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New approach to help low- and middle-income countries reduce premature mortality from NCDs

Most of the world's countries have made little progress towards a target adopted by the United Nations in 2015, which called for the world to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by a third by 2030.

27 Mar 2022

Family-based behavioral treatment improves weight-related outcomes in children with severe obesity

The FABO study showed that delivered at an obesity outpatient clinic, family-based behavioral treatment improved weight-related outcomes significantly more than treatment as usual among children aged 6-18 years with severe obesity.

25 Mar 2022

SARS-CoV-2 virus may have lingering effects on peripheral nerves

Adding to a growing body of evidence that, for many, problems related to COVID-19 linger longer than the initial infection, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that some people infected during the pandemic's early months experienced peripheral neuropathy - pain, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet - during and following their bouts with the virus.

25 Mar 2022

Study: False positive mammograms are common after a decade of annual breast cancer screening

A study led by UC Davis Health has found that half of all women will experience at least one false-positive mammogram over a decade of annual breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography).

25 Mar 2022

Feinberg students trained in a two-week emergency preparedness course

We don't know when the next natural disaster, mass shooting or pandemic will occur. But twice a year, students at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine are being trained in a two-week elective course to manage these types of events when they inevitably happen.

25 Mar 2022

Study finds methylene blue is a low-micromolar inhibitor of the the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and ACE2 interaction

A new study has focussed on screening and identification of possible SMIs of this PPI for COVID-19.

25 Mar 2022

Study investigates anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels following Pfizer vaccine primary and booster regimens

A new study presented the differences among total anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies following SARS-CoV-2 Pfizer primary and booster vaccinations.

24 Mar 2022

Programmable button technology reduces the time for heart attack diagnosis

Shaving critical minutes off the time it takes to diagnose a heart attack and begin treatment could be as simple as the push of a button.

24 Mar 2022

Antidopaminergic antiemetics associated with elevated risk of ischemic stroke

Drugs known as antidopaminergic antiemetics (ADAs) that are widely used to relieve nausea and vomiting caused, for instance, by migraine, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and after surgery are associated with an increased risk of ischaemic stroke, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

24 Mar 2022

Prevalence of organ impairment in Long COVID patients 6 and 12 months after initial symptoms

Researchers assessed the prevalence of organ impairment in long COVID six months and a year post-COVID-19 at London and Oxford.

24 Mar 2022

Anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 antibody titer trends over 15 months in healthcare workers in Boston

Researchers assessed the changes in the immunoglobulin titers against the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 post-vaccination and natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers of Boston.

24 Mar 2022

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: an interview with Dr. Maxine Caws

For World Tuberculosis Day 2022, News Medical spoke to Dr. Maxine Caws to raise awareness of this infectious disease.

24 Mar 2022

Breathlessness and fatigue most common in self reported long-COVID

A new systematic review and meta-analysis posted to the medRxiv* preprint server has focussed on investigating the respiratory outcomes and functional recovery of patients eight weeks post-hospitalization with COVID-19 disease.

24 Mar 2022

Biomarker testing in lung cancer patients has increased in real-world clinical practice, study reveals

More than half of patients diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergo biomarker testing, and this figure has increased over the last five years, reveal real-world data from a Spanish national registry study reported at the European Lung Cancer Congress, 30 March-2 April 2022.

23 Mar 2022

Study evaluates risk estimates of myocarditis and pericarditis from mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines

A new study assesses whether the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis differs between the two mRNA vaccines.

23 Mar 2022

T-cell and neutralizing antibody response after a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in hemodialysis patients

Researchers compare the impact of a third mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in hemodialysis patients by measuring antibody levels and IFN-γ responses.

23 Mar 2022

Researchers aim to study the underlying pathophysiology of diastolic heart failure

Of the estimated five million patients in the U.S. diagnosed with heart failure annually, nearly half will have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Also known as diastolic heart failure, HFpEF occurs when the heart's lower left chamber loses its ability to relax and fill up with enough blood in between in each heartbeat.

23 Mar 2022

$Local anesthetic use for hip fracture patients on the day of admission is increasing, data suggests$

Local anesthetic use for hip fracture patients on the day of admission is increasing, data suggests

Patients with traumatic injuries who are treated in the emergency room are susceptible to opioid-related adverse drug effects. Increased use of regional anesthesia can be helpful in the effort to reduce the use of opioids. However, it's not clear how often patients receive regional anesthesia prior to going to the operating room.

23 Mar 2022

Study shows effectiveness of community-based group exercise program for older people with mobility limitations

Results from a major study into the effectiveness of a community-based group exercise program designed for people aged 65 and over with mobility limitations shows that REACT prevents physical decline and is cost-effective to run. The team behind it say it should be rolled out nationwide.

23 Mar 2022

Detection of immune and clotting dysfunction in plasma and saliva after SARS-CoV-2 infection

It is becoming increasingly clear that individuals recovering from acute coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may develop post-acute sequelae (Post-Acute Coronavirus Syndrome, PACS).

23 Mar 2022

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

New approach to help low- and middle-income countries reduce premature mortality from NCDs

Family-based behavioral treatment improves weight-related outcomes in children with severe obesity

SARS-CoV-2 virus may have lingering effects on peripheral nerves

Study: False positive mammograms are common after a decade of annual breast cancer screening

Feinberg students trained in a two-week emergency preparedness course

Study finds methylene blue is a low-micromolar inhibitor of the the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and ACE2 interaction

Study investigates anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels following Pfizer vaccine primary and booster regimens

Programmable button technology reduces the time for heart attack diagnosis

Antidopaminergic antiemetics associated with elevated risk of ischemic stroke

Prevalence of organ impairment in Long COVID patients 6 and 12 months after initial symptoms

Anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 antibody titer trends over 15 months in healthcare workers in Boston

World Tuberculosis Day 2022: an interview with Dr. Maxine Caws

Breathlessness and fatigue most common in self reported long-COVID

Biomarker testing in lung cancer patients has increased in real-world clinical practice, study reveals

Study evaluates risk estimates of myocarditis and pericarditis from mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 vaccines

T-cell and neutralizing antibody response after a third COVID-19 vaccine dose in hemodialysis patients

Researchers aim to study the underlying pathophysiology of diastolic heart failure

Local anesthetic use for hip fracture patients on the day of admission is increasing, data suggests

Study shows effectiveness of community-based group exercise program for older people with mobility limitations

Detection of immune and clotting dysfunction in plasma and saliva after SARS-CoV-2 infection

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