Archive: 15/05/2020

Radiologists detail COVID-19 infection controla and radiographer protection in CT exam areas

In an open-access article published ahead-of-print by the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a team of Chinese radiologists discussed modifications to the CT examination process and strict disinfection of examination ...

May 15, 2020

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Blood clotting abnormalities reveal COVID-19 patients at risk for thrombotic events

When researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, used a combination of two specific blood-clotting tests, they found critically ill patients infected with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...

May 15, 2020

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Ten-year results display strong safety and efficacy profile for TPV device

Ten-year follow-up results of the U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Trial of the Melody transcatheter pulmonary valve (TPV) were presented today during the SCAI 2020 Scientific Sessions Virtual Conference. Findings ...

May 15, 2020

For young health care worker, stroke 'Didn't even occur to me'

An agonizing headache jolted Whitney Spotts awake in the middle of the night.

May 15, 2020

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Heart attacks, heart failure, stroke: COVID-19's dangerous cardiovascular complications

COVID-19 can cause serious cardiovascular complications including heart failure, heart attacks and blood clots that can lead to strokes, emergency medicine doctors report in a new scientific paper. They also caution that ...

May 15, 2020

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Chemists develop foolproof new test to track the fats we eat

A team of researchers at McMaster University has developed a reliable and accurate blood test to track individual fat intake, a tool that could guide public health policy on healthy eating.

May 15, 2020

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Using telehealth to transition diabetes inpatients to virtual care during COVID-19

Data collected over a 15-week period showed that using virtual care to manage diabetes patients in the hospital does not have a negative impact on their glycemic outcomes. This study, aimed at reducing provider and patient ...

May 15, 2020

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Treatment guidance for lung cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lung cancer patients are at heightened risk for COVID-19 and the reported high mortality rate among lung cancer patients with COVID-19 has given pause to oncologists who are faced with patients with not one, but two severe, ...

May 15, 2020

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Mortality rates hint at even higher coronavirus death toll

The coronavirus has now taken 300,000 lives globally, according to official figures. But depending on the way deaths are counted, the real human cost could be far greater.

May 15, 2020

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Slovenia opens borders after declaring epidemic over

Slovenia opened its borders on Friday after declaring an end to its coronavirus epidemic, despite new infections still being reported.

May 15, 2020

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