NUI Galway spearheads international research on critical care
Study reveals life-threatening complications for patients requiring respiratory life supportCredit: Shutterstock Some 40% of critically ill patients who undergo tracheal ...
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New treatment can reduce facial pressure injuries from PPE in frontline healthcare workers
Credit: RCSI A study has found that a new 'care bundle' can reduce the incidence of facial pressure injuries in ...
Study underscores need for multidisciplinary care for COVID-19 long-haulers
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Physicians across the country have analyzed the emerging scientific data about the long-term effects of COVID-19, ...
City of Hope celebrates earning one of nursing’s highest honors
The prestigious Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center highlights City of Hope's world-class nursing team and their superior ...
Hospital surge capacity survey before COVID-19 gives insight into pandemic preparedness
Credit: Harris, GH, et al. JAMA Network Open, 2021 PITTSBURGH, March 19, 2021 - A University of Pittsburgh School of ...
Study reveals significant concerns over growing scale of sex selective abortions in Nepal
University of Bath press releaseCredit: Dr Mahesh Puri Detailed, new analysis published this week in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) ...
New pandemic medicine course helped MCG adapt during COVID-19
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Augusta University When the COVID-19 pandemic forced medical students out of classrooms and clinical rotations this time ...
More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type they have
Credit: ESMO credit - The increasing complexity of treatments for lung cancer and language differences can make it difficult for ...
Open door to treatment of renal fibrosis by showing that it is caused by telomere shortening
Renal fibrosis leads to kidney failure, which can only be treated by dialysis and whose incidence is increasing due to ...
Multiyear workplace health promotion program shown to prevent health risks
The results of an eight-year workplace health promotion program were encouraging for health promotionCredit: 4event oy / Tuomas Vuorio A ...
Heine H. Hansen Award: J. Vansteenkiste and F. Blackhall honored for lung cancer research
Credit: ESMO credit Lugano, Switzerland; Denver, CO, USA, 11 March 2021 - The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and ...
New study shows impact of mask wearing on patient trust and perception of surgeons
This study is the first to examine the effect of a surgeon's mask on communication with patients in the clinic ...
A CNIO team discovers how telomere involvement in tumor generation is regulated
The results show for the first time that telomeres respond to external signals that induce cell proliferation and that blocking ...
‘Big’ step towards improved healthcare: new strategy makes big data analytics easier
Researchers propose a novel, standardized architecture for the implementation of big data analytics in healthcareCredit: IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica ...
First AI system for contactless monitoring of heart rhythm using smart speakers
Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington Smart speakers, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, have proven adept at monitoring certain ...
uOttawa in studies investigating why COVID-19 devastation of long-term care residents
Government of Canada's COVID-19 Immunity Task Force funds $3.5 million University of Ottawa, Bruyère collaboration to research the immune response ...
New study gives the most detailed look yet at the neuroscience of placebo effects
Credit: Image provided by M.Zunhammer et al. A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a ...
School-based dental program reduces cavities by more than 50%
Study of nearly 7,000 elementary school students demonstrates success of school-based model and its potential to reduce health disparities and ...
Advanced practice nurses reduce hospitalizations from nursing home residents
MU study examines effectiveness of $35 million program designed to improve quality of care in nursing homesCredit: MU Sinclair School ...
Study finds digital treatment for osteoarthritis is superior to traditional routine care
Joint Academy's online treatment effectively addresses growing and costly chronic disease safely during the global pandemicCredit: Joint Academy The steadily ...
