Alarming rising trends in suicide by firearms in young Americans
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators publish original researchCredit: Florida Atlantic University Deaths from suicide are rising in the ...
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Important to reduce patients’ time respiratory intensive care with mechanical ventilation
Credit: Photo: private More active efforts to reduce patients' time on a ventilator in an ICU can both spare their ...
Most Californians unaware of law to prevent gun violence but would support using it
Gun violence restraining orders offer judicial pathway for removal of firearms from people at risk of causing harmCredit: UC Regents ...
Antibiotics no help for mysterious lung-scarring disease, large trial finds
Credit: UVA Health Doctors have hoped that antibiotics could benefit patients with chronic lung diseases, but a new study has ...
Obesity protects against death in severe bacterial infection
Credit: Photo by Elin Lindström, photo: private For many diseases, overweight and obesity are risk factors. But now a study ...
The Lancet: Experts call for urgent action to reduce global burden of cardiovascular disease in women by 2030
Credit: The Lancet The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for millions ...
Lindquist investigator research on mucormycosis, the deadly ‘black fungus’
Start-up Vitalex Biosciences is manufacturing humanized monoclonal antibodies that would stem the spread of this fatal diseaseCredit: The Lundquist Institute ...
Artificial intelligence tool uses chest X-ray to differentiate worst cases of COVID-19
Credit: CREDIT Courtesy of Nature Publishing or npj Digital Medicine Trained to see patterns by analyzing thousands of chest X-rays, ...
Phenomenon explains why patients who survive sepsis die sooner after hospital discharge
A review article by Brazilian researchers shows that alterations in the defense cell metabolism may explain why many patients who ...
Living memory home helps people stay connected with deceased loved ones
Credit: Living Memory Home When a loved one dies, memories of that person become particularly valuable in connecting the mourners ...
WHO ‘needs to act’ on suicides caused by pesticides
Researchers call for stricter regulationCredit: Photo by Knut-Erik Helle Scientists are calling for more stringent pesticide bans to lower deaths ...
First member of ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition is identified by DNA analysis
With a living descendant's DNA sample, a team of researchers have identified the remains of John Gregory, engineer aboard HMS ...
UBCO cardiovascular researcher urges women to listen to their hearts
Ignoring medical symptoms can lead to stroke, dementia, early deathCredit: UBCO A UBC Okanagan researcher is urging people to learn ...
Care teams differ for Black, white surgical patients in the same hospitals
Could the makeup of medical teams help explain why Black patients are more likely than white patients to die after ...