Cardiology
Home blood pressure test eases GP demand
Patients who need a blood pressure test might not need to visit their GP thanks to a digital system that makes it easier to send results to their doctor.
Jun 19, 2020
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Cardiology
Heart rate variability related to risk for incident diabetes
(HealthDay)—Altered heart rate variability (HRV) may be related to risk for incident diabetes in young Asian adults, according to a study published online April 16 in Diabetes Care.
Apr 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
National clinical trial to treat hospitalised patients with COVID-19
A new clinical trial led by the University of Warwick and Queen's University Belfast seeks to find alternatives to ventilators to treat patients who are critically ill with COVID-19.
Apr 15, 2020
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Medications
Clinical trial shows HIV drugs ineffective against COVID-19
A team of doctors and researchers in China has found that drugs that are effective in treating patients with HIV are ineffective against COVID-19. In their paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the group ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Outpatient palliative care improves Parkinson outcomes
(HealthDay)—Compared with standard care alone, outpatient palliative care is associated with benefits among patients with Parkinson disease and related disorders, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Neurology.
Feb 10, 2020
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Health
Bright idea in dentist's office leads to innovative smoking cessation project
While sitting in the dentist's office, Hollings Cancer Center researcher Matthew Carpenter, Ph.D., of the Medical University of South Carolina, had a bright idea.
Feb 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mortality rate is cut in half by a lung rescue team
A specialized Lung Rescue Team established by clinicians at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) to evaluate and treat patients with obesity receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) due to acute respiratory failure (ARF) has ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Addiction
Gender-tailored treatment could ease opioid epidemic
Gender-tailored methods to address the harmful mental health effects of childhood adversity may help alleviate the current opioid crisis and make treatment more effective, concludes University of Massachusetts Amherst epidemiology ...
Dec 20, 2019
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Health
Alcoholic? Me? How to tell if your holiday drinking is becoming a problem
It's the most wonderful time of the year, when holiday parties collide with collegiate and professional athletics events. What do they all have in common? Booze, lots of it, and often free. It's no wonder the lead reindeer ...
Dec 18, 2019
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Health
Coordinated care model leads to decreases in unscheduled, preventable hospitalizations
Oregon Medicaid enrollees are less likely to make unscheduled trips to the hospital following the implementation of the state's accountable-care model, new research by Oregon State University shows.
Oct 7, 2019
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