Injured women are half as likely as men to receive the life-saving drug tranexamic acid (TXA) even though the treatment is equally effective regardless of sex, according to new research in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.
May 19, 2022
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Hospitalized children covered by Medicaid who reside in the poorest neighborhoods are at increased risk of being admitted to the hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and of dying while there, according to research ...
May 17, 2022
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A just-published study provides previously unknown answers about which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are most likely to need mechanical ventilation or to die.
Apr 28, 2022
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A new review of the evidence suggests 52% of the global population are affected by a headache disorder every year, with 14% reporting migraines. The review is published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
Apr 12, 2022
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Black and Hispanic individuals who experience a witnessed cardiac arrest at home or in public are substantially less likely than white individuals to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander, according ...
Mar 24, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Many patients with advanced kidney disease who forgo maintenance dialysis can survive for several years and experience improved mental well-being and stable physical well-being until late in the illness course, ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Researchers at Monash University have developed new software which delivers advanced sound quality of heart and lung monitoring for preterm and full term babies, and can be used by parents at home.
Feb 9, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Iliac vein stenting seems safe in an office-based laboratory (OBL) setting, with few major complications and minor complications primarily including insertion site hematomas, according to a study published in ...
Feb 7, 2022
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No, flurona is not some scary new variant of the coronavirus. And—do we really need to say this?—it is not an actual scientific term.
Jan 12, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Cluster analysis applied to data from children hospitalized with acute neurologic injury supports the current paradigm that physicians use to diagnose abusive head trauma, according to a study published online ...
Dec 13, 2021
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