Does chemotherapy harm ability to function for older women with breast cancer?
Older women are at higher risk for developing breast cancer than younger women are--almost half of all breast cancer cases, ...
Philips acquires Air Force technology for mobile patient monitoring
Credit: Richard Eldridge/US Air Force ANDOVER, Mass. - Philips Healthcare, a global leader in the health technology market, has signed ...
Differences between combined, isolated use of cannabis, nicotine on brain networks
Credit: Center for BrainHealth Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth® at the University of Texas at Dallas investigated the effects ...
More patients survive sudden cardiac arrest with new EMS technique that uses a breathing tube
Credit: Courtesy of Rob Cahill, UTHealth. A new study showed that a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics ...
GW report delivers recommendations aimed at preparing Puerto Rico for hurricane season
Credit: NOAA WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 29, 2018) -- In an independent report published today, researchers at the George Washington University ...
Rethinking a healthy diet from a global perspective
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON (August 28, 2018)-Recommendations for a high quality diet to avoid cardiovascular disease were developed in ...
Wolters Kluwer and the Family Physicians Inquiries Network enter publishing partnership
August 28, 2018 - Wolters Kluwer Health announced today it will begin electronic publishing of Evidence-Based Practice, the official journal ...
Diagnosis is not best predictor of avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home residents
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The care of long-term nursing home patients can ...
Training for parents referred to CPS improves toddler’s physiological regulation
A parental training program for families referred to Child Protective Services improved toddlers' unconscious reactions to mildly stressful situations, as ...
Up to 8 million deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries yearly due to poor-quality health care
WASHINGTON - Recent gains against the burden of illness, injury, and disability and commitment to universal health coverage (UHC) are ...
NSF invests in research to help disrupt operations of illicit supply networks
Credit: Ishani Mehta, CEPT university, Ahemedabad, India Networks that illegally traffic in everything from people and opioids to human organs ...
Three factors that predict life-threatening respiratory disease in burn patients
MAYWOOD, IL - For the first time, researchers have devised a model to predict burn patients who are most likely ...
Dr. Dyson-Hudson receives American Paraplegia Society’s Excellence Award
Credit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ. August 28, 2018. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to improving the lives of ...
Chest pain drug falls short in preventing first episode of ventricular arrhythmia or death
Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center A clinical trial of more than 1,000 patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) found ...
The math of malaria
Credit: Emory University A new mathematical model for malaria shows how competition between parasite strains within a human host reduces ...
New sensor could help doctors monitor patient progress from a distance
A self-powered sensor developed at the University of Waterloo could allow doctors to remotely monitor the recovery of surgical patients. ...
Infectious Diseases Society of America honors 105 distinguished physicians, scientists
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the nation's leading infectious diseases professional society, recognizes the distinguished physicians and scientists ...
Temperature model predicts regional and seasonal virus transmission by mosquitoes
Credit: Shocket et al., 2018 Scientists have built a model that predicts how temperature affects the spread of Ross River ...
Study helps children hit the right note in supporting autistic peers
Collaborative music lessons in schools improve the attitudes of pupils towards their peers with autism, a new study in the ...
QualÂity reÂgisters for surÂgery exÂclude many treatÂment-reÂlated adÂverse events
(University of Helsinki) According to a recent study, many extensive national registries are primarily based on data collected for administrative ...
