Archive: 19/02/2020

Help with medication reduces hospital admissions in older patients: study

People aged 65 years and over are less likely to be readmitted to hospital if they are given help with their medication for three months after discharge, new research from the University of Bradford (UK) has found.

Feb 19, 2020

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Rise in global deaths and disability due to lung diseases over past three decades

There has been an increase in deaths and disability due to chronic respiratory (lung) diseases over the past three decades, finds an analysis of data from 195 countries published by The BMJ today.

Feb 19, 2020

Some antibiotics prescribed during pregnancy linked with birth defects

Children of mothers prescribed macrolide antibiotics during early pregnancy are at an increased risk of major birth defects, particularly heart defects, compared with children of mothers prescribed penicillin, finds a study ...

Feb 19, 2020

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Study of civilians with conflict-related wounds helps improve the care in conflict zones

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have carried out the first randomised trial of civilians with acute conflict-related wounds at two hospitals in areas affected by armed conflict. The study, which is published ...

Feb 19, 2020

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Big investment needed to eliminate Hepatitis C in Pakistan could deliver huge health benefits

A large investment of at least US$3.9 billion needed to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO) target for the elimination of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Pakistan could deliver huge benefits in terms of lives saved and ...

Feb 19, 2020

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Childhood eczema cannot be prevented by daily moisturiser use, study finds

Eczema is a very common skin problem affecting around one in five children in the UK. Eczema usually starts in infancy, and a generally dry skin is often one of the first symptoms in babies who go on to develop the condition.

Feb 19, 2020

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Community health worker-led care meaningfully improves blood pressure control in hypertensive patients

Publishing in the New England Journal of Medicine today, an international research collaboration led by Professor Tazeen H. Jafar from the Health Services and Systems Research Programme at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, ...

Feb 19, 2020

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Receiving the news of Down syndrome in the era of prenatal testing

With recent developments in prenatal screening, more parents are expected to receive a Down syndrome diagnosis before the birth of their child, which can involve complex decision-making for many. To understand what such a ...

Feb 19, 2020

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As out-of-pocket costs for neurologic medications rise, people less likely to take them

As out-of-pocket costs go up for drugs for the neurologic disorders Alzheimer's disease, peripheral neuropathy and Parkinson's disease, people are less likely to take the drugs as often as their doctors prescribed, according ...

Feb 19, 2020

Controversy swirls around adipose-derived cell therapies for reparative medicine

Challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's current approach to evaluating and approving adipose-based cell therapies used in reparative medicine, a group of researchers proposes a new path forward that focuses on ...

Feb 19, 2020

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