Study explores the challenges of the clinical diagnoses of acute exacerbation...
A recent study evaluated the clinical, laboratory, and radiographic characteristics of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).
View ArticleCOVID-19 infection linked to increased risk of high blood pressure
An analysis of electronic medical records for more than 45,000 people found that COVID-19 infection was significantly associated with the development of high blood pressure, according to new research...
View ArticleDifferences in immune responses to IL-6 inhibition therapy between male and...
Researchers investigated whether anti‑interleukin 6 monoclonal antibodies were related to heterogenous treatment effects between male and female COVID-19 patients.
View ArticleWhen temps rise, so do medical risks. Should doctors and nurses talk more...
An important email appeared in the inboxes of a small group of health care workers north of Boston as this summer started. It warned that local temperatures were rising into the 80s.
View ArticleStudy explores the biology of post-COVID-19 cognitive deficits
Researchers explored the biology of cognitive deficits following acute COVID-19.
View ArticlePandemic pounds: Study reveals COVID-19's impact on pregnancy weight gain...
The study reveals that gestational weight gain (GWG) increased during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and plateaued in the later stages, affecting especially those who were overweight or obese. It...
View ArticleStem cell transplant offers hope for MS patients, study finds
Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, or aHSCT for short, is usually used to treat blood cancers, and involves harvesting stem cells from the person's own bone marrow or blood followed by...
View ArticleStem cell transplant offers hope for patients with multiple sclerosis
Stem cells harvested from a person's own bone marrow or blood, can safely slow progression of the most common form of the autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, or MS as it's usually known, finds...
View ArticleGenetic markers could help identify people at risk for metabolic...
An astounding 30% of Americans currently have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, which is formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD.
View ArticleDeviations from normal pattern of sleep and physical activity could predict...
A lack of sleep and reduced physical activity during pregnancy are linked to risk of preterm birth, according to new research led by the Stanford School of Medicine.
View ArticleDelaying ACL surgery in children linked to higher risk of new knee injuries
A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of medical records concludes that delaying surgical treatment of the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, in some children is associated with a higher risk of new...
View ArticleNew clinical trial shows simple way to save thousands of units of blood every...
A world-first clinical trial published in JAMA could provide an easy way to save tens of thousands of units of blood every year in Canada and much more worldwide.
View ArticleLong Covid's hidden healthcare burden: Over 2 million affected in the UK
Healthcare utilization by long coronavirus disease (COVID) or LC patients between January 2020 and 2023.
View ArticleNew automated tool improves kidney disease screening in type 2 diabetes
Investigators have implemented an automated health maintenance tool created by the National Kidney Foundation into electronic medical records to prompt primary care physicians to screen for chronic...
View ArticleNew calculator estimates a person’s cardiovascular disease risk over the next...
A new calculator estimates a person's risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) over the next 30 years by combining measures of cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic health for the first time, according to...
View ArticleInitial high-risk antibody profile for antiphospholipid syndrome tends to...
A new study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) investigators has found that an initial high-risk antibody profile for antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) tended to remain high in pediatric patients.
View ArticleLasting heart concerns in kids post-MIS-C: Study urges ongoing cardiac checks
Researchers evaluated the long-term cardiovascular effects in children after treatment for MIS-C, a condition linked to COVID-19. They found that regardless of initial heart injury, most children...
View Article1 in 3 people dropped by Utah Medicaid left uninsured, a ‘concerning’ sign...
About 30% of Utah residents who were cut from Medicaid this year say they became uninsured, according to state officials who conducted a first-of-its-kind survey of people disenrolled from the program.
View ArticleNew machine learning model predicts cardiac arrest in ICU patients using ECG...
Electrocardiogram (ECG) data from a large retrospective cohort to extract various heart rate variability (HRV) measures.
View ArticleAI model accurately predicts breast cancer risk across multiple races
A deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) model that was developed using only mammogram image biomarkers accurately predicted both ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive carcinoma, according...
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