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Scientists discover cellular mechanism that triggers pneumonia in humans

The situation is relatively common, especially in winter. You come down with the flu, which lasts longer than usual. A few days later, you discover you have pneumonia.

10 Dec 2018

Researchers compare health outcomes for VA and non-VA hospitals

The Veterans Health Administration is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,243 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,062 outpatient sites.

10 Dec 2018

Annual flu shot can save lives of heart failure patients

Getting an annual flu shot can save heart failure patients' lives, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

10 Dec 2018

VCU researchers test vaccine against opioid abuse

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are testing a vaccine against opioid abuse developed by the Scripps Research Institute in California. The vaccine is meant to block the effects of heroin and fentanyl in patients with opioid use disorder.

7 Dec 2018

Reusable respirators can effectively protect health care workers from airborne contaminants

Half-facepiece reusable elastomeric respirators are an effective and viable option for protecting health care workers from exposure to airborne transmissible contaminants or infectious agents -- for example, influenza virus -- during day-to-day work or with a sudden or rapid influx of patients, such as during a public health emergency, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

7 Dec 2018

MUHC's 'Dr. House' discovers new genetic disease and the gene responsible for it

A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre led by Dr. Donald Vinh, the RI's so-called "Dr. House" because of his research into rare diseases, has discovered a new human disease and the gene responsible for it, paving the way for the proper diagnosis of patients globally and the development of new therapies.

7 Dec 2018

Acutely injured deceased-donor kidneys are suitable for transplant, study suggests

Organ procurement teams are sometimes leery of accepting kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury, fearing they will harm the recipients. However, a national study chaired by a Johns Hopkins kidney specialist suggests these fears may be unfounded.

7 Dec 2018

Houston Methodist launches real-time website to track flu cases

Pathologists at Houston Methodist developed a real-time website to track flu cases, just in time to assist physicians, the CDC and patients for the fall 2018 flu season.

7 Dec 2018

Boosting our defenses to fight Klebsiella infections

Although a relatively common infection, some bacteria that causes pneumonia can be particularly deadly. As a case in point, take Klebsiella pneumoniae, which has been included on the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) list of infections that desperately need new treatments.

6 Dec 2018

Protecting powerhouse of cells could provide better way to treat acute kidney injury

For the first time, scientists have described the body's natural mechanism for temporarily protecting the powerhouses of kidney cells when injury or disease means they aren't getting enough blood or oxygen.

6 Dec 2018

UAB research may point a path to more effective influenza vaccines

Seasonal influenza vaccines are typically less than 50 percent effective, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studies. Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, published this week in Nature Immunology, may point a path to more effective vaccines.

6 Dec 2018

Duke-NUS researchers highlight possible role of bioaerosol sampling in pandemic surveillance

As a leading global city with a high population density, Singapore is vulnerable to the introduction of biological threats. Initiating an early emergency response to such threats calls for the rapid identification of the causative agent.

6 Dec 2018

$Study finds increasing risk of infections and antibiotic prescriptions after hip fracture surgery$

Study finds increasing risk of infections and antibiotic prescriptions after hip fracture surgery

In a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study that examined trends in the incidence of infections following hip fracture surgery in Denmark, the risk of postoperative infections (at 15, 30, 90, and 365 days) increased between 2005 and 2016.

5 Dec 2018

Xenotransplantation - Pig heart transplants keep baboons alive

A group of researchers have successfully transplanted pig hearts onto baboons and studied then for a long duration to see if the transplant was a success.

5 Dec 2018

Scientists understand how sounds can incite fear

How is it that a sound can send a chill down your spine? By observing individual brain cells of mice, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are understanding how a sound can incite fear.

5 Dec 2018

$Study finds rise in risk of postoperative infections following hip fracture surgery$

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Scientists discover cellular mechanism that triggers pneumonia in humans

Researchers compare health outcomes for VA and non-VA hospitals

Annual flu shot can save lives of heart failure patients

VCU researchers test vaccine against opioid abuse

Reusable respirators can effectively protect health care workers from airborne contaminants

MUHC's 'Dr. House' discovers new genetic disease and the gene responsible for it

Acutely injured deceased-donor kidneys are suitable for transplant, study suggests

Houston Methodist launches real-time website to track flu cases

Boosting our defenses to fight Klebsiella infections

Protecting powerhouse of cells could provide better way to treat acute kidney injury

UAB research may point a path to more effective influenza vaccines

Duke-NUS researchers highlight possible role of bioaerosol sampling in pandemic surveillance

Study finds increasing risk of infections and antibiotic prescriptions after hip fracture surgery

Xenotransplantation - Pig heart transplants keep baboons alive

Scientists understand how sounds can incite fear

Study finds rise in risk of postoperative infections following hip fracture surgery

Underweight or morbidly obese adults have higher risk of being hospitalized with flu-like illness

Study of infrequent cannabis users compares adverse effects of vaping and smoking

World AIDS Day: FIRS highlights need to strengthen efforts to stop TB and HIV

New study launched in Burkina Faso to test typhoid conjugate vaccine

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