Obstetrics & gynaecology
Prescribing the abortion pill without restrictions is safe and effective, study finds
Abortion remains safe after Canada removed restrictions on the medical abortion pill mifepristone in November 2017.
Dec 8, 2021
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Medications
What's the best blood thinner for a blood clot in your legs?
(HealthDay)—For people suffering from clots in their legs, a new study finds that one of two commonly used blood thinners is safer and more effective than the other.
Dec 7, 2021
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Health
Nurses don't want to be hailed as 'heroes' during a pandemic, they want more resources and support
Nurses stepped up to the challenge of caring for patients during the pandemic, and over 1,150 of us have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. As cases and deaths surge, nurses continue working in a broken system with minimal support ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Health
Home care patients with language barriers at higher risk for rehospitalization
Patients with language barriers who are receiving home health care are at an increased risk for hospital readmission, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies.
Oct 27, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer patients with poor antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines also lack secondary immune response
Patients with the blood cancer multiple myeloma often mount a poor antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines. Mount Sinai researchers have now discovered that these patients also have a weak response from a different part of ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health services in the England are being 'Uberised,' and that's bad for patients and therapists
There is a mental health crisis in England, with rates of depression doubling since the COVID pandemic began. Strategies of "speaking up", mindfulness sessions at work, and national "happiness" campaigns have been touted ...
Oct 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers document higher stroke risk with use of cardiac assist device
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), about 10 percent of the more than 6 million Americans living with heart failure have the advanced form of the disease—where conventional heart therapies and symptom management ...
Aug 11, 2021
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Health
New 10-year patient safety analysis highlights areas for improvement in acute medical units
Recommendations from a new 10-year analysis of patient safety incidents in hospital acute medical units across England and Wales include the introduction of electronic prescribing and monitoring systems, checklists to reduce ...
Aug 5, 2021
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Vaccination
Should COVID-19 vaccination be mandatory for health and care staff?
Italy, France, and Greece have made COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for healthcare workers, and England is making it compulsory for care home workers and consulting on whether to extend this to healthcare workers and other ...
Aug 4, 2021
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Medical research
Making innovations in surgery safer
A study to help surgical innovations be developed more safely and efficiently has published a 'core outcome set' for new surgical techniques and devices in the Annals of Surgery. The COHESIVE study, led by National Institute ...
Jul 13, 2021
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