Month: July 2010

An FDA advisory committee has recommended that rosiglitazone (Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline) stay on the U.S. market as a treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes, but with restrictions on use and revised labeling that includes additional warnings about cardiovascular safety.…

Having discovered a dramatic increase of an easy-to-detect enzyme in the red blood cells of people with diabetes and pre-diabetes, Johns Hopkins scientists say the discovery could lead to a simple, routine test for detecting the subtle onset of the…

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules issued in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The Health Information Technology…

An FDA panel was presented with conflicting evidence about the cardiovascular safety of rosiglitazone at a Joint Meeting of the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee and Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee. The 33-member panel is expected to…

Summa Foundation has received a $1 million gift from Robert and Joyce Rice and family to establish the Robert F. Kepley, MD Orthopaedic Fellowship at Summa Health System. Named in honor of Robert Kepley, MD, the fellowship will provide ongoing…

In a commentary published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association Johns Hopkins patient safety expert Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, argues that the health care industry does not yet have measurable, achievable and routine ways…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Using an antibiotic spacer with extensive soft tissue excision and debridement has shown to be successful for treating severe osteomyelitis infections in the feet of diabetic patients, according to Israeli investigators. In a review of 20…

The Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation announced it will receive a donation of $75,000 from Grapes for Humanity/US. The money will be used by the Foundation to continue its charitable efforts at its prosthetic clinic in Haiti. “On the 6-month…

Otto Bock HealthCare recently marked the opening of its new Innovation Center. At the facility, Otto Bock clinical specialists partner with providers to deliver hands-on support, direct from the manufacturer, to those with limb loss and mobility challenges. Performing the…

Music therapy provided by trained music therapists may help to improve movement in stroke patients, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review. A few small trials also suggest a wider role for music in recovery from brain injury. Many stroke patients…