Archive: 25/10/2019

Cleaning plant troubles could lead to hospital tool shortage (Update)

Hospitals could soon face shortages of critical surgical tools because several plants that sterilize the equipment have been shut down, government health officials said Friday.

Oct 25, 2019

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Experts in high-risk pregnancy respond to the published results of the PROLONG trial

The Society for Maternal-Fetal (SMFM) released the following statement in response to the published results of "Progestin's Role in Optimizing Neonatal Gestation," more commonly referred to as the PROLONG trial, which was ...

Oct 25, 2019

Discovery in monkeys could lead to treatment for blindness-causing syndrome

A genetic mutation that leads to a rare, but devastating blindness-causing syndrome has been discovered in monkeys for the first time. The finding offers a promising way to develop gene and cell therapies that could treat ...

Oct 25, 2019

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Can solar technology kill cancer cells?

Scientific breakthroughs don't always happen in labs. For Sophia and Richard Lunt, Michigan State University researchers, many of their breakthroughs happen during neighborhood walks.

Oct 25, 2019

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Empowering pediatricians to reduce preventable firearm injuries and deaths

Lenore Jarvis, M.D., MEd, FAAP, remembers feeling fatigue and frustration when, despite her team's herculean efforts, a 5-year-old died from accidental gunshot wounds. The preschooler had been feeling playful: He surprised ...

Oct 25, 2019

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Decision support tool reduces unneeded referrals of low-risk patients with chest pain

Few events strike more fear in parents than hearing their child's heart "hurts."

Oct 25, 2019

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Get moving: Exercise can help lower older women's fracture risk

(HealthDay)—Older women who get even light exercise, like a daily walk, may lower their risk of suffering a broken hip, a large study suggests.

Oct 25, 2019

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Admissions, deaths for COPD vary by season

(HealthDay)—There is dramatic seasonal variation in rates of admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, according to a study presented at CHEST 2019, the annual meeting of the American College ...

Oct 25, 2019

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CDC: Drugs involved in overdose deaths varied regionally in 2017

(HealthDay)—The drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths in 2017 varied regionally in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication ...

Oct 25, 2019

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One-third of CVD in blacks attributable to hypertension

(HealthDay)—A substantial proportion of cases of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among black individuals are associated with hypertension, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in JAMA Cardiology.

Oct 25, 2019

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