Ophelia Keating, Author at Science

What should the medicine of the future look like? A team of scientists writing in Frontiers in Science lays out...

First ever survey of A&E triage nurses highlights problems with a lack of training, low staffing, high stress and overflowing departments

Peer-reviewed - survey - people Peer-reviewed - survey - people Nurses who assess patients at emergency departments would like more...

Early access to first-seizure clinics, subsequent outcomes, and factors associated with attendance

About The Study: The results of this cohort study suggest that first-seizure clinic (FSC) attendance, particularly early attendance, was associated with reduced...

How stores use TikTok to sell e-cigarettes to children

A new paper in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, shows that advertising and sales of vaping...

Epidural linked to reduction in serious complications after childbirth

Having an epidural during labour is associated with a marked reduction in serious complications in the first few weeks after...

Geisinger funding renewed for familial hypercholesterolemia research

DANVILLE, Pa. – Geisinger has been awarded $3 million from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National...

Subtle cognitive decline precedes end to driving for older adults

One of the thorniest decisions facing older adults is when to give up their keys and stop driving. A new...

Smoking fentanyl, rising in SF, is a deadly new risk for overdose

Now that smoking has replaced injecting as the most common way to consume fentanyl, UCSF researchers have uncovered an increased...

Successful cultivation of stem cells on the surface of ionic liquids

1. The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has established a technique for cultivating human mesenchymal stem cells, widely used...

Sewage overflows linked to increase in gastrointestinal illnesses