cataract surgeries for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries in Georgia, starting Jan.1.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
PCOM Publishes First Issue of Journal of Integrated Primary Care
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) today published the inaugural edition of its first-ever peer-reviewed scientific journal, the Journal of Integrated Primary Care (JIPC), which aims to reach the entire spectrum of allied health professionals working within primary care.

Newswise: Hackensack University Medical Center’s Care Companion Program to Help Hospitalized Individuals with Complex Needs
Released: 15-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
Hackensack University Medical Center’s Care Companion Program to Help Hospitalized Individuals with Complex Needs
Hackensack Meridian Health

The Care Companion Program is an initiative started by Hackensack University Medical Center’s Office of Patient Experience to encourage loved ones to take an active, more hands-on, role in assisting with and improving the well-being of patients during their hospital stay.

Newswise: The Demand to Expand
Released: 14-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
The Demand to Expand
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center is expanding its clinical space to offer treatments that no other entity in the state can offer.

Newswise: Internationally renowned oncologist to lead breast cancer program and translational research integration at UCLA Health
Released: 14-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Internationally renowned oncologist to lead breast cancer program and translational research integration at UCLA Health
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Dr. Aditya Bardia, a renowned breast medical oncologist and physician scientist who specializes in developing novel targeted and personalized therapies, has joined the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center where he will assume several leadership roles across the institution.

Newswise: Karandeep Singh, MD, Named Inaugural Chief Health AI Officer at UC San Diego Health
Released: 12-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Karandeep Singh, MD, Named Inaugural Chief Health AI Officer at UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health

Inaugural chief health artificial intelligence officer joins UC San Diego Health.

Released: 12-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Analysis Group Researchers Evaluated Long-Term Patient Experience with Dupilumab Using Groundbreaking Method for Generating Real-World Data
Analysis Group

Researchers from Analysis Group, a global leader in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), have coauthored a follow-up analysis of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) that evaluated outcomes three years after initiation of dupilumab among adults with atopic dermatitis (AD).

   
Released: 12-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
A Lifesaving Chain, A Global First: Penn Medicine Sets a Worldwide Record with 100 Kidney Paired Donation Transplants in a Year
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

For thousands of people around the world waiting for a kidney, paired exchange serves as a beacon of hope. One person's willingness to undergo the act of Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) often sets in motion a chain of beautiful and selfless acts, where individuals give and receive the chance for a better life.



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