Oncology & Cancer
Quit smoking, your bladder will thank you
(HealthDay)—If you smoke, you significantly increase your odds of developing bladder cancer, experts warn.
Nov 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research reveals Australia's multi-billion dollar superbug crisis
Analysis by national consortium, OUTBREAK, highlights how urinary tract infections (UTIs) are becoming more persistent and harder to treat, resulting in more people being admitted to hospital where they require longer stays ...
Nov 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research reveals Australia's multi-billion-dollar UTI superbug crisis
One of the world's most common infections will cost Australia more than $1 billion a year within the next decade, if nothing is done to stop the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria (superbugs).
Nov 16, 2020
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Pediatrics
CLABSI rates have remained stable in neonatal, pediatric ICUs
(HealthDay)—Among critically ill neonates and children, the rates of central catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) remained stable from 2013 to 2018, while population-based catheter-associated urinary tract ...
Oct 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nursing, intensivist staffing tied to lower hospital sepsis rates
Greater nurse staffing and intensivist hours are associated with significantly lower rates of sepsis, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Critical Care Nurse.
Oct 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospital admissions not related to COVID-19 fell in early 2020
(HealthDay)—Non-COVID-19 hospital admissions decreased considerably with the onset of COVID-19, with declines generally similar across patient demographic subgroups from February to April 2020, according to a report published ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Surgery
New study explores symptomatology, quality of life before and after labiaplasty
For patients with elongated labia, vague terms like "vaginal rejuvenation" and "designer vagina" can undermine the seriousness of the condition, which includes a variety of functional concerns. Often attributed to congenital ...
Aug 26, 2020
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Medical research
Antibiotic resistance: cheap diagnostic test could be a saviour
With the world's attention focused on combating COVID-19, it is easy to forget the other significant threat to public health and the global economy—the rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Yet the problem has not ...
Aug 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk of sepsis greatest for patients with frailty, older age or urinary tract infections
Patients with frailty, older age and urinary tract infections (UTIs) are at greatest risk of developing sepsis following infection consultations in primary care, research has found.
Jul 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Non-invasive biomarkers to diagnose infant urinary tract obstruction
One in every 500 babies is born with a condition called ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO), an obstruction of the ureter that prevents urine from flowing from one or both of the kidneys into the bladder. Usually diagnosed ...
Jul 22, 2020
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