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Aztec apocalypse found to be Salmonella outbreak

There was an epidemic in the Mexican highlands in 1545 and then again in 1576 that killed between 7 and 17 million people. These people had fever and vomiting and developed red spots over their skin before they died.

15 Jan 2018

Global study on stroke prevention in high-risk AF patients

The largest global clinical study on the best-possible therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation at high risk of having a stroke and at increased risk of bleeding is starting at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research.

12 Jan 2018

AAD releases new guidelines of care for management of nonmelanoma skin cancer

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and nonmelanoma skin cancer is the most common type of skin cancer, affecting more than 3 million Americans every year.

10 Jan 2018

Frail patients losing access to dental house calls

Devon Rising shakes his head and tries to cover his face with his hands. It's time to get his few remaining teeth cleaned, and he fusses for a bit.

2 Jan 2018

African-American women with a common form of hair loss linked to greater risk for uterine fibroids

In a study of medical records gathered on hundreds of thousands of African-American women, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have evidence that women with a common form of hair loss have an increased chance of developing uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids.

29 Dec 2017

New retinal imaging scanner may one day revolutionize eye care

SFU engineering science professor Marinko Sarunic has developed a high resolution retinal imaging scanner that will one day revolutionize eye care, helping ophthalmologists diagnose eye diseases before vision loss occurs.

21 Dec 2017

When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients

Anita Willis says the social worker offered her a painful choice: She could either leave the San Jose, Calif., nursing home where she'd spent a month recovering from a stroke — or come up with $336 a day to stay on.

20 Dec 2017

Excessive copper in diabetes impedes ability to make new blood vessels

It's a metal we worry thieves will steal from our air conditioners or power lines, but inside our bodies too much copper can result in a much larger loss.

18 Dec 2017

Groundbreaking gene therapy trial brings cure for hemophilia closer

A 'cure' for hemophilia is one step closer, following results of a groundbreaking gene therapy trial led by the NHS in London.

14 Dec 2017

Patient satisfaction, good caregiver communication linked to reduced risk of hospital readmission

A survey of patients admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that patients reporting greater levels of satisfaction with their care and good communication with the health care providers were significantly less like to readmitted to the hospital in the 30 days after discharge.

11 Dec 2017

New, more easily administered therapies offer benefits for bleeding and clotting disorders

In three studies being presented today during the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Atlanta, researchers report remarkable benefits from new, more easily administered therapies for bleeding and clotting disorders.

11 Dec 2017

Dengue vaccine issues in the Philippines

The Dengue virus has been difficult to control in the Philippines, and the country has been attempting to immunize its children with the new dengue vaccine Dengvaxia since January 2016.

11 Dec 2017

Gene therapy shows promising effect against blood clots, study states

A new study conducted in the Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia (CHOP) reported positive results in a phase 1/2 clinical trial for the inherited bleeding disorder hemophilia B.

8 Dec 2017

Powerful clot-busting drugs reserved for selected patients with deep vein thrombosis

Not all patients with blood clots in their legs – a condition known as deep vein thrombosis – need to receive powerful but risky clot-busting drugs, according to results of a large-scale, multicenter clinical trial.

7 Dec 2017

Your plumber offers a money-back guarantee. Should your doctor?

Linda Radach has had six hip replacement operations since 2006, three on each side. Osteoarthritis was the reason she needed surgery in the first place, but replacing her hips in some ways only worsened her troubles.

6 Dec 2017

New study examines effects of gene variant on resting-state brain function in patients with MDD

A new study assessed the effects of a SLC6A15 gene variant on resting-state brain function in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), comparing the results with those in healthy individuals.

5 Dec 2017

Shorter course of radiation may be preferred treatment for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among males in the United States. Approximately, 180,000 men are diagnosed each year, and approximately 95 percent of these men have localized disease that is potentially curable.

5 Dec 2017

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center now offers MRI/ultrasound fusion biopsy

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center is proud to announce that it has expanded services to include targeted MRI ultrasound for prostate biopsy.

30 Nov 2017

Development of unique hemostatic agent nearing completion

The development of the unique agent called Tectum, which accelerates blood coagulation in a matter of seconds, is nearing completion: scientists of Lobachevsky University are planning to launch in Nizhny Novgorod the production of this unique means for stopping bleeding.

30 Nov 2017

New strategy offers therapeutic alternative to prevent excessive clotting in kidney disease patients

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have discovered a potential treatment target to prevent chronic kidney disease patients from developing blood clots without causing bleeding complications - an unwanted and perplexing side effect.

29 Nov 2017

Bleeding News and Research

Aztec apocalypse found to be Salmonella outbreak

Global study on stroke prevention in high-risk AF patients

AAD releases new guidelines of care for management of nonmelanoma skin cancer

Frail patients losing access to dental house calls

African-American women with a common form of hair loss linked to greater risk for uterine fibroids

New retinal imaging scanner may one day revolutionize eye care

When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients

Excessive copper in diabetes impedes ability to make new blood vessels

Groundbreaking gene therapy trial brings cure for hemophilia closer

Patient satisfaction, good caregiver communication linked to reduced risk of hospital readmission

New, more easily administered therapies offer benefits for bleeding and clotting disorders

Dengue vaccine issues in the Philippines

Gene therapy shows promising effect against blood clots, study states

Powerful clot-busting drugs reserved for selected patients with deep vein thrombosis

Your plumber offers a money-back guarantee. Should your doctor?

New study examines effects of gene variant on resting-state brain function in patients with MDD

Shorter course of radiation may be preferred treatment for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center now offers MRI/ultrasound fusion biopsy

Development of unique hemostatic agent nearing completion

New strategy offers therapeutic alternative to prevent excessive clotting in kidney disease patients

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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