Medical research
Health research overlooks important differences between sexes
You might be surprised to learn how rarely health research accounts for the fact that male and female bodies are different.
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Ophthalmology
Gardener's itchy eye turns out to be maggot larvae infestation
A team of doctors at University Hospital of Saint-Etienne in France recently found that the source of an itchy eye reported by a gardener who turned up at their emergency department was due to the presence of maggot larvae ...
Health
L.A.'s injury rate from e-scooters may exceed national rate for motorcycles
For a recent six-year period, the injury rate for riders of electric scooters in one section of Los Angeles was higher than the national rates for riders of motorcycles, bicycles and cars, and pedestrians, new UCLA research ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Neuroscience
Experimental depression treatment is nearly 80% effective in controlled study
A new type of magnetic brain stimulation brought rapid remission to almost 80% of participants with severe depression in a study conducted at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Nov 1, 2021
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Health informatics
AI-enhanced system enables doctors to spend less time searching for clinical information and more time treating patients
Electronic health records have been widely adopted with the hope they would save time and improve the quality of patient care. But due to fragmented interfaces and tedious data entry procedures, physicians often spend more ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Health
Emoji are proposed as a powerful way for patients and doctors to communicate
Emoji, that universal lexicon of colorful and clever symbols meant to replace the written and spoken word, could be a valuable tool in the field of medicine, allowing patients to better communicate symptoms, concerns, and ...
Sep 7, 2021
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Addiction
ED-administered high-dose buprenorphine may enhance opioid use disorder treatment outcomes
High-dose buprenorphine therapy, provided under emergency department care, is safe and well tolerated in people with opioid use disorder experiencing opioid withdrawal symptoms, according to a study supported by the National ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Health informatics
The (robotic) doctor will see you now
In the era of social distancing, using robots for some health care interactions is a promising way to reduce in-person contact between health care workers and sick patients. However, a key question that needs to be answered ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Diabetes
Kidney injury in diabetic ketoacidosis linked to brain injury
Researchers from a consortium of hospitals including Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified factors that make children with diabetic ketoacidosis more likely to experience acute kidney injury. Analyzing ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Potential COVID-19 diagnosis with a non-invasive breath test that provides almost instant results
Initial findings from a new study led by Loughborough University—published by The Lancet—has shown how COVID-19 can be detected via a non-invasive breath test, providing almost instant results.
Oct 28, 2020
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