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Sleep apnea more deadly when patients experience short interrupted breaths
Credit: Oregon Health & Science University/Kristyna Wentz-Graff Patients with sleep apnea who have short interruptions in breathing while they sleep...
Social vulnerability and medical skepticism top factors limiting adherence to screening
Munich, Germany, 20 October 2018 - Social vulnerability showed to be a major limitation to participation in cancer screening for...
How do pelvic floor muscle exercises reduce overactive bladder symptoms?
October 19, 2018 - Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common form of urinary incontinence that is widely treated with pelvic...
Immunotherapy is safe and feasible in cancer patients treated for HIV, study suggests
(European Society for Medical Oncology) Immunotherapy has been a major breakthrough in oncology -- but little is known about its...
Maureen E. Lyon, Ph.D., ABPP, lauded for outstanding excellence in advance care planning
Credit: Children's National Health System Maureen E. Lyon, Ph.D., a principal investigator at Children's Center for Translational Science, will be...
Recent survey provides updated national estimate of doctors’ financial ties to industry
Credit: The Dartmouth Institute Since 2013, gifts and payments to doctors by pharmaceutical and medical device companies have been publicly...
Pregnancy possible after chemotherapy for breast cancer patients, but many no longer wish
(European Society for Medical Oncology) Chemotherapy is known to have a negative impact on the reproductive potential of young breast...
Scientists find brain signal that might help us judge the holiday buffet
Credit: Dave Schmelick/JHU At holiday buffets and potlucks, people make quick calculations about which dishes to try and how much...
Large regional differences in endoscopic sinus surgery in Finland
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disease that is usually treated with intranasal medication and nasal saline lavage. Endoscopic sinus...
Cleveland Clinic shows better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life
Friday, October 19, 2018, CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life, with no...
Src regulates mTOR, a major player in cancer growth
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital has revealed...
Securing access to optimal cancer care through innovation, integration and sustainability
MUNICH, Germany - Securing access to optimal cancer care for all patients can only be achieved through integrated, sustainable translation...
New drug could sustain oxygen-starved hearts
Running low on oxygen is a major danger for any of your body's tissues, but the heart is particularly sensitive...
A single missing gene leads to miscarriage
Credit: RUB, Kramer A single gene of the mother plays such a crucial role in the development of the placenta...
HER2+ early breast cancers where shorter-course trastuzumab could be an option
Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Munich, Germany, 19 October 2018 - Women with HER2-positive early breast cancer with...
The terrible yet unrecognized toll violence takes on children
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Joy D. Osofsky, PhD, Paul J. Ramsay Chair and Professor of...
Making the case for a comprehensive national registry for pediatric CKD
Credit: Children's National Health System Even though chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global epidemic that imperils cardiovascular health, impairs...
Invasive forage grass leads to grassland bird decline
Credit: Scott Maresh Nelson, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The prairies of North America once covered vast stretches of...
Researchers discuss the role of evidence-based medicine in healthcare decision making
A special issue of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)'s Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making explores the...
Patients at risk of coverage denial
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital analyzed a national sample of Emergency Department visits between 2011-15 to determine what proportion...
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