Heart Surgeon Shortage Predicted
Trend toward stenting rather than bypass could be a cause, expert says,,,, TUESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- Over the next 15 years, there could be a severe shortage of cardiothoracic surgeons at a time when an aging population will probably increase the demand for surgical procedur...125,000 Solutions to the Primary Care Shortage - Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
AUSTIN, Texas, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There are 125,000 solutions to the primary care shortage facing this country - and those solutions are the 125,000 NPs practicing in the United States today. For 45 years, NPs have been meeting the primary and specialty care needs of ...Students May Be Solution to Shortage of Medical Professionals
$2.4 Million Grant from Kaiser Permanente places students in pharmacy, dental medicine and medicine in rural Colorado. Aurora, Colo (Vocus) June 11, 2009 -- Colorado is facing a shortage of medical professionals, especially in rural communities, causing some people to f...Nationwide Nursing Shortage Spotlights Need for Retention Programs
-- Median Turnover Rate of 27.1 Percent for First-Year Nurses Jeopardizes Quality of Patient Care -- UHC/AACN Nurse Residency Program(TM) Reduces Turnover Rate to Almost One-Fifth the National Average -- Retention Efforts Save Houston Hospital More Than $700,000 OAK B...As Physician Shortage Looms, Recognize Your Doctor On March 30, National Doctors' Day
EAST LANSING, Mich., March 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In Michigan, there are not enough jobs in manufacturing and construction, but the one area in which demand continues to overshadow supply is health care, particularly physicians. The health care needs of an aging population coupled with...US experiencing primary care shortage 'likes of which we have not seen'
Washington "The United States is experiencing a primary care shortage the likes of which we have not seen," Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), today told the House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee. "The demand for primary ca...Ongoing worldwide shortage of medical isotopes could threaten patient care, says expert
A University of Nottingham expert is calling on the Government to provide substantial new investment into the production of medical isotopes or face a dangerous shortage that threatens to compromise patient healthcare. Alan Perkins, Professor of Medical Physics at The University of Nottingham a...Marian College and St.Vincent Health Announce Collaboration To Address Nursing Shortage in Indiana
New Program Will Combine Online Education with On-Site Clinical Preparation at St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital INDIANAPOLIS, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a growing shortage of qualified registered nurses in Indiana, today Marian College and St.Vincent Health announced a collabor...Orthopaedic Surgeon Shortage Predicted Due to Soaring Joint Replacement Procedures
Two studies find patient demand will soon surpass the number of orthopaedic surgeons available LAS VEGAS, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the near future, there may not be enough orthopaedic surgeons to provide joint replacements to all who need them. According to two new studies presen...Organ Donor Shortage Remains Obstacle for Would-Be Transplant Patients Despite Better Medicine
NEW YORK, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- There is a large and growing "treatment gap" between the number of patients worldwide who would benefit from an organ transplant and the number of organs available, a gap that is impacting transplant medicine markets, according to a new market research report f...Cloned Human Embryos Successfully Reprogrammed Using Human - But Not Animal - Eggs
...SCNT) has been considered a promising way to generate personalized stem cells to repair the body without fear of tissue rejection. Due to the serious shortage of human donor eggs, cows, rabbits, and other animals have long been considered an attractive surrogate source of eggs. Although previous reports hav...ELAD(R) Liver Support System Study Initiated at Multiple U.S. Centers
...urvival. However, it has a cost exceeding $350,000 and there is a worldwide shortage of livers for transplant. ELAD was designed to address both problems since... VTI Chairman and CEO Terry Winters, Ph.D., said, "With the continuing shortage of donor livers for transplantation and the large number of patients unlist...ASGE Encourages Patients to Speak to Their Doctor About Colorectal Cancer Screening Options
...re as an initial screening test. -- Results from a few select specialized centers have not been replicated elsewhere. -- Currently there is a shortage of people trained to read these scans. "CT colonography may be best in low risk patients who cannot undergo colonoscopy or who have had an incomplete...Basic Science Discoveries Yield Progress in Hepatology
...atology is in the use of embryonic stem cells for liver repair. One of the major limitations for the development of liver cell therapy programs is the shortage of human hepatocytes. Many laboratories have therefore focussed on stem cells as a renewable source of hepatocytes (although extensive liver tissue fo...Sweetgum tree could help lessen shortage of bird flu drug
The sweetgum tree grows widely throughout the country and is known for its mace-like green fruit, which are sometimes called "gumballs." Now, this spiny fruit may become an important source of a chemical needed to make a lifesaving drug against bird flu ?a drug that is currently in short supply wor...Stem Cells to Solve the Blood Shortage Problem?
