Psychology & Psychiatry
New study maps the development of the 20 most common psychiatric disorders
"Let's see how things go."
Nov 29, 2022
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Surgery
Partnerships between rural hospitals and academic surgery departments can reduce costs
Obtaining surgical care can be a troublesome task for patients in rural areas. Not only is quality care often hours away by car, but rural hospitals commonly face financial difficulties in recruiting and keeping surgeons ...
Oct 26, 2017
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Health
High level of heart attack protein linked to heightened risk of death from any cause
A high level of troponin—a protein normally used to exclude the possibility of a heart attack in patients with chest pain—may signal a heightened risk of death from any cause within the next couple of years, even in the ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Immunology
Unexpected microbiome collapse after admission to intensive care
Potentially harmful microbes overwhelm the healthy gut microbiota in intensive care patients, research has found.
Oct 1, 2019
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Surgery
Study finds racial variation in post-op care after knee replacement surgery
A large study analyzing 107,000 knee replacement surgeries found that African Americans were significantly more likely than white patients to be discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility rather ...
Oct 30, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Addition of zinc may benefit some being treated for COVID-19
(HealthDay)—For hospitalized patients with COVID-19, the addition of zinc sulfate to hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin may improve some outcomes, according to a study not yet peer reviewed and posted on medRxiv.org.
May 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 in combination with hemorrhagic stroke doubles death risk
COVID-19 and hemorrhagic stroke are a deadly combination, increasing the risk of death up to 2.4 times among patients who have this pairing compared to those who only had hemorrhagic strokes, according to a nationwide study ...
Apr 14, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer patients discharged from hospital sooner following preparation for surgery
Cancer patients have a reduced length of hospital stay following a novel approach to improve their fitness for surgery.
Aug 19, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
UT Southwestern geriatric fracture initiatives result in expedited care and shorter hospital stays
A multidisciplinary effort to improve care for older patients who arrive at the emergency room with a hip fracture has decreased the time before they have surgery, shortened hospital stays, and resulted in better follow-up ...
Sep 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stem cell treatment halts MS for some patients
A new study is strengthening the evidence that stem cell transplants can be highly effective for some people with multiple sclerosis—sending the disease into remission for years, and sometimes reversing disability.
Sep 30, 2023
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