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Fecal microbial transplantation more effective, cost-efficient treatment than antibiotics

An innovative treatment for patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) which uses transplanted gut bacteria to treat the infection, is a more effective and more cost-efficient treatment than using antibiotics, a new UK study has found.

29 Jun 2020

New polymeric heart valve is a promising alternative for valve replacement surgery, study shows

A new polymeric heart valve with a life span potentially longer than current artificial valves that would also prevent the need for the millions of patients with diseased heart valves to require life-long blood thinning tablets has been developed by scientists at the universities of Bristol and Cambridge.

29 Jun 2020

Smart MRI scan used for heart disease can help assess aggressive cancers in children

A type of smart MRI scan used in people with heart disease could help assess whether children's cancers are especially aggressive and spot early signs that targeted treatments are working, a new study suggests.

29 Jun 2020

Mathematical model reveals the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection after fecal microbiota transplantation

In their new paper available on the bioRxiv* preprint server, US researchers from the OpenBiome nonprofit organization used a mathematical model to simulate the usefulness of different testing strategies for fecal samples and showed that the probability of releasing a fecal microbiota donation with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is low when several important variables are taken into account.

28 Jun 2020

Machine learning model predicts chemotherapy-associated nephrotoxicity

In collaboration with Rigshospitalet, researchers from DTU Health Technology have developed a machine learning model that can predict chemotherapy-associated nephrotoxicity, a particularly significant side effect in patients treated with cisplatin.

26 Jun 2020

Less invasive heart treatment now available to all Australians living with aortic stenosis

All Australians living with symptoms of severe aortic stenosis no longer face open heart surgery as the only treatment option, with public access to a less invasive therapy – previously reserved for only the sickest patients – now available to all Australians requiring treatment.

26 Jun 2020

Glenfield Hospital first in the UK and Ireland to implant world’s smallest, wireless pacemaker

Glenfield Hospital has become the first hospital in the UK and Ireland to implant the world’s smallest, wireless pacemaker - the size of a large vitamin - into a patient’s heart.

26 Jun 2020

ASCCP issues new guidelines for managing abnormal results on cervical cancer screening

Replacing guidelines for managing women with abnormal results on cervical cancer screening tests from 2012, new recommendations from ASCCP emphasize more precise management based on estimates of the patient's risk - enabling more personalized recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.

26 Jun 2020

Survey: Most American women have not heard of breast implant-related lymphoma

Only about 1 out 7 American women have heard about breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) - an immune system cancer occurring in a small percentage of women with breast implants, according to a new survey.

25 Jun 2020

Assessing long-term survival and reintervention after aortic ViV procedures

Due to bioprosthetic valve degeneration, aortic valve-in-valve (ViV) procedures are increasingly performed. There is no data on long-term outcomes after aortic ViV. Our aim was to perform a large-scale assessment of long-term survival and reintervention after aortic ViV.

25 Jun 2020

Black patients with esophageal cancer less likely to receive surgery for early-stage disease

Black patients with esophageal cancer are at a higher risk of death compared to white patients. Although many reasons have been suggested for this, few have given physician actionable information.

25 Jun 2020

Study assesses impact of anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma in COVID-19 disease

The current COVID-19 pandemic is still very much active in most parts of the world. In the absence of effective antiviral drugs or vaccines, scientists are studying the use of blood plasma from convalescent COVID-19 patients, banking on its neutralizing antibody content.

25 Jun 2020

Clinical trial aims to find the optimal time for surgery after knee dislocation

It can happen from a check in a hockey game, or a fall from a ladder while cleaning out the gutters. There's usually a 'pop' and instant pain in the knee.

23 Jun 2020

ASMBS calls for safe and rapid resumption of metabolic and bariatric surgery

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the leading organization of bariatric surgeons and integrated health professionals in the nation, declared metabolic and bariatric surgery "medically necessary and the best treatment for those with the life-threatening and life-limiting disease of severe obesity" and called for the safe and rapid resumption of procedures, which have been largely postponed along with other surgeries deemed elective amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Jun 2020

Cognitive-behavioral therapy can have positive effects on hypochondriacs over a long period

People that suffer from health anxiety (Hypochondriacs) use very much of their time and energy on checking whether or not they have a serious disease.

23 Jun 2020

Prevention of sugar uptake can make cancer cells more sensitive to chemotherapy

By preventing sugar uptake, researchers succeeded in increasing the cancer cells' sensitivity to chemotherapeutic treatment.

23 Jun 2020

Scottish biotech Invizius seeks Series A funding for breakthrough in dialysis treatment

Scottish biotech firm Invizius, which has developed a technology aimed at reducing long-term side effects and health complications from dialysis treatment, is seeking Series A funding after undergoing promising safety trials.

22 Jun 2020

COVID-19 plasma therapy safe and improves survival, says large study

Researchers working on COVID-19 therapy with plasma from convalescent patients have found that it is safe and effective and improves the chances of survival among those who are severely ill. The new study titled, “Safety Update: COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in 20,000 Hospitalized Patients,” is published as a preprint for the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

20 Jun 2020

COVID-19 and blood group in aortic valve replacement

The COVID-19 pandemic has been found to cause disproportionate harm in patients with cardiovascular disease, especially among the elderly population, among other risk factors. However, a new study published on the preprint server medRxiv* in June 2020 is the first to report its clinical features in patients with aortic stenosis who have had a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

18 Jun 2020

Interventional treatment for brain AVMs could be more dangerous than the disease itself

For people with a brain arteriovenous malformation, a congenital vascular system defect, fate has a name: stroke.

17 Jun 2020

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Fecal microbial transplantation more effective, cost-efficient treatment than antibiotics

New polymeric heart valve is a promising alternative for valve replacement surgery, study shows

Smart MRI scan used for heart disease can help assess aggressive cancers in children

Mathematical model reveals the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection after fecal microbiota transplantation

Machine learning model predicts chemotherapy-associated nephrotoxicity

Less invasive heart treatment now available to all Australians living with aortic stenosis

Glenfield Hospital first in the UK and Ireland to implant world’s smallest, wireless pacemaker

ASCCP issues new guidelines for managing abnormal results on cervical cancer screening

Survey: Most American women have not heard of breast implant-related lymphoma

Assessing long-term survival and reintervention after aortic ViV procedures

Black patients with esophageal cancer less likely to receive surgery for early-stage disease

Study assesses impact of anti-SARS-CoV-2 convalescent plasma in COVID-19 disease

Clinical trial aims to find the optimal time for surgery after knee dislocation

ASMBS calls for safe and rapid resumption of metabolic and bariatric surgery

Cognitive-behavioral therapy can have positive effects on hypochondriacs over a long period

Prevention of sugar uptake can make cancer cells more sensitive to chemotherapy

Scottish biotech Invizius seeks Series A funding for breakthrough in dialysis treatment

COVID-19 plasma therapy safe and improves survival, says large study

COVID-19 and blood group in aortic valve replacement

Interventional treatment for brain AVMs could be more dangerous than the disease itself

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