Hospital Law Weekly

British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada - Breathing circuit filters increase the deadspace effect in children under 2 years

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - MRI can track the survival of pancreatic islets after transplantation

Osaka Police Hospital, Kitayama Cho, Japan - Researchers' findings from Japan and the United States advance atherosclerosis research

Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, U.S. - Patent foramen ovale and cerebrovascular diseases are considered in review

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Germany add new findings to pneumococcal body of knowledge

University of Texas, U.S. - Findings from the United States and United Kingdom describe new data in breast cancer research

VU University of Amsterdam, Netherlands - Myocardial fibrosis extent in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is linked to impaired contractility

Bambino Gesu Pediatrics Hospital, Rome, Italy - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease linked to insulin-resistant regardless of BMI

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - New data from the United States, Germany and Japan lluminates research in diabetes

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, U.S. - Prostate cancer cell proliferation induced by androgens

BioGaia - BioGaia's probiotic oil drops halve infant hospital stay

Business Update - Crawford & Company forms global strategic alliance with MJM Investigations

Business Update - Health Management Associates completes sale of two psychiatric hospitals

Business Update - MassMutual introduces new executive and professional disability income insurance program

Business Update - Sharp HealthCare selects Cerner's software suite for clinical healthcare IT services

Cardiovascular Research - People often forgo using lifesaving beta blockers despite health insurance

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, U.S. - Study shows estimated cost of coronary disease in a woman tops $1 million in a lifetime

Central Hospital Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy - Researchers from Italy, the People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom detail new studies and findings in the area of cervical cancer

Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, U.S. - New findings in meningitis described from the United States and United Kingdom

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, U.S. - New center for celiac disease established in Philadelphia

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, U.S. - Recent studies from the United States and Germany add new data to neurology research

Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand - Research from New Zealand, Japan and United States in ophthalmology provides new insights