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Despite a common belief that weekend and holiday discharge after major heart surgery may impact hospital readmissions. The study was published online in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery showed that the day of discharge does not affect readmissions.
Because the rate of rehospitalization after major cardiac surgery has been reported up to 22%, an investigation of potentially modifiable elements in the discharge process has led our group to determine whether the day of discharge affects readmission performance.
With an estimated twenty-thousand protein-coding genes in the human genome, pinpointing a specific gene or pathway responsible for a particular disease can be like finding a needle in the proverbial haystack.
A seven-day dose of metronidazole is associated with a reduced likelihood of being Trichomonas vaginalis-positive at test-of-cure compared with single-dose treatment, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
After decades in the political wilderness, "Medicare-for-all" and single-payer health care are suddenly popular. The words appear in political advertisements and are cheered at campaign rallies even in deep-red states.
Researchers have identified a molecule that plays a key role in bacterial communication and infection. Their findings add a new word to pneumococcus ' molecular dictionary and may lead to novel ways to manipulate the bacterium and prevent infection
Researchers reported a high-performance and transparent nano force touch sensor by developing a thin, flexible, and transparent hierarchical nanocomposite (HNC) film.
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a growing global health crisis. Now, new research provides crucial details on bacterial defenses and how we could undermine them
A new animal study published in The FASEB Journal reveals a significant link between HBV and the metabolic pathway of bile salts that could have implications for a new therapeutic strategy for HBV treatment
In Central America, Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is spread by the 'kissing bug' Triatoma dimidiata. By collecting DNA from the guts of these bugs, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have described patterns in the behavior of the bugs, the strain of parasite, and the communities of microbes that interact with the parasite.
The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) administered the first vaccine in Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a Marburg vaccine candidate in healthy adult volunteers.
By sequencing genetic material at a cell-by-cell level, researchers have described how type 2-high asthma affects the airways and results in mucus production with more detail than ever before. These findings , which help move forward scientific understanding of the biology behind asthma and could inform the development of targeted treatments for asthma and other airway diseases.
A new report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) states that people born and living in Spain, Japan, and China are likely to live longer than those born and living in the United States.
