Archive: 31/01/2019
French court backs doctors in right-to-die case
A French court on Thursday upheld a decision by doctors to withdraw life support for a man kept alive in a vegetative state for a decade, after the latest legal challenge by the patient's parents in a divisive right-to-die ...
Jan 31, 2019
Medical experts restore movement and autonomic function in patients with complete paralysis
There are more than 290,000 people estimated to be living in the United States with a spinal cord injury. Previously, it has been shown that it is possible to restore some function to young and healthy patients within a few ...
Jan 31, 2019
Survivors of a firearm injury at risk for subsequent hospitalizations
Ten percent of firearm injury survivors will be readmitted to the hospital for further treatment within 90 days of their original injuries.
Jan 31, 2019
For older people, medications are common; AGS Beers Criteria aims to make them appropriate, too
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled its latest update to one of geriatrics' most frequently cited reference tools: The AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. With ...
Jan 31, 2019