Sentences with phrase «from leading physicians»

In this webinar, you will hear from leading physicians and researchers, and discover how their institutions are taking NGS technology from bench to bedside.

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Providing patients and physicians with an accurate way to track and report seizures could lead to advancements in how care is provided for those who suffer from conditions, such as epilepsy — 3.4 million people in the US suffer from the condition, according to a CDC estimate.

We are pleased that increasing numbers of physicians are prescribing Vascepa to help their patients and we are confident that the results from the REDUCE - IT study will lead to better informed decisions regarding patient care.»

We talk with two pioneering physicians — one of whom is overseeing the world's largest HIV vaccine trial and the other led a groundbreaking successful pilot in the U.S. — to see how far we are from getting to zero.

Developed with support from experts at the Cancer Nutrition Consortium (CNC), an organization comprised of nutritionists, dieticians, oncologists, and physicians from leading cancer research institutions, along with professional chefs, HORMEL VITAL CUISINE ™ products are nutrient - and protein - rich, a huge benefit to patients who often battle a drastic loss of energy and muscle mass while going through cancer treatment.

My experience with the Newcastle football team in Oklahoma leads me to believe that, as long as impact sensors are strictly used for the limited purpose of providing real - time impact data to qualified sideline personnel, not to diagnose concussions, not as the sole determining factor in making remove - from - play decisions, and not to replace the necessity for observers on the sports sideline trained in recognizing the signs of concussion and in conducting a sideline screening for concussion using one or more sideline assessment tests for concussion (e.g. SCAT3, balance, King - Devick, Maddocks questions, SAC)(preferably by a certified athletic trainer and / or team physician), and long as data on the number, force, and direction of impacts is only made available for use by coaches and athletic trainers in a position to use such information to adjust an athlete's blocking or tackling tec hnique (and not for indiscriminate use by those, such as parents, who are not in a position to make intelligent use of the data), they represent a valuable addition to a program's concussion toolbox and as a tool to minimize repetitive head impacts.

Our patients benefit from a team - based approach led by staff physicians who are certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

The reasons are manifold and complicated, but suffice it to say that current feeding practices were developed in the early twentieth century, in response to nutritional deficits in commercial infant formula, and the transfer of authority from the mother to the physician — who would prescribe rigidly scheduled feedings, compromising breastfeeding and leading to undernourished babies.

Over the years, Roswell Park has also become recognized as one of the United States» leading cancer treatment and research centers, and it recruits physicians and researchers from across the world to come live and work in the Buffalo area.

Researchers at MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratory (MTL), together with physicians from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI), have developed a new, low - power signal - processing chip that could lead to a cochlear implant that requires no external hardware.

Due to an inability to differentiate aggressive cancers from nonaggressive types, physicians treat the majority of cases, which may lead to side effects such as impotence and / or incontinence.

Google research scientist Lily Peng, a physician, led a team that developed a machine learning algorithm to diagnose a patient's risk of diabetic retinopathy from a retinal scan.

The earliest mention of cancer - fighting infections dates to a citation from 1550 B.C. and is attributed to Egyptian physician Imhotep, who called for treating the wound with cloth coated in a poultice that would almost certainly lead to infection, and then cutting into the tumor.

A team led by Ken Zaret, PhD, director of the Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the Joseph Leidy Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, and Gloria Petersen, PhD, from the Mayo Clinic, identified a pair of biomarkers that physicians could soon use to discover the disease earlier.

This series will feature contributions from current M.D. / Ph.D. students, who will tell how they got where they are and what getting there was like, and from physician - scientist graduates in the midst of highly successful careers, who will share their thoughts on their professional lives, describe the paths that led to their careers, and offer advice derived from years of accumulated experience about preparing for and managing an M.D. / Ph.D. career.

«The phi test helps physicians distinguish prostate cancer from benign conditions by utilizing three different PSA markers (PSA, freePSA and p2PSA) as part of a sophisticated algorithm to more reliably determine the probability of cancer in patients with elevated PSA levels,» said Kevin Slawin, MD, director, Vanguard Urologic Institute at Memorial Hermann Medical Group, clinical professor of Urology at Baylor College of Medicine and director of Urology, Memorial Hermann Hospital ‐ Texas Medical Center, who performed some of the key research that led to the development of the phi test and who also began using the test in February.

