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Emergency department capacity has not kept up with patient demand in California, study finds

Explaining why wait times can be so lengthy in the emergency room, a new study by UC San Francisco reports that emergency department capacity hasn't kept up with patient demand in California over the last decade.

22 Jun 2023

Local healthcare options lead to better outcomes for the elderly

Older people with health problems often need some form of intermediate level monitoring, care and treatment services.

22 Jun 2023

Tranexamic acid use linked to decreased incidence of heterotopic ossification after elbow trauma surgery

For patients undergoing surgery for elbow trauma, treatment with the hemostatic drug tranexamic acid (TXA) is associated with a decreased incidence of heterotopic ossification (HO) – a common complication of abnormal bone formation, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

22 Jun 2023

Owlstone Medical presents data demonstrating progress in development of breath biopsy tests for liver cirrhosis and NASH

Owlstone Medical (“Owlstone”), the global leader in Breath Biopsy® for applications in early disease detection and precision medicine, today announced new data on the development of novel tests for the detection of liver disease.

22 Jun 2023

Quantmetry also uses SimpleSlideInterface by 3DHISTECH

3DHISTECH is thrilled to announce its recent collaboration with Quantmetry.

From 3DHISTECH Ltd. 22 Jun 2023

Quantmetry also uses SimpleSlideInterface by 3DHISTECH

3DHISTECH is thrilled to announce its recent collaboration with Quantmetry.

22 Jun 2023

Lullabies strike a chord: Singing to babies strengthens Bonds and boosts development

Live parental infant-directed singing has positive impacts on infants' emotional regulation, validation of the parent's role, and affect attunement, as identified in a systematic review of 21 studies. Benefits are observed in typically developing infants born at full term.

21 Jun 2023

Study points out the need to recognize TBI as a chronic condition

People with TBI may continue to improve or decline years after their injury, making it a more chronic illness, according to a study published in the June 21, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

21 Jun 2023

Repurposed drug effective at inhibiting a protein kinase linked to cardiac arrhythmias

Ruxolitinib, a drug that is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating certain cancers and skin conditions, is effective at inhibiting CaMKII, a protein kinase linked to cardiac arrhythmias.

21 Jun 2023

Newborn screening for "bubble-baby" disease boosts survival of children

Screening newborns for severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) significantly increases the survival of children after bone marrow transplantation, a new North American study finds.

21 Jun 2023

Study findings can help predict, treat, or prevent the side effects of cancer immunotherapies

Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment of many forms of cancer by unleashing the immune system response against tumors.

21 Jun 2023

Low-level laser therapy and associated photobiomodulation is the most effective treatment for tinnitus

Low-level laser therapy and associated photobiomodulation is the most effective of the known treatments for tinnitus, according to a study comparing the main therapies in current use, conducted by Brazilian scientists affiliated with the Optics and Photonics Research Center.

21 Jun 2023

Study reveals why some women with deadly ovarian cancer respond better to treatment than others

New research is increasing our understanding about why some women with the most lethal form of ovarian cancer respond much better to treatment than others.

21 Jun 2023

Gestational diabetes influences diabetes risk and blood sugar control

People who develop diabetes following pregnancy were significantly less likely to be able to bring it under control if they had experienced gestational diabetes during their pregnancy, especially if they were Black or Hispanic, according to a Mount Sinai study published on June 21 in the journal Diabetes Care.

21 Jun 2023

Government announces plans to bring new legislation on visiting in health and care settings

People in care homes and hospitals will be able to have visitors in all circumstances, thanks to the government's plans to bring forward new legislation.

21 Jun 2023

Study investigates whether metformin mitigates androgen deprivation therapy-related metabolic syndrome

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on June 19, 2023, entitled, "Utilizing metformin to prevent metabolic syndrome due to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT): a randomized phase II study of metformin in non-diabetic men initiating ADT for advanced prostate cancer."

21 Jun 2023

Exposure to air pollution associated with COVID-19 disease severity

Exposure to air pollution meant an average of around four extra days in hospital for Covid-19 patients, further increasing the burden on healthcare systems, according to a study published today (Wednesday) in the European Respiratory Journal.

21 Jun 2023

Rare sugars in a diabetic diet: the efficacy of a D-allulose-containing diet in patients with type two diabetes

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of diabetic diets containing D-allulose among type 2 diabetes patients.

21 Jun 2023

The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: A Promising Broad Host-Range CRISPR-Cas9 Delivery Tool for AMR Plasmid Removal

Study removes AMR plasmids using a mobile, broad-host-range CRISPR-Cas9 delivery tool.

21 Jun 2023

Newborn screening facilitates early identification of infants with severe combined immunodeficiency

Introducing widespread screening of newborns for a deadly disease called severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID, followed by early treatment boosted the five-year survival rate of children with the disorder from 73% before the advent of screening to 87% since, researchers report.

20 Jun 2023

Hospital News and Research

Emergency department capacity has not kept up with patient demand in California, study finds

Local healthcare options lead to better outcomes for the elderly

Tranexamic acid use linked to decreased incidence of heterotopic ossification after elbow trauma surgery

Owlstone Medical presents data demonstrating progress in development of breath biopsy tests for liver cirrhosis and NASH

Quantmetry also uses SimpleSlideInterface by 3DHISTECH

Quantmetry also uses SimpleSlideInterface by 3DHISTECH

Lullabies strike a chord: Singing to babies strengthens Bonds and boosts development

Study points out the need to recognize TBI as a chronic condition

Repurposed drug effective at inhibiting a protein kinase linked to cardiac arrhythmias

Newborn screening for "bubble-baby" disease boosts survival of children

Study findings can help predict, treat, or prevent the side effects of cancer immunotherapies

Low-level laser therapy and associated photobiomodulation is the most effective treatment for tinnitus

Study reveals why some women with deadly ovarian cancer respond better to treatment than others

Gestational diabetes influences diabetes risk and blood sugar control

Government announces plans to bring new legislation on visiting in health and care settings

Study investigates whether metformin mitigates androgen deprivation therapy-related metabolic syndrome

Exposure to air pollution associated with COVID-19 disease severity

Rare sugars in a diabetic diet: the efficacy of a D-allulose-containing diet in patients with type two diabetes

The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: A Promising Broad Host-Range CRISPR-Cas9 Delivery Tool for AMR Plasmid Removal

Newborn screening facilitates early identification of infants with severe combined immunodeficiency

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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