News tagged with medical college

Regional surgical quality collaborative significantly improves surgical outcomes and reduces cost

A new study published online today in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds hospitals participating in a regional collaborative of the American College of Surgeon's National Surgical Quality Improvement Progra ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows medication improves performance in college students with ADHD

College students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who take a prostimulant medication can improve attention and organization and planning skills, according to results of the first study to look at the medical ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Encephalitis kills at least 430 in India

At least 430 people, mainly children, have died from an outbreak of encephalitis in a deeply neglected region of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early antiretroviral therapy for HIV shown cost-effective

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College and GHESKIO (Groupe Haitien d'Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes) have shown that early treatment of HIV not only saves lives but is also cost-effective. ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Future labor shortfalls of medical professionals predicted due to new demands of health-care reform

One consequence of the expanded access to health care facilitated by health care reform will be a shortfall in the necessary numbers of physicians and other advanced medical professionals. According to a study published in ...

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created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tort reform reduces lawsuit risk; establishes framework for quality improvements

It is well known that rising medical malpractice premiums have reached a crisis point in many areas of the United States, and the economic and emotional costs of these claims are driving physicians and surgeons away from ...

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created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Decline in international medical graduates exacerbates shortage of general surgeons

A decline in the number of international medical graduates (IMGs) is threatening patient access to quality surgical care, according to a new study in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Personal disaster preparedness

A recent survey by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers of over 1,800 patients seen in the Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department revealed that Metro Milwaukee residents may not personally be as well prepared for disasters ...

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created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0