When caregivers are included in the discharge of elderly patients, readmission rates can be reduced by 25 percent, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Individuals interested in vitro fertilization (IVF) often depend on pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) to ensure an embryo is able to grow into a healthy child. But a study recently published in EMBO Reports found these screenings are often unreliable in identifying between unhealthy and healthy embryos.

Researchers from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) have developed a more flexible study design to improve the efficiency of preclinical research, publishing their findings in PLOS Biology.

Large corporations want healthy workers and lower healthcare costs. If hospitals and medical groups are going to win the right to provide care to those employees and their families, innovative approaches to care, having the right infrastructure in place and taking a lot of meetings are a must. 

Paul Marik, MD, an intensive care surgeon at the Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, claims he has been able to treat sepsis, the leading cause of death for patients in the hospital, in 150 patients with only one fatality.

The race to produce the first CAR-T, a technology capable of reprograming a cancer patient's white blood cells to kill tumor cells, has reached its next phase, thanks to Novartis. In Forbes, Samuele Butera, the Global Business Leader for Cell & Gene Therapies at Novartis, explains the company’s work in fighting cancer within the body.

Identifying the cause of an ischemic stroke is crucial in preventing a second stroke, but physicians lack the tools to make such a determination. Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the MGH Stroke Service have developed software capable of pinpointing such causes.

3D virtual reality (VR) technology is for more than just video games. In a study published in The Journal of Medical Internet Research Mental Health found VR headsets effective in reducing a patient's pain after only 15 minute.