Tag: Today’s Healthcare
Eczema: Flipping the switch on itch
Groundwater pumping can increase arsenic levels in irrigation and drinking water
Non-pharmacologic approaches improve outcomes for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome
Study shows nail treatments do not affect readings of patients’ oxygen levels, despite widespread concern
Speed-accuracy tradeoff turns up gain in the brain: Research helps to resolve central issue in understanding decision-making
Each hour of delay in detecting abnormal lactates in patients with sepsis increases the odds of in-hospital death: Earlier lactate measurements correlate with quicker treatment with antibiotics and better outcomes
Heart surgery: To have or not to have…your left atrial appendage closed
Diamond ‘spin-off’ tech could lead to low-cost medical imaging and drug discovery tools: Researchers exploit tiny defects in diamonds to pave the way for enhanced biological imaging and drug studies
‘Giant’ problem looms for aging population
How do public ‘report cards’ affect physicians’ treatment decisions?
Nutmeg’s hidden power: Helping the liver
Spinal surgery for osteoporosis no better for pain relief than injections: Results do not support surgery as standard pain treatment for osteoporotic fractures
Transitional methods for determining causes of death
Majority of late preterm infants suffer from morbidities resulting in hospital stay: Physiological immaturity plays an important role in producing poorer outcomes
An ironic health care twist for undocumented immigrants: While immigration policies are going one way, state-focused health care funding policies appear to be going the other – potentially giving states and safety-net providers more resources
Infection control and prevention in clinics is in everyone’s hands
Lightning carries potential danger to people with deep brain stimulators
Potential for more precise diagnosis and treatment of TBI
How can medical marijuana benefit older adults?
Can a simple blood test rule out lung cancer?
Vaccines to treat opioid abuse and prevent fatal overdoses
Brain activity can predict success of depression treatment
A simple tool for doubling down on disease control
270 million visits made to English coastlines each year
MRI analysis with machine learning predicts impairment after spinal injury, study shows
School lunch decisions made by the child and not the parent: Child’s enjoyment of packed lunch was primary motivation for parent’s acceptance of food choices, according to a new study
Out-of-pocket expenses for chronic heart disease care inflict heavy financial burdens for low-income families; even those with insurance
Genetic test may improve post-stent treatment, outcome