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Tag: DEATH/DYING
Bone proteomics could reveal how long a corpse has been underwater
When a dead body is found, one of the first things a forensic pathologist tries to do is estimate the time of death. There are several ways to do this, including measuring body temperature or observing insect activity, but these…
COVID-19 study shows that men have over double the death rate of women
Study of gender differences in COVID-19 finds that men have more severe disease and are over twice as likely to die
Link identified between dietary selenium and outcome of COVID-19 disease
An international team of researchers, led by Professor Margaret Rayman at the University of Surrey, has identified a link between the COVID-19 cure rate and regional selenium status in China. Publishing their findings in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition…
Are older adults getting the most effective cancer treatments?
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society research summary
Public does not grasp idea of ‘futile treatment’ for critically ill patients
New research may be particularly relevant to the current COVID-19 pandemic
Simple ‘sniff test’ reliably predicts recovery of severely brain injured patients
The ability to detect smells predicts recovery and long-term survival in patients who have suffered severe brain injury, a new study has found. A simple, inexpensive ‘sniff test’ could help doctors to accurately diagnose and determine treatment plans for patients…
Support teams key to reducing hospitalizations from nursing homes
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Nursing home residents are often cared for by a variety of health care professionals, including licensed nursing staff. Transfers to a hospital can result from multiple factors, such as recurrent falls or medication mismanagement. Now, researchers at…
Virtual conference designed to support nurses and build global community during pandemic crisis
UMass Amherst nurse scientists among lead organizers of mutual aid group
Mobile telehealth system in China facilitates clinical communication during COVID-19
New Rochelle, NY, April 27, 2020–A mobile telehealth system (MTS) has been used in a hospital in China where COVID-19 patients were treated in isolation wards set off from other healthcare providers. Click here to read the article free in…
Soil in wounds can help stem deadly bleeding
New UBC research shows for the first time that soil silicates–the most abundant material on the Earth’s crust–play a key role in blood clotting. “Soil is not simply our matrix for growing food and for building materials. Here we discovered…
Association of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors with severity or risk of death in patients with hypertension hospitalized for COVID-19
What The Study Did: The association between angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers and the severity of illness and death in patients with hypertension hospitalized for COVID-19 is examined in this study. Authors: Aiping Deng, of the Central Hospital of Wuhan…
New research highlights blood clot dangers of COVID-19
OAK BROOK, Ill. (April 23, 2020) – A special report published today in the journal Radiology outlines prevention, diagnosis and treatment of complications stemming from blood clots in patients with COVID-19. The journal also published two research letters and a…
Examining suicidal acts in US
What The Study Did: Researchers analyzed rates and lethality of 1.2 million suicides and nonfatal suicide attempts from 2006 to 2015 among people ages 10 to 74 using nationally representative data in the U.S. Authors: Jing Wang, M.D., M.P.H., of…
New tool helps predict risk of death, admission to long-term care for people with dementia
A new tool that predicts risk of death and admission to a long-term care facility for patients with dementia may help conversations between health care providers, patients and their families, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)…
Early GP referrals are leading to cancer patients surviving longer
Early GP referrals are likely to lead to cancer patients surviving longer, a study by King’s College London and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has found. The analysis of 1.4million cancer patients in England published today…
Dance with your grandma (not during COVID-19 of course)
A unique study examines Dance Movement Therapy as a tool to improve mood, promote exercise, and create closeness between grandparents and grandchildren
Africa in the path of COVID-19
In a New England Journal of Medicine “Perspective” published today, Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, global director of ICAP at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and Jessica Justman, MD, ICAP’s senior technical director, and associate professor of epidemiology, urge…
Call for palliative care to be adapted for severely ill Covid-19 patients
Emergency-style palliative care needs to implemented to meet the needs of Covid-19 patients who wouldn’t benefit from a ventilator say researchers.
Contact tracing app warns of COVID-19 exposure while protecting privacy
Three Boston University computer scientists and engineers are working on a smartphone app that could let people know if they have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, while protecting the privacy of all parties. Ran…
Some worms programmed to die early for sake of colony
Some worms are genetically predisposed to die before reaching old age, which appears to benefit the colony by reducing food demand, finds a new UCL-led study. The modelling study, published in Aging Cell , provides the first evidence of programmed,…
How common is racial/ethnic discrimination in US surgical residency programs?
What The Study Did: Surveys from nearly 7,000 resident surgeons were used to evaluate how common racial/ethnic discrimination is in U.S. general surgery programs and how it’s associated with burnout, thoughts of quitting and suicide. Authors: Yue-Yung Hu, M.D., M.P.H.,…
COVID-19: Exercise may protect against deadly complication
May prevent or reduce severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome
‘Frailty’ from age 40 — what to look out for
Diet, exercise, mental wellbeing, sleep all factors
How common is racial/ethnic discrimination in US surgical residency programs?
