Patients will benefit from high quality, lower cost and specialized care closer to home RALEIGH, N.C. January 10, 2017 – UNC REX Healthcare and Wake Radiology are creating a joint venture to combine the organizations’ outpatient imaging assets into a single entity, and forming a partnership to provide professional services at all UNC REX locations. […]
New NIH initiative aims to gain insights for disease prevention DURHAM, N.C. January 10, 2017 – Two Duke Health research teams will participate in a new, $170 million national initiative to delve into the intricacies of how exercise improves health and prevents disease. Combined, funding for the two projects the Duke teams will be involved […]
Studies in mice and human cell lines indicate other gene-based diseases might benefit DURHAM, N.C. December 30, 2016 – Duke Health researchers have identified a drug-like small molecule that, in animal experiments, appears to be an effective treatment for a genetic disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome. Prader-Willi syndrome is characterized by poor feeding, growth and weak […]
Preclinical studies show drugs shut down two key survival strategies in cancer cells DURHAM, N.C. December 15, 2016 – Breast cancer cells that carry a certain gene mutation can be induced to die using a combination of an existing targeted therapy along with an investigational molecule tested by Duke Cancer Institute researchers. When used together […]
High cholesterol, high blood pressure and smoking drive heart disease DURHAM, N.C. December 9, 2016 – The incidence of angina, heart attacks and coronary deaths dropped 20 percent in the U.S. between 1983 and 2011, according to a study by Duke Clinical Research Institute investigators. But that good news is tempered by an additional finding […]
Survey shows patients also know little about blood thinners and other treatments DURHAM, N.C. December 9, 2016 – Although most patients newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation say they understand their heart condition, nearly a third of them misidentified a major risk factor for the condition, according to data being presented Nov. 14 at the American […]
DURHAM, N.C. November 14, 2016 – When patients suffer from atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, they are at considerably higher risk for blood clots and stroke. However, when hospitalized, half of these patients do not receive medications that could help prevent such complications, according to research being presented Nov. 14 at the American Heart Association […]
Ticagrelor proved no better than clopidogrel for patients with peripheral artery disease DURHAM, N.C. November 13, 2016 – The finding that the drug ticagrelor proved no better than clopidogrel in reducing cardiovascular events for patients with peripheral artery disease should both assure patients about current treatments and demonstrate that new options are still needed, Duke Clinical […]
Provides Nursing Leaders a Comprehensive, Single-Source View of Data to Efficiently Target Improvement Strategies and Help Achieve Nursing Excellence BOSTON–OCT 05, 2016–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Press Ganey Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PGND) today announced the introduction of its proprietary Nursing Performance Solution, an analytics tool designed to provide nurse leaders and their teams with a comprehensive, single-source view of […]
Exclusive collaboration provides Press Ganey clients access to Cleveland Clinic’s foundational communication model BOSTON–OCT 03, 2016–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Press Ganey Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PGND) is collaborating with Cleveland Clinic to distribute and implement its “Communicate with H.E.A.R.T.” program to hospitals looking to improve their patient experience. The program, created and launched at Cleveland Clinic in 2010, […]