News tagged with specialist care


Race, geographic location may affect care of patients with kidney disease

Race and geographic area play important roles in determining whether a patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) receives optimal care before developing kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

3L tubular bandaging significantly improves healing of chronic wounds, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—A characteristically inflamed, weeping sore that fails to heal, heals slowly or tends to recur is known as a chronic wound, a common debilitating and painful medical condition which requires ...

Medical research created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk factors for an exacerbation-prone asthma phenotype

A number of specific risk factors are associated with an exacerbation-prone phenotype of severe asthma, according to a new study from researchers in Sweden.

Immunology created May 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Significant improvement in neonatal care in England over 10 years

Neonatal services in England have seen a considerable improvement since the introduction of new guidelines in 2003, a study published on bmj.com claims.

Health created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New NICE guideline calls for improvements to antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets

A University of Birmingham fetal medicine expert has helped to shape new advice from NICE on antenatal care for women pregnant with twins or triplets. Professor Mark Kilby says the new guideline, published today (September ...

Health created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0