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20/01/2024

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Study shows a computerized decision support system reduces high-risk drug combinations in ICU patients

A multicenter study led by Amsterdam UMC and conducted in nine Dutch Intensive Care Units (ICUs) has shown that tailoring a computerized decision support system (CDSS) to the ICU environment significantly reduced the number ...

Jan 20, 2024

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Measles is most infectious disease known to science. Adults should consider getting another MMR vaccine

Imagine a disease more infectious than any other known to medical science, that would kill 2.6 million young children every year and leave millions more with deafness and even brain damage. It sounds like something from pandemic ...

Jan 20, 2024

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Hospital discharge practices could improve health of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

The chronic lung disease bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) affects a significant number of infants who were born early and have underdeveloped lungs. They typically require lengthy specialized care in a neonatal intensive ...

Jan 20, 2024

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Netflix's 'You Are What You Eat' uses a twin study. Why studying twins is so important for science

A new Netflix documentary, "You Are What You Eat," showcases sets of identical twins as they adopt different diets. For eight weeks one twin follows a vegan diet while the other one follows an omnivorous diet. The experiment ...

Jan 20, 2024

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Check your 'fun parts': What a new sexual health campaign for young Aussies gets right and wrong

The Australian government recently launched a new campaign, Beforeplay, to promote better sexual health among young people.

Jan 20, 2024

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California officials warn people to not eat raw oysters from Mexico which may be linked to norovirus

Health officials in Southern California are warning people to avoid eating raw oysters from parts of Mexico after more than 200 people recently fell ill with suspected cases of norovirus.

Jan 20, 2024

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Liver can generate palmitic acid to maintain brain health, study suggests

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that palmitic acid, one of the most common fats in human milk, meats, and dairy products, is made by the liver and sent to the developing brain when it's low in the diet.

Jan 20, 2024

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Study identifies new PD-1 immune checkpoint mechanism promoting Merkel cell carcinoma growth

Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) is an important target for immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies that block its signaling and boost T-cell activity. PD-1 inhibitors have been approved for treating various types of cancer.

Jan 20, 2024

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Diagnostic accuracy high in emergency departments

Diagnostic accuracy is high in the emergency department, with about 5.7 percent of patients misdiagnosed, according to a report published Dec. 15 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Jan 20, 2024

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