Surgery
Surgery separates infant conjoined twins in Texas
Surgery at a South Texas hospital has separated two 10-month-old sisters born conjoined below the waist.
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New aerosol research indicates significantly less risk of COVID-19 transmission from
Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much debate about the danger to hospital staff from anesthetic procedures. Concerns include that placing a tube in the patient's airway (intubation) before surgery ...
Oct 6, 2020
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Cardiology
33 weeks pregnant, an emergency delivery and heart failure
About 33 weeks into her pregnancy, Lupita Garcia struggled to breathe so much that she slept sitting up. Three days later, she awoke with heart palpitations and chest discomfort.
Feb 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patient critical after reinfection with S.African variant: study
Doctors in France are treating a critically ill patient infected with the South African coronavirus variant, four months after he recovered from COVID-19, in what study authors said was the first case of its kind.
Feb 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pfizer/BioNTech first dose 85% effective after 2-4 weeks: study
The first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccination is 85 percent effective against coronavirus infection between two and four weeks after inoculation, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal.
Feb 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gum disease linked to COVID-19 complications
COVID-19 patients are at least three times more likely to experience complications if they also have gum disease, according to research published today in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology,1 the official publication ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
A new approach to averting inflammation caused by COVID-19
Severe COVID-19 illness can result in excessive inflammation throughout the body, including the lungs, heart and brain. University of Minnesota Twin Cities student Molly Gilligan recently published an article in the journal ...
May 12, 2020
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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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Dentistry
Patients who are afraid of dental care should be identified and the fear alleviated at an early age
Treating the fear of dental care in childhood is effective and predicts more regular dental examinations later in life, according to a study by the University of Oulu, Finland.
Jan 10, 2022
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Surgery
Surgery begins to separate infant conjoined twins in Texas
Surgery has started in Texas to separate two 10-month-old sisters born conjoined below the waist.
Apr 12, 2016
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