Neuroscience
Make 2022 your year for a free memory screening
(HealthDay)—When it comes to routine health screenings, resolve to include a memory assessment in 2022.
Jan 3, 2022
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Urinary Tract Infection
Inflammatory disorders
AI improves accuracy of antibiotic selection for UTI treatment
Doctors at Maccabi Healthcare Services have recently begun to work with an AI-based predictive algorithm developed by the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology together with KSM (Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi), the Maccabi Research ...
Jan 3, 2022
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Medications
FDA approves first-in-class treatment for myasthenia gravis
(HealthDay)—Vyvgart (efgartigimod), a neonatal Fc receptor blocker (FcRn), was approved to treat generalized myasthenia gravis in adults who test positive for the anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody, the U.S. Food ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Medical research
Unlocking the cause of UTI-induced delirium
Cedars-Sinai researchers have found that blocking the action of a protein called interleukin 6 (IL-6), part of the immune system, could resolve the delirium that often accompanies urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly ...
Dec 6, 2021
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Medical research
Aspirin could make urinary tract infections worse, suggests zebrafish study
New research by the Centenary Institute suggests that commonly prescribed anticoagulants—medicines, such as aspirin, that help prevent blood clots—may make urinary tract infections (UTIs) more severe.
Nov 16, 2021
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Medical research
Research reveals potential new strategy to combat urinary tract infections
Identifying the dynamic events occurring during urinary tract infections (UTI) has revealed a new potential strategy to combat this condition, considered the most common type of infection. Researchers at Baylor College of ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What you need to know about urinary tract infections
Despite the prevalence of the painful condition, women are fearful and frustrated with limited management options, according to Cedars-Sinai research published in the Journal of Urology.
Oct 1, 2021
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Medical research
Researchers address growing bacterial resistance to carbapenem antibiotics
Enterobacteria such as Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae are dreaded hospital germs that can cause serious intestinal and urinary tract infections. The risk of infection with these pathogens is growing, because they ...
Sep 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 cited in significant increase in healthcare-associated infections in 2020
After years of steady reductions in healthcare-associated infections, significantly higher rates of four out of six routinely tracked infections were observed in U.S. hospitals, according to a Centers for Disease Control ...
Sep 2, 2021
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Surgery
Higher complication rates and adverse events shown when cannabis is used prior to orthopaedic surgeries
According to three studies presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), using cannabis before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) can lead to increased ...
Aug 31, 2021
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