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A 13-second eye test may help predict recovery of consciousness after severe brain injury
A simple bedside eye test may help predict recovery of consciousness in patients with severe brain injuries, according to new research presented at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress 2026.
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Biomarkers could help identify ICU patients at risk of chronic critical illness
New research, published in The Journal of Immunology, identifies biomarkers of a distinct immune profile that could be used to identify patients at risk for chronic critical illness (CCI) on admission to the intensive care ...
Jun 25, 2026
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Leveraging AI can reduce time and resources in how physicians approach sepsis care
In a new clinical study from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, researchers and physicians at UC San Diego Health have found that by utilizing artificial intelligence (AI), they could develop more ...
Jun 25, 2026
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Discovery of 3 severe pneumonia subtypes could lead to tailored treatments
Cambridge researchers have shown that severe pneumonia has three different subtypes, helping explain why some patients in intensive care units (ICUs) recover from their illness faster than others, while for other patients ...
Jun 23, 2026
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AI vital signs system outperforms fixed-threshold ICU monitoring
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence-based patient monitoring system they say can identify signs of clinical deterioration earlier and more accurately than existing approaches. The system could help hospital ...
Jun 17, 2026
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Remote monitoring alone fails to reduce readmissions for sepsis, trial finds
Remote monitoring isn't a panacea for reducing readmissions across all conditions—and for some patients, clinicians should proceed with caution, clinical trial results published in JAMA Network Open suggest.
Jun 11, 2026
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New clinical AI learns when to be confident and when to hold back
Combining clinical expertise and experience with the vast and ever-increasing knowledge of artificial intelligence has the potential to transform health care by providing earlier diagnoses and predicting outcomes. However, ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Time-slip in AI sepsis models may inflate results, risking under- or overtreatment
AI is already boosting positive outcomes in health care and holds promise for delivering many more. It is important, however, that deployment of AI tools—especially in a life-or-death health care setting—proceeds at a thoughtful ...
Jun 5, 2026
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Two common IV fluids perform equally well for treating septic shock in kids
A randomized clinical trial conducted across five countries in 47 pediatric emergency departments, including Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, established that both commonly used IV fluids for treating ...
Jun 5, 2026
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Real-time brain monitor detects infections earlier
A research team led by the University of Waterloo has created a new monitoring system to save lives and significantly reduce health-care costs in brain-injury cases through the early detection of infections in intensive care ...
Jun 2, 2026
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Teamwork, technology streamline feeding tube placement
Inova, the leading nonprofit health system in the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, developed a novel dietitian-led program for the bedside placement of feeding tubes for critically ill patients. The ...
Jun 1, 2026
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Review exposes major inequalities in outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in intensive care units
A scientific review published in the NEJM Evidence journal, coordinated by the D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), evaluated outcomes of adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) admitted to intensive care ...
May 27, 2026
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Studies expose hidden toll of trauma recovery in NZ
Researchers from the University of Otago—Faculty of Medicine—Christchurch Ōtautahi are calling for improved long-term psychological support for survivors of major trauma after landmark studies reveal many patients in Aotearoa ...
May 27, 2026
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Sedative choice in pediatric intensive care may influence long-term neurocognitive outcomes
A new Penn Nursing study suggests that the specific sedatives used during critical illness in early childhood may have long-term implications for a child's neurocognitive development. Martha A.Q. Curley, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ...
May 19, 2026
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Clinical trial of online rehabilitation at home offers hope of better recovery for intensive care survivors
A UK-wide trial, managed by Warwick Medical School, finds that online rehabilitation at home can meaningfully improve quality of life for some intensive care survivors. The iRehab Trial tested an online rehabilitation program ...
May 19, 2026
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New smart technology in wearable wristband may detect cardiac arrest
A smart-technology wearable wristband device may be able to automatically detect cardiac arrest, which could lead to faster medical assistance and increased survival odds when cardiac arrest occurs outside of a hospital, ...
May 19, 2026
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Clinical trial points to safer care for critically ill patients in ICUs
A B.C.-led clinical research team is behind a study that could help improve care for critically ill patients in intensive care units worldwide. Researchers from Royal Columbian Hospital and Simon Fraser University have published ...
May 19, 2026
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AI-powered CPR coach outperforms 911 dispatchers in guiding bystander resuscitation
A new study from scientists at the University of California San Diego in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, and other institutions, demonstrates that an artificial ...
May 18, 2026
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Prehospital trauma care gets flexible option as whole blood matches components in nationwide trial
Giving whole blood or the component parts of blood are equally effective options for paramedics and emergency medical technicians to use in treating patients with severe, traumatic bleeding before arriving at the hospital, ...
May 18, 2026
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French hantavirus patient is critically ill and on an artificial lung as outbreak grows to 11
A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung, a doctor at the Paris hospital caring for the sickened passenger said Tuesday. The outbreak ...
May 13, 2026
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FDA approves early warning system for sepsis
An early warning system for sepsis, one of the deadliest infections for hospital patients, has been approved for use by the FDA, one of the first AI-based medical tools to get clearance. The tool, developed by Johns Hopkins ...
May 12, 2026
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Study identifies post-extubation pneumonia as a distinct condition after surgery and determines key risk factors
A Hiroshima University study of more than 31,000 patients found that pneumonia occurred more often after breathing tubes were removed than during ventilation, with most cases developing within a 1–2 week window after surgery. ...
May 7, 2026
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Q&A: Investigating the body's clotting system for severe bleeding after trauma
Severe bleeding after trauma can rapidly become life-threatening. In a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet, Marcus Wannberg examines how the body's coagulation system begins to fail early after injury, which injuries ...
May 6, 2026
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First-ever freeze-dried artificial platelets are shelf-stable and portable—a major advance for field medicine
Platelets, which allow blood to clot, can save patients in danger of bleeding to death from traumatic injuries. But donated platelets can only be given to patients in a hospital and last only a few days at room temperature ...
Apr 28, 2026
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Noninvasive skull sensor prevents brain injuries in critically ill ICU patients
In neurological intensive care, it is understood that the brain cannot wait. As the most sensitive organ in the human body, it can sustain irreversible damage after just a few minutes of severe hypoxia. By comparison, a muscle ...
Apr 27, 2026
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