Long Waits and High Deaths: Kenya’s Congenital Heart Disease Care Gap Laid Bare
A six-year review of 1,703 patient records at Kenyatta National Hospital finds that only a minority of children with congenital ...
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Abnormal Sodium Before Surgery Flags Risk in Older Patients but Adds Little Predictive Power
A large prospective study of older surgical patients finds that preoperative sodium abnormalities are strongly associated with postoperative delirium, complications, ...
Blood Clots Kill Millions Worldwide, Yet Most Countries Cannot Even Count Them
A sweeping international review in Nature Reviews Cardiology estimates 4.1 million new venous thromboembolism cases in 2019 while exposing stark ...
A Routine Blood Test Number May Predict Five-Year Survival in Older Adults
A large pooled European cohort study with US validation finds that an elevated red cell distribution width, a standard component ...
Dementia, Not Depression, Drives Poor Outcomes in Peripheral Artery Disease
A nationwide German study of nearly 100,000 patients hospitalized for peripheral arterial disease finds that dementia, unlike depression or anxiety, ...
Blood Clues Beat Lung Scans at Predicting Death in Children With Fungal Pneumonia
A retrospective cohort study of 141 immunocompromised children finds that serum galactomannan and C-reactive protein independently predict mortality in invasive ...
Most Children with Life-Limiting Conditions Live for Years, Landmark Danish Study Finds
A nationwide Danish cohort study of more than 100,000 children and adolescents shows that most children diagnosed with life-limiting conditions ...
Black Seed Shows Promise Against COVID-19 in Pooled Analysis of Randomized Trials
A new meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials finds that Nigella sativa significantly reduced mortality, severe symptoms, and C-reactive protein ...
Austria’s Post-Pandemic Deaths Point to Overcounted COVID-19 Mortality
A nationwide Austrian analysis finds that 2024 mortality in COVID-vulnerable age groups was equal to or lower than pre-pandemic levels ...
Fear of Falling Before Hip Surgery May Predict Survival in Older Adults
A large prospective cohort study in China found that older adults with greater preoperative fear of falling, measured by the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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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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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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