Archive: 12/04/2019

Study suggests the majority of tourniquets used in medical procedures are contaminated

New research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Amsterdam, Netherlands (13-16 April) shows that a majority of tourniquets inspected contained microbes which ...

Apr 12, 2019

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Privacy curtains could be reservoir of deadly bacteria: study

Hard-to-clean privacy curtains in hospitals and nursing homes worldwide may be contaminated with deadly drug-resistant bugs, according to findings to be presented Saturday at an infectious diseases conference.

Apr 12, 2019

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Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir is effective and well tolerated in individuals with hepatitis C

Two large 'real-world' studies conducted in Germany and the USA have confirmed the high rates of sustained virological response (SVR) observed in controlled clinical studies of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (G/P) involving individuals ...

Apr 12, 2019

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Despite years of progress, many african countries have wide variation in vaccine coverage

Many African nations have made substantial progress in vaccinating children against life-threatening diseases, however, within countries wide discrepancies remain, according to a new scientific study.

Apr 12, 2019

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Anesthesia sends neurons down the wrong path in unborn rat babies

While there has long been discussion whether exposure to anesthesia affects brain development, new Rush University Medical Center research published in the journal Cerebral Cortex describes how prenatal anesthesia in rats ...

Apr 12, 2019

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Researchers call for rethink of external NHS inspections amid questions of effectiveness

Researchers at the University of York have shown that costly external NHS hospital inspections are not associated with improvements in quality of care.

Apr 12, 2019

Diesel exhaust filtered of its tiny particles may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment

Air pollution from diesel engines may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more when tiny particles are filtered from the exhaust than when they are not, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic ...

Apr 12, 2019

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Columbia experience could help reduce UK knife crime and street violence

A leading public health expert says the UK should learn lessons from systematic violence reduction work in Cali, Columbia to tackle rising rates of knife crime on British streets. The work in Columbia resulted in significant ...

Apr 12, 2019

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