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Statins' potential to treat MS unrelated to the drug's cholesterol lowering effects

The widely prescribed statin, simvastatin, can medically help patients with secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis - for reasons that might be unrelated to the drug's intended cholesterol lowering affects, a UCL study has found.

10 May 2019

HIV prevention pill may be cost-effective way of curbing the epidemic in India

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, a combination drug used to prevent HIV infection, has already gained significant traction in the U.S. and Europe.

10 May 2019

‘A Vision for Lupus’ report highlights gaps and inconsistencies in care for lupus patients

To support patients, care givers and healthcare professionals on World Lupus Day, an expert-led report, ‘A Vision for Lupus’, has today been published to help highlight gaps and inconsistencies in care and areas for action to address the gaps that can often exist for patients and their families living with lupus, a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease that affects approximately five million people globally.

10 May 2019

Study provides first evidence of crosstalk between the heart and fat cells

Like sending a letter through the mail or a text over a cellular network, the heart can generate messages that travel long distances through the body.

10 May 2019

New study shows benefits of transperineal prostate biopsies under local anesthetic

The Gale and Graham Wright Prostate Centre at North York General Hospital is advancing prostate cancer care with a new study that shows the benefits of transperineal prostate biopsies under local anesthetic.

10 May 2019

Surprise! Fixing out-of-network bills means someone must pay

President Donald Trump called on Republicans and Democrats to pass legislation this year to end surprise medical bills, in remarks made in the White House's Roosevelt Room on Thursday. "We're determined to end surprise medical billing for American patients," Trump said.

10 May 2019

Examining the Long-term Effects of Concussion in Sport

An interview with The Drake Foundation, discussing the short and long-term effects of concussions obtained during contact sports such as football and rugby.

10 May 2019

HSS researchers provide better understanding of the cellular mechanisms driving rheumatoid arthritis

Newly identified subsets of cell types present in joint tissue in people with rheumatoid arthritis and how they interact may explain why only some people respond to existing medications, according to two studies by co-senior author Laura Donlin, PhD, Co-Director of the Derfner Foundation Precision Medicine Laboratory at Hospital for Special Surgery and collaborating colleagues.

10 May 2019

UIC to lead $14.6 million, multi-center COPD research project

The University of Illinois at Chicago will lead a $14.6 million, multi-center research project to determine which of two drugs -- azithromycin, an antibiotic, or roflumilast, an anti-inflammatory medication -- is the most effective at treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is also known as COPD.

10 May 2019

First milk expression within 8 hours related to lactation success for very low-birth-weight infants

A study led by physician researchers at Boston Medical Center has shown that first milk expression within eight hours of giving birth is associated with the highest probability of mothers of very low-birth-weight infants being able to provide milk throughout hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit.

10 May 2019

Market muscle: Study uncovers differences between Medicare and private insurers

Private health insurance plans in 2017 paid more than twice what Medicare would have for those same health care services, says a sweeping new study from Rand Corp., a respected research organization.

10 May 2019

Combination of antibiotics prevents cancer cells from motoring

Scientists in Salford, UK have found a way to make cancer stem cells reproduce defectively "like cars without engines".

9 May 2019

Could deep brain stimulation help resolve the opioid epidemic?

Researchers have developed an implant that has shown promise for reducing addiction rates. However, there are major ethical and financial concerns, which we have tried to cover in this news story.

9 May 2019

British teenager with life-threatening infection successfully treated with phage therapy

Doctors report success after treating a British teenager with bacteriophages. The case study is a step forward in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

9 May 2019

Opioid overdose found to be most common cause of pregnancy-associated death in new moms

As the opioid epidemic rages on, one vulnerable group--new moms--have often been overlooked.

9 May 2019

AI can predict breast cancer risk up to 5 years before diagnosis

A team of researchers at MIT have developed an AI model that can predict breast cancer from mammogram images up to five years before a diagnosis can be made by doctors.

9 May 2019

Practical clinical applications of cardiac FFR-CT analysis

In the current issue of Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications volume 4, issue 1, pp. 31-42(12) ; DOI https://doi.org/10.15212/CVIA.2019.0003, Talal Alzahrani, MD, Ahmed Tashkandi, MD, Abdullah Sarkar, MD, Claudio Smuclovisky, MD, James P. Earls, MD and Andrew D. Choi, MD, from the Division of Cardiology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA; Diagnostic Imaging Center, Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA and the Department of Radiology, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA consider practical clinical applications of cardiac computed tomography-derived fractional flow reserve.

9 May 2019

Study: Type 2 diabetes linked to elevated risk of several cancers

A new Journal of Diabetes study from China, which has the highest number of people with diabetes among all countries, found that type 2 diabetes was linked with an elevated risk of 11 types of cancer in men and 13 types of cancer in women.

9 May 2019

Adverse childhood experiences may contribute to poor health in adults with lupus

Adults with lupus who report having had adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, neglect and household challenges, report higher disease activity, depression and poorer overall health compared to those without such experiences, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

9 May 2019

Migraines linked with increased risk of pregnancy complications

In a study of women in Denmark with and without migraines who became pregnant, migraines were associated with an increased risk of pregnancy-associated hypertension disorders in the mother.

9 May 2019

Hospital News and Research

Statins' potential to treat MS unrelated to the drug's cholesterol lowering effects

HIV prevention pill may be cost-effective way of curbing the epidemic in India

‘A Vision for Lupus’ report highlights gaps and inconsistencies in care for lupus patients

Study provides first evidence of crosstalk between the heart and fat cells

New study shows benefits of transperineal prostate biopsies under local anesthetic

Surprise! Fixing out-of-network bills means someone must pay

Examining the Long-term Effects of Concussion in Sport

HSS researchers provide better understanding of the cellular mechanisms driving rheumatoid arthritis

UIC to lead $14.6 million, multi-center COPD research project

First milk expression within 8 hours related to lactation success for very low-birth-weight infants

Market muscle: Study uncovers differences between Medicare and private insurers

Combination of antibiotics prevents cancer cells from motoring

Could deep brain stimulation help resolve the opioid epidemic?

British teenager with life-threatening infection successfully treated with phage therapy

Opioid overdose found to be most common cause of pregnancy-associated death in new moms

AI can predict breast cancer risk up to 5 years before diagnosis

Practical clinical applications of cardiac FFR-CT analysis

Study: Type 2 diabetes linked to elevated risk of several cancers

Adverse childhood experiences may contribute to poor health in adults with lupus

Migraines linked with increased risk of pregnancy complications

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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