Archive: 03/06/2019

Law backs doctors who prescribe opioids to the dying

Some doctors fear litigation and professional ruin if they are seen to have overprescribed opioids to terminally ill patients, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

Jun 3, 2019

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New drug therapy slows spread of pancreatic cancer: study

For people diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, the outlook is about as grim as it gets: the average patient won't live longer than a year.

Jun 3, 2019

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Bid to beat superbugs boosted by immune defence discovery

The fight against superbugs could be helped by the discovery of a potential therapy based on the body's natural immune defences.

Jun 3, 2019

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Countries' essential medicines lists vary greatly from one another and WHO's model list

Countries' essential medicines lists vary from one another and from the World Health Organization's (WHO) model list, pointing to a potential need for greater care in selecting medicines that best meet the health care priorities ...

Jun 3, 2019

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Coffee not as bad for heart and circulatory system as previously thought

Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us a reason to sleep easy knowing that the popular drink isn't as bad for our arteries as some previous studies would suggest.

Jun 3, 2019

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No increase in deaths from cardiac arrests at the weekend

People admitted to NHS hospitals with a cardiac arrest over the weekend do not face a higher risk of dying compared to those admitted during the week, according to new research presented today at the British Cardiovascular ...

Jun 3, 2019

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Only one in five doctors aware of patient feedback about their care online, survey reveals

Around one in five doctors are aware of patient feedback about themselves on review and ratings websites, according to a new survey of health professionals.

Jun 3, 2019

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Industry uses non-profit organisation to campaign against public health policies

A new study shows how a non-profit research organisation has been deployed by its backers from major food and beverage corporations to push industry-favourable positions to policy makers and international bodies under the ...

Jun 3, 2019

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High body fat (but not BMI itself) linked to four-fold increase in mortality risk after heart bypass surgery

New research presented at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Vienna, Austria (1-3 June) shows that mortality in patients who had undergone heart bypass surgery was over 4 times higher in individuals with a high body ...

Jun 3, 2019

Using facial recognition technology to continuously monitor patient safety in the ICU

A team of Japanese scientists has used facial recognition technology to develop an automated system that can predict when patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are at high risk of unsafe behaviour such as accidentally ...

Jun 3, 2019

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