According to a systematic review and meta-analysis, atraumatic lumbar puncture needles are safe and effective, and they cause fewer post-dural-puncture headaches and returns to the hospital for additional treatment. The findings reported in The Lancet.
At the neonatology ward of the Vienna General Hospital (Medical University Vienna), physicians compared two mixtures of intravenous lipids for nutrition with support coming from the FWF. The researchers found no amelioration with respect to bile-flow complications in extremely low birth weight preterm babies in incubators, but they did discover more mature brain waves.
New research presented at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Conference reported that scientists have developed a method for better tracking how nurses in an intensive care unit (ICU) spend their workday.
In this study, The United Nations calls Yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis, with 8 million people on the brink of famine. Yemen, one of the Arab world's poorest countries, is embroiled in a proxy war between the Houthi armed movement, allied with Iran, and a U.S.-backed military coalition headed by Saudi Arabia. At least 471 people in Yemen are believed to have been infected with diphtheria, killing one in 10 of them since the outbreak began in mid-August, the World Health Organization (WHO)
According to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Soroka University Medical Center, Women who conceive while using an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) have a greater risk of preterm delivery, low birth weight babies, bacterial infections, or losing a fetus
UC San Francisco neurologists study suggests it may be possible for clinicians to identify patients at the highest risk for seizures , allowing patients to plan around these brief but potentially dangerous events. The study findings were published in the Nature Communications
Researchers report on this study, Sex-hormone treatment in transgender individuals has complex sex-specific effects on body composition and metabolic cytokine secretion. Transgender individuals typically undergo gender-affirming hormonal therapy (GAHT) and gender-affirming surgeries to mitigate feelings of gender dysphoria. This study has been published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
In a new study published in the journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of an ancient strain of the Hepatitis B virus (HBV), shedding new light on a pervasive, complex and deadly pathogen that today kills nearly one million people every year.
Research conducted by the University of Edinburgh used powerful microscopes to look at 3D images of DNA in mouse immune cells preserved with glucocorticoid medicine. Fresh insights into key hormones found in commonly prescribed medicines have been discovered, providing further understanding of the medicines' side effects. The study was published in the journal Cell Reports
According to research, Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will discuss the unusual and challenging problem of how to perform emergency medical procedures during space missions.
The Researchers Analyzing the effects of preoperative echocardiography (ECG) on patient survival, timing of surgery in length of hospital stay in Patients Who Will undergo hip nailing for an intertrochanteric fracture.
Prehabilitation intervention is receiving increasing attention to improve the quality of recovery of a patient after surgery. In a new study, the researchers would focus on interventions for patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer.