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More than 936 million people have sleep apnea, ResMed-led analysis reveals

More than 936 million people have obstructive sleep apnea – the disease’s first prevalence update in more than a decade – according to The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, the world’s leading journal in its field.

10 Jul 2019

Many thyroid cancer patients have no choice about radioactive iodine, study reveals

After thyroid cancer surgery, many patients should be in the position of deciding with their doctors whether to pursue treatment with radioactive iodine to help ease long-term follow-up and offer reassurance that the cancer is gone.

9 Jul 2019

Gender biases are extremely common among health care professionals

New research has shown that there is a discrepancy between the way that men and women are perceived in medicine and healthcare.

8 Jul 2019

PatientSource’s e-prescribing technology reduces prescription errors at RHN

The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability has successfully reduced prescription errors by 83%, from 6 incidents in April 2018 down to 1 during April 2019 following the introduction of PatientSource’s e-prescribing technology on four of its wards.

From PatientSource 8 Jul 2019

Advances in artificial intelligence could shed light on aging process

There are two kinds of age: chronological age, w hich is the number of years one has lived, and biological age, which is influenced by our genes, lifestyle, behavior, the environment and other factors.

4 Jul 2019

New discovery may help predict recurrence of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Researchers have discovered two distinct subtypes of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors – known as pNETs – that have dramatically different risks of recurrence following surgical treatment [or surgery].

4 Jul 2019

Study: Biomarkers in the blood may help predict recovery time after concussion

A study of high school and college football players suggests that biomarkers in the blood may have potential use in identifying which players are more likely to need a longer recovery time after concussion, according to a study published in the July 3, 2019, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

3 Jul 2019

Blood pressure medication associated with increased risk of diverticulosis

A type of blood pressure lowering medication, called a calcium-channel blocker, may be linked with an increased risk of a type of bowel condition called diverticulosis.

3 Jul 2019

New system for precise navigation through the vascular system

Endovascular interventions are an integral part of the medical routine with 6 million procedures done worldwide annually.

3 Jul 2019

Research reveals key cellular mechanism leading to aggressive prostate cancer

Prostate cancer represents a major health challenge and there is currently no effective treatment once it has advanced to the aggressive, metastatic stage.

3 Jul 2019

Perspectives on how to communicate to older adults about stopping cancer screening

Over the past decades, the idea that all adults should get regularly screened for cancer -- with mammograms, colonoscopies and prostate specific antigen blood tests -- has been conveyed to the public time after time.

3 Jul 2019

IU-connected startup working to enable precision medicine for mental health issues, chronic pain

A new startup company founded on science developed at Indiana University is working to enable precision medicine by commercializing the first objective tests for mental health issues, including suicide risk, post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, and for pain, all of which historically have been difficult to measure for patients and health care providers alike.

2 Jul 2019

State broadens investigation of doctors for issuing questionable vaccination exemptions

The California agency that regulates doctors is investigating at least four physicians for issuing questionable medical exemptions to children whose parents did not want them immunized.

2 Jul 2019

Large doses of traditional chemotherapy drug spur immune system attack on cancer cells

More than 60 years ago, British physician Denis Parsons Burkitt and his associates achieved one of the signal successes in cancer medicine when they cured children in sub-Saharan Africa with a form of lymphoma by treating them with high doses of the chemotherapy drug cyclophosphamide.

2 Jul 2019

New study aims to improve physician well-being and patient outcomes

Patients see physicians to address issues with their well-being, but a new study by Creighton University's School of Medicine will investigate if increasing time spent at bedside with patients increases the well-being of the health care professional, too.

2 Jul 2019

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More than 936 million people have sleep apnea, ResMed-led analysis reveals

Many thyroid cancer patients have no choice about radioactive iodine, study reveals

Gender biases are extremely common among health care professionals

PatientSource’s e-prescribing technology reduces prescription errors at RHN

Advances in artificial intelligence could shed light on aging process

New discovery may help predict recurrence of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Study: Biomarkers in the blood may help predict recovery time after concussion

Blood pressure medication associated with increased risk of diverticulosis

New system for precise navigation through the vascular system

Research reveals key cellular mechanism leading to aggressive prostate cancer

Perspectives on how to communicate to older adults about stopping cancer screening

IU-connected startup working to enable precision medicine for mental health issues, chronic pain

State broadens investigation of doctors for issuing questionable vaccination exemptions

Large doses of traditional chemotherapy drug spur immune system attack on cancer cells

New study aims to improve physician well-being and patient outcomes

Wake Forest Baptist Health receives $1.6 million grant to test iPad colon cancer screening app

Supplements claiming to boost brain health are 'too good to be true', warn experts

Physicians show strong support for house effort to protect patients from surprise medical bills

Study: Sharing medical 'selfies' with a doctor empowers, reassures healthcare consumers

Opioids are major cause of pregnancy-related deaths in Utah

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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