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Study identifies risk factors of maternal mortality in mechanically ventilated pregnant patients

Researchers in Columbia, South America, conducted a retrospective observational study within six hospitals to identify risk factors of maternal mortality in mechanically ventilated pregnant patients.

5 Oct 2018

ACMG’s NICHD contract extended for Newborn Screening Translational Research Network

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has been awarded a five-year extension of its NICHD contract for The Newborn Screening Translational Research Network (NBSTRN).

5 Oct 2018

Study shows adherence to annual lung cancer screening is not optimal

A study from the Thoracic Oncology Research Group (TORG), Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Medical University of South Carolina, aimed to examine the adherence to annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening after baseline LDCT within the Veteran Health Administration Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project (LCDSDP).

5 Oct 2018

Study demonstrates benefits of using triple dual therapies in patients with COPD

The InforMing the PAthway of COPD Treatment study was conducted to assess the benefits of triple versus dual therapy in patients with COPD.

5 Oct 2018

Review: Terminally-ill homeless adults face significant barriers in accessing palliative care

Terminally-ill homeless adults and their care providers must surmount many obstacles in the receipt and provision of palliative care, according to a University of Toronto scoping review of the available grey and peer-reviewed literature on this topic, published online this week in OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying.

5 Oct 2018

Energy drink users have greater exposure to digital marketing than non-users, shows study

Energy drinks represent a new category of nonalcoholic beverage with global sales of over USD 50 billion. Containing caffeine as a main ingredient, energy drinks are a central part of partying and sporting culture.

5 Oct 2018

Krembil scientists develop potential treatment to stop knee and spine osteoarthritis

Scientists at the Krembil Research Institute have developed a novel therapeutic treatment that has the potential to stop knee and spine osteoarthritis in its tracks.

5 Oct 2018

Study reveals factors linked to the development of Crohn's disease

How cells talk to each other, and what they say, has long held fascination for Seema Khurana, professor of biology and biochemistry.

5 Oct 2018

Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim present full results of cardiovascular outcome trial, CARMELINA

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company today presented the full results of the long-term cardiovascular outcome trial, CARMELINA®, which studied the impact of Trajenta® (linagliptin) on cardiovascular and kidney safety in adults with type 2 diabetes at high risk for heart and/or kidney disease.

5 Oct 2018

Emissions from gas stations found to be higher than previously thought

A study led by environmental health scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health examined the release of vapors from gas station vent pipes, finding emissions were 10 times higher than estimates used in setback regulations used to determine how close schools, playgrounds, and parks can be situated to the facilities.

5 Oct 2018

Scientists receive Young Investigator Grants from Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced the awarding of its Young Investigator Grants valued at more than $13.8 million to 200 of the world's most promising young scientists.

5 Oct 2018

Tarragon and bitter melon supplements may be less helpful for women than men

Russian tarragon and bitter melon supplements may be less helpful for women than men when it comes to combating metabolic syndrome, whose symptoms include high blood sugar, high blood pressure and excess fat around the waist.

5 Oct 2018

New findings can promote healthy behavior among hypertensive women in Ghana

In the current issue of Family Medicine and Community Health (Volume 6,Number 3, 2018, pp.115-123, researchers Bishwajit Ghose and Sanni Yaya of the Faculty of Social Sciences, School of International Development and Global Studies University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, describe how this study is the first to assess the effect of socioeconomic status on blood pressure-controlling behavior among adult women with hypertension in Ghana.

5 Oct 2018

FDA approves HEMLIBRA for treatment of hemophilia A

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved HEMLIBRA (US generic name: emicizumab-kxwh), a treatment for hemophilia A created by Chugai, for routine prophylaxis to prevent or reduce the frequency of bleeding episodes in adults and children, ages newborn and older, with hemophilia A without factor VIII inhibitors, administered once weekly, every two weeks, or every four weeks.

5 Oct 2018

Despite gender bias, more women are applying for CHEST Fellowship

Achieving fellow status in medical societies is an important benchmark for academic success. A study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2018 shows that women are underrepresented as Fellows in CHEST but that the numbers of women applying for CHEST Fellow are increasing.

5 Oct 2018

New approach could lead to precise treatments for traumatic brain injury

Traumatic head injury can have widespread effects in the brain, but now scientists can look in real time at how head injury affects thousands of individual cells and genes simultaneously in mice.

5 Oct 2018

Congress targets misuse of hospice drugs

Hospice workers would be allowed to destroy patients’ unneeded opioids, reducing the risk that families misuse them, according to one little-noticed provision in the bipartisan opioids bill headed to President Donald Trump’s desk for his likely signature.

5 Oct 2018

National Institutes of Health supports novel drug discovery research

Approximately $1.7 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health will enable a multidisciplinary team of University of Illinois at Chicago researchers to build a reference library of bacteria to help scientists quickly identify bacterial strains and analyze their disease-fighting potential.

5 Oct 2018

Brightree releases new BrightreeCARE app

Brightree, the leading provider of cloud-based software to help post-acute care companies improve business performance and patient outcomes, announced today the release of its new BrightreeCARE app.

5 Oct 2018

Blackstone to acquire leading life sciences investment firm, Clarus

Blackstone today announced that it has agreed to acquire Clarus, a leading global life sciences investment firm that has raised $2.6 billion since its founding. Clarus, with offices in the life sciences hubs of Boston and San Francisco, is focused on funding growth-stage investments, often in partnership with major biopharmaceutical companies through R&D collaborations.

5 Oct 2018

Medical News

Study identifies risk factors of maternal mortality in mechanically ventilated pregnant patients

ACMG’s NICHD contract extended for Newborn Screening Translational Research Network

Study shows adherence to annual lung cancer screening is not optimal

Study demonstrates benefits of using triple dual therapies in patients with COPD

Review: Terminally-ill homeless adults face significant barriers in accessing palliative care

Energy drink users have greater exposure to digital marketing than non-users, shows study

Krembil scientists develop potential treatment to stop knee and spine osteoarthritis

Study reveals factors linked to the development of Crohn's disease

Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim present full results of cardiovascular outcome trial, CARMELINA

Emissions from gas stations found to be higher than previously thought

Scientists receive Young Investigator Grants from Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Tarragon and bitter melon supplements may be less helpful for women than men

New findings can promote healthy behavior among hypertensive women in Ghana

FDA approves HEMLIBRA for treatment of hemophilia A

Despite gender bias, more women are applying for CHEST Fellowship

New approach could lead to precise treatments for traumatic brain injury

Congress targets misuse of hospice drugs

National Institutes of Health supports novel drug discovery research

Brightree releases new BrightreeCARE app

Blackstone to acquire leading life sciences investment firm, Clarus

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