New research comparing HIV medications set to change international recommendations
Credit: University of British Columbia A new study by UBC researchers is set to change international treatment recommendations for people ...
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Higher average life expectancy after obesity surgery
Credit: Photo by Malin Arnesson People who have undergone obesity (bariatric) surgery live three years longer, on average, than those ...
Researchers seek to end unexpected bills for screening colonoscopies
Credit: UVA Health Nearly 1 in 8 commercially insured patients nationwide who underwent an elective colonoscopy between 2012 and 2017 ...
Total deaths recorded during the pandemic far exceed those attributed to COVID-19
States that reopened sooner, such as Texas, Arizona and Florida, experienced summer surges, report says.Credit: Courtesy of JAMA Network RICHMOND, ...
COVID-related delays to CRC screening causing 11.9% rise in death rates, research reveals
Based on survival rates at 5 years for stage III-IV CRC, the results showed a significant 11.9% increase in deaths ...
Higher suicide risk among older immigrants with untreated depression
Credit: Photo by Kristina Bath and Johan Wingborg The risk of suicide is clearly elevated in the category of older ...
Trust and income inequality fueling the spread of COVID-19
Study of 84 countries links social trust and belonging to COVID-19 mortalityCredit: Source: "The trouble with trust: Time-series analysis of ...
Emerging field of integrative palliative care highlighted in journal special issue
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY -- An emerging field characterized as "combining the natural synergy between ...
New tools improve care for cancers that spread to the brain
Credit: UVA Health Ambitious efforts at UVA Cancer Center to improve care delivered to patients with cancer that has spread ...
Pitt trauma experts aim to reduce deaths by providing blood-clotting agent
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Oct. 5, 2020 - Severely injured trauma patients who received a blood-clotting drug before arriving at the ...
New COVID test doesn’t use scarce reagents, catches all but the least infectious
Addresses major testing need in developing world; also in US, where reagent supplies are again dwindlingCredit: Brian Jenkins A major ...
Penn Medicine researchers discover a rare genetic form of dementia
Credit: Edward Lee PHILADELPHIA -- A new, rare genetic form of dementia has been discovered by a team of Penn ...
Pathogens in the mouth induce oral cancer
Credit: Pixabay user Vanessafrazao Pathogens found in tissues that surround the teeth contribute to a highly aggressive type of oral ...
Clarigent Health launches Clairity to support mental health risk reduction
Clairity supports clinical decisions and care with AI analysis of patient speech, treatment progress trends, and risk radar across patient ...