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High-dose anticoagulation can reduce intubations and improve survival for hospitalized COVID-19 patients
High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths by 30 percent and intubations by 25 percent in hospitalized COVID-19 patients who are not...
Former senior level Department of Defense official joins RegenMed hub
WINSTON-SALEM, NC, March 6, 2023 - The Regenerative Medicine Hub continues to grow and attract top talent with the addition...
Octapharma USA research at AAAAI: cutaquig® study at higher infusion rates presented
PARAMUS, N.J. (March 6, 2023) – Octapharma USA presented research at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)...
The Access to Advanced Health Institute reports encouraging results of first-in-human trial of its temperature-stable tuberculosis vaccine candidate
The Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI) published results of a Phase 1 clinical trial demonstrating the safety and immune...
Temperature-stable TB vaccine safe, prompts immune response in NIH-supported study
WHAT: A clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy adults found that it was safe...
Community strategy reduced opioid overdose deaths in Pennsylvania counties
PITTSBURGH, March 6, 2023 — The monthly opioid overdose death (ODD) rate fell by 30% in Pennsylvania counties that implemented...
Testing for ApoB protein may be a more accurate marker for heart disease risk than testing for cholesterol alone
Getting tested for levels of HDL (the good) and LDL (the bad) cholesterol is part of the annual physical exam....
Transcatheter mitral valve repair in heart failure patients significantly reduces hospitalizations and improves survival
Transcatheter mitral valve repair for heart failure patients with mitral regurgitation can reduce the long-term rate of hospitalizations by almost...
COVID-19 infection leads to increased rates of chest pain six months to a year after infection in patients
Even patients with mild COVID-19 infections can suffer from health complications for months, even years, post infection. Nearly 19% of...
“Active” statin selection process using risk assessment tools increases appropriate medication use by 50%,
Statins are foundational preventive medications that can improve the prognosis and quality of the lives of patients who have or...
COVID-19 pandemic increased rates and severity of depression, whether people were infected or not
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted just about every part of people’s lives. Quarantining, social distancing, societal disruptions and an ever-shifting, uncertain...
Adding antipsychotic med to antidepressant may help older adults with treatment-resistant depression
For older adults with clinical depression that has not responded to standard treatments, adding the drug aripiprazole (brand name Abilify)...
Senior researcher at Illinois VA Hospital named 2023 VA Magnuson Award winner
Dr. Richard L. Lieber, a senior research career scientist at the Edward Hines, Jr., VA Hospital in Hines, Ill., has...
HKUMed discovers using real-world data that the newest glucose-lowering drug could reduce the risks of renal and respiratory diseases
A research team in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed)...
Health policy experts call for confronting anti-vaccine activism with life-saving counter narratives
Public and private sector health officials and public policymakers should team up immediately with community leaders to more effectively disseminate...
Imaging the adolescent heart
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has allowed scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) to produce an accurate picture...
Parasitic infections common in kids in low-resource US communities, study finds
Most Americans view parasitic infections as a problem of the past or one that only impacts low-income countries. However, new...
Possible treatment strategy identified for bone marrow failure syndrome
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bone responsible for making red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Bone...
Genomic study of indigenous Africans paints complex picture of human origins and local adaptation
Africa, where humans first evolved, today remains a place of remarkable diversity. Diving into that variation, a new analysis of...
PCORI launches pioneering initiative offering up to $50 million to boost uptake of practice-changing health research findings in real-world settings
WASHINGTON, DC – The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today kicked off a multiyear initiative with an initial investment of...
