Archive: 12/06/2023

Electronic sharing of prescription medicines information would make patients safer, study shows

The number of medication errors occurring when people go into, or leave hospital, would reduce by 40% from 1.8 million to 1.1 million if information about medicines could be shared more easily electronically, University of ...

Jun 12, 2023

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Millions of patients do not have full recovery of smell or taste senses after COVID infection, study finds

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients experienced a loss of taste and smell during and after being infected with SARS-CoV-2. A retrospective study by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, a member of the Mass General ...

Jun 12, 2023

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Woman declared dead in Ecuador revives during her wake; health authorities investigate

A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador astonished her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake, and the incident has prompted a government investigation into the hospital.

Jun 12, 2023

Small, specific subpopulations of hypothalamic neurons play a major role in regulating the thyroid system

Regulation of thyroid hormone (TH) levels is a complex multilevel phenomenon. The paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus (the region of the brain that controls the involuntary nervous system) has been identified ...

Jun 12, 2023

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Cancer experts warn about wave of HPV-related cancers in adults

Experts are concerned about rapidly rising rates of HPV-related throat and mouth cancers, noting that if this trend continues, they could quickly be among the most common forms of cancer in adults between ages 45 and 65.

Jun 12, 2023

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New computerized training approach found to significantly reduce ADHD symptoms in 1 in 3 participants

Computerized Progressive Attention Training (CPAT), a new treatment developed at Tel Aviv University, significantly improved the symptoms of 33 percent of students suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ...

Jun 12, 2023

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'Choosing Wisely' interventions can reduce antibiotic overuse at safety-net hospitals

A statewide pay-for-performance intervention based on a set of guidelines called Choosing Wisely reduced rates of inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions to treat acute respiratory tract infections by an average of 18 percentage ...

Jun 12, 2023

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Without key extracellular protein, neuronal axons break and synaptic connections fall apart: Study

Perhaps the most obvious feature of a neuron is the long branch called an axon that ventures far from the cell body to connect with other neurons or muscles. If that long, thin projection ever seems like it could be vulnerable, ...

Jun 12, 2023

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Study seeks to raise awareness for leading non-genetic cause of infant hearing loss

Two years ago, Michelle Zappas, director of the Department of Nursing at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, noticed developmental delays and language regression in her two-year-old daughter Margot. Her little ...

Jun 12, 2023

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New study links contraceptive pills and depression

In a global perspective, depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability. More than 264 million people are affected and at least 25 percent of all women and 15 percent of all men experience a depression that ...

Jun 12, 2023

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