Archive: 11/03/2020

Unexplained heart failure at 24 leads to transplant

When Trent Paul Arnold was 24 and got worn out walking a short distance at work, it was a "big red flag" that something wasn't right.

Mar 11, 2020

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Daily rounding helps curb CAUTIs in pediatric ICU patients

(HealthDay)—Targeted rounding for pediatric patients with an indwelling urinary catheter is an effective and sustainable strategy to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), according to a study recently ...

Mar 11, 2020

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Europe ramps up virus response as infections rise

European nations on Wednesday shut schools and universities and slapped more restrictions on travel, sporting and cultural events over the surging coronavirus outbreak, as more countries announced deaths from the epidemic.

Mar 11, 2020

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Qatar coronavirus cases jump by 238 in one day

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Qatar jumped by 238 to 262 on Wednesday, the health ministry said, warning that they were likely a result of community transmission.

Mar 11, 2020

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Sweden registers first Nordic death from new coronavirus

Sweden on Wednesday reported its first death from the new coronavirus, health officials said, the first person in the Nordic region to die from the outbreak sweeping the globe.

Mar 11, 2020

Genetic risk linked to T2DM in women with history of gestational diabetes

(HealthDay)—Among women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a genetic risk score (GRS) is generally positively associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk, according to a study recently published in BMJ ...

Mar 11, 2020

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WHO declares that virus crisis is now a pandemic

Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and slow government responses, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic but also said it's not too late for countries ...

Mar 11, 2020

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Wireless, skin-mounted sensors monitor babies, pregnant women in the developing world

Every year, 15 million babies are born too early, with 1 million never making it to their next birthday. And in low-resource settings, the outlook is even more dire. Half of babies born at 32 weeks or earlier will die; whereas ...

Mar 11, 2020

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Gasdermin E: A new approach to cancer immunotherapy that could have broad reach

Tumors have figured out various ways to prevent the immune system from attacking them. Medicine, for its part, has fought back with cancer immunotherapies. The major approach uses checkpoint inhibitors, drugs that help the ...

Mar 11, 2020

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Report finds the UK is lagging behind other countries' mortality trends

A new report reveals that more people are dying sooner than previously expected across many high-income countries, including the UK.

Mar 11, 2020

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