What The Study Did: Surveys from nearly 7,000 resident surgeons were used to evaluate how common racial/ethnic discrimination is in U.S. general surgery programs and how it’s associated with burnout, thoughts of quitting and suicide. Authors: Yue-Yung Hu, M.D., M.P.H.,…
COVID-19: Exercise may protect against deadly complication
May prevent or reduce severity of acute respiratory distress syndrome
Aspirin linked to reduction in risk of several cancers of the digestive tract
Aspirin is associated with a reduction in the risk of developing several cancers of the digestive tract, including some that are almost invariably fatal, such as pancreatic and liver cancers. The largest and most comprehensive analysis to date of the…
‘Frailty’ from age 40 — what to look out for
Diet, exercise, mental wellbeing, sleep all factors
Potential risks for children following opioid-related overdose death of a parent
What The Study Did: Researchers examined changes in the use of mental health and human services among children in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, following the unexpected death of a parent because of an opioid-related overdose between 2002 and 2017. Authors: Eric…
Risk of suicide, homicide, unintentional firearm deaths at home
What The Study Did: Personal protection is often cited as a reason for owning a firearm. Researchers in this study looked at 647 firearm deaths that occurred in homes in King County, Washington, from 2011 to 2018 and whether they…
Details of treatment for patients in China who died of COVID-19
What The Study Did: This case series describes clinical characteristics of patients who died of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China. Authors: Haibo Qiu, M.D., Ph.D., of Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University in Jiangsu, China, is the corresponding author. To access…
Measuring the risk among clinicians who intubate patients with COVID-19
Penn Launches national component of global registry to track exposures and outcomes among providers who perform airway management procedures
Knowledge of cancer diagnosis may affect survival
In a study of adults in China with lung cancer, patients who knew of their cancer diagnosis generally survived longer than those who did not. In the Psycho-Oncology study of 29,825 patients, the median survival time in patients who knew…
COVID-19 critical care bed modelling study: potential shortage in Canada
A national modelling paper predicting the number of available ICU beds across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that self-isolation will likely not be enough to keep demand from exceeding supply. It is published in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association…
Potential harms of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for treating COVID-19
Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin are being used to treat and prevent COVID-19 despite weak evidence for effectiveness, and physicians and patients should be aware of the drugs’ potentially serious adverse events, states a review in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association…
Periodic physical distancing for COVID-19 control: new modelling study
OTTAWA – A new modelling paper, using data from Ontario, indicates that dynamic physical distancing and other measures could help maintain health system capacity and prevent intensive care units (ICUs) from becoming overwhelmed because of COVID-19, while allowing periodic psychological…
COVID-19 in humanitarian settings and lessons learned from past epidemics
April 8, 2020 — “COVID-19 in Humanitarian Settings and Lessons Learned from Past Epidemics” published in Nature Medicine , invokes a global response to protect the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors make the point that displaced populations,…
Examining association of preoperative metformin, surgical outcomes in patients with diabetes
What The Study Did: Metformin is the most commonly prescribed noninsulin medication for type 2 diabetes and this observational study examined postoperative death and hospital readmission among adults with type 2 diabetes who had a prescription for metformin before major…
Adding a measure of patient frailty to Medicare payment model could lead to fairer reimbursement for clinicians
1. Adding a measure of patient frailty to Medicare payment model could lead to fairer reimbursement for clinicians Abstract: http://annals. org/ aim/ article/ doi/ 10. 7326/ M19-3261 Editorial: http://annals. org/ aim/ article/ doi/ 10. 7326/ M20-0873 URL goes live when…
Ride-hailing linked to more crashes for motorists and pedestrians
Ride-hailing trips increase the number of crashes for motorists and pedestrians at pick-up and drop-off locations, reports a new study from researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The research is the first to use data for…
New energy strategy in Cameroon to help avert 28,000 deaths and reduce global temperatures
A new study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives , has found that clean cooking with liquified petroleum gas (LPG) could avert 28,000 premature deaths and reduce global temperatures through successful implementation of a new national household energy strategy in Cameroon.…
Trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues
‘There is hope for this horrible pandemic,’ says UBC scientist Dr. Josef Penninger
AGA issues formal recommendations for PPE during gastrointestinal procedures
PPE during endoscopy should include N95 masks and double gloves
Scientists working to improve facemasks used by COVID-19 NHS staff
Since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis the subject of personal protective equipment (PPE) has become a key discussion point. Over recent days the focus has been on the supply of facemasks that allow healthcare workers to interact safely and…
Thyroid hormone use may raise death risk in older adults
WASHINGTON–Thyroid hormone replacement therapy in older adults is associated with a higher risk of death compared with no treatment, a large study finds. The study results were accepted for presentation at ENDO 2020, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, and publication…
A COVID-19 palliative care pandemic plan: An essential tool
OTTAWA – Palliative care physicians have created a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) palliative care plan as an essential tool to provide care and help manage scare resources during the pandemic. The plan, which focuses on 8 critical elements — “stuff,”…
Thyroid hormone use may raise death risk in older adults
WASHINGTON–Thyroid hormone replacement therapy in older adults is associated with a higher risk of death compared with no treatment, a large study finds. The study results were accepted for presentation at ENDO 2020, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting, and publication…
A COVID-19 palliative care pandemic plan: An essential tool
OTTAWA – Palliative care physicians have created a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) palliative care plan as an essential tool to provide care and help manage scare resources during the pandemic. The plan, which focuses on 8 critical elements — “stuff,”…
Study helps to identify medications which are safe to use in treatment of COVID-19
A recent study has found that there is no evidence for or against the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen for patients with COVID-19.
Study helps to identify medications which are safe to use in treatment of COVID-19
A recent study has found that there is no evidence for or against the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen for patients with COVID-19. The study, led by researchers at King’s College London, also found other types of…