Three nurses care for a 10-year-old girl at a clinic treating dozens of patients in Kano, northern Nigeria, amid the country's worst diphtheria outbreak which has killed hundreds of people since the start of the year.
Oct 23, 2023
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Air pollution from heavy traffic may be driving pregnancy complications and health concerns for infants.
Oct 16, 2023
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Sepsis, the body's extreme response to an infection, affects 1.7 million adults in the United States annually. It stems from fungal, viral, or bacterial infections. Treatment delays of even a few hours can undermine a patient's ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Most respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated hospitalizations among seniors aged ≥60 years occur in those aged ≥75 years, and although RSV is less common among seniors, it is associated with more severe disease than ...
Oct 9, 2023
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Antibiotic use in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) has decreased substantially over the past decade, according to researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The findings, published in a research letter ...
Oct 9, 2023
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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT in Oldenburg have developed a new method for collecting and analyzing vital signs from the human body by using radar. The key feature is that the radar ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will weigh the possibilities and parameters of experiments with artificial wombs for premature human babies.
Sep 19, 2023
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Hospital staff spend a significant amount of time working to protect patients from acquiring infections while they are being cared for in the hospital. They employ various methods from hand hygiene to isolation rooms to rigorous ...
Sep 18, 2023
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More than 90% of the active members of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) believe the organization should pursue racial equity work, and many have specific suggestions for a strategic plan.
Sep 14, 2023
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Two graduate students from Western University have developed a method for predicting which intensive care unit (ICU) patients will survive a severe brain injury.
Sep 11, 2023
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