July 2018: 39th Annual Medical Congress
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HES-containing products
Dear Healthcare Professional,BackgroundThe European Medical Agency’s (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has recommended the suspension of the marketing authorisations for hydroxyethyl-starch (HES) solutions...
Watch your language in medical reports: it may impact on the...
Researchers at Johns Hopkins has found that physicians who
use stigmatising language in their patients’ medical records may affect the
care those patients get for years...
Expert consensus on ionizing radiation in CV imaging
Cardiovascular (CV) procedures that use ionizing radiation are being performed with increasing frequency, which has led the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in collaboration...
‘Value fee contracts’ – a solution to address global fee concerns?
There is some controversy about alternative
reimbursement models in the commercial healthcare industry. Global fees
contracts - where a single payment is made to a healthcare...
Prompt treatment of leg ulcers improves healing
Treating leg ulcers resulting from varicose veins within two weeks of diagnosis improves healing by 12% compared to standard treatment, according to a new...
Primary care can effectively manage obstructive sleep apnoea
Primary care management of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is as effective and more cost-effective than in-laboratory diagnosis, according to a study published online in...
Improved outcomes with public reporting of bypass data
Mandatory reporting of cardiac surgery outcomes for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in Massachusetts from 2002 to 2014 was associated with improved outcomes, delegates...
Gut microbiome found to play an important role in atherosclerosis
Researchers at Western University and Lawson
Health Research Institute have shown a novel relationship between the
intestinal microbiome and atherosclerosis, one of the major causes of heart
attack and stroke. This...
Previous stroke tied to higher risks in aortic valve replacement
For patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR), previous stroke is a risk factor for recurrent ischemic stroke and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE),...
Mental, not physical, fatigue affects seniors’ walking ability
New research about the relationship between walking ability and self-reported mood was presented at this week’s American Physiological Society (APS) annual meeting at Experimental...
Health Market Inquiry postpones publication of provisional findings
The Competition Commission’s Health Market Inquiry (HMI) has
postponed the publication of its Provisional Findings and Recommendations
Report to 31 May 2018.
The HIMI says this is...
Electric cars safe with cardiac implantable electronic devices
Electric
cars seem to be safe for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices
(CIEDs), and do not result in electromagnetic interference (EMI), the authors
of a study...
Patients prefer docs who engage in face-to-face visits
Patients prefer physicians who engage in face-to-face (F2F)
clinic visits, rather than those using an examination room computer (ERC),
according to a research letter published online...
19th Annual SA Heart Congress: Call for Abstracts
Abstract Submission Deadline: 18 May 2018The Organising Committee invites submission of abstracts to be considered for oral or poster presentation (please indicate your preference)....
Medical graduates fail competency test
Registrar of the Health Professions Councils of Namibia (HPCNA), Cornelius Weyulu, this week confirmed that of the 99 graduates who underwent the evaluation in...
Global burden of multiple serious illnesses must be urgently addressed
The report from the Academy of Medical Sciences, published
today (19 April 2018), points to an alarming lack of information about
multimorbidity, a scenario where a...
Low total testosterone in men widespread, linked to chronic disease
A male’s total testosterone level may be linked to more than
just sexual health and muscle mass preservation, a new study published in Scientific Reports...