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Temporary nurse staffing partially combats increased risk of patient deaths

A new study led by the University of Southampton has found that using temporary nursing staff to fill rotas only partially combats an increased risk of patient death associated with staff shortages.

19 Aug 2024

Study uncovers oleic acid's role in restoring vaginal microbial balance in bacterial vaginosis

More than half of women globally experience bacterial vaginosis (BV) - an imbalance of naturally occurring microbes in the female genital tract - at least once in their life.

19 Aug 2024

Pediatric mental health bed capacity remains static despite increased demand

U.S. pediatric inpatient psychiatric bed capacity did not change 2017 – 2020, despite increases in pediatric mental health emergency visits, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

19 Aug 2024

Lecanemab effectively targets amyloid plaques in people with Down syndrome, study finds

People with Down syndrome are likely to develop Alzheimer's disease at a young age, with autopsy studies showing that by age 40 years, the brains of individuals with Down syndrome have amyloid plaques.

19 Aug 2024

Advancements in neoantigen vaccines offer hope for personalized cancer therapy

The saga of cancer treatment is marked by a relentless pursuit of effectiveness against a disease characterized by complexity and adaptability.

19 Aug 2024

Obesity-induced adipose inflammation boosts extracellular vesicle secretion

New research from the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on the mechanisms associating obesity with inflammation by exploring tiny membrane particles, known as extracellular vesicles, secreted by human adipocytes.

19 Aug 2024

New portable biosensor could revolutionize heart failure screening at home

Heart failure is a leading cause of death worldwide and is especially fatal for people who don't have access to medical facilities. So, a team of researchers aims to bring heart failure screening from the lab to the home.

19 Aug 2024

New statement highlights nurses' role in managing psychosocial health after stroke

Nurses play a key role in helping patients manage emotional and social health challenges, or psychosocial health, after a stroke, and improved screening and assessment for psychosocial needs are essential to provide optimal patient care.

19 Aug 2024

Inside the political fight to build a rural Georgia hospital

Ed Whitehouse stood alongside a state highway in rural Butts County, Georgia, and surveyed acres of rolling fields and forests near Interstate 75. Instead of farmland and trees, he envisioned a hospital.

19 Aug 2024

Harris-Walz ticket sharpens contrast with Trump-Vance on health care

Vice President Kamala Harris' selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate is making health care a front-burner issue in the final sprint to the November presidential election.

19 Aug 2024

Bipartisan effort paves way for reviving shuttered hospitals in Georgia

At the shuttered Atlanta Medical Center, a "Stronger Together" mural sends a hopeful message near a summer spray of hydrangeas.

19 Aug 2024

$Gut microbiota linked to fracture risk: Study reveals key microbial associations$

Gut microbiota linked to fracture risk: Study reveals key microbial associations

The association between gut microbiota (GM) composition and incident fractures in the Finnish Risk Monitoring Program (FINRISK) 2002 cohort.

19 Aug 2024

Study finds rising methamphetamine-related psychiatric hospitalizations in the U.S.

A new study, out now in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, that details trends among psychiatric hospitalizations between 2015-2019 finds that while most hospitalizations did not involve any substances, methamphetamine-related hospitalizations have increased while overall number of psychiatric hospitalizations remained stable.

16 Aug 2024