Archive: 28/02/2022

How metabolomics could be the newest addition to a forensic pathologist's toolkit

Determining the cause of death is one of the most crucial and challenging parts of a forensic investigation. Knowing the medical history of the decedent can make this task significantly easier and even help forensic pathologists ...

Feb 28, 2022

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Drug treatment moves closer for fibrosis, the condition behind a third of natural deaths

Fibrosis occurs when permanent scar tissue forms during wound healing and can strike almost any of the body's tissues and organs with devastating consequences. In fact, statistics show that it contributes to at least one-third ...

Feb 28, 2022

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For cancer patients on immunotherapy, harmful gut bacteria might matter more than helpful ones

Melanoma patients receiving therapy that helps their immune system kill cancer cells respond to treatment differently depending on the types of microbes in their gut, and new research suggests the microorganisms hindering ...

Feb 28, 2022

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Take-home antibiotic therapies may improve health outcomes for patients with drug use-associated infective endocarditis

A new modelling study suggests that when patients who inject opioids continue an antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis outside of the hospital, they experience better long-term health outcomes than patients who ...

Feb 28, 2022

There's an uptick in pricing by anesthesiologists: What role do management companies play?

Prices paid to anesthesia practitioners increased after hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers contracted with a physician management company (PMC), and were substantially higher if the PMC received ...

Feb 28, 2022

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Live biotherapeutic product may enhance efficacy of immunotherapy for patients with metastatic kidney cancer

City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, and Osel Inc., a company developing live biotherapeutic products for modulation of the human microbiome, today announced Phase ...

Feb 28, 2022

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Social science missing from Asia's COVID-19 response

Policy-makers should engage more closely with social scientists to understand the socio-economic, cultural and political contexts behind the behaviors we need to change in response to global crises.

Feb 28, 2022

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Mass testing is unsustainable: How future COVID surveillance can be done

Several European countries are drastically reducing the number of COVID tests performed. Sweden has already restricted free tests to healthcare staff, social care workers and clinically vulnerable people, and only if they ...

Feb 28, 2022

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New CDC guidance drops indoor mask recommendation for Boston, much of the country

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday new criteria for the metrics that local jurisdictions use to ease pandemic mitigation measures, such as masking and social distancing.

Feb 28, 2022

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Cell research on rare disease finds new link to inflammation

"How many people actually have this disease?"

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