Archive: 11/06/2020

Cost, distance from hospitals present barriers to surgical care

A Rutgers-led study in Colombia can help health care providers across the globe develop plans to improve surgical care access in their regions.

Jun 11, 2020

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Cold plasma against the coronavirus

Many seriously ill COVID-19 patients must contend with more than just the coronavirus. Approximately half of the people who were mechanically ventilated yet still died had acquired additional infections in hospital. Cold ...

Jun 11, 2020

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Fentanyl tops list of drugs found in Baltimore overdose patients

A new University of Maryland study found fentanyl tops the list of drugs detected in overdose patients at two Baltimore hospital emergency departments. The finding suggests that hospitals and medical systems throughout the ...

Jun 11, 2020

French chef Ducasse unveils anti-virus air system

French celebrity chef Alain Ducasse on Thursday unveiled a novel air ventilation system in one of his smallest Parisian restaurants to try to overcome the distancing restrictions related to the coronavirus.

Jun 11, 2020

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Is it safe to stay in a hotel, cabin or rental home yet?

After nearly three months of quarantine, millions of Americans are ready to travel—an overnight trip, a weekend getaway, a summer sojourn. With states reopening, that's now possible, with a caveat. Before coronavirus, few ...

Jun 11, 2020

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Designing new radiotherapy technologies to treat cancer in low and middle-income countries

A new project supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) aims to design and develop new radiotherapy technologies to give more cancer patients in Sub-Saharan Africa access to treatment and to save lives.

Jun 11, 2020

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African countries battle-ready to take on COVID-19

Experience combating Ebola has been a key element in the effective response of African nations to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research out today from Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science in collaboration ...

Jun 11, 2020

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Photographic protocol developed to plan breast cancer surgeries

Breast cancer is most common among women: More than half a million new cases were detected in the European Union in 2018. Surgery and breast reconstruction are part of the treatment in a high percentage of cases, by way of ...

Jun 11, 2020

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Researchers identify 'hot spots' for developing lymphatic vessels

When an embryo develops, a wide variety of proteins and enzymes trigger a series of biochemical reactions. The development of the lymphatic vasculature is crucially dependent on one specific protein—the growth factor VEGF-C. ...

Jun 11, 2020

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COVID-19 triage decisions should 'ignore life-years saved,' writes bioethicist in Medical Care

How do we decide which patients with COVID-19 should get priority for lifesaving ventilators and ICU beds? Writing in the July issue of Medical Care, a prominent bioethicist argues that COVID-19 triage strategies should focus ...

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