In the past decade, large health systems such as Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente and Ascent have been launching internal investment funds to support health startups transform care delivery. Penn Medicine …
Penn Medicine’s venture fund makes 2 investments to address SDOH Read More
Amy Norton TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When people have backaches bad enough to send them to the doctor, prompt physical therapy may be a wise choice, a …
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A steroid hormone called aldosterone is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the European Heart …
Aldosterone may increase risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease Read More
In Rett syndrome, a genetic condition affecting girls almost exclusively, mutations in the MECP2 gene cause a regression of language and motor skills starting at 12 to 18 months of …
Overnight EEG studies may help inform care for girls with Rett syndrome Read More
Each week, Dr. Kim Puterbaugh sees several pregnant patients at a Cleveland hospital who are experiencing complications involving bleeding or infection. The OB-GYN has to make quick decisions about how …
Patients and doctors trapped in a gray zone when abortion laws and emergency care mandate conflict Read More
During a battle with cancer, T cells can become exhausted and are no longer able to function properly. The early phase of exhaustion can sometimes be reversed with immunotherapy drugs, …
Terminally exhausted T cells may remain competent for transcription, researchers say Read More
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic partnered with mental health software provider Neuroflow last August to mitigate healthcare’s burnout crisis by providing its nurses with the Philadelphia-based startup’s technology. A year later, the …
How Neuroflow’s app improved the mental wellbeing of Trinity Health nurses Read More
Black people and women with severe heart failure who might be good candidates for surgery to implant a heart-assisting device have a lower chance of actually getting that operation than …
Black patients with severe heart failure have a lower chance of getting LVAD care Read More
When Jennifer Lucier and her husband found out they were expecting a baby in 2016, they immediately made three phone calls. The first was to her mother. The second was …
To retain nurses and other staffers, hospitals are opening child care centers Read More
Medical expenses have been soaring and the bills for patients are now going to further inflate with the imposition of GST on some non-ICU beds in hospitals across India, where …
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