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First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Solidify processes to avoid HAC penalties

Hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) remain in the spotlight in the 2014 IPPS proposed rule even though CMS did not add any new conditions to the HAC list. Under the Affordable Care Act, CMS is required to penalize hospitals that are in the lowest-performing ... [Published HCPro - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Pneumothorax, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Bayer AG

Court Approves Yaz Class Action as Settlements Continue, DrugRisks Reports

_ The birth control resource center at DrugRisks.com is announcing new information on the site for women using the oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin. A court in Canada has certified a class action for patients alleging blood clot injuries, as Bayer continues ... [Published PRWeb - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Yasmin, Class Action, Litigation, Patient, Bayer AG

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Cardiology pocket

The app by Brm Bruckmeier Publishing aims to provide todays busy clinicians with an overview of the current approaches to diagnosing and treating heart and cardiovascular disease, in a concise and highly accessible format. This comprehensive guide covers ... [Published ZDNet - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Cardiology, thromboembolism, Hypertension, guidelines

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Millions of Americans Die of Blood Clots

Hint: Beware of Leg PainIt can happen to anyone at any age. Clots form in the deep veins, usually in the legs. Patients with this deep vein thrombosis might experience leg pain, redness or swelling…or they might have no symptoms at all.These clots can ... [Published Bottom Line Publications - May 18 2013]

Entities: Coagulation, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Selby boys put best foot forward for poorly dad

A pair of brothers have put their best foot forward to raise thousands of pounds in honour of their incurably ill dad.Mike Giles’ sons have taken part in a charity race after the popular sportsman was diagnosed with kidney cancer.The 41-year-old of Westbourne ... [Published Goole Courier - May 18 2013]

Entities: kidney cancer, James Whale, Kidney

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Kitchener obstetrician loses appeal in negligence case

TORONTO — Ontario’s highest court has upheld a lower court decision which found a Kitchener obstetrician was negligent in his care of a pregnant woman who died in Grand River Hospital in 2003.Two of three judges at The Ontario Court of Appeal agreed this ... [Published Metronews - May 18 2013]

Entities: Kitchener, David Doherty, Pulmonary Embolism

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Stage four cancer patient says life is good

Roger (News 4 WOAI)ShareUpdated: 5:51 pmSAN ANTONIO -- A San Antonio man who has come close to death three times has his own take on life.When you meet Roger Rodriguez you would never know how much he has been through.Roger received news that a pain in ... [Published WOAI - May 18 2013]

Entities: Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Pulmonary Embolism, oncologist

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Low-intensity warfarin reduces bleeding, symptomatic venous thromboembolism after THA

Researchers in this study reported low rates of symptomatic venous thromboembolism and clinically relevant bleeding 90 days after using low-intensity warfarin for 6 weeks prior to total hip arthroplasty.“Although warfarin produced low rates of clinically ... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 16 2013]

Entities: thromboembolism, Warfarin, Pulmonary Embolism, Arthroplasty, prophylaxis

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Haematology: Advice from NICE on improved commissioning for anticoagulation

NICE has issued updated support for commissioners to help them work with clinicians and managers to commission high-quality, evidence-based anticoagulation therapy for adults across England.The resource provides advice on commissioning for anticoagulation ... [Published Hospital Dr - May 17 2013]

Entities: Rivaroxaban, Vitamin K, Apixaban, Oral Anticoagulant

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Upton Law Firm Providing Free Yaz & Yasmin Case Reviews

Yaz lawyers at Upton Law Firm helping victims receive compensationYasmin and Yaz are two of the most popular oral contraceptives in the United States. Together, sales for Yasmin and Yaz (both manufactured by Bayer) totaled over $1.2 billion in 2008. ... [Published PitchEngine - May 15 2013]

Entities: Yasmin, Ocella, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Push to reverse harms of overdiagnosis

Australian researchers are at the forefront of a fledgling movement that aims to reduce the problems caused by 'too much medicine'."In the 19th century, you died because nobody diagnosed your pulmonary embolism," says Dr Jenny Doust, a GP and professor ... [Published Australian Doctor - May 15 2013]

Entities: Bond University, Pulmonary Embolism, Breast Cancer, congestive heart failure

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Outliving Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic disease. At 31, Piper Beatty has already outlived her prognosis twice over. Here is her story.At just 6 weeks of age, Piper Beatty was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, or CF. Doctors told her parents to love ... [Published EverydayHealth.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Cystic Fibrosis, Drugs, Pulmonary Embolism, Genetic Disorder

Quotes

...Most provided a variation of "While it happens here, it is very, very rare, the real problem is overseas." That means I'm off the hook. I'm safe, except, when I'm not

Anne Addison: Save a Mother's Life - Talk About Maternal Death And Near-Miss in the USA [Published Huffington Post - 11 hours ago]

"I had been wanting to do something like this for a long time," he said. "After all the medical stuff, I thought that now was the time."

Hunt takes experience on the road [Published Individual.com - 15 hours ago]

"I know when I really step back, I know I shouldn't be here but I am, and I'm so grateful for it" says Roger

Stage four cancer patient says life is good [Published WOAI - May 18 2013]

...persists or is recurrent after surgery," said Kemal Malik, member of the Bayer HealthCare Executive Committee and Head of Global Development. "We hope to be able to bring riociguat to doctors and patients of this life-threatening disease in Japan soon."

