Medicine
Poor access to in-home nursing for medically complex children quantified
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World-first trial shows benefits of finding, treating undiagnosed asthma and COPD
Finding and treating people with undiagnosed asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improved their health and reduced their healthcare...
Acetaminophen shows promise in warding off acute respiratory distress syndrome, organ injury in patients with sepsis
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-supported clinical trial has found that intravenous acetaminophen reduced sepsis patients’ risk of having organ...
Acetaminophen for prevention and treatment of organ dysfunction in critically ill patients with sepsis
About The Study: In critically ill sepsis patients, treatment with intravenous acetaminophen for 5 days was safe but did not improve...
Pamrevlumab for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
About The Study: Among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with pamrevlumab (a fully human monoclonal antibody that binds to and...
Bisoprolol in patients with COPD at high risk of exacerbation
About The Study: Among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at high risk of exacerbation, treatment with the β1-selective β-blocker...
Modular Communicative Leadless ICD is safe and exceeds performance expectations
Wireless implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) eliminate the lead-related complications that come with a wired ICD, but they are unsuitable for patients...
Patients seen by female gastroenterologists have significantly less health care utilization than patients seen by male providers
WASHINGTON, DC (May 18, 2024) — Patients seen by a female gastroenterologist for an initial consultation are less likely to...
Repeat COVID-19 vaccinations elicit antibodies that neutralize variants, other viruses
The COVID-19 pandemic is over, but the virus that caused it is still here, sending thousands of people to the...
Better medical record-keeping needed to fight antibiotic overuse, studies suggest
A lack of detailed record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be getting in the way of reducing the inappropriate...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies