Surgery
Surgery separates infant conjoined twins in Texas
Surgery at a South Texas hospital has separated two 10-month-old sisters born conjoined below the waist.
Apr 13, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New aerosol research indicates significantly less risk of COVID-19 transmission from
Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much debate about the danger to hospital staff from anesthetic procedures. Concerns include that placing a tube in the patient's airway (intubation) before surgery ...
Oct 6, 2020
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Cardiology
33 weeks pregnant, an emergency delivery and heart failure
About 33 weeks into her pregnancy, Lupita Garcia struggled to breathe so much that she slept sitting up. Three days later, she awoke with heart palpitations and chest discomfort.
Feb 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gum disease linked to COVID-19 complications
COVID-19 patients are at least three times more likely to experience complications if they also have gum disease, according to research published today in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology,1 the official publication ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Killer fungus spread rampantly at US hospital COVID ward: study
Dozens of people being treated for COVID-19 at a Florida hospital last summer became additionally infected with a mysterious, often deadly fungus called Candida auris, a US government study said Friday.
Jan 9, 2021
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Surgery
Surgery begins to separate infant conjoined twins in Texas
Surgery has started in Texas to separate two 10-month-old sisters born conjoined below the waist.
Apr 12, 2016
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Medical research
Heightened levels of SARS-CoV-2 RNA found in the air in some patient areas
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has found evidence of hotspots for airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA at several sites in China. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Even mild coronavirus illness may confer some immunity: study
Even people with minor illness from the coronavirus can develop antibodies that could leave them immunised for several weeks or more, according to an early French study that tested hospital staff with mild infections.
May 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospitals full, doctors treated her severe COVID-19 at home
(HealthDay)—New York City resident Jeanne Jennings was so sick with COVID-19 she couldn't draw a decent breath.
Aug 11, 2020
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Medical economics
Government watchdog: One in four older Americans on Medicare harmed during hospital stays
One in four older Americans covered by Medicare had some type of temporary or lasting harm during hospital stays before the COVID-19 pandemic, government investigators said in an oversight report published Thursday.
May 12, 2022
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