About 60 percent of nurses with less than two years' work experience are uncomfortable with performing procedures of higher complexity—such as responding to a critical clinical emergency, performing tracheostomy (a surgically ...
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Myocardial infarction, more commonly known as a heart attack, is a leading cause of death worldwide. Biomarkers called plasma metabolites may play a key role in the physiological pathways involved in myocardial infarctions. ...
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A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) sheds light on the growth of lung function in children. The results show that increased levels of physical activity and a higher body mass index (BMI) ...
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From a young age, people learn the importance of paying attention to the environment around them. Less emphasized is the value of paying attention to their inner environment. Neuroscientists are increasingly studying how ...
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Removal of armpit lymph nodes can leave many breast cancer patients with lingering lymphedema, a painful and unsightly swelling of the arm.
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Midwives are in a prime position to help support pregnant women to stop or cut down on alcohol and other drug use and to improve outcomes for the women and their children.
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A single subcutaneous injection of the investigational drug zilebesiran, when added to existing treatment with a standard antihypertensive medication, reduced systolic blood pressure by between 4 to 12 mmHg on average at ...
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A new 16-week study of 204 adult epilepsy patients found that 98% of participants believe that all patients with epilepsy should have a seizure action plan (SAP), regardless of seizure status.
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It is possible to leave most of the lymph nodes in the armpit, even if one or two of them have metastases larger than two millimeters. This is shown in a trial enrolling women from five countries, led by researchers at Karolinska ...
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Insufficient diversity in clinical trials and other research cohorts is widely recognized as one of American health care's greatest problems and one that continues to skew scientific data and conclusions in ways that disadvantage ...
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