For patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), lower eosinophil counts are associated with increased in-hospital mortality, according to a ...
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A prospective study conducted at Avicenna University Hospital (Cadi Ayyad University) suggests that the plethysmographic perfusion index (PPI), a noninvasive parameter derived from pulse oximetry, can help identify fluid ...
Oct 22, 2025
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The technique sounds so outlandish that it won an IgNobel prize in 2024. But the science behind rescuing people with blocked airways and clogged lungs by rectally delivering oxygen to the body is no joke.
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Patients placed on mechanical ventilation are commonly put under deep sedation, to ease the stress and discomfort of having a machine breathe for them.
Oct 16, 2025
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While our immune systems typically do a great job containing pathogens and clearing infections, they can occasionally overreact. When the immune response to infection becomes excessive, it causes rapid, widespread organ damage ...
Oct 16, 2025
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Boston Children's Hospital, along with Broad Clinical Labs and Roche Sequencing Solutions, has demonstrated that rapid genomic sequencing and interpretation are achievable in a matter of hours. This milestone not only sets ...
Oct 15, 2025
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Sepsis remains one of the leading causes of mortality in hospitalized patients worldwide, and innovative therapeutic strategies are urgently needed.
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A multi-center randomized controlled trial with critically ill adults aged 50 years and older admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) found that twice-daily slow-tempo music (60 to 80 beats per minute) did not shorten the ...
Oct 13, 2025
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Sepsis, or infection causing life-threatening organ dysfunction, is a leading cause of death in children worldwide. In efforts to prevent this rare but critical condition, researchers developed and validated AI models that ...
Oct 13, 2025
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In the fall of 2022, hospitals across the U.S. saw a severe spike in cases of influenza, SARS-CoV-2, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a phenomenon that became known as the "tripledemic."
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