Archive: 03/06/2017
Enhanced test for urinary tract infections detects more bacteria than standard test
One of the primary ways physicians diagnose urinary tract infections is with a test that detects bacteria in urine.
Jun 3, 2017
Frailer patients at much greater risk of institutional care and death after discharge from hospital
Independent of age, frail patients are almost twice as likely to die in the year following admission to critical care, and even more likely to need nursing home care after discharge from hospital, compared with patients who ...
Jun 3, 2017
International variation on definition of brain death must be cleared up to restore public confidence
A session at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva, Switzerland (3-5 June) will focus on the international variation in the definition of death, which experts say must be cleared up to restore both public and professional ...
Jun 3, 2017