BAYER AG: Bayer Submits Investigational Drug Riociguat for Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic P ... [Published 4 Traders - May 17 2013]

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Solidify processes to avoid HAC penalties [Published HCPro - 4 hours ago]
Court Approves Yaz Class Action as Settlements ... [Published PRWeb - 7 hours ago]
Anne Addison: Save a Mother's Life - Talk About... [Published Huffington Post - 11 hours ago]
Hunt takes experience on the road [Published Individual.com - 15 hours ago]
'Life can be a struggle -but I'm still smiling' [Published Cambridge News - 17 hours ago]
Cardiology pocket [Published ZDNet - 21 hours ago]
Medications to Prevent Breast Cancer [Published BellaOnline - May 19 2013]
Millions of Americans Die of Blood Clots [Published Bottom Line Publications - May 18 2013]
Selby boys put best foot forward for poorly dad [Published Goole Courier - May 18 2013]
Selby boys put best foot forward for poorly dad [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 18 2013]
Kitchener obstetrician loses appeal in negligen... [Published Metronews - May 18 2013]
Stage four cancer patient says life is good [Published WOAI - May 18 2013]
Haematology: Advice from NICE on improved commi... [Published Hospital Dr - May 17 2013]
Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment [Published Bottom Line Publications - May 17 2013]
Latest Court Records Show 6% Increase In NuvaRi... [Published Digital Journal - May 17 2013]
Ignorance about sickle cell disease is no excus... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]
BAYER AG: Bayer Submits Investigational Drug Ri... [Published 4 Traders - May 17 2013]
Flick of the Week: At Any Price [Published Aroundphilly.com - May 16 2013]
Low-intensity warfarin reduces bleeding, sympto... [Published Orthopedics Today - May 16 2013]
His faith provides him the road map [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
New Analyses Identify Predictive Biomarkers For... [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]
Upton Law Firm Providing Free Yaz & Yasmin Case... [Published PitchEngine - May 15 2013]
Congressman Seeks Surgical Solution To Obesity [Published WOKR 13 - May 15 2013]
Push to reverse harms of overdiagnosis [Published Australian Doctor - May 15 2013]
Outliving Cystic Fibrosis [Published EverydayHealth.com - May 15 2013]
'Venus and Serena': Sisters First and Always (R... [Published Pop Matters - May 14 2013]
DrugRisks Update: Yaz Class Action Begins in Ca... [Published PRWeb - May 14 2013]
Triple Antithrombotic Therapy With Prasugrel in... [Published Journal of the American College of Cardiology - May 14 2013]
Augusta man dies from motorcycle injury [Published Augusta Chronicle - May 13 2013]
A Word from Dr. Pfenninger Preventing blood clo... [Published Midland Daily News - May 13 2013]

Blogs

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Ignorance about sickle cell disease is no excus... [Published Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013] Sarah Mulenga's death from a sickle cell crisis was a needless tragedy. Emergency staff must treat sufferers with respect This week an inquest into the death of Sarah Mulenga ruled that failures to follow basic procedures by London Ambulance staff ...
A legacy of charity [Published Liberia News - Apr 28 2013] It's a true story that reads like the plot of a mystery novel: Three days before signing her will and commencing adoption proceedings for her soon-to-be son Marvin Garbeh Davis -- actions that would have made him a primary beneficiary of her sizeable ...
BMJ's Too much medicine campaign [Published PharmaGossip - Apr 26 2013] The BMJ's Too Much Medicine campaign aims to highlight the threat to human health posed by overdiagnosis and the waste of resources on unnecessary care.There is growing evidence that many people are overdiagnosed and overtreated for a wide range of conditions, ...
Draft guidance from NICE recommends new treatme... [Published NICE \| National Institute for Health and Clinic ... - Apr 19 2013] NICE has issued final draft guidance recommending rivaroxaban (Xarelto, Bayer Healthcare) as a clinically and cost-effective option for treating pulmonary embolism (PE) and preventing recurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and PE after acute PE in adul ...
Catching on to patient safety and quality at Me... [Published Not Running a Hospital - Mar 27 2013] The folks at MedStar Health have engaged in an extensive and intensive effort to be the safest, highest quality, and most transparent system in the country . You'll here more about that over the coming months and years. Like some other hospitals ...

Audio/Video

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Preventing Venous Thromboembolism [Published CDC Streaming Health - YouTube - Jan 17 2013]

Press Releases

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Kaleidoscope Medical Secures Series A Funding [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Apr 10 2013]
Argon Medical Devices Announces The Launch Of O... [Published Financial Services - Apr 04 2013]
Surveyed U.S. Physicians Indicate That Xarelto ... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Mar 27 2013]
EKOS Corporation Announces U.S. Enrollment Comp... [Published Business Wire Health News - Mar 20 2013]
More Than 100,000 Americans Die Annually as a R... [Published PR Newswire: Consumer Technology - Mar 13 2013]