March 15, 2010
Carnegie Mellon's Biomedical Engineering Researchers Developing New Tool to Help Control Blood Loss During Surgery
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Carnegie Mellon University's Matt Oberdier is developing a new hydrosurgery system to help physicians better manage excessive bleeding during surgery. Read more from this post....
Direct Relief International Launches Online Mapping Tool for Haiti Earthquake Medical Aid; First-of-Its-Kind Web Application Tracks Flow of Largest Humanitarian Relief Effort in Direct Relief's History; Over $25 Million in Medical Aid Distributed So Far t
From Ascribe Newsfeed: As Direct Relief International continues to respond to the Haiti earthquake with major shipments of medical material aid and cash grants, the organization is making public an interactive visualization tool that maps and charts the distribution of...
Minority, Underpriveleged Patients Not as Likely to Be Referred to Specialty Hospitals for Brain Tumors
From Ascribe Newsfeed: African-American, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged patients with brain tumors are significantly less likely to be referred to high-volume hospitals that specialize in neurosurgery than other patients of similar age, the same gender, and with similar comorbidities, according...
March 13, 2010
National Safe Place Week Helps Prevent Teen Homelessness
From Health: LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, nearly three million youths run away from home, putting themselves at a high risk for drug addiction, prostitution, disease and mental illness. National Safe Place (NSP) is launching a week-long...
Health Occupations Students of America, Inc. and the U.S. Army Sign Memorandum of Understanding in Support of Improving Career Options for Nation's Students
From Health: CHARLESTON, S.C., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Army Accessions Command (USAAC) and Health Occupations Students of America, Inc. (HOSA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two organizations. The agreement identifies collaboration to support the Nation's...
Body's anticipation of a meal can be a diabetes risk factor
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center who have identified the specific mechanism in...
Some older ER patients are getting the wrong medicines, U-M study finds
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: According to a U-M study, it is common for patients 65 and older to receive potentially inappropriate medications when treated in an emergency room. Nearly 19.5 million older patients, or 16.8 percent of eligible emergency...
March 11, 2010
Hopkins doctor/disaster expert says resource problems in Haiti required ethical decision-making
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In an essay published in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, a Johns Hopkins emergency physician outlines how he and other physicians who worked in Haiti after the earthquake had...
MacArthur Foundation Provides $2.2 Million to Support Long-Term Relief Efforts in Haiti
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is investing nearly $2.2 million to support relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake. The grants will primarily help address long-range needs in the...
March 10, 2010
Study: Federal funds support health depts., but leadership is key
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The surge of funds for bioterrorism preparedness over the past decade does not appear to be improving local public health resources in general, according to research from Purdue University.However, the funding increase to health departments...
