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UC researchers find potential treatment that could be applied to COVID-19

By examining preexisting research for other conditions, researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found a potential treatment that could be applied to COVID-19.

29 Sep 2020

‘No Mercy’ explores the fallout after a small town loses its hospital

Midwesterners aren’t known for complaining. But after Mercy Hospital Fort Scott closed, hardship trickled down to people whose lives were already hard.

29 Sep 2020

Antibody improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced prostate cancer

An antibody for treating advanced prostate cancer improves progression-free survival in patients with metastasised, castration-resistant prostate cancer.

29 Sep 2020

Efforts to keep COVID-19 out of prisons fuel outbreaks in county jails

When Joshua Martz tested positive for COVID-19 this summer in a Montana jail, guards moved him and nine other inmates with the disease into a pod so cramped that some slept on mattresses on the floor.

29 Sep 2020

Researchers develop unique diagnostic tool to detect dystonia from MRI scans

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear have developed a unique diagnostic tool that can detect dystonia from MRI scans, the first technology of its kind to provide an objective diagnosis of the disorder.

29 Sep 2020

Study identifies thousands of deaths caused by heart disease and stroke during COVID-19 pandemic

A major new study has identified 2085 excess deaths in England and Wales due to heart disease and stroke during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. On average, that is 17 deaths each day over four months that probably could have been prevented.

29 Sep 2020

ACS quality program demonstrates the importance of overall hospital culture of quality and safety

Hospital resources and infrastructure dedicated to improving quality and safety are essential for achieving safe and high-quality surgical outcomes.

29 Sep 2020

Specific anti-bacterial T cells are strongly activated in people with moderate to severe COVID-19

A type of anti-bacterial T cells, so-called MAIT cells, are strongly activated in people with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease, according to a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden that is published in the journal Science Immunology. The findings contribute to increased understanding about how our immune system responds against COVID-19 infection.

29 Sep 2020

ACD study underscores the prevalence of malnutrition among obese individuals

A new editorial accompanying a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology is bringing attention to the underappreciated and often overlooked issue of malnutrition among those who are obese.

29 Sep 2020

Antiacid monotherapy is better than combination therapy in relieving epigastric pain

Antacid monotherapy is more effective in relieving epigastric pain than in combination with lidocaine. That is the conclusion of a study to be published in the September 2020 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), a journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).

29 Sep 2020

Fasting blood glucose levels upon admission tied to COVID-19 prognosis, study finds

In the study, which appeared on the pre-print open-source medRxiv* server, the investigators aimed to determine the prognostic value of blood glucose in predicting outcomes in COVID-19 disease, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

28 Sep 2020

Smell and taste changes last longer than other COVID-19 symptoms

A preprint paper published on the medRxiv server details a recent study by researchers from The Hebrew University, Hadassah-Hebrew University medical center, and Hadassah University Hospital, which addresses this gap in knowledge about the symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients.

28 Sep 2020

SARS-CoV-2 re-infection is real but rare: Case study

Now, American researchers have looked at all reported cases of re-infection and the possible reasons behind them. Their study titled, “Re-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and Failure of Humoral Immunity: a case report,” is published online on the preprint server medRxiv in September 2020.

28 Sep 2020

Cincinnati Children's research leads to approval of new drug for hypereosinophilic syndrome

Following two decades of research on a group of rare diseases called hypereosinophilic syndrome at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the drug Nucala (mepolizumab) for use in the treatment of patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome.

28 Sep 2020

Spinal cord stimulation improves pain and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease

A team of researchers in the United States and Japan reports that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) measurably decreased pain and reduced motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, both as a singular therapy and as a "salvage therapy" after deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapies were ineffective.

28 Sep 2020

Healthy vitamin D levels could reduce COVID-19 complications

Published in the journal PLOS ONE, the study investigates the link between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and its effect on adverse clinical outcomes and parameters of immune function and mortality due to COVID-19.

28 Sep 2020

One-third of parents in the U.S. won’t get flu shots for their kids during the pandemic

A survey from the National Poll on Children’s Health, however, revealed that one-third of American parents have no plans of getting their children vaccinated for the flu virus this year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

28 Sep 2020

COVID-19 may deteriorate men's testosterone levels, new data suggests

For the first time, data from a study with patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 suggest that the disease might deteriorate men's testosterone levels.

28 Sep 2020

Researchers discover specific cellular pathway involved in lung tissue regeneration

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a cellular pathway that can be targeted with a naturally occurring drug to stimulate lung tissue regeneration, which is necessary for recovery from multiple lung injuries.

28 Sep 2020

Brain wiring genes may be linked to a significant portion of cerebral palsy cases

In an article published in Nature Genetics, researchers confirm that about 14% of all cases of cerebral palsy, a disabling brain disorder for which there are no cures, may be linked to a patient's genes and suggest that many of those genes control how brain circuits become wired during early development.

28 Sep 2020

Hospital News and Research

UC researchers find potential treatment that could be applied to COVID-19

‘No Mercy’ explores the fallout after a small town loses its hospital

Antibody improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced prostate cancer

Efforts to keep COVID-19 out of prisons fuel outbreaks in county jails

Researchers develop unique diagnostic tool to detect dystonia from MRI scans

Study identifies thousands of deaths caused by heart disease and stroke during COVID-19 pandemic

ACS quality program demonstrates the importance of overall hospital culture of quality and safety

Specific anti-bacterial T cells are strongly activated in people with moderate to severe COVID-19

ACD study underscores the prevalence of malnutrition among obese individuals

Antiacid monotherapy is better than combination therapy in relieving epigastric pain

Fasting blood glucose levels upon admission tied to COVID-19 prognosis, study finds

Smell and taste changes last longer than other COVID-19 symptoms

SARS-CoV-2 re-infection is real but rare: Case study

Cincinnati Children's research leads to approval of new drug for hypereosinophilic syndrome

Spinal cord stimulation improves pain and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease

Healthy vitamin D levels could reduce COVID-19 complications

One-third of parents in the U.S. won’t get flu shots for their kids during the pandemic

COVID-19 may deteriorate men's testosterone levels, new data suggests

Researchers discover specific cellular pathway involved in lung tissue regeneration

Brain wiring genes may be linked to a significant portion of cerebral palsy cases

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