Health
Are your driving habits pointing to a sleep disorder?
Do you drive with the window open? Sip coffee behind the wheel? Blast the car radio and sing along? Fidget and fuss in the driver's seat?
Jan 18, 2024
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News tagged with doctors
Surgery
Association between metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and mortality in organ transplant recipients
Published in the peer-reviewed journal Transplantation Proceedings, a University of Minnesota Medical School research team found that non-liver solid organ transplant recipient patients who develop metabolic dysfunction-associated ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Medications
Overuse of antifungal skin meds could be driving drug-resistant disease
U.S. doctors are prescribing antifungal creams to patients with skin complaints at rates so high they could be contributing to the rise of drug-resistant infections, new research shows.
Jan 13, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Healthy twins born to woman who was pregnant in each of her two uteruses
When Kelsey Hatcher's twins share their birth story someday, their tale will truly be one in a million.
Dec 31, 2023
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Medical research
Raspberry Pi-based system accurate for detecting facial palsy
A Raspberry Pi device with a digital camera and a deep learning algorithm can detect facial palsy (FP) with high accuracy, according to a study recently published in BioMedInformatics.
Dec 31, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Radiation therapy for cancer pain relief
Patients with cancer have another tool in their toolbox for managing pain. Palliative radiation therapy is an effective option for relieving body aches associated with cancer.
Dec 28, 2023
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Health informatics
Virtual care works best when patients see their own family doctor, study finds
Compared to patients who had a virtual visit with their own family doctor, those who received virtual care from a doctor outside of their family care team were 66% more likely to visit the emergency department within seven ...
Dec 27, 2023
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Health
Hospital doctors in England start longest strike yet over pay
Hospital doctors in England hit out Wednesday at a perceived "brain drain" from the country's state-funded National Health Service (NHS), as they began their longest strike action yet in a protracted pay battle.
Dec 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID likely paralyzed a teen's vocal cords, doctors say
COVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl's vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says.
Dec 19, 2023
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Medications
How to determine medication dosages for premature babies
Premature babies almost always require treatment with medication. Doctors usually determine the dosages based on data from children who were not born prematurely, while preterm infants often develop differently. Medication ...
Dec 19, 2023
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