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Black patients with cancer experience worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis

Black patients with cancer experienced significantly worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Hispanic white cancer patients in a study published March 28 in JAMA Network Open.

28 Mar 2022

Timely stroke treatment could benefit people with preexisting disability and dementia

According to a new American Heart Association scientific statement, people with dementia or a pre-existing disability who receive timely and appropriate treatment for ischemic stroke (caused by a blood clot) may avoid additional disability and the subsequent health and financial impacts of stroke.

28 Mar 2022

Comprehensive preventive efforts cut the number of catheter infections

Patients with urinary catheters often get infections. But more comprehensive preventive efforts in health care cut the proportion affected in a group of frail elderly patients from 18 to 4 percent, a study led by University of Gothenburg researchers shows.

28 Mar 2022

‘An Arm and a Leg’: A fight for the right to help

Americans get sued over medical debt. A lot. And — no surprise — many folks getting sued can't afford lawyers.

28 Mar 2022

Climate change may push the US toward the ‘goldilocks zone’ for West Nile virus

Michael Keasling of Lakewood, Colorado, was an electrician who loved big trucks, fast cars, and Harley-Davidsons. He'd struggled with diabetes since he was a teenager, needing a kidney transplant from his sister to stay alive.

28 Mar 2022

Big pharma is betting on bigger political ambitions from Sen. Tim Scott

Sen. Tim Scott, a rising star in the Republican Party with broad popularity in his home state of South Carolina, is getting showered with drug industry money before facing voters this fall.

28 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in breast milk remain after Holder pasteurization

Researchers study the impact of pasteurization on specific Ig concentration against SARS-CoV-2 in milk from mRNA vaccinated lactating women.

27 Mar 2022

Nurse convicted of neglect and negligent homicide for fatal drug error

RaDonda Vaught, a former nurse criminally prosecuted for a fatal drug error in 2017, was convicted of gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide Friday after a three-day trial that gripped nurses across the country.

25 Mar 2022

Burt's Bees research demonstrates the efficacy of natural origin skincare regimens

Burt's Bees, a pioneer in nature-based skin care, announced its latest research findings on the efficacy of natural origin skincare regimens.

25 Mar 2022

Study: More than two-thirds of the patients recover from knee replacement without opioids

A retrospective case series study led by Dr. Vinod Dasa, Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that more than two-thirds of the patients who underwent total knee replacement did not need opioids for postoperative pain.

25 Mar 2022

Effectiveness of social distancing on COVID-19 infections and fatalities

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of social distancing measures adopted to curb the spread of COVID-19.

25 Mar 2022

Study sheds new light on the prevalence of cognitive decline among older people in the UK

Cases of cognitive decline in older people, where a doctor has assessed someone following concerns about memory and noted their brain function has been affected, have more than doubled over the past ten years, according to UCL researchers.

25 Mar 2022

New project to bring high-quality fetal ultrasound to developing countries

Northwestern Medicine and Google are collaborating on a project to bring fetal ultrasound to developing countries by combining AI (artificial intelligence), low-cost hand-held ultrasound devices and a smartphone.

24 Mar 2022

Computer algorithm predicts coronary artery disease-related events based on voice recordings

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer algorithm accurately predicted a person's likelihood of suffering heart problems related to clogged arteries based on voice recordings alone, in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

24 Mar 2022

Programmable button technology reduces the time for heart attack diagnosis

Shaving critical minutes off the time it takes to diagnose a heart attack and begin treatment could be as simple as the push of a button.

24 Mar 2022

Can melatonin gummies solve family bedtime struggles? Experts advise caution

For three exhausting years, Lauren Lockwood tried to get her son Rex to sleep through the night. As an infant, he couldn't sleep without a blanket over his carrier to drown out the world around him.

24 Mar 2022

Study shows lack of scientific evidence in popular hypertension-related videos

Popular videos offering guidance for living with high blood pressure shared on TikTok frequently focus on alternative medicine and make claims that aren't backed by scientific evidence, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.

23 Mar 2022