Neuroscience
First blood test to help diagnose brain injuries gets US OK
The first blood test to help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injuries has won U.S. government approval.
Feb 14, 2018
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News tagged with bloodstream
Oncology & Cancer
Microbiome predicts blood infections in pediatric cancer patients
Cancer patients receive essential medicines, fluids, blood and nutrients through long, flexible tubes called central venous catheters, or central lines. But every year in the United States, these central lines are associated ...
Jan 22, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers use artificial intelligence to identify bacteria quickly and accurately
Microscopes enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) could help clinical microbiologists diagnose potentially deadly blood infections and improve patients' odds of survival, according to microbiologists at Beth Israel Deaconess ...
Dec 15, 2017
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Medical research
FDA to crack down on risky stem cell offerings
U.S. health authorities announced plans Thursday to crack down on doctors pushing stem cell procedures that pose the gravest risks to patients amid an effort to police a burgeoning medical field that previously has received ...
Nov 16, 2017
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Medical research
Statin use appears to reduce risk of serious bacterial bloodstream infection
Users of statins, widely prescribed for prevention of cardiac disease, have a 27% lower risk of contracting a Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bloodstream infection outside of a hospital, according to a new study in Mayo ...
Oct 2, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Antibiotic reduces infection risk in young leukemia patients
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers have identified an antibiotic that significantly reduced the odds of infections in children starting treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) without an apparent increase ...
Sep 14, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Catheters linked to most bloodstream infections in dialysis patients
Using catheters to access the blood during hemodialysis continues to be linked with increased rates of bloodstream infections, according to a recent analysis of data from US dialysis facilities. The findings appear in an ...
Jun 29, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
MRSA blood infections are less fatal in kids, but cause significant complications
Children with bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a common antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are less likely to die than adults with this condition and have different risk factors ...
May 5, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research sheds light on treating bloodstream infections with fewer side effects
Patients with bloodstream infections could avoid treatment with a combination of antimicrobial therapies if they are given the right drug as early as possible and if they are classified as at low risk of death. This would ...
Apr 23, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug-resistant bacteria in patients' urine or stools raise risk of drug-resistant sepsis
People who have recently been found to have drug-resistant bacteria in their urine or stool samples have a greatly increased risk of developing a bloodstream infection that is also resistant to certain antibiotics, according ...
Apr 23, 2017
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