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HIMSS to honor Elsevier's Michelle Troseth with Nursing Informatics Leadership Award

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society will honor Michelle Troseth, MSN, RN, DPNAP, FAAN, Chief Professional Practice Officer of Elsevier Clinical Solutions, with its Nursing Informatics Leadership Award at its annual conference in April.

9 Feb 2015

Smart watch that remotely monitors real-time health status of older adults

The trend of wearable devices (smart accessories) like bracelets, sunglasses and watches, is rarely focused on the elderly population. However, Mexican Francisco Lopez-Lira Fennel, who lives in Spain, wants these devices to be used by older adults benefiting them with the first smart watch that remotely monitors real-time health status.

9 Feb 2015

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Michele Nicolo wins A.S.P.E.N.'s Research Trainee Award

Michele Nicolo, MS, RD, CDE, CNSC, Advanced Clinical Dietitian Specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has been named a Research Trainee Award recipient by the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral.

9 Feb 2015

UM SOM launches ‘Program in Lung Healing’ to develop treatments for acute respiratory failure

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM) Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, and Jeffrey A. Rivest, MS, President and Chief Executive Officer of University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), today announced the official launch of a new "Program in Lung Healing," that will further the School's position as a national leader in research, education and clinical innovation for acute ailments of the lung and respiratory system.

9 Feb 2015

Study examines use of yoga therapy to address lymphedema

Cancer is bad enough. But cancer patients who receive surgery, radiation and chemotherapy may suffer from side effects that run from irritating to crippling — problems that are postural, musculoskeletal and respiratory, along with lowered self-esteem. Many suffer from lymphedema, swelling caused by retained fluid in a compromised lymphatic system.

6 Feb 2015

Myths and facts on labour disruption in nine community care access centres

On January 30, 2015, employees represented by the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) working in nine Community Care Access Centres (CCACs) went on strike. Ontario's CCACs believe that their patients, caregivers, health care partners, the general public and employees deserve a fact-based context for judging the relative merit of this labour disruption.

6 Feb 2015

New multidisciplinary approach to managing colorectal operation results in shorter hospital stays, lower costs

A new multidisciplinary approach to managing patients undergoing a colorectal operation results in shorter hospital stays, fewer complications, and lower medical costs, according to research results published online in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

6 Feb 2015

Brown University awarded $2.5 million grant to spur physical therapy research

The Foundation for Physical Therapy has awarded Brown University a $2.5-million, five-year grant for a new center of excellence to spur research in the field. In the Center on Health Services Training and Research, Brown, Boston University, and the University of Pittsburgh will train researchers and seed new studies to build the evidence base for physical therapy care and to improve how care is delivered.

6 Feb 2015

Retigabine drug could reduce debilitating impact of strokes

New research suggests that an already-approved drug could dramatically reduce the debilitating impact of strokes, which affect nearly a million Americans every year.

5 Feb 2015

Northwestern Medicine researchers evaluate unique surgical method to treat chronic amputee pain

Northwestern Medicine® researchers are leading a new multi-center clinical trial to evaluate a unique surgical method, known as targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR), to treat chronic pain that can result from limb amputation. Around a quarter of all amputees develop chronic pain in the remaining portion of their amputated limb, which can include phantom limb syndrome (pain that is perceived in the portion of the limb that is gone), and prevents many patients from using prostheses.

5 Feb 2015

The Marcus Foundation awards $14 million grant to Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals

Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals received a $14 million grant from The Marcus Foundation, Inc., which will establish Marcus Integrative Health at the Myrna Brind Center - Villanova.

4 Feb 2015

Loyola students, faculty and staff to take part in poverty simulations

Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences students, faculty and staff will participate in simulations to help them better understand what it is like to live in poverty.

4 Feb 2015

News study finds association between chronic fatigue syndrome and early menopause

A newfound link between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and early menopause was reported online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society.

4 Feb 2015

Omnicell's revenue increases 8.0% to $121.5 million in fourth quarter 2014

Omnicell, Inc., a leading provider of medication and supply management solutions to healthcare systems, today announced results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.

From Omnicell, Inc. 4 Feb 2015

Anti-viral immune cells could inhibit bone marrow transplant infections caused by CMV

Bone marrow transplantation is a life-saving therapy for patients with blood cancers like leukemia or lymphoma. However, the depletion of the patient's immune system prior to transplantation can put patients at risk of for an infection by a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) that can be life threatening in these immune-compromised individuals.

4 Feb 2015

HealthSouth agrees to acquire Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital from Kentucky Easter Seal Society

HealthSouth Corporation today announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, from the Kentucky Easter Seal Society, Inc.

3 Feb 2015

NQMBC recognizes Cancer Treatment Centers of America for providing quality breast cancer care

Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center has been recognized by the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program as being among the top centers in the country for providing quality breast cancer care.

3 Feb 2015

Researchers are developing stress-eating smartphone app with NIH support

Researchers at UMass Medical School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute are developing a stress-eating smartphone app that will help users better understand why they overeat, with the support of a $2 million award from the National Institutes of Health.

2 Feb 2015

Men and women find their social signals misinterpreted by opposite sex

Imagine the following scenario: a woman and a man are having a conversation. She is interested in the conversation, and is friendly, smiling and warm. He interprets her behavior as sexual interest.

2 Feb 2015

Study reveals effects of internet, mobile and video games on young students

A study conducted by researchers at the UAB, the Catalan Institute of Health and the FPCEE Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University), and which included the methodological support of the Institute for Primary Healthcare Research (IDIAP Jordi Gol), has analysed the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by secondary school students, by using a sample of 5,538 students from the Vallès Occidental region of Catalonia.

31 Jan 2015

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

HIMSS to honor Elsevier's Michelle Troseth with Nursing Informatics Leadership Award

Smart watch that remotely monitors real-time health status of older adults

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Michele Nicolo wins A.S.P.E.N.'s Research Trainee Award

UM SOM launches ‘Program in Lung Healing’ to develop treatments for acute respiratory failure

Study examines use of yoga therapy to address lymphedema

Myths and facts on labour disruption in nine community care access centres

New multidisciplinary approach to managing colorectal operation results in shorter hospital stays, lower costs

Brown University awarded $2.5 million grant to spur physical therapy research

Retigabine drug could reduce debilitating impact of strokes

Northwestern Medicine researchers evaluate unique surgical method to treat chronic amputee pain

The Marcus Foundation awards $14 million grant to Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals

Loyola students, faculty and staff to take part in poverty simulations

News study finds association between chronic fatigue syndrome and early menopause

Omnicell's revenue increases 8.0% to $121.5 million in fourth quarter 2014

Anti-viral immune cells could inhibit bone marrow transplant infections caused by CMV

HealthSouth agrees to acquire Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital from Kentucky Easter Seal Society

NQMBC recognizes Cancer Treatment Centers of America for providing quality breast cancer care

Researchers are developing stress-eating smartphone app with NIH support

Men and women find their social signals misinterpreted by opposite sex

Study reveals effects of internet, mobile and video games on young students

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