A potentially game-changing trial involving University of Liverpool researchers has shown how an immunotherapy drug can prolong the life of patients with an aggressive form of eye cancer. The clinical research trial, taking place at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, has for the first time shown that a new treatment can…
Clinical trial shows cell therapy improves clinical outcomes in heart failure
A clinical trial conducted at the University of Louisville has shown for the first time that heart failure treatments using cells derived from the patient’s own bone marrow and heart resulted in improved quality of life and reduced major adverse cardiac events for patients after one year. “This is a…
CVS Health offers clinical trial services
FILE PHOTO: The CVS logo is seen at one of their stores in Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo(Reuters) -CVS Health Corp, best known for its national chain of drugstores, said on Thursday it had started offering clinical study services to support drug developers with tasks…
New app aims to address disparities in care for Black and brown mothers
A New York City-based tech nonprofit has released a new digital platform aimed at addressing racism and bias in care. The app, Irth, is aimed at allowing Black and brown obstetrics patients to search for and leave reviews of their OB/GYN, birthing hospitals, postpartum care and pediatricians up to an…
Two major telehealth orgs team up to expand virtual care training
The American Telemedicine Association and the American Board of Telehealth announced Tuesday that they were partnering to expand access to training and education for virtual care. The partnership comes on the heels of the ABT’s recently launched CORE Concepts in Telehealth Certificate, which consists of seven telemedicine-focused training models….
San Francisco Otolaryngology goes all in on precision medicine
Clinical leaders at San Francisco Otolaryngology Medical Group identified areas where they could significantly impact the health and quality of life of their senior patients by helping ensure the seniors are able to exercise, are cognitively intact, can engage in social interaction and are safe from falling. THE PROBLEM The…
Peru suspends clinical trials of Chinese COVID vaccine
Peru has temporarily suspended clinical trials of a COVID vaccine made by Chinese drug giant Sinopharm after detecting neurological problems in one of its test volunteers. The National Institute of Health said Friday that it had decided to interrupt the trial after a volunteer had difficulty moving their arms, according…
St. Luke’s reduces employee burnout and mental health costs with digital health tool
St. Luke’s University Health Network is a nonprofit health system with more than 15,000 employees providing care and services at 12 hospitals and more than 300 outpatient locations. THE PROBLEM Healthcare workers have higher rates of work-related stress, anxiety and depression than the general population. SLUHN has a self-insured medical…
AHA News: Few Clinical Studies Examine High Blood Pressure Treatments for Black Americans
MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — High blood pressure affects Black adults in the U.S. more than any other group. But studies exploring its impact on them remain scant, an analysis of clinical trials over the past decade shows. The analysis, published Monday in the Journal of…
Not all EHR use measures are created equally, study finds
A paper published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association found that vendors vary in their development maturity of outpatient EHR use measures. Although Epic, Cerner and Allscripts have developed EHR use measures in client-available platforms, researchers found that athenahealth’s are still in development, and eClinicalWorks…
Tampa General Hospital launches new VC fund to drive tech advancements
Tampa General Hospital has launched TGH InnoVentures, a venture capital fund designed to help drive a “culture of innovation” at the large academic medical center. WHY IT MATTERS TGH InnoVentures will have three components: The TGH Innovation Lab will help with the creation and curation of ideas and tools to…