Year: 2011

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston have published a study in the Journal of Vascular Surgery stating that disparities in limb salvage procedures may be driven by socioeconomic status (SES) and access to high-volume…

A Johns Hopkins-led safety checklist program that virtually eliminated bloodstream infections in hospital intensive-care units throughout Michigan appears to have also reduced deaths by 10%, a new study suggests. Although prior research showed a major reduction in central-line related bloodstream…

Kids Mobility Network Inc. announced that it has provided more than $1.5 million of community benefit to children with disabilities and their families. The Denver-based non-profit organization has been providing durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers and other medical…

Members of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) are heading to Moscow to be updated on the progress made by the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee on the next Paralympic Winter Games, which are less than 4 years away. The third project…

Registration for the spring 2011 Thranhardt Golf Classic, which will take place on March 16 at the Reunion Resort and Golf Club is now open online. This course is located in Reunion, Fla., and bus transportation is provided. Individual play…

A first of its kind surgical quality improvement program for children has the potential to identify outcomes of children’s surgical care that can be targeted for quality improvement efforts to prevent complications and save lives, according to a press release.…

As elderly citizens represent a growing proportion of the population, trauma centers are being challenged to provide them with the same quality of care that younger patients receive during a medical emergency. A recent study by researchers using the American…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) announced that applications are being accepted for the 2011 Larry Lange Travel Fellowship Award, established in memory of Larry Lange, CPO, FAAOP. ABC continues to support National Commission…

Exposure to noise from road traffic can increase the risk of stroke, particularly in those aged 65 years and older, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. The study, which is the first to investigate the links…

Breast cancer patients who have a strong social support system in the first year after diagnosis are less likely to die or have a recurrence of cancer, according to new research from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) and the Shanghai Institute…