Archive: 14/06/2016
Preparing medical students for the 'third science'
Penn State College of Medicine faculty are helping shape the "third science" of medical education by defining what health systems science is and how student perception of it should be addressed in designing curriculum.
Jun 14, 2016
MicroRNA may help control arterial thrombosis
The dangers of arterial thrombosis - the formation of blood clots that can block arteries and cause illness or death - can escalate through a vicious cycle of coagulation and inflammation. But microRNAs - single-stranded, ...
Jun 14, 2016
Blood pressure medications reduce stroke and heart attack in peritoneal dialysis patients
Two classes of blood pressure medications, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), are associated with a 16% lower risk of strokes, heart attacks and death in patients ...
Jun 14, 2016
Migraine as a risk marker for stroke and heart attack
Women who suffer from migraine headaches have a slightly increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease in later life. A team of researchers led by Prof. Tobias Kurth, Head of the Institute of Public Health (IPH) at ...
Jun 14, 2016
Study finds increase in severity of firearm injuries, in-hospital fatality rate
In a study appearing in the June 14 issue of JAMA, Angela Sauaia, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, and colleagues examined patterns of gunshot wound-associated severity and mortality ...
Jun 14, 2016