Accounts of the tsunami that killed over a quarter of a million people in Southeast Asia on the 26th of December, 2004, slowly disappear from the media, but the event is nevertheless heavily burned into the memories of those who are directly involved. In the aftermath of the disaster, academics and...Iron isotopes as a tool in oceanography
...gions of the world's oceans have low primary production despite having plenty of macronutrients such as phosphate, nitrate and silicate. This is due a shortage of the essential micro-nutrient iron, which is needed for the growth of phytoplankton. These tiny, plant-like organisms sit at the base of the marine ...University of Toronto helps to 'barcode' the world's plants
...and plants." The primary application of the methodology will be the identification of the many species in the world's biodiversity hotspots where a shortage of specialists hinders conservation efforts. Other applications include identifying illegal trade in endangered species, identifying invasive organism...EPA grant to University of Chicago for research on food allergy triggers
...es, which impact more than 11 million Americans each year. The study is funded through EPA's Science to Achieve Results program (STAR). "There is a shortage of information on how food allergies develop, what causes the allergic reaction, and how to prevent them," said Lek Kadeli, acting assistant administr...SF State professor honored by President Obama for science mentoring
...rd during a reception at the White House this fall. Bayliss had already been teaching biology at SF State for nearly two decades when he noticed a shortage of students -- particularly underrepresented minorities -- in the sciences who went on to complete master's and doctoral degrees. He founded the Stude...Protein can help cells or cause cancer, Purdue researcher finds
...Liu, an assistant professor of biochemistry, found that an overabundance of the polo-like kinase 1, or Plk1, molecule during cell growth, as well as a shortage of the p53 molecule, will lead to tumor formation. Studies in Liu's laboratory showed that the Plk1 molecule indirectly attacks p53 in a process calle...UT scientist receives hemophilia research award
...al Hemophilia Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1948 to find cures for bleeding disorders. People with Hemophilia A are born with a shortage of a blood-clotting protein called Factor VIII and current treatments include injections of synthetically-produced, replacement Factor VIII. Symptoms ...Female human embryos adjust the balance of X chromosomes before implantation
...CI in mice fails for any reason, it results in cell and embryo death. Due to the difficulties of investigating XCI in human embryos (because of the shortage of embryos available for research), no one knew how XCI worked in humans and, in fact, it was thought that this initial inactivation of the X chromoso...Wisconsin Labor Shortage on the Horizon
MADISON, WI In the middle of a recession and high unemployment it seems ironic to speak about a pending labor shortage in Wisconsin, but that was the message to state economic development and political leaders last week in Madison at an event organized by Forward Wisconsin. Terry Ludeman, labor...Software Company Tackles Energy Shortage Issues
MADISON, WI - At our states current electricity-usage growth rate, we wont have enough power in 15 years, according to the founder of a local educational software company. With a 2.5 percent growth rate, if we dont build more generation, we will not have enough energy to keep the lights on in 15 ye...Facing shortage of U.S. scientists, UW wants to boost math enrollment
MADISON - On the surface, math may seem less glamorous than biology or engineering, but the field, which deals with abstract concepts and equations, is integral to all other scientific fields. As the United States faces a critical shortage of American scientists, the University of Wisconsin-M...Action now can help avoid the coming shortage of math and science grads
In 1975, the United States was third among all nations in the percentage of 18-to-24-year-olds who earned science and engineering degrees. Today, it ranks 17th, behind Taiwan and South Korea, Ireland and Italy. Unless that slide in scientific competency is reversed, the nations economic welfare and...IT worker shortage linked to tech enrollment drop
Madison, Wis. - Wisconsin's information technology and computer science sectors are crucial business resources, but recruiting the talent to leverage IT has become an increasingly daunting task. Pending baby-boomer retirements and a decline in IT enrollment could leave employers struggling to ...H-1B jobs: Where is the shortage of skilled workers?
H-1B job quotas are being talked about again, but do we really need to look outside our borders for workers at this point? Are H-1B workers better educated, better workers, or are they just cheaper to pay? 133,000 H-1B visa applications submitted in two days was the cover story of this week's ...Microbix Sales Grow 22% For Nine Months
... since the emergence of the H1N1 virus in April, a virus that met the WHO criteria of a pandemic strain," said Mr. Gastle. "There is a global capacity shortage of vaccine supply as H1N1 vaccine production has only produced 25 to 50% of the yields obtained for seasonal virus strains. Several large global influ...Specialty Technical Consultants becomes Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
... 19 EHS compliance and management systems guides published by Specialty Technical Publishers of Vancouver, BC. "We realized that there is a shortage of qualified minority EHS contractors that can meet customer insurance requirements," said STC Vice President, Barb Ruble. "Government at mu...China Biologic Products Announces Strong 2008 Results
... primarily attributable to the PRC government's stringent control on the quality standard of the plasma-based production industry, which resulted in a shortage in the supply of finished products. China Biologic was able to adjust its production plan to take advantage of the limited market supply of plasma res...