A lengthy study performed at Methodist Extended Care Hospital resulted in the elimination of potentially deadly infections. The study findings were reported in a scientific poster presentation at the recent annual meeting of the Association for Vascular Access (AVA), a leading national organization focusing on patient safety and best nursing practices. The Methodist study showed [...]

In the largest, most modern, single-institution study of its kind, Mayo Clinic urologists mined a long-term data registry for survival rates of patients who underwent radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer. The findings are being presented at the North Central Section of the American Urological Association’s 84th Annual Meeting in Chicago. A radical prostatectomy is [...]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today awarded $27 million to support pregnant and parenting teens and women in states and tribes across the country. Of the funds, $24 million was awarded to 17 states and tribes through the Pregnancy Assistance Fund, created by the Affordable Care Act. Another $3 million in [...]

ICF has been awarded a new $11.7 million contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The contract has a term of three years. The contract is awarded under a CDC National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities ID/IQ task order. ICF will provide [...]

When Lori Brownell’s first tumor appeared − on her left carotid artery − it was surgically removed, leaving an inches-long incision to heal. It was eight years before the feeling returned to that side of her neck, and for a time, she couldn’t drive because she couldn’t turn her head far enough. On September 15, [...]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) awarded a $51 million contract to Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., of Rockville, Md., for the development of a new anthrax vaccine using the protective antigen (rPA) to stimulate a protective immune response that neutralizes the anthrax toxins. Anthrax preparedness remains one [...]

This fall millions of people will participate in a local 5K or 10K run or walk, bike ride, triathlon or even a dog walk as part of their health and fitness programs. Many of these events are designed to help raise much needed funds for nonprofits while creating a sense of community and providing an [...]

There is a sharp contrast between people’s positive attitudes towards growing old and their preparedness according to the results of a new international survey, Bupa Health Pulse 2010, published by Bupa Health Dialog. The survey reveals that almost three-quarters (72%) of people over the age of 65 do not feel old and 67% still feel [...]

Annual performance-based incentive plans are on the rise for physicians in both presence and scale, according to Hay Group’s 2010 Physician Compensation Survey. Most (92 percent) group-based organizations offer incentive plans to their physicians, up from 75 percent in 2009. Physician incentive plans are also being offered by 63 percent of hospitals this year, as [...]

After a month-long fundraising campaign to help finance the medical fight against neuromuscular diseases, Safeway has announced its grand total amount of $11.2 million to the Muscular Dystrophy Association during MDA’s annual Labor Day Telethon on Monday. Safeway’s 1,700-plus stores collected donations for MDA and Muscular Dystrophy Canada (MDC) to find treatments and possible cures [...]