Archive: 06/02/2015
Hospital crisis stokes anger in pre-election Britain
The protest tents are being taken down but resentment burns on in Stafford, where the hospital is a notorious example of a healthcare crisis roiling Britain ahead of May's general election.
Feb 6, 2015
Cell signaling pathway goes awry in common pediatric brain tumor
A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers links a well-known cell communication pathway called Notch to one of the most common—but overall still rare—brain tumors found in children.
Feb 6, 2015
After hospital discharge, deadly heart risks can remain for up to a year
In the month following an older heart patient's hospital discharge, there is a one in five risk of rehospitalization or death, but little is known about how these risks change over time. A new study by Yale School of Medicine ...
Feb 6, 2015
Women with type 1 diabetes at significantly higher risk of dying compared with men
Women with type 1 diabetes face a 40% increased excess risk of death from all causes, and have more than twice the risk of dying from heart disease, compared to men with type 1 diabetes, a large meta-analysis involving more ...
Feb 6, 2015