Archive: 04/11/2015
Senate panel investigates drug price hikes
A Senate committee tasked with protecting seniors is launching an investigation into prescription drug pricing, responding to public anxiety about companies hiking prices for once-inexpensive medicines.
Nov 4, 2015
Study rejects biologic age as limiting factor for stem cell transplants
More than 40 percent of older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can remain in long-term cancer remission through a modified, less aggressive approach to donor stem cell transplantation, according to the results of ...
Nov 4, 2015
Virtual selves can help boost better real world health and exercise habits
Customizing an avatar to better resemble its human user may lead to improved health and exercise behaviors, according to a team of researchers.
Nov 4, 2015
Study points to more individualized treatment options for youth with onset type 2 diabetes
New results from the Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth study (TODAY) examined predictors of the outcomes in youth with onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) based on early characteristics at diagnosis, and suggests the ...
Nov 4, 2015
Evidence-based practice model can help hospitals deliver best care, cut costs
Amid continued pressures to minimize errors and cut costs, hospitals are continuing to scramble to find solutions to problems plaguing health systems nationwide.
Nov 4, 2015
Study identifies patients most likely to have joint pain reduction after bariatric surgery
In the three years following bariatric surgery, the majority of patients experience an improvement in pain and walking ability, according to the preliminary results of a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public ...
Nov 4, 2015