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One-day workshop hosted by Aston University to focus on healthy work and workplaces

The Healthy Work Research Unit at Aston University is hosting a one-day workshop focusing on healthy work and workplaces on Friday 30 June at Conference Aston in Birmingham.

8 Jun 2023

Two studies seek to understand the drivers of chronic and progressive phase of COVID-19

Early studies of COVID-19 focused on the acute phase of the disease. However, attention has now turned to the long-term consequences of the disease, which are also significant causes of morbidity and mortality.

6 Jun 2023

UTHealth Houston receives federal funding for traumatic brain injury research

Nearly $13 million in federal grant funds to study treatments for traumatic brain injury, which kills an average of 190 people and hospitalizes another 600 in the U.S. every day, has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the Department of Defense's Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

25 May 2023

New tests based on biomarkers may improve diagnosis and treatment of acute kidney injury

Hospital inpatients who develop an acute kidney injury (AKI) generally fare poorly after being discharged, and have few options for effective treatment.

24 May 2023

New trial data validates a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis

Critical care physician Hollis O'Neal, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's Baton Rouge campus, presented data that validate a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis at the American Thoracic Society 2023 International Conference.

23 May 2023

Targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from COPD, study suggests

A retrospective analysis of patient data from the COPDGene study suggests that targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-;the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.

22 May 2023

How have emergency medicine physicians' social media content and language changed during COVID-19, and can they provide insight into physician well-being?

Researchers analyzed Twitter to assess changes in the language during the coronavirus disease 2019.

12 May 2023

Reducing COVID-19 burden: could Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines confer protection?

Researchers investigated whether BCG vaccines could lower COVID-19 burden.

1 May 2023

Spinal cord stimulation may help reduce chronic pain in people undergoing active cancer treatment

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine say they have evidence from a new study in rats that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may be useful in reducing chronic pain in people undergoing active treatment with a common anti-cancer drug.

From Elekta 27 Apr 2023

New test reveals FDA-approved antibiotics can effectively treat superbugs

A new test revealed that FDA-approved antibiotics -; available at your neighborhood pharmacy -; can effectively treat superbugs.

27 Apr 2023

To what extent did the UK's shielding policy protect clinically vulnerable individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Researchers evaluated the effects of the United Kingdom's (UK) shielding policy intervention.

26 Apr 2023

Study explores the culture of antibiotic prescribing in US hospital ICUs

In the United States, physicians in almost every specialty and role use antibiotics as part of their therapeutic armamentariums.

20 Apr 2023

Newly discovered protein may be pivotal for traumatic heterotopic ossification

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has discovered a protein that appears to be pivotal for traumatic heterotopic ossification (HO), a condition in which bone forms in muscles, tendons, and other soft tissues after traumatic injury or surgery.

19 Apr 2023

Critical Care News and Research

One-day workshop hosted by Aston University to focus on healthy work and workplaces

Two studies seek to understand the drivers of chronic and progressive phase of COVID-19

UTHealth Houston receives federal funding for traumatic brain injury research

New tests based on biomarkers may improve diagnosis and treatment of acute kidney injury

New trial data validates a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis

Targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from COPD, study suggests

How have emergency medicine physicians' social media content and language changed during COVID-19, and can they provide insight into physician well-being?

Reducing COVID-19 burden: could Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccines confer protection?

Spinal cord stimulation may help reduce chronic pain in people undergoing active cancer treatment

New test reveals FDA-approved antibiotics can effectively treat superbugs

To what extent did the UK's shielding policy protect clinically vulnerable individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Study explores the culture of antibiotic prescribing in US hospital ICUs

Newly discovered protein may be pivotal for traumatic heterotopic ossification

Disturbed sleep in COVID-19 patients linked to breathlessness, major UK study finds

Mint flavor in vaping liquids associated with worse lung function in e-cigarette users

Study identifies disparities among patients receiving advanced pulmonary support

Key molecular pathway for organ damage in COVID patients discovered

New method for lower respiratory tract infection diagnosis in critically ill children

Common anesthesia drug could help reduce pressure inside the skull of children with TBI

Targeting bad bacteria and the immune system in isolation may help fight deadly infections

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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