Archive: 10/09/2021

Do family members understand the end-of-life wishes of patients on chronic dialysis?

Patients with kidney failure who are on long-term dialysis often rely on family members or friends to make critical treatment decisions towards the end of life. A study in CJASN examines whether such close contacts have a ...

Sep 10, 2021

Experts propose policies for safer electronic health records

Developers of electronic health records (EHR) should create or modify their products to ensure that health care organizations can meet safety recommendations of the Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience (SAFER) Guides, ...

Sep 10, 2021

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Vaccines effective against Delta variant

COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalizations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant, according to data from a national study. That data also indicate that Moderna's vaccine is ...

Sep 10, 2021

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Memory killer T cells are primed in the spleen during influenza infection

CD8+ T cells—known as "killer" T cells—are the assassins of the immune system. Once they are primed, they seek out and destroy other cells that are infected with virus or cells that are cancerous.

Sep 10, 2021

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Understanding sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease, which is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders, affects approximately 100,000 people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sep 10, 2021

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Active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer: New data on risk factors for switching to active treatment

For men with "low-risk" prostate cancer initially managed with active surveillance, cancer-related factors such as tumor grade and size are key risk factors for conversion to active treatment, reports a study in The Journal ...

Sep 10, 2021

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Linking US prescription drug prices to those paid in other nations could cut costs in half

Linking the cost of prescription drugs in the United States to the prices paid in other high-income nations could have reduced American spending for the drugs by at least half in 2020, according to a new RAND Corporation ...

Sep 10, 2021

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Majority of older adults say health care workers should have to get COVID-19 vaccine

A new poll finds strong support among older Americans for requiring health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Sep 10, 2021

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For kids needing home care, a vaccinated nurse is hard to find

A shortage of vaccinated home-care nurses has some parents of children with conditions like cerebral palsy or severe epilepsy giving up sleep and their own mental health to ensure their kids keep breathing at night.

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Not (just) a shock: ECT reduces suicides in depressed elders

Electroconvulsive therapy reduces deaths by suicide among older adults with depression in the months immediately following hospitalization, researchers report in the 10 September issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. ...

Sep 10, 2021

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