Archive: 21/04/2016
Mortality rates improve among kids and young adults in the US, especially in poor counties
Recent studies of mortality trends paint a gloomy picture for many middle-aged and older Americans, but a new study focused on children reveals a more optimistic future.
Apr 21, 2016
Identification of therapeutic targets in multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological cancer that frequently acquires resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. Additionally, many patients experience disease relapse, but these patients are difficult to treat as the cancer ...
Apr 21, 2016
Missed nursing care may contribute to racial disparities in rehospitalizations after AMI
Why are black older adults at higher risk of repeat hospital admission after a heart attack? Treatment at hospitals with higher rates of missed nursing care may be a contributing factor, reports a study in the May issue of ...
Apr 21, 2016
Study finds machine learning as good as humans' in cancer surveillance
Machine learning has come of age in public health reporting according to researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. ...
Apr 21, 2016