Mortality no different for no sedation versus light sedation in ICU patients
(HealthDay)—For mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients, mortality at 90 days is no different for those randomly assigned to […]
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Readmission risk increases for elderly patients with geriatric-specific characteristics
Researchers have examined new geriatric-specific characteristics that appear to raise the risk of elderly surgical patients having an unplanned hospital […]
» Read moreRadiation therapy to heart can worsen fatigue, shortness of breath in cancer patients
Radiation doses to the heart that occur during radiation therapy treatments for lung cancer, breast cancer and lymphoma can increase […]
» Read moreSpike in coronavirus cases comes after 'suspected' patients confirmed
China announces 14,000 new coronavirus cases – but WHO says huge spike in numbers comes after Hubei changes status of […]
» Read moreNHS NOT asking if patients with coronavirus signs have been to China
NHS 111 call handlers are NOT asking patients with coronavirus symptoms if they have travelled to Asia and are just […]
» Read moreTop doctors ‘undertest’ patients to demonstrate diagnostic prowess to peers, study finds
Some expert medical diagnosticians may limit the number of patient tests they order as a way to signal a high […]
» Read moreSimple test identifies patients at high risk for future dialysis or transplant
A low-cost test that screens for excess protein in the urine has been shown to accurately identify patients at higher […]
» Read moreLung microbiome may help predict outcomes in critically ill patients
Changes in the lung microbiome may help predict how well critically ill patients will respond to care, according to new […]
» Read moreNHS ‘Pharmacy first’ consultation service proves a success
Having begun in October, the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service has been hailed a “fantastic success”. Some 114,275 patients with […]
» Read moreNew drug for cystic fibrosis patients could be life-changing
Anna Thompson looks like a healthy 15-year-old, but the high school student has been living with cystic fibrosis since birth. […]
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