Cardiology
Reducing stroke risk in children with severe heart failure
Hospitals across the country are teaming up to improve outcomes in kids who need mechanical heart pumps for congenital heart disease or heart failure.
Jun 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
California skilled nursing facility reports infection prevention improvements amid pandemic
A skilled nursing facility (SNF) embedded within a California hospital improved hand hygiene rates and compliance with critical infection prevention practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a result of hiring a full-time, ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Medications
Why opting out of opioids can be dangerous in the operating room
Currently, patients in seven states can tell their physicians they don't want to be treated with opioids in any health care setting, even during surgery. While unnecessary opioid exposure is a big reason behind the opioid ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Health
New survey illustrates challenges associated with healthcare environmental hygiene in facilities worldwide
A global, pilot study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), provides the first, quantified overview of the strengths and challenges associated with healthcare environmental hygiene (HEH) practices ...
May 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New guideline for low-risk, recurrent abdominal pain in the emergency department
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) is pleased to announce the release of its second publication in a series of Guidelines for Reasonable and Appropriate Care in the Emergency Department (GRACE-2). The article ...
May 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pressures on Euro 2020 hosts led to less effective COVID-19 measures, study finds
Measures designed to reduce transmission of COVID-19 at Euro 2020 matches may not have been as effective due to the multiple pressures faced by host cities, a new study has found.
Apr 28, 2022
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Gastroenterology
New recommendations for harmartomatous polyposis syndrome
Gastrointestinal hamartomatous polyposis syndromes are rare, hereditary disorders associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. The U.S. Multisociety Task Force on Colorectal Cancer has released new guidance for ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
New approach to advance care planning preferred by Canadian long-term care residents
Researchers have developed a better way to support end-of-life planning in long-term care homes, according to a recent study.
Apr 26, 2022
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Medical research
More than half of clinical trials do not report race/ethnicity data
Clinical trials represent one the largest investments of collective resources in science. These studies, which recruit participants and rigorously evaluate new interventions and therapeutics, aim to advance scientific knowledge ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biden makes national push for long COVID research
President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a new national push to research the nature and impact of long COVID, a constellation of sometimes debilitating symptoms that linger long after infection in nearly one-third of Americans.
Apr 6, 2022
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