Archive: 18/02/2020

Study supports new approach for treating cerebral malaria

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found evidence that specific immune cells may play a key role in the devastating effects of cerebral malaria, a severe form of malaria that mainly affects young children. The ...

Feb 18, 2020

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Elder-friendly care after emergency surgery greatly improves outcomes for older patients

Tailoring care for older patients who have had emergency surgery can reduce complications and deaths, decrease the length of hospital stays and cut down on the need for alternate care at discharge, according to a new study ...

Feb 18, 2020

Researchers create, test AI to improve EKG testing for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

An approach based on artificial intelligence (AI) may allow EKGs to be used to screen for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the future. With hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the heart walls become thick and may interfere with the ...

Feb 18, 2020

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Tulane math professor leads effort to map spread of coronavirus

James "Mac" Hyman, the Evelyn and John G. Phillips Distinguished Professor in Mathematics at Tulane University, is using mathematical models to better understand and predict the spread of COVID-19 and to quantify the effectiveness ...

Feb 18, 2020

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Russia bans Chinese citizens over virus concerns: agencies

Russia on Tuesday said it would ban all Chinese citizens from entering its territory from February 20, in a drastic measure against the spread of the new coronavirus, local news agencies said.

Feb 18, 2020

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Community LGBTQ supportiveness may reduce substance use among sexual minority adolescents

A new research study provides novel insights into community-level predictors of lifetime substance use among a sample of 2678 sexual minority adolescents. Community LGBTQ supportiveness was found to be associated with lower ...

Feb 18, 2020

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Study suggests later school start times reduce car crashes, improve teen safety

A study published online as an accepted paper in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that later school start times were associated with a significant drop in vehicle accidents involving teen drivers.

Feb 18, 2020

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Readmission risk increases for elderly patients with geriatric-specific characteristics

Researchers have examined new geriatric-specific characteristics that appear to raise the risk of elderly surgical patients having an unplanned hospital readmission within a month of initially leaving the hospital. The new ...

Feb 18, 2020

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Number of people with dementia is set to double by 2050, according to new report

Today, at a European Parliament lunch debate hosted by Christophe Hansen MEP (Luxembourg), Alzheimer Europe launched a new report presenting the findings of its collaborative analysis of recent prevalence studies and setting ...

Feb 18, 2020

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Hospitals with internationally trained nurses have more stable, educated nursing workforces

Having more nurses trained outside of the United States working on a hospital unit does not hurt collaboration among healthcare professionals and may result in a more educated and stable nursing workforce, finds a new study ...

Feb 18, 2020

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