A team led by David Melzer, an epidemiologist and physician at the Peninsula Medical School, in Exeter, U.K. examined data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a representative sample of the general population.

Missing or incomplete communication from hospitals to outpatient primary care physicians (PCPs) can contribute to poor experiences and lead to hospital readmissions.

Now, a new study led by infectious disease researcher Dr. Sachiko Seo, formerly of Fred Hutch and now a physician at the National Cancer Research Center East in Chiba, Japan, and Boeckh and published last month in the journal Haematologica has found that like more «serious» viruses, rhinovirus can cause pneumonia — and when it does, it can be deadly to those recovering from transplantation.

«While most studies show there are no significant differences in clinical response between a biosimilar and the original product, some physicians and patient advocacy groups have expressed concern about how interchangeable they really are, and whether it is safe to switch from the brand name version to the biosimilar,» said lead author Dr Daniel Nagore of Progenika Biopharma, Derio, Spain.

Led by environmental health physician David O. Carpenter of the University at Albany (SUNY), scientists examined more than 700 farmed and wild salmon from North America, South America, and Europe, looking for 14 organochlorines thought to cause cancer and birth defects.

Now a research team led by the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physician who pioneered the use of inhaled nitric oxide has developed a lightweight, portable system that produces NO from the air by means of an electrical spark.

«This is a new application for an old pain medication that offers hope for reducing the development of acute pain in the first few days after surgery, as well as chronic postoperative pain and the need for opioid medications following discharge from the hospital,» said Glenn S. Murphy, M.D., lead study author and physician anesthesiologist at NorthShore University Health System in Evanston, Illinois.

«The high degree of involvement in the lives of an opioid user among attendees is consistent with reported motivations to have a kit in the house for a greater sense of security and improved confidence to handle an overdose,» explained lead author Sarah Bagley, MD, from the Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit at BUSM and BMC and a physician in General Internal Medicine at BMC.

Dr. Konstantinos Tryfonidis, EORTC Clinical Research Physician and lead author of this review says, «Locally advanced breast cancer is a term that includes a wide variety of breast tumors ranging from large operable cancers with extensive nodal involvement to inflammatory breast carcinomas.

Led by Dr. James Clugston, a University Athletic Association team physician at UF and an assistant professor of community health and family medicine, the UF researchers will correlate the data they collect from the sensors with additional data from blood and magnetic resonance imaging tests.

«It was a unique opportunity to be a part of SARP - 3 and home in on an in - depth characterization of the immunology of the severe asthma airway using bronchoscopy samples obtained from patients across the country,» said lead author Melody Duvall, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral research fellow in the Levy lab and a physician in critical care medicine in the Division of Critical Care Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital.

In the first analysis of the National Survey of ACOs, the research team from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice found that the majority of ACOs identified as physician led, with another third jointly led by physicians and hospitals.

Hoping to prevent this deep - fried bombshell from going straight to the love handles of public opinion, physicians told Reuters that extra pounds can lead to obesity, which the study linked to increased death from diabetes, kidney or heart disease as well as some cancers.

This work, led by Prof. Jeremy Kark of the Hebrew University — Hadassah Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, was undertaken by Dr. Chobufo Ditah, a physician from Cameroon, as his thesis for the Braun School's International Masters of Public Health program.

Genetic counselors and physicians generally follow guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of 27 leading cancer centers, though there are times they go beyond them.

Led by our faculty team of 25 physicians and scientists, our patients benefit from a team approach that includes our colleagues in radiology, surgery, radiation therapy, hematopathology, and stem cell transplantation, as well as clinical pharmacists, research and clinical nurses, social workers, and dietitians.

Our board - certified physicians hold faculty appointments at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, allowing us to attract leading physicians from around the country.

Our patients benefit from the latest in medical treatment provided by leading physicians who are training the next generation of doctors.

In this conference, members of the U-M pediatric brain tumor team and physicians from leading national brain tumor institutions incorporate molecular results from pediatric brain tumors (Mi - Oncoseq and molecular pathology) into targeted treatments for patients.

