
Tag: Today’s Healthcare


Study suggests transplanting Hep C-infected kidneys to uninfected donors safe, study suggests: Should be standard of care

Clostridium difficile infections may have a friend in fungi

Up to half of patients withhold life-threatening issues from doctors

Gene linked to severe liver damage: Expression of AEBP1 correlates with severity of liver fibrosis; may provide therapeutic target

A wearable vibration sensor for accurate voice recognition

New metamaterial can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time

Successful HIV effort prompts call for clinics to expand mental health services on site

Sedation and controlled paralysis do not improve survival of ICU patients with ARDS

Alternative treatment for epileptic seizures in children identified

Working to advance radiation therapy for children with cancer: Novel software to improve accuracy of cancer treatment

Investigators incorporate randomized trial within dialysis care delivery: Trial examines potential benefit of longer dialysis sessions

Low hand hygiene compliance in ICUs

Patient shielding provides negligible benefits while increasing risks

Nurse work environments linked to outcomes

‘Aneurysm Number’ may help surgeons make treatment decisions: Simple parameter that depends on geometry and flow waveform can classify the flow mode into sidewall or bifurcation aneurysms

Improper removal of personal protective equipment contaminates health care workers: Errors cause spread of drug-resistant bacteria

New sanitation system halves healthcare associated infections and cuts costs by 75 percent

Latest anti-retroviral drug regimens provide ‘Lazarus Effect’ for HIV patients

Promising results for new acute porphyria treatment

Worrisome statistics around medical cannabis users operating vehicles: More public education and guidelines are needed to increase marijuana users’ understanding of cannabis-related driving impairment

Novel imaging technique brings diagnostic potential into operating room

Average outpatient visit in US approaching $500

DNA study shows stethoscopes loaded with bacteria, including staphylococcus: Findings suggest common cleaning methods leave bacteria behind

Stress from using electronic health records is linked to physician burnout

How to communicate with a child without crying?

How to be forever young: the beauty secrets of Japanese women

Treating obesity: One size does not fit all

Mobile workers in north Ethiopia vulnerable to visceral leishmaniasis transmission
