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Medical News The Neighborhood Effect: Sicker Patients Draw on Shared Resources In a research letter published Dec. 27, 2016, in JAMA, University of Chicago physicians found that when one patient on a typical 20-bed hospital unit took a turn for the worse, the other patients on that ward were at increased risk for their own setb... – University of Chicago Medical Center Embargo expired on 27-Dec-2016 at 11:00 ET Study Finds Hospital ICUs Overused ICUs are being used too often for patients who don’t need that level of care, according a new research in JAMA Internal Medicine. – Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) Embargo expired on 27-Dec-2016 at 11:00 ET Providence Saint John’s and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group to Provide the Highest Level Care for Fragile Newborns Providence Saint John’s Health Center is partnering with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group to raise the level of neonatal care in Santa Monica and surrounding Westside communities. – Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Embargo expired on 28-Dec-2016 at 09:00 ET Study IDs Key Indicators Linking Violence and Mental Illness New research from RTI International, North Carolina State University, Arizona State University and Duke University Medical Center finds a host of factors that are associated with subsequent risk of adults with mental illness becoming victims or perpe... – RTI International Psychological Medicine, Dec. 2016 Plan to Succeed – UAB Experts Offer New Year’s Resolution Tips UAB experts say having a plan , setting specific goals and keeping track of progress are great action items to keep in mind when making resolutions for the new year. – University of Alabama at Birmingham Einstein Secures $160 Million NIH Funding in 2016 Investigators at Albert Einstein College of Medicine were awarded more than $160 million from the National Institutes of Health in federal fiscal year 2016. The grants provide critical support for major research projects in aging, intellectual and de... – Albert Einstein College of Medicine Rebecca Baum Named Chief of Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s Division and Section of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Rebecca A. Baum, MD, will become the new chief of the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital effective January 1, 2017. – Nationwide Children's Hospital Fred Hutch’s New Evergreen Fund to Accelerate Commercialization of Research Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced its first-ever grants from its newly established Evergreen Fund to spur researchers’ efforts to advance bold ideas toward creating or partnering with a commercial entity. – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Science News Genome Study Reveals Widespread “Gray Zone” of Animals Transitioning From One Species to Two New research publishing December 27 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology characterizes the ability of populations to interbreed and exchange genes as a function of the level divergence of their genomes. – PLOS PLOS Biology Embargo expired on 27-Dec-2016 at 14:00 ET