An experimental, lab-made molecule was able to stick to certain inflammatory proteins and reduce acute breathing problems among people with a type of moderate-to-severe asthma, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their findings were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, coinciding with their presentation of the study [...]
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Pitt/UPMC Study IDs Potential Asthma Treatment
May 21st, 2013 
John BuckVermont Death-with-Dignity Bill Signed into Law
May 20th, 2013 John BuckVermont Gov. Peter Shumlin’s signing into law of the nation’s first death-with-dignity bill passed by a legislature is a “breakthrough” moment, according to the nation’s leading end-of-life choice advocacy group, Compassion & Choices. Vermont also will become the first eastern state and fourth state nationwide where aid in dying clearly is legal and accessible starting [...]
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No Comments »Nearly 50% Increase in ICU Admissions
May 15th, 2013 John BuckA study released by George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) researchers offers an in-depth look at hospitals nationwide and admissions to intensive care units (ICU). The study, published in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine, finds a sharp increase—nearly 50%—in ICU admissions coming from US emergency departments. “These findings suggest that [...]
Map Shows Infection and Sepsis-Related Mortality Hotspots Across the US
May 15th, 2013 John BuckIn the past, researchers have sought to determine the geographic distribution of many life-threatening conditions, including stroke and cardiac arrest. Now, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have created the first US map that pinpoints hotspots for infection and severe sepsis related-deaths – with notable clusters located in the [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Emergency/Urgent Care, Family/General Practice, Lab, Long Term Care, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory, Speech/Language/Hearing, Women's Health Tags: Coolspots, Emergency Medicine, Hotspots, Infection, Map, Mortality, Penn Medicine, Sepsis, Trauma No Comments »New Lung Cancer Guidelines Recommends Offering Screening to High-Risk Individuals
May 8th, 2013 John BuckThe American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) third edition of evidence-based lung cancer guidelines, Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer, 3rd ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines, recommends offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scanning for lung cancer screening to people with a significant risk of lung cancer due to age and [...]
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