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Feb 27, 2015
Crohns Disease Not Exempt From Racial Disparities
A study published recently in the IBD Journal found significant differences in hospital readmissions, medication usage, and both medical and surgical complications of children with Crohn’s disease related to race.
Feb 24, 2015
GenomeNext Inks Agreement with Nationwide Childrens Hospital for Genomic Sequencing Analysis
GenomeNext, LLC, a leader in genomic data management and integrated analysis, announced today an agreement with Nationwide Children’s Hospital under which Nationwide Children’s will integrate GenomeNext’s genomic sequencing analysis platform for both clinical laboratory services
Feb 17, 2015
Partners for Kids, Nationwide Childrens Hospital Demonstrate Cost Savings and Quality as Pediatric ACO
A new study published in Pediatrics demonstrates the cost-saving and health care quality outcomes of the pediatric Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Partners for Kids.
Jan 13, 2015
Researcher at Nationwide Childrens Hospital Secures Grant to Develop a Standard Statistical Evidence Measure to Reduce Errors in Biomedical Research
Veronica Vieland, PhD, director of the Battelle Center for Mathematical Medicine in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, was recently awarded a $500,000 grant from the W.M.
Oct 22, 2014
Study Shows Medication is Frequently, Unintentionally Given Incorrectly to Young Children
According to Nationwide Children’s Hospital researchers, 63,000 children under the age of six experienced out-of-hospital medication errors annually between 2002 and 2012.
Sep 22, 2014
New Study Finds 34% of Severely Injured Patients Undertriaged in the United States
According to the American College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma, patients with severe injuries should be treated at level I or level II trauma centers. Those centers have the resources to provide the best care for those patients.
Aug 11, 2014
Discovery of New Form of Dystrophin Protein Could Lead to Therapy for Some DMD Patients
Scientists have discovered a new form of dystrophin, a protein critical to normal muscle function, and identified the genetic mechanism responsible for its production. Studies of the new protein isoform, published online Aug.
Jul 24, 2014
Teen Alcohol Use Affected by Expected Enjoyment and Understanding of Health Messages, Study Finds
Teens with the best understanding of health messaging may also be the most susceptible to messages that make alcohol use look appealing and fun — like television ads for beer or liquor — according to a study published this week in the journal Patient Education and Counseling.
Jul 16, 2014
Preeclampsia May Share Cause With Disorders Such as Alzheimers
New research has identified a potential cause of and a better diagnostic method for preeclampsia, one of the most deadly and poorly understood pregnancy-related conditions in the world.
Jul 09, 2014
Immune Function Predicts Infection Risk Among Child Trauma Patients
Researchers studying critically ill children with traumatic injuries have identified an immune marker that predicts which patients are likely to develop a hospital-acquired infection.