Health
Blood, flies, agony: inside Venezuela's hospital hell
Plumber Freddy Herrera broke his leg in four places when he crashed his motorbike nine months ago. But his real troubles started when he got to hospital.
Dec 1, 2016
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News tagged with medical supplies
Cardiology
Q&A: Former smoker should be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 70-year-old father-in-law smoked for more than 30 years. I read that men who used to smoke should be screened for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. What does this screening involve? What would be done if ...
Mar 25, 2022
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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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Diabetes
Food-as-Medicine study finds no improvements in type 2 diabetes patients
Research led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, has found that an intensive food-as-medicine program showed no improvement in glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes ...
Oncology & Cancer
Lethal combination: Drug cocktail turns off the juice to cancer cells
A widely used diabetes medication combined with an antihypertensive drug specifically inhibits tumor growth—this was discovered by researchers from the University of Basel's Biozentrum two years ago. In a follow-up study, ...
Dec 12, 2018
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Medications
Here's why so many medications are out of stock, and what to do if it affects you
Millions of people worldwide who use certain common medicines may be finding it more difficult to get their normal prescriptions dispensed. This comes after pharmacies across the U.K., the U.S. and Europe have all reported ...
Sep 26, 2022
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Medical economics
Is medicine ready for artificial intelligence?
Artificial intelligence can help make medicine more efficient and safer. China is a forerunner in this field; we must not miss the boat, says Walter Karlen.
Sep 6, 2018
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Other
Heading into the third year of the pandemic, the US blood supply is at a 10-year low
The blood supply in the U.S. is now at its lowest level in over a decade.
Feb 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists link La Niña climate cycle to increased diarrhea
A study in Botswana by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health scientists finds that spikes in cases of life-threatening diarrhea in young children are associated with La Niña climate conditions. The findings ...
Dec 30, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers use human cells to engineer functional anal sphincters in lab
Researchers have built the first functional anal sphincters in the laboratory, suggesting a potential future treatment for both fecal and urinary incontinence. Made from muscle and nerve cells, the sphincters developed a ...
Aug 9, 2011
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