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UrduEarly surgery improved both outcome and survival in patients with the neurological condition hydrocephalus, while mortality was higher in those who had to wait, according to a thesis from the University of Gothenburg. These results add to pressure on efforts…
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Fatal Lyme carditis in a 37-year-old man shows need for awareness of unusual symptoms
Lyme disease can have unusual presentations. Physicians and the public should be aware of its different manifestations, as people spend more time outside in the warmer weather and as the areas in Canada where the black legged tick is found…
Heart failure patients with limited health literacy may have higher risk of death
Study suggests minimal health literacy linked to increased hospitalizations, mortality
Fatal cases of COVID-19 deepen our understanding of the disease’s progression
Mortality risk factors include old age, underlying health conditions, and bacterial and respiratory co-infections
Epilepsy-related deaths common in young adults and are not reducing, new research shows
The research found that mortality rates for epilepsy-related deaths did not decrease between 2009 (6.8 per 100,000) and 2015 (9.1 per 100,000), despite advances in treatment during this time
Sleep-wake disturbances can predict recurrent events in stroke survivors
(Vienna, Sunday, 24 May, 2020) Stroke survivors suffering from the burden of combined sleep-wake disturbances are more likely to have another stroke or serious cardio- or cerebrovascular event compared to those without sleep-wake disturbances, according to the results of a…
Glucose levels linked to maternal mortality even in non-diabetic women
An elevated pre-pregnancy hemoglobin A1c–which measures average blood glucose concentration–is associated with a higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes even in women without known diabetes, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Joel Ray of…
Healthcare rationing could see ‘unlawful deaths’ from COVID-19, researchers claim
While the initial coronavirus peak is starting to pass – in Europe, at least – without the ventilator shortages many feared, the spectre of a second wave or future outbreak means questions of medical rationing still hold sway. New research…
Social isolation increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death from all causes
Those who are socially isolated are over 40% more likely to have a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, than those who were socially integrated, new research has shown
Healthcare rationing could see ‘unlawful deaths’ from COVID-19, researchers claim
While the initial coronavirus peak is starting to pass – in Europe, at least – without the ventilator shortages many feared, the spectre of a second wave or future outbreak means questions of medical rationing still hold sway. New research…
Study quantifies China’s chronic health burden for the first time
University of Melbourne researchers have quantified the toll that having multiple chronic diseases takes in China for the first time, which could have significant implications for its economic and health systems. Researchers say is also timely as COVID-19 has placed…
Social isolation increases the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death from all causes
Those who are socially isolated are over 40% more likely to have a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, than those who were socially integrated, new research has shown
Study quantifies China’s chronic health burden for the first time
University of Melbourne researchers have quantified the toll that having multiple chronic diseases takes in China for the first time, which could have significant implications for its economic and health systems. Researchers say is also timely as COVID-19 has placed…
More people die when hospital bed shortages force patients out
The risk can be particularly high for hip fracture patients
iTHRIV seeks to address COVID-19 information gap in Virginia
The Integrated Translational Health Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has developed an online tool to collect COVID-19 related information from volunteers who are residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The iTHRIV research team is led by Don Brown and Johanna Loomba…
Risk of death following nonfatal intentional, unintentional opioid overdoses
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at whether patients with nonfatal intentional opioid overdoses would be more likely to die by suicide than patients with unintentional overdoses with an analysis of deaths following nonfatal opioid overdoses of intentional, unintentional and…
iTHRIV seeks to address COVID-19 information gap in Virginia
The Integrated Translational Health Institute of Virginia (iTHRIV) has developed an online tool to collect COVID-19 related information from volunteers who are residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The iTHRIV research team is led by Don Brown and Johanna Loomba…
More people die when hospital bed shortages force patients out
The risk can be particularly high for hip fracture patients
Risk of death following nonfatal intentional, unintentional opioid overdoses
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at whether patients with nonfatal intentional opioid overdoses would be more likely to die by suicide than patients with unintentional overdoses with an analysis of deaths following nonfatal opioid overdoses of intentional, unintentional and…
Is your job killing you? Stress, lack of autonomy, ability can lead to depression, death
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — As millions continue working from home during the pandemic or are required to report to jobs as essential employees, many have raised questions about how these work conditions impact our health — and not just as they…
People with atrial fibrillation live longer with exercise
“Regular endurance training and good fitness seem to protect against serious cardiovascular events and early mortality for people diagnosed with atrial fibrillation,” says exercise physiologist Lars Elnan Garnvik. Garnvik recently completed his doctorate at the Norwegian University of Science and…
Emerging viral diseases causing serious issues in west Africa
Viruses causing illnesses, including adverse birth outcomes and death
Is your job killing you? Stress, lack of autonomy, ability can lead to depression, death
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — As millions continue working from home during the pandemic or are required to report to jobs as essential employees, many have raised questions about how these work conditions impact our health — and not just as they…
People with atrial fibrillation live longer with exercise
“Regular endurance training and good fitness seem to protect against serious cardiovascular events and early mortality for people diagnosed with atrial fibrillation,” says exercise physiologist Lars Elnan Garnvik. Garnvik recently completed his doctorate at the Norwegian University of Science and…
