Medical research
New biodegradable wound dressing developed
Scientists have developed a new biodegradable wound dressing that can speed up healing and is made from all-natural materials.
Aug 15, 2019
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News tagged with economic burden
Surgery
Opioid use is reduced in patients treated with NSAIDS
Patients receiving a post-surgery prescription of ibuprofen with a rescue prescription of Percocet used less opioids than a group of similar patients who were prescribed just Percocet. The research was presented by a group ...
Jul 11, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Academics call for radical overhaul of UK gambling laws
Academics are calling for a radical overhaul of the UK gambling laws including a tax on the industry to prevent gambling harms and support those with gambling problems, in a paper published today.
May 9, 2019
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Pediatrics
Parenteral antimicrobial tx at home burdens children's caregivers
(HealthDay)—The overall burden of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is substantially higher than that of oral therapy for caregivers of children on prolonged antimicrobial therapy after hospital discharge, ...
Apr 17, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Study calculates costs associated with smoking by patients with cancer
A study released today in JAMA Network Open reported that smoking after a cancer diagnosis is associated with substantial additional costs of cancer treatment.
Apr 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Slight decline in hepatitis C diagnoses in Europe
European surveillance data show a 10 percent decrease in newly reported hepatitis C cases between 2016 and 2017. However, with more than 31,000 recorded cases in 2017, diagnoses remain at a high level in the European Union ...
Apr 3, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tuberculosis can be eradicated by 2045: experts
The world can eradicate tuberculosis by 2045 if the fight against the killer disease is properly funded, an international team of experts said Wednesday.
Mar 21, 2019
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Pediatrics
Rural youth with mild head injuries face higher medical costs, less care
Families of rural children with mild head injuries pay more for medical care and get less of it, a Washington State University analysis has found.
Dec 3, 2018
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Pediatrics
Study finds physical, emotional abuse can dampen young adults' earnings
Experiencing physical or emotional abuse in childhood can measurably reduce the wages of young adults, according to a study conducted in South Africa by an international research team, including Dr. Xiangming Fang of the ...
Oct 3, 2018
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Cardiology
Preventable cardiovascular events are big economic burden
(HealthDay)—Preventable cardiovascular events place a considerable health and economic burden on the United States, according to research published in the Sept. 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Oct 3, 2018
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