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Crowded emergency departments linked with higher rates of death throughout the hospital

Prior research has established that crowding in emergency departments can lead to worse outcomes for patients receiving emergency care.

7 Nov 2022

Open bypass surgery results in better outcomes for specific patients with severe form of peripheral artery disease

Performing open bypass surgery to restore circulation for people with a severe form of peripheral artery disease (PAD) – a condition that limits blood flow to the legs and feet – resulted in better outcomes for specific patients compared to a less-invasive procedure, a National Institutes of Health-supported clinical research trial has found.

7 Nov 2022

Phylodynamic analysis of the monkeypox virus genome suggests low genetic variation and evolutionary rates

Researchers explored the genetic variability among the monkeypox virus genomes of Clade IIb lineage B.1 using a phylodynamic and genetic survey to confirm the epidemic cluster in the clade and understand the evolution of the virus.

7 Nov 2022

Chromosomal microarray analysis could help identify the cause of SIDS or SUDC in older children

A genetic test known as chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) could help identify the cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or its counterpart in older children, known as sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC), finds a study led by Boston Children's Hospital.

7 Nov 2022

Psilocybin could be a promising therapeutic strategy for people with treatment-resistant depression

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have participated in the largest and most rigorous clinical trial to date of psilocybin (a psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms), pointing to the possibility that COMP360 psilocybin with psychological support could be a beneficial therapeutic strategy for people with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

7 Nov 2022

DNA barcoding shows how cancer cells evade the immune system's defenses

Some cancer cells can deploy parallel mechanisms to evade the immune system's defences as well as resist immunotherapy treatment, according to a new study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.

7 Nov 2022

Personalized whole genome sequencing approach could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases

Tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

7 Nov 2022

Increased consumption of ultraprocessed foods associated with premature, preventable deaths

Ultraprocessed foods (UPFs), ready-to-eat-or-heat industrial formulations made with ingredients extracted from foods or synthesized in laboratories, have gradually been replacing traditional foods and meals made from fresh and minimally processed ingredients in many countries.

7 Nov 2022

Post-‘Roe,’ contraceptive failures carry bigger stakes

Birth control options have improved over the decades. Oral contraceptives are now safer, with fewer side effects. Intrauterine devices can prevent pregnancy 99.6% of the time. But no prescription drug or medical device works flawlessly, and people's use of contraception is inexact.

7 Nov 2022

MHRA launches global campaign to improve medical product safety for all

Launched today by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (the MHRA), the seventh annual #MedSafetyWeek is running until 13 November to encourage widespread public engagement and improve patient safety by reporting suspected side effects associated with medicines and adverse incidents involving medical devices.

6 Nov 2022

New risk analysis strategy benefits chest pain patients compared to the usual testing approach

A study comparing two approaches for diagnosing heart disease found that a risk analysis strategy is superior to the usual approach of immediately performing functional tests or catheterization for low- to intermediate-risk patients with new-onset chest pain.

6 Nov 2022

New study provides more clarity about giving steroids during pediatric open-heart surgery

For more than four decades, doctors have been split on whether giving steroids during a pediatric open-heart surgery could be helpful for post-operative recovery.

6 Nov 2022

Novel drug lowers triglycerides, does not reduce cardiovascular events

Levels of triglycerides are routinely measured as part of a preventive cardiology work-up and lowering triglycerides with several classes of drugs is common medical practice.

6 Nov 2022

Endocrine Society rebukes Florida Board of Medicine's decision to ban gender-affirming care

The Endocrine Society rebukes the Florida Board of Medicine's decision to ban gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse teenagers.

6 Nov 2022

Two heart failure therapies prove to be nearly identical in reducing death

In a head-to-head comparison of two so-called 'water pills' that keep fluid from building up in patients with heart failure, the therapies proved nearly identical in reducing deaths, according to a large study led by Duke Health researchers.

6 Nov 2022

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective in children 6 months to 5 years of age

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective in children 6 months to 5 years of age, a clinical trial co-led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center vaccine expert C. Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, has found.

4 Nov 2022

UAB researchers report lack of predictability for fecal microbial transplants without prior antibiotic therapy

A fecal microbial transplant - giving a recipient fecal matter from a donor to change the recipient's gut microbial community in the colon - has been a successful last resort therapy for people with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection after multiple rounds of suppressive antibiotics have eliminated the recipient microbial community.

4 Nov 2022

Medicine News and Research

Crowded emergency departments linked with higher rates of death throughout the hospital

Open bypass surgery results in better outcomes for specific patients with severe form of peripheral artery disease

Phylodynamic analysis of the monkeypox virus genome suggests low genetic variation and evolutionary rates

Chromosomal microarray analysis could help identify the cause of SIDS or SUDC in older children

Psilocybin could be a promising therapeutic strategy for people with treatment-resistant depression

DNA barcoding shows how cancer cells evade the immune system's defenses

Personalized whole genome sequencing approach could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases

Increased consumption of ultraprocessed foods associated with premature, preventable deaths

Post-‘Roe,’ contraceptive failures carry bigger stakes

MHRA launches global campaign to improve medical product safety for all

New risk analysis strategy benefits chest pain patients compared to the usual testing approach

New study provides more clarity about giving steroids during pediatric open-heart surgery

Novel drug lowers triglycerides, does not reduce cardiovascular events

Endocrine Society rebukes Florida Board of Medicine's decision to ban gender-affirming care

Two heart failure therapies prove to be nearly identical in reducing death

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective in children 6 months to 5 years of age

UAB researchers report lack of predictability for fecal microbial transplants without prior antibiotic therapy

Study finds 30-fold increase in heat-related mortality among people in Texas prisons

Exploring BNT162b2 vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 among pediatric and adolescent population of Qatar

Researchers identify therapies for multiple myeloma patients whose cancer relapses after CAR-T

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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