High-quality hospitals deliver lower-cost care to trauma patients, according to a study published in the Annals of Surgery. The study found high-quality hospitals have death rates that are 34% lower, while spending nearly 22% less on trauma patient care than…
Day: February 24, 2011
UTHealth Receives Grant for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Research
Continuing their efforts in the fight against childhood obesity, The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living (the Center), part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been awarded a 4-year, $3.7 million grant…
Task Force Reaches Agreement About Diabetic Foot Treatment
An international Task Force on Charcot arthropathy, supported by unrestricted educational grants from Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi) and other orthopedics companies, has reached agreement on new recommendations for the effective treatment of diabetic Charcot foot. According to the WHO,…