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Students Make Radiation Therapy Sessions for Cancer Patients More Comfortable, More EffectiveIn cooperation with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, five Rice students have developed a seat that helps patients relax as they stay perfectly still while precise beams of radiation ... |
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Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Are On Prescription Drugs
Nearly 70% of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Antibiotics, antidepressants and painkilling opioids are most commonly prescrib... Full Article (View Comments)
Technology: Initiative to Develop Patient-Centered Electronic Decision-Making Tool for Nurses
The Aurora Research Institute, a division of Aurora Health Care, has won a $1.5 million US Department of Defense grant to study an advanced electronic health record system that proactively alerts nurs... Full Article (View Comments)
‘Big Data’ Shows Promise in Breast Cancer Research
Only eight months into its $100 million, five-year enterprise analytics effort, UPMC and its research partners at the University of Pittsburgh are starting to see the potential of this “big data” tech... Full Article (View Comments)
ASHP Names New Vice President of Accreditation Services
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has announced that Janet Silvester, MBA, FASHP, will join the organization as vice president, accreditation services, on August 17. Silvester i... Full Article (View Comments)
