Health
Whole fat or low-fat milk better for kids? It may make no difference to their health: study
A world-first study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found whole fat milk is just as good for kids as low fat.
Oct 12, 2021
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Surgery
Decrease in cardiac arrest and death with anesthesiologist-led emergency team, study finds
Physician anesthesiologist-led rapid response teams led to a significant decrease in cardiac arrest and death, after a transition from nurse-only rapid response teams at the Anesthesiology Institute, Department of Intensive ...
Oct 10, 2021
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Surgery
Treating low blood pressure during surgery may decrease risk of developing postoperative delirium
Patients who experience low blood pressure during surgery are at increased risk for postoperative delirium, according to a large study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2021 annual meeting.
Oct 9, 2021
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Cardiology
Low-carb diet shown to improve cardiometabolic risk profile
Low-carbohydrate diets are popular for weight loss and diabetes control. However, for most of the past 50 years, medical and public health experts have instead embraced low-fat diets, concerned about the health effects of ...
Sep 28, 2021
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Cardiology
Women with diabetes less likely to receive comprehensive cardiovascular prevention than men, study finds
Women with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), or at high risk of developing CVD, are less likely to reach recommended treatment targets than men, according to an international study involving almost 10,000 ...
Sep 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are stillbirths more common in women infected with COVID?
COVID-19 is surging in U.S. states with low vaccination rates, and these places may also be seeing a higher-than-usual number of stillbirths linked to the virus.
Sep 13, 2021
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Health
Medicaid expansion tied to improvements in blood pressure, glucose control
Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has been linked with better quality of care and service capacity at federally qualified heath centers (FQHCs), but there is little evidence of the long-term impact of this ...
Sep 10, 2021
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Medications
Stop use of ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, pharmacist groups
(HealthDay)—The prescribing, dispensing and use of ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19 outside of clinical trials must end immediately, the American Medical Association, American Pharmacists Association and American ...
Sep 2, 2021
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Medications
Thinking of trying ivermectin for COVID? Here's what can happen with this controversial drug
Westmead Hospital in Sydney's west says it has treated a patient who overdosed after taking the drug ivermectin, an unproven and potentially dangerous treatment for COVID-19.
Sep 2, 2021
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Medical research
Novel cell type makes survivors of sepsis more susceptible to infections
Sepsis is the leading cause of death in Brazil's intensive care units (ICUs). Among patients who progress to the severe form of the disease, 40% die, and the survivors often suffer from cardiovascular and neurological complications, ...
Sep 1, 2021
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