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Lonely older heart failure patients more likely to suffer poor clinical outcomes

Older heart failure patients who feel that they have lost their social role amongst friends and family are more likely to suffer poor clinical outcomes.

20 Dec 2022

Cancer patients with sickle cell disease report reduction in pain and anxiety in response to music therapy

A new study from University Hospitals Connor Whole Health found patients with cancer and patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) treated at an academic cancer center reported clinically significant reductions in pain and anxiety in response to music therapy.

19 Dec 2022

Exercise reduces COVID-19 severity risk

Physical inactivity was associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes across clinical and demographic characteristic

19 Dec 2022

Study finds no link between diet quality in early pregnancy and gestational weight gain

A study on the factors driving a rise in weight gain among pregnant woman in Nepal has ruled out poor diet quality in the first trimester as one of the major causes, according to team of researchers with the Rutgers School of Health Professions.

19 Dec 2022

Dapagliflozin improves morbidity reduces risk of death in heart failure patients

Researchers investigate the safety and efficacy of dapagliflozin among heart failure patients with improved ejection fraction.

19 Dec 2022

Expert panel recommends revisions to gender-affirming care guidelines

Transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people often seek social, medical, and surgical gender-affirming care from a variety of healthcare professionals.

19 Dec 2022

Newly discovered mechanism could explain memory impairment in epilepsy

People with chronic epilepsy often experience impaired memory. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now found a mechanism in mice that could explain these deficits.

19 Dec 2022

Study shows positive effect of concentrating surgery for children with neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system that occurs mainly in young children. Every year, 25 children in the Netherlands receive this diagnosis. Surgery to remove the tumor tissue forms an important part of the treatment plan.

19 Dec 2022

Metformin use associated with lower risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetes

Osteoarthritis is a common chronic condition that usually causes joint pain and can be severe enough to require knee and hip replacements.

19 Dec 2022

Exploring microstructural brain abnormalities after mild COVID-19

Researchers assessed the functional and microstructural brain abnormalities, tiredness, and cognitive impairment after mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

19 Dec 2022

Study suggests sleep disturbance is associated with dyspnoea, anxiety, and muscle weakness following COVID-19 hospitalization

Researchers used a multi-modal approach to examine the types, prevalence, and relevance of sleep disturbance in individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and determine associations between dyspnea and sleep disturbance.

19 Dec 2022

Targeted timing of palliative care can have positive impact on life expectancy for lung cancer patients

Choosing the appropriate timing for specialized palliative care can have a positive impact on life expectancy for patients with small cell lung cancer. This is the result of a recently internationally published study by the Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems, Austria). There, the relevant data of 152 patients were evaluated at the Krems University Hospital.

19 Dec 2022

Hospital News and Research

Lonely older heart failure patients more likely to suffer poor clinical outcomes

Cancer patients with sickle cell disease report reduction in pain and anxiety in response to music therapy

Exercise reduces COVID-19 severity risk

Study finds no link between diet quality in early pregnancy and gestational weight gain

Dapagliflozin improves morbidity reduces risk of death in heart failure patients

Expert panel recommends revisions to gender-affirming care guidelines

Newly discovered mechanism could explain memory impairment in epilepsy

Study shows positive effect of concentrating surgery for children with neuroblastoma

Metformin use associated with lower risk of joint replacement in people with type 2 diabetes

Exploring microstructural brain abnormalities after mild COVID-19

Study suggests sleep disturbance is associated with dyspnoea, anxiety, and muscle weakness following COVID-19 hospitalization

Targeted timing of palliative care can have positive impact on life expectancy for lung cancer patients

FDA approves targeted imaging agent for use in lung cancer surgery

Cryo-electron microscopy reveals atomic structure of Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteriophage

Study: Doctors and their family members less likely to comply with prescription drug guidelines

Study examines Mpox prevention with modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA)

Origins of the serious cancer-like disease LCH discovered

Study uncovers genetic cause of a novel developmental epilepsy syndrome

Exploring COVID-19 pandemic-related increases in hospitalizations among adolescents for mental health issues

Exploring taste and smell dysfunction as strong predictors of SARS-CoV-2 infections

Industry Focus eBook - Forensics & toxicology (2nd edition) eBook

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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