Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage…
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Overdose deaths are rising among Black and Indigenous Americans
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The recent decline in overdose deaths hides a tremendous disparity by race: Deaths have fallen only among white people while continuing to rise among people of…
Broader screening methods help prevent outbreaks of Candida auris in hospitals, study shows
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control describes the outcome of a shift in hospital screening protocols for Candida auris, a dangerous…
Large-bore mechanical thrombectomy yields better outcomes for intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Findings from the first international randomized controlled trial to compare patient outcomes following treatment with large-bore mechanical thrombectomy (LBMT) versus catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) for intermediate-risk pulmonary…
Sex-specific heart attack risk factors linked to circulating proteins
Graphical abstract. Credit: European Heart Journal (2024). DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae658 Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet researchers have identified 45 proteins in the blood that are associated with the risk of myocardial…
Survey finds a dangerous gap in knowledge about pancreatic cancer among adults under age 50
Axial CT image with i.v. contrast. Macrocystic adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Credit: public domain While pancreatic cancer rates are rising in people under age 50, a new survey conducted…
Noninvasive malaria test could aid in global reduction efforts
The Cytophone clinical prototype. a Photograph of the prototype during its alignment in a hospital in Yaoundé, Cameroon. b The focused ultrasound transducer array (top view). c Superficial vessel network…
Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When Lyft driver Tramaine Carr transports seniors and sick patients to hospitals in Atlanta, she feels like both a friend and a social worker. “When the…
Scientists develop tool to predict sepsis in apparently healthy newborns
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A genetic signature in newborns can predict neonatal sepsis before symptoms even start to show, according to a new study. The study, led by UBC and…
Better prepared emergency departments could save children’s lives
Implementing high pediatric readiness for all U.S. emergency departments is highly cost-effective and would lower mortality among young patients, according to a study published in the October issue of Health…
