Colorado

Colorado is a state in the south-west of the US, in the Southern Rocky Mountains. It is home to a fast growing and exciting biotechnology industry. The Colorado BioScience Association founded in 200...

Self-Management

Self-management is quite a new idea in healthcare, and it is for patient with long-term conditions to regain some control over their life, and to be able lead a better life,  despite their heal...

Seroquel

Seroquel, an atypical antipsychotic medication has annual sales of $3.1m (in 2009), and based on annual sales, ranks 5th in the world. It is produced by AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals as a quetiapine f...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Vaccines

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic gram-negative bacteria that lives in soil, water, and even in environments like hot tubs. For most healthy people, this bacteria seldom poses a problem. Pse...

Chronic Leukemia

Chronic leukemia is a long term increase of abnormal white blood cells. It can be classed as myelogenous or lymphocytic leukemia. For more information see the Leukemia pages Add the Leukemia New...

Generating Evidence on Best Practice in Long-term Acute Care Hospitals Best Practice in Long-term Acute Care Hospitals

Many critically ill patients survive their episode of acute illness but subsequently develop persistent respiratory failure necessitating prolonged mechanical ventilation. These patients are often tra...

In-Hospital Mortality For Acute Heart Failure Similar For Men And Women But Treatment Favors Men

Women with acute heart failure have similar in-hospital mortality to men but are less treated in the real world, according to results from the global ALARM-HF registry presented at the ESC Congress 20...

Long-term ALL outcome not tied to specific regimen

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), some regimens work better than others in the short-term, but long-term results even out and any major improvements wi...

Colorado Hospital Payment Assistance Program Now in Effect

According to the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative , a new law designed to help uninsured patients in Colorado get information on hospital discount and charity programs went into effect on Wednesday...

Identifying and Addressing Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Priorities

Today, ONC is posting the Long-Term and Post-Acute Care (LTPAC) Roundtable Summary Report of Findings [PDF - 352 KB], which reflects LTPAC stakeholder comments and recommendations from a day-long meet...

University Of Colorado Hospital Joins CORHIO Health Information Exchange Network

DENVER, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CORHIO, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, announced today that University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has signed an agreement to connect to i...

Aviv acquires post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facility in Idaho

Aviv REIT, Inc. announced today that it has acquired a post-acute and long-term care skilled nursing facility ("SNF") located in Idaho for $6.0 million.

All Northern Colorado Hospitals Now Connected To CORHIO Health Information Exchange

DENVER, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CORHIO, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, announced today that all six northern Colorado hospitals are connected to the health informatio...

Cardiac troponin-T and the prediction of acute and long-term mortality after acute pulmonary embolism.

Although cardiac troponin elevation during acute pulmonary embolism (PE) predicts in-hospital death, its long-term prognostic significance, and the role of troponin-T concentration in this prediction,...

Long-term Treatment of Pediatric Depression With Psychotherapies.

Major depressive disorder in children and adolescents is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and benefits from intervention. However, studies have focused on acute treatment. Thus, da...

Building on a National Health Information Technology Strategic Plan for Long-Term and Post-Acute Care: Comments by the Long Term Post Acute Care Health Information Technology Collaborative.

The LTPAC (Long Term Post Acute Care) Health Information Technology (HIT) Collaborative consists of an alliance of long-term services and post-acute care stakeholders. Members of the collaborative are...

Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: changing the focus from glycemic control to improving long-term survival.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the fifth-leading cause of death worldwide and contributes to leading causes of death, cancer and cardiovascular disease, including CAD, stroke, peripheral vascular disease,...

Short-term outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in patients with acute kidney injury: a report from the national cardiovascular data registry.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a risk factor for long-term adverse outcomes, including acute myocardial infarction and death. However, the relationship between severity of AKI and in-hospital outcomes i...