Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition in which dangerous blood clots form in the veins and has been described as the number one preventable cause of death in hospitalised patients. New research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows that VTEs, a known complication of surgery, are 50% more likely to […]
People using two different inhalers for common chronic lung diseases are more than 50 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those on just one, new University of Otago-led research reveals. Inhaled long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs) and long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) are the main drugs used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – […]
Income, educational attainment, and political ideology all play into racial disparities in vaccination rates that have left African Americans more vulnerable to COVID-19, finds new research from the Center for Health Information and Decision Systems at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. In “Socioeconomic Privilege and Political Ideology are Associated With […]
Teenagers who took longer to fall asleep before the COVID-19 pandemic could be more likely to report higher levels of pandemic-related worry now, a study from USC Australia’s Thompson Institute has found. Ph.D. candidate Daniel Jamieson, in research supervised by Professor Daniel Hermens and published in the Journal of Adolescence, tracked sleep and worry patterns […]
A one-two punch envisioned by many as a way to improve treatment for some blood cancers may be more challenging to implement than previously expected, according to researchers at Stanford Medicine. The treatment, known as CAR-T cell therapy, uses a patient’s own genetically engineered immune cells to seek out and attack the cancer based on […]
Diabetes, a disease in which blood sugar levels remain too high for too long, can lead to health complications in the long term. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) accounts for 90% of cases. Patients are usually obese or overweight, with risk factors that include sedentary lifestyle and unbalanced diet. To increase their understanding of the disease, […]
A new study by researchers at the Yale Child Study Center demonstrates that puppets can attract and hold the attention of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), raising the potential for developing more engaging therapies that strengthen social engagement and facilitate learning. The study, published in the journal Autism Research, is the first to test […]
A new study published today has highlighted a “30-day window” for hospital inpatients to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to help reduce their risk of dying. A Cardiff University-led team analyzed 2,508 hospital patients across 18 sites during the first wave of the pandemic to assess the impact of being infected with COVID-19 in hospital on […]
Pregnant women are at no greater risk of dangerous ‘overheating’ when exercising in hot weather compared to non-pregnant women, according to a world-first Australian study. The findings question recommendations discouraging exercise in hot weather due to the potential risk to the unborn child associated with ‘overheating’ or maternal hyperthermia, defined as a rise in core […]
Although the risk of a child being admitted to hospital due to COVID-19 is small, a new UK study has found that around 1 in 20 of children hospitalized with COVID-19 develop brain or nerve complications linked to the viral infection. The research, published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health and led by the […]
