The study find that the Newborn screening is require in the U.S. ; and differs slightly depending on which state you live in. For the most part; therefore it’s done before a newborn baby leaves the hospital and includes a blood test that screens for 30-50 serious health problems that usually arise in infancy or…
Workplace inequality is visible when it involves gender and race, but less so with sexual identity and gender expression. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees in federal workplaces report worse job experiences than their colleagues; leading to higher intentions to leave their job, according to a new University of Michigan study. The research also shows…
The study find that the Breast cancer detection is similar with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) or standard digital mammography, though DBT may reduce recall rates, researchers say. therefore “They expected; based on results from other studies; a higher detection rate in the DBT-arm;” Dr. Solveig Hofvind of the Cancer Registry of Norway told Reuters Health…
Imaging provides a more precise diagnosis of a heart attack that can be used to individualise treatment. That’s the main message of an expert consensus paper published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and present at EuroPCR in Paris, France.Heart attacks are diagnose and treat using coronary angiography,…
The researches find that the defence pilots join the civil aviation sector to tackle the staff crunch. On Saturday; Usha Padhee, joint secretary of the civil aviation ministry; met defence personnel to discuss the feasibility of pilots making the transition from fighter planes to passenger aircraft. Defense personnel to discuss Padhee’s tweet read: “Proud privilege…
The study aimed to find bio-markers that predict risk levels in acute heart failure patients discharged from hospital; and who would benefit from heart failure drugs. But the drugs were diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, beta blockers, and aldosterone antagonists. For the bio-markers, the study used two components of adrenomedullin; a peptide…
The study find that the specific protein interleukin 11 (IL11) with drugs called therapeutic antibodies, therefore reverses inflammation and scarring of the liver in patients suffering from an untreatable type of fatty liver disease called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Because The findings; published in the top journal for liver and gut diseases, Gastroenterology; have implications for the development…
Routine urine samples can be used to test for medication adherence in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the June issue of Diabetes Care. Prashanth Patel, M.B.B.S., from the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in the United Kingdom, and colleagues use liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis to measure nonadherence to…
The closed intensive care unit (ICU) model, whereby a patient is evaluated and admitted under an intensivist and orders involving patient care are written by the ICU team, is associate with a reduction in certain types of hospital acquire infections, according to a study present at the American Thoracic Society 2019 International Conference, held from…
This study aims proving increasing access to mental health services improves HIV outcomes among vulnerable patients; a new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests;Based on their findings, the researchers are urging HIV clinics to expand their mental health services on site. With the president’s ‘Ending the HIV Epidemic,’ we need to…
How do you fight a fungal infection that is becoming increasingly resistant to medicine? By starving it, found a team of University at Buffalo and Temple University researchers. But to treat Candida albicans, a common yeast that can cause illness in those with weakened immune systems; researchers limited the fungus’ access to iron, an element crucial…
The term “neglected diseases” refers to malaria, diarrhea diseases, tuberculosis; and 20 neglected tropical diseases recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO);such as dengue, chikungunya, Chagas and leishmaniosis, among others. Although neglected diseases account for 11 percentage of the global disease burden; this are targeting by only a small proportion of the new drugs developing…