Screening for atrial fibrillation should be integrated into flu vaccination and cancer screening programs, according to a survey of GPs conducted by the AFFECT-EU project and presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress ...
Apr 4, 2022
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A new short course of treatment for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis is as effective at preventing deaths as the current longer recommended regimen but causes far fewer serious side effects, according to research in ...
Mar 24, 2022
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The loss or change in a person's sense of taste and smell is something that can happen to people who have had COVID-19. It's a common symptom with other viruses, including influenza, but it's happening at a much larger magnitude ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Hospitals and health systems are experiencing severe shortages of pharmacy technicians, with a majority of pharmacy administrators in a recent survey reporting turnover rates of at least 21% in 2021, and nearly 1 in 10 noting ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have successfully leveraged an FDA-approved drug to halt growth of tumors driven by mutations in the RAS gene, which are famously difficult to treat and account ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered functional links between dozens of potassium channel gene variants and neonatal epilepsy, according to a study published in JCI Insight.
Mar 7, 2022
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Turnover of primary care physicians (PCPs) is costly, resulting in about $979 million in excess health care expenditures per year, and a considerable proportion of this spending is attributable to PCP burnout-related turnover, ...
Mar 6, 2022
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It's well known that getting a good night's sleep becomes more difficult as we age, but the underlying biology for why this happens has remained poorly understood.
Feb 24, 2022
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Blood transfusions are life-saving, but blood banks often face shortages.
Feb 23, 2022
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If you've been told you have the heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), you need to take it seriously, an expert emphasizes.
Feb 22, 2022
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