Cardiology
How blood pressure affects stroke recovery
Is lowering patients' blood pressure following treatment for an ischemic stroke a safe way to lead to better outcomes?
Jul 01, 2022
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News tagged with randomized trials
Cardiology
Nitric oxide does not improve babies' recovery after heart surgery
Congenital heart disease affects about one in a hundred live-born children. In the US alone, about 40,000 children are born with congenital heart disease every year. About half of these patients require heart surgery during ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Helping the brain to heal the gut
On its surface, the subreddit for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a den of tongue-in-cheek humor; its logo reimagines the classic Reddit alien gripping its gut in discomfort, scatological memes abound, and the most active ...
Jun 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds no benefit to taking ivermectin for COVID-19 symptoms
A study led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) in partnership with Vanderbilt University found no differences in relief of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 symptoms between participants taking ivermectin and participants ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Cardiology
The unmet potential of clinical decision support tools in cardiology
Clinical decision support (CDS) tools are electronic systems that take information in patients' electronic health records and make suggestions to clinicians about how to care for patients. These tools can, for example, see ...
Jun 09, 2022
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Gastroenterology
Study: App more accurate than patient evaluation of stool samples
An innovative mobile phone application was found to be as good as expert gastroenterologists at characterizing stool specimens, according to a study by Cedars-Sinai. The artificial intelligence (AI) used in the smartphone ...
May 20, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Alarming rise found in esophageal cancer and Barrett's esophagus in middle-aged adults
Adults aged 45 to 64 experienced a nearly doubled rate of esophageal cancer and a 50 percent increase in the precancerous condition Barrett's esophagus between 2012 and 2019, according to a database analysis of roughly five ...
May 13, 2022
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Cardiology
Robotic therapy: A new, effective treatment for chronic stroke rehabilitation
One of the most common effects of strokes are hemiplegia, a partial paralysis occurring in the left or right side of the body. When it occurs in the arm or hand, it is especially devastating to a patient's ability to perform ...
May 11, 2022
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Vaccination
Effect of outreach reminders on adolescent well child visits and COVID-19 vaccination rates: A randomized clinical trial
Researchers with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center conducted a randomized clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of outreach reminders on adolescent well child visits and COVID-19 vaccination rates. Findings ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Baby-OSCAR trial evaluates if selective early treatment of PDA reduces death or BPD at 36 weeks in preterm babies
A randomized controlled trial evaluates if selective early treatment of patent ductus arteriosus reduces death or bronchopulmonary dysplasia at 36 weeks in extreme preterm babies. Findings from the study will be presented ...
Apr 22, 2022
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