Archive: 18/04/2018

Spouses can boost early detection for melanoma patients

There's an extra bonus to marriage for melanoma patients: They tend to be diagnosed in earlier more treatable stages than patients who are unmarried, widowed or divorced, a new study says.

Apr 18, 2018

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'Life support' for transplant livers better than freezing: study

Keeping transplant livers on "life support" at body temperature preserves them better than the prevailing method of near-freezing, and could reduce the number of donor organs thrown away, a study said Wednesday.

Apr 18, 2018

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Obesity linked with higher chance of developing rapid, irregular heart rate

People with obesity are more likely to develop a rapid and irregular heart rate, called atrial fibrillation, which can lead to stroke, heart failure and other complications, according to Penn State researchers.

Apr 18, 2018

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Transplanted livers help body defend against organ rejection, study finds

For decades, transplant experts have observed that liver transplant recipients often need less anti-rejection medication, known as immunosuppressive drugs, than recipients of other solid organs. Similarly, when patients receive ...

Apr 18, 2018

Study suggests we can recognize speakers only from how faces move when talking

Results of a new study by cognitive psychologist and speech scientist Alexandra Jesse and her linguistics undergraduate student Michael Bartoli at the University of Massachusetts Amherst should help to settle a long-standing ...

Apr 18, 2018

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A molecular atlas of calcific aortic valve disease

Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) - a disease that leaves the aortic valve stiff and calcified, preventing blood flow from the heart into the aorta - affects one quarter of the U.S. population aged 65 and over. There is ...

Apr 18, 2018

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Many European countries are not ready to stop viral hepatitis

Many European countries lack a comprehensive policy to eliminate viral hepatitis as a major public health threat, according to a patient group-based survey implemented in 25 countries. The Hep-CORE study was coordinated by ...

Apr 18, 2018

Ebola media coverage impacted how the public perceived the disease and survivors

In 2014, the United States saw fatal cases of Ebola for the first time. The disease had been mostly contained to West Africa, and U.S. media coverage of the disease in the past had been limited. Now, researchers at the University ...

Apr 18, 2018

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Study: Wide distribution of naloxone can slash overdose deaths during epidemics

A new study in The Lancet Public Health shows the rapid expansion of British Columbia's Take Home Naloxone program significantly reduced the number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in 2016.

Apr 18, 2018

Key workflow interruptions in emergency departments identified, findings could lead to increased efficiencies

Interruptions in workflow, such as a phone call while working on another task, or when a colleague stops by for a chat, can lead to inefficiencies in the workplace. For nurses working in emergency departments, those interruptions ...

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Archive: 18/04/2018

Spouses can boost early detection for melanoma patients

'Life support' for transplant livers better than freezing: study

Obesity linked with higher chance of developing rapid, irregular heart rate

Transplanted livers help body defend against organ rejection, study finds

Study suggests we can recognize speakers only from how faces move when talking

A molecular atlas of calcific aortic valve disease

Many European countries are not ready to stop viral hepatitis

Ebola media coverage impacted how the public perceived the disease and survivors

Study: Wide distribution of naloxone can slash overdose deaths during epidemics

Key workflow interruptions in emergency departments identified, findings could lead to increased efficiencies

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