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Released: 8-Mar-2023 5:10 PM EST
Mayo Clinic reconhecida mais uma vez como “Melhor Hospital do Mundo” na classificação da Newsweek
Mayo Clinic

A Mayo Clinic em Rochester foi classificada mais uma vez como nº 1 do mundo pela Newsweek na lista dos “Melhores Hospitais do Mundo”. A classificação é uma homenagem ao trabalho da equipe da Mayo Clinic.

Released: 8-Mar-2023 5:10 PM EST
Mayo Clinic nuevamente reconocida como “Mejor hospital del mundo” en las clasificaciones de Newsweek
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic de Rochester ocupa nuevamente el puesto n.º 1 en el mundo según Newsweek en su lista de "Mejores hospitales del mundo". La clasificación es un tributo al trabajo del personal de Mayo Clinic.

Newswise: University Hospitals Chairman of Orthopaedics and Browns’ Head Team Physician James Voos, MD, Receives NFLPS’ Top Research Award
Released: 8-Mar-2023 10:15 AM EST
University Hospitals Chairman of Orthopaedics and Browns’ Head Team Physician James Voos, MD, Receives NFLPS’ Top Research Award
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

The NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) awarded the Arthur C. Rettig Award for Academic Excellence to Dr. James Voos, Head Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns and NFLPS Board Vice President.

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Released: 8-Mar-2023 10:00 AM EST
Hospitals Face Challenges When Implementing Enhanced Recovery Programs for Surgery
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Hospitals still struggle to successfully implement enhanced recovery programs and may need more structured resources to boost compliance rates, according to findings published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).

Released: 7-Mar-2023 4:20 PM EST
FDA mandate to limit acetaminophen in acetaminophen-opioid medications is associated with reduced serious liver injury
University of Alabama at Birmingham

A United States Food and Drug Administration mandate to limit the dosage of acetaminophen in pills that combine acetaminophen and opioid medications is significantly associated with subsequent reductions in serious liver injury.

Released: 7-Mar-2023 11:40 AM EST
Cleveland Clinic Selected for Nationwide Initiative to Translate Research to Patient Care
Cleveland Clinic

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has chosen Cleveland Clinic for a nationwide initiative to improve how healthcare systems translate research findings to clinical practice.

Newswise: Dedication to Patients, Profession Drives Nurses to Seek Certification
Released: 7-Mar-2023 11:20 AM EST
Dedication to Patients, Profession Drives Nurses to Seek Certification
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

As part of Certified Nurses Day March 19, a few progressive care, critical care and advanced practice nurses told AACN why they chose to get certified. They are among more than 133,000 nurses who hold AACN Certification Corp. credentials.

Newswise: VUMC Joins Group to Accelerate Implementation of Research Findings to Improve Patient Outcomes
Released: 2-Mar-2023 11:05 AM EST
VUMC Joins Group to Accelerate Implementation of Research Findings to Improve Patient Outcomes
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is naming Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to a select group of health systems nationwide brought together to accelerate the implementation of medical research results that will improve patient outcomes.

Newswise: Checklist Prompters Support ICU Rounds
27-Feb-2023 12:10 PM EST
Checklist Prompters Support ICU Rounds
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

New research from UPMC points to the potential for patient-specific checklists as a valid way to effectively translate the latest evidence into clinical practice. The study published in American Journal of Critical Care measured performance on the ABCDEF bundle during rounds.

Newswise: Ochsner Health Network Leads the Way in Value-Based Care
Released: 28-Feb-2023 5:25 PM EST
Ochsner Health Network Leads the Way in Value-Based Care
Ochsner Health

“This report is a culmination of the accomplishments and efforts of our network of physicians and healthcare partners to extend high-quality, value-based care to patients and communities along the Gulf Coast,” said OHN Chief Executive Officer Eric Gallagher.

21-Feb-2023 11:30 AM EST
Fewer surveillance MRIs may be appropriate for patients with incidental pituitary lesions
American College of Physicians (ACP)

A cohort study of persons with incidental pituitary microadenomas found that approximately two-thirds of the microadenomas remained unchanged or decreased in size over time. These findings suggest that less frequent pituitary magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) surveillance for patients with incidental pituitary microadenomas may be safe. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Released: 24-Feb-2023 7:55 PM EST
Risk of cancer remains high for women over 50 with genetic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
University of Toronto

Although genetic mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 are associated with a younger onset of breast and ovarian cancer, women with these genetic mutations continue to face a high risk of cancer incidence after age 50, even if they have not been previously diagnosed with cancer.

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Released: 23-Feb-2023 3:45 PM EST
Understanding the Value of a Physician’s Intuition when Assessing Risk Factors for Surgery
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Researchers investigated whether a physician’s intuition, including their training and past experiences, could be used in risk prediction similar to a standardized surgical risk calculator developed by the American College of Surgeons.

Released: 21-Feb-2023 2:05 PM EST
A New Catalyst For Recycling Plastic, New Antioxidants Found In Meat, And Other Chemical Research News
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Chemistry news channel on Newswise.

Newswise: Music beats beeps: Researchers find redesigned medical alarms can better alert staff and improve patient experience
Released: 15-Feb-2023 6:00 AM EST
Music beats beeps: Researchers find redesigned medical alarms can better alert staff and improve patient experience
McMaster University

Changing the tune of hospital medical devices could improve public health, according to researchers at McMaster University and Vanderbilt University. “By simply changing the sounds in medical devices, we can improve the quality of healthcare delivery and even save lives,” said Michael Schutz, co-author and professor of music cognition and percussion at McMaster.

Released: 14-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
Latest Ochsner Health Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Data Shows Superior Outcomes for the Region
Ochsner Health

Hearing that a child needs heart surgery can be overwhelming. Fortunately, at Ochsner Health and Ochsner Hospital for Children, patients and their families are in expert hands. Recent pediatric outcomes for congenital heart patients show the hospital system’s highly specialized surgeons performed significantly better than others in the region -- even when caring for the most complex cases. For the fifth year in a row, Ochsner’s surgical outcomes also continued to exceed national averages.



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