The resulting affirmation from physicians, care providers, educators and scientists led to funding for implementation from the Georgia Cancer Coalition, the Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology, the Oncology Nursing Society, Siemens Medical Solutions, and the Schools of Medicine at Emory, the Medical College of Georgia and Mercer University.

To help physicians make better - informed clinical decisions, researchers from the University of Chicago and Stanford University combed through scientific literature on the pharmacogenomics of 71 leading cardiovascular drugs and compiled summaries, published in the June issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

That's why we're excited to feature a second excerpt from How Not to Die, the best - selling new book by Michael Greger, M.D., a leading nutrition expert and the physician behind NutritionFacts.org.

To learn more about lupus and why complications from this chronic illness can lead to kidney failure, Health spoke with physicians who have treated others with the condition.

He recommended wine for most ailments from treating pain to diarrhea.6 As most physicians are followers of the Hippocratic Oath, it only seems reasonable to follow Hippocrates» lead.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), The National Cholesterol Education Program, The American Heart Association and many academic centers are led and influenced by physicians who receive direct or indirect benefit from the makers of statin drugs.

Hey Doc I started training at the age of 13 and literally never stopped ever I have had major knee surgeries 5 or so years ago I have had countless stressful jobs I could not stand I finally said enough is enough and pursued by Personal training career I have an unbelievable passion for the fitness / nutrition lifestyle I'm 26 now at the age of 22 - 23 I achieved body fat percentage of 2 percent while working a back breaking job and literally sleeping 2 - 3 hours a night due to my hormone imbalance I didn't have a spoil meal in 8 months I was finally achieving the look I've been longing for for the 10 years I was already training and it was due to proper training times and nutrition little did i know I was already deep in a over trained zone for years before that I used to spend 3 - 5 hours a day in the gym from the age of 14 through 19 years old i just loved it so much and though more was better as I got older I got smarter I studied non stop this all leads to my decline at age 23 I look back and I know every little thing I did wrong basically al all started at work 3 years ago to make a very long story short I had continued dizziness lack of sex drive for years insomnia all of the above to the 10th degree I know I've abused my body not many can say they have done the work i have done in gyms over all these years I left work one night with sharp pains in my abdomen got blood work done got called back a week or so later and was notified in A very unprofessional way that at the age of 23 I had a testosterone level of 73.6 I have all the blood work to prove it from then on I was treated horribly by doctors none believing what I havenput myself through in the prior years basically going into every appointment and teaching each person endos euros physicians etc..

This lead me to job shadowing other physicians, seeing medicine from a different perspective, and ultimately to a passion for learning that drove me onward to medical school.

That national reach has led to some phenomenal stories from lawyers, physicians, teachers, executives, and other career - minded adults who found love because of the agency.

Brown warns issues of embarrassment prevent many patients from seeking medical advice on the condition, something physicians should take the lead on.

For example, past Specialized Studies candidates have included physicians interested in understanding the education of medical students, a career military officer interested in translating classroom practices into training, social entrepreneurs leading innovative educational ventures in the U.S. and abroad, teachers and administrators interested in implementing cutting edge reform in unique settings, as well as so many others who have benefited from designing their own courses of study.

Loretta Ford and Henry Silver established the first NP training program in 1965, which then led to the emergence of similar programs nationwide.3 While there was strong opposition to the establishment of the profession from both nursing and physician communities, NPs were able to document increased availability of primary care, satisfaction of both nurses and physicians in collaborating, and equal competency and patient outcomes when compared with physicians through a series of published articles and studies.

In an exchange of emails, a leading research physician in dietary methods of epilepsy control in people also noted that the carbohydrate content of NeuroCare ™ was quite high if one was attempting to shift brain metabolism from carbohydrates to fats.

William Sullivan, lead author of The Carnegie Foundation's Educating Lawyers: Preparation for the Future of Law: «The reason the way the discussion of justice appears in Educating Lawyers was the discovery early on — for me it was something of a shock — that just in the way that some physicians become detached from questions of whether you can keep the population healthy, many lawyers are becoming detached from those questions as well.»

Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.