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Centralized medical records repository can perform data analysis and visualization

More than a decade ago, electronic medical records were all the rage, promising to transform health care and help guide clinical decisions and public health response.

19 Aug 2020

Study investigates onset of spinocerebellar ataxia associated with loss of motor coordination

A European research alliance tracks the onset of ataxias "Spinocerebellar ataxias" are diseases of the nervous system associated with a loss of motor coordination.

19 Aug 2020

Conservative therapy program can improve quality of osteoarthritis care

With implementation of conservative treatment methods like physiotherapy and individually tailored, adjusted exercises, quality of osteoarthritis care can improve and patients can delay the need for an artificial hip or knee joint.

19 Aug 2020

Study: Frailty can better predict COVID-19 survival than patient's age

New research from Karolinska Institutet shows that the degree of frailty, a measure of a person's functional level before contracting the disease, can better predict COVID-19 survival than the patient's age

19 Aug 2020

Winter is not the time to become complacent about COVID-19

We are delighted to see the reduction in the number of cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection occurring in the United Kingdom in recent weeks, with currently 1 in 1900 people in the UK having coronavirus infection.

19 Aug 2020

Study fills crucial knowledge gaps on myasthenia gravis

A study of 181 patients at 16 sites across the country who test negative for two antibodies long known to cause muscle-weakening myasthenia gravis, found that about 15% test positive for one of two newly discovered antibodies that also attack the point of communication between nerves and muscle.

19 Aug 2020

Researchers design new X-ray classification system for adult idiopathic scoliosis

Researchers have designed a new X-ray classification system for adult idiopathic scoliosis that can more precisely define which parts of the spine need correction, an achievement that could enhance treatment, communication, and analysis of spinal deformities affecting older patients, according to a study published in Spine Deformity in August.

19 Aug 2020

Teleconference event to share strategies with entrepreneurs to develop new products, technologies

Entrepreneurs developing new medical devices and technologies for use in health care settings will learn how to get their innovations noticed during a free teleconference with industry leaders.

19 Aug 2020

COVID-19 pandemic delays care for half of breast cancer survivors

The results of an online questionnaire of 609 breast cancer survivors in the U.S. suggest that nearly half of patients experienced delays in care during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago, is published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

19 Aug 2020

Study considers strategies used for multidisciplinary breast cancer management during COVID-19 pandemic

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this commentary article the authors Chi Wei Mok, Yert Li Melissa Seet and Su-Ming Tan from Changi General Hospital, Singapore and Singhealth Duke-NUS Breast Centre, Singapore consider experiences and strategies used by a Singapore breast surgical unit for multidisciplinary breast cancer management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Aug 2020

Acidic niche within lymph nodes plays integral role in regulating T cell activation

In the fight against cancer, the immune system is the first line of defense. The lymphatic system specifically is essential to protecting the body against foreign invaders.

19 Aug 2020

Research shows how smell loss linked to Covid-19 differs from the common cold

New research from a European group of smell disorder experts, including Prof Philpott at the University of East Anglia, shows how smell loss associated with Covid-19 infection differs from what you typically might experience with a bad cold or flu.

18 Aug 2020

Rare COVID-19 related illness in children causes profound immune changes

Researchers have uncovered how the immune system is altered in a rare COVID-19 related illness in children referred to as paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS).

18 Aug 2020

RNA-based therapeutic approach holds promise as potential cure for hereditary diseases

ETH Zurich scientists have developed an RNA molecule that can be used in bone marrow cells to correct genetic errors that affect protein production.

18 Aug 2020

Chronic hospital nurse understaffing poses risks to the public’s health

According to a new study published today in BMJ Quality & Safety, many hospitals in New York and Illinois were understaffed right before the first surge of critically ill Covid-19 patients.

18 Aug 2020

Diabetes-related complications increase with elevated levels of heart failure marker

Healthy people - especially women - with elevated levels of the heart failure marker NT-proBNP have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

18 Aug 2020

Shielding stem cells with novel biomaterial can reduce heart attack damage

Bioengineers and surgeons from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have shown that shielding stem cells with a novel biomaterial improves the cells' ability to heal heart injuries caused by heart attacks.

18 Aug 2020

Study: Cold weather is responsible for almost all temperature-related deaths

With the number of extreme weather days rising around the globe in recent years due to global warming, it is no surprise that there has been an upward trend in hospital visits and admissions for injuries caused by high heat over the last several years.

18 Aug 2020

Daily cranberry intake could reduce H. pylori infections

A new clinical trial found consuming cranberry juice containing 44 mg of proanthocyanidins (or "PACs") per 240-mL serving twice daily for eight weeks resulted in a 20% reduction in the H. pylori infection rate in Chinese adult participants, when compared to those consuming lower amounts of juice and a placebo.

18 Aug 2020

Calcified plaque in the arteries better predicts future heart attacks than strokes

The amount of calcified plaque in the heart's arteries is a better predictor of future heart attacks than of strokes, with similar findings across sex and racial groups, according to new research from UT Southwestern.

18 Aug 2020

Hospital News and Research

Centralized medical records repository can perform data analysis and visualization

Study investigates onset of spinocerebellar ataxia associated with loss of motor coordination

Conservative therapy program can improve quality of osteoarthritis care

Study: Frailty can better predict COVID-19 survival than patient's age

Winter is not the time to become complacent about COVID-19

Study fills crucial knowledge gaps on myasthenia gravis

Researchers design new X-ray classification system for adult idiopathic scoliosis

Teleconference event to share strategies with entrepreneurs to develop new products, technologies

COVID-19 pandemic delays care for half of breast cancer survivors

Study considers strategies used for multidisciplinary breast cancer management during COVID-19 pandemic

Acidic niche within lymph nodes plays integral role in regulating T cell activation

Research shows how smell loss linked to Covid-19 differs from the common cold

Rare COVID-19 related illness in children causes profound immune changes

RNA-based therapeutic approach holds promise as potential cure for hereditary diseases

Chronic hospital nurse understaffing poses risks to the public’s health

Diabetes-related complications increase with elevated levels of heart failure marker

Shielding stem cells with novel biomaterial can reduce heart attack damage

Study: Cold weather is responsible for almost all temperature-related deaths

Daily cranberry intake could reduce H. pylori infections

Calcified plaque in the arteries better predicts future heart attacks than strokes

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