Archive: 04/06/2018

Training the next generation of One Health professionals

Since 2002, an increasing number of institutions and universities have been developing educational programs related to a One Health approach. There are now at least 45 programs in the U.S. alone. "One Health" recognizes that ...

Jun 4, 2018

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Inflammatory signals in heart muscle cells linked to atrial fibrillation

Interfering with inflammatory signals produced by heart muscle cells might someday provide novel therapeutic strategies for atrial fibrillation, according to an international team of researchers who have published their findings ...

Jun 4, 2018

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Medicaid expansion increases volume and quality of care in rural areas

The Virginia legislature recently voted to expand Medicaid, joining 32 states and the District of Columbia in accepting federal dollars to do so under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The decision comes as the Trump administration ...

Jun 4, 2018

T cells alone are sufficient to establish and maintain HIV infection in the brain

A new study by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers has found that T cells, a type of white blood cell and an essential part of the immune system, are sufficient by themselves to establish and maintain ...

Jun 4, 2018

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Preventable deaths from lack of high-quality medical care cost trillions

Deaths from treatable conditions may cost the world trillions of dollars each year, according to a newly published analysis led by Harvard Medical School researchers believed to be the first to quantify the economic impact ...

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High-sensitivity troponin test reduces risk of future heart attack

The newer high-sensitivity troponin test discovers smaller amounts of heart-specific proteins, troponins, than the older troponin test and thus identifies more myocardial infarction patients than before. A new study from ...

Jun 4, 2018

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Study finds 2.6 percent mortality rate among children hospitalized for stroke

A major international study has found that 2.6 percent of infants and children hospitalized for stroke die in the hospital.

Jun 4, 2018

New cardiac pump device more effective, less costly than standard pump

In a presentation at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, and in a simultaneous publication in Circulation, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital presented evidence ...

Jun 4, 2018