Medical research

Rural hospitals match city cancer surgery outcomes

Compiled from 14 years of results at Mount Gambier Hospital, the study has lead author Associate Professor Matthias Wichmann—from Flinders Rural Health SA and Mount Gambier Hospital—saying it's an important justification ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC updates info on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

(HealthDay)—As of July 29, there have been a total of 570 U.S. cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), according to research published in the Aug. 7 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Patients aged 60 to 69 most often hospitalized with COVID-19

(HealthDay)—Persons aged 60 to 69 years with COVID-19 are the most commonly hospitalized, according to a research letter published online April 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

ST-segment elevation described in patients with COVID-19

(HealthDay)—For patients with COVID-19 who have ST-segment elevation, indicating potential acute myocardial infarction, there is considerable variability in presentation, and prognosis is poor, according to a letter to ...

HIV & AIDS

Higher alcohol intake may harm bone health in HIV patients

(HealthDay)—Greater alcohol consumption is associated with lower serum levels of bone formation markers among patients living with HIV and substance use disorder, according to a study published online March 2 in Alcoholism: ...

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