Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?
Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?
Sep 23, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
COVID-19 mortality rates in people with cancer not showing same reduction as those with no history of cancer
A large prospective study of COVID-19 outcomes in people with a history of cancer has found that hospital mortality rates do not appear to have reduced over time, unlike those for people with no history of cancer.
Sep 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
40 simple steps to reduce deaths from critical illness
Critical illness results in millions of deaths globally every year, many of which could be avoided with basic, life-saving care. Now, a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet outlines a baseline bundle of care ...
Sep 21, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Intervention for early cancer screening in patients with mental illness
Cancer is a leading cause of mortality in patients with mental illnesses. Although individuals with mental illnesses are equally vulnerable to cancer as the general population, they are at a much higher risk of cancer-related ...
Aug 23, 2021
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Medical research
Distance from hospital impacts cancer diagnosis, survival in young adults
Adolescents and young adults living in rural versus metropolitan U.S. counties and those living farther from the hospital where they were diagnosed are more likely to be detected at a later cancer stage, when it is generally ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Cardiology
'Modest' increase in heart attack hospitalization rates after years of decline
The burden of hospital admission rates due to heart attacks (myocardial infarctions) in England rose between 2012 and 2016, despite decades of falling rates, suggests new research published in the Journal of Epidemiology ...
Jul 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
High-tech toilets could spread antibiotic-resistant superbugs in hospitals, Japanese study suggests
Water-jet nozzles in electric toilets—commonly used in Japan and other parts of Asia—may be reservoirs for multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRP) in hospitals, increasing the risk of dangerous germ transmission ...
Jul 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Higher COVID-19 mortality among Black patients linked to unequal hospital quality
The COVID-19 death rate for Black patients would be 10 percent lower if they had access to the same hospitals as white patients, a new study shows. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recent increase seen in COVID-19-linked hospitalization for teens
COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates increased recently for adolescents, and a considerable proportion of those hospitalized were admitted to the intensive care unit, according to research published in the June 4 early-release ...
Jun 8, 2021
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Medical research
Vaccination, NPI compliance needed to prevent COVID-19 surges
To prevent surges in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, high vaccination rates and compliance with nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are needed, according to research published in the May 5 early-release issue ...
May 7, 2021
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