Emerging viral diseases causing serious issues in west Africa
Viruses causing illnesses, including adverse birth outcomes and death
US inroads to better Ebola vaccine
Promising results in mice trials
Factors associated with firearm suicide risk
What The Study Did: Researchers compared the risk of suicide by firearm based on sociodemographic characteristics of U.S. adults. Authors: Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., of Columbia University in New York, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit…
US inroads to better Ebola vaccine
Promising results in mice trials
COVID-19: UW study reports ‘staggering’ death rate in US among those infected who show symptoms
Is COVID-19 more deadly than the flu? It’s a lot more deadly, concludes a new study by the University of Washington published May 7 in the journal Health Affairs . The study’s results also project a grim future if the…
Factors associated with firearm suicide risk
What The Study Did: Researchers compared the risk of suicide by firearm based on sociodemographic characteristics of U.S. adults. Authors: Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., of Columbia University in New York, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit…
COVID-19: UW study reports ‘staggering’ death rate in US among those infected who show symptoms
Is COVID-19 more deadly than the flu? It’s a lot more deadly, concludes a new study by the University of Washington published May 7 in the journal Health Affairs . The study’s results also project a grim future if the…
Heart attacks, heart failure, stroke: COVID-19’s dangerous cardiovascular complications
ER doctors highlight underappreciated risks, potential drug interactions
Assessment of deaths from COVID-19, seasonal influenza
Publicly available data were used to analyze the number of deaths from seasonal influenza deaths compared with deaths from COVID-19.
COVID-19: Hospital response risks worsening health inequalities
Disadvantaged and marginalised people face worsening health inequalities as a result of the difficult choices made by NHS hospitals in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Public health doctors, writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine , say…
SCAI issues expert consensus on managing patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest
WASHINGTON – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released an expert consensus statement describing recommendations for the management of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The statement, published today in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, was presented during…
SCAI issues position statement on the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention in ambulatory surgical centers
WASHINGTON – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) today issued a position statement on the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). The document was published in SCAI’s official journal, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions…
Examining association between weight loss before bariatric surgery, risk of death after surgery
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at whether a patient’s body weight and weight loss before bariatric surgery were associated with risk of death within 30 days after surgery using data from nearly 500,000 patients in the U.S. and Canada.…
SCAI issues expert consensus on managing patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest
WASHINGTON – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released an expert consensus statement describing recommendations for the management of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The statement, published today in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, was presented during…
Patients with intermediate left main disease experience worse cardiovascular events
Study provides data on management options of patients with intermediate left main disease
SCAI issues position statement on the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention in ambulatory surgical centers
WASHINGTON – The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) today issued a position statement on the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). The document was published in SCAI’s official journal, Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions…
Economists: Lack of COVID-19 preparedness in line with previous findings
The delayed response of U.S. policymakers to the COVID-19 pandemic comes as no surprise to University of Wyoming Professor Jason Shogren and several of his economist colleagues at other institutions. That’s because the threat of a catastrophic pandemic in 2014…
Examining association between weight loss before bariatric surgery, risk of death after surgery
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at whether a patient’s body weight and weight loss before bariatric surgery were associated with risk of death within 30 days after surgery using data from nearly 500,000 patients in the U.S. and Canada.…
Patients with intermediate left main disease experience worse cardiovascular events
Study provides data on management options of patients with intermediate left main disease
Economists: Lack of COVID-19 preparedness in line with previous findings
The delayed response of U.S. policymakers to the COVID-19 pandemic comes as no surprise to University of Wyoming Professor Jason Shogren and several of his economist colleagues at other institutions. That’s because the threat of a catastrophic pandemic in 2014…
How COVID-19 kills
New study explains the mechanisms, symptoms, and diagnosis of the new coronavirus
How COVID-19 kills
New study explains the mechanisms, symptoms, and diagnosis of the new coronavirus
Vitamin D determines severity in COVID-19 so government advice needs to change
Vitamin D – a factor determining severity in COVID-19: Scottish, Welsh, English governments change recommendations
New measure of broad psychopathology can predict future care requirement
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show that different measures of psychopathology can be combined into a single factor, “p”, which predicts the patient’s prognosis and need of extra support. The general factor of psychopathology reflects the overall risk of…
Repetitive head impacts lead to early death for NFL players
A new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by researchers from the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University shows that an increase in repetitive head impacts for NFL…
COVID-19: Discovery spurs clinical trial of antidepressant
An antidepressant medication is being tested as a potential treatment for COVID-19 after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers determined it may prevent dangerous overreactions by the immune system. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St.…