The study find that the ten-year survival rates are similar for bypass surgery and coronary stenting with drug-eluting stents in randomized patients with de novo three-vessel and left main coronary artery disease, according to late breaking results from the SYNTAX Extended Survival study presented in a Hot Line Session today at ESC Congress 2019 together…
As chlamydia and gonorrhea are caused by bacteria, infect both men and women; and can lead to reproductive tract infections that can have lasting damage. Left untreated, both infections can make it more difficult for a woman to become pregnant in the future. STDs are usually caused by viruses or bacteria and can be spread…
At present Ayushman Bharat, where India today’s special investigation team (SIT) finding; that the project could be running up against non-compliance in terms of its implementation on the ground. Ayushman Bharat also known as Modicare seems to have been contaminated by infectious greed, with some hospitals on its panel refusing treatment to patients entitled to…
The researches find that the distribution of [18F]‐sodium fluoride (NaF) uptake and blood flow in the femur and acetabulum in hip osteoarthritis (OA) patients to find associations between bone remodeling and cartilage composition in the presence of morphological abnormalities using simultaneous positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging PET/MR, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and…
Hospital infection; The move to single patient rooms at the McGill University Health Centre’s (MUHC) Glen site in 2015 resulted in significantly reduced rates of hospital acquired infections, suggests a study publish today in the highly respect journal JAMA: Internal Medicine published by the American Medical Association. A team at the Research Institute of the…
Although the number of women being diagnosed and dying of ovarian cancer is declining; recurrence, drug resistance and mortality remain high for women with high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma; the most common form of epithelial ovarian cancer. A new study in the journal eLife by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers links changes…
The researches find that the Successful combinations of radiation and immunotherapy depend on the presence of live T cells within the tumor; however, radiotherapy is believe to damage T cells. Here, based on longitudinal in vivo imaging and functional analysis; we report that a large proportion of T cells survive clinically relevant doses of radiation…
It is not easy to change poor sleep habits, it is not impossible particularly for children in preschool and elementary school, says Lynelle Schneeberg, PsyD, a Yale Medicine psychologist and author of “Become Your Child’s Sleep Coach: The Bedtime Doctor’s 5-Step Guide, Ages 3-10” (Lifelong Books). It’s with the best of intentions that parents end…
Bacteria usually clone themselves to reproduce, but they are also known to swap DNA. A donor bacteria cell can transfer genes to a recipient cell in a process called lateral gene transfer, which can happen through three mechanisms: transduction, conjugation, and transformation. The research group thinks this DNA exchange (and transformation in particular) could be governed…
Johns Hopkins researchers report that prurigo nodularis (PN), a skin disease characterize by severely itchy; firm bumps on the skin; may be associated with other inflammatory skin disorders as well as systemic and mental health disorders. Compare with other skin diseases, however, not much is known about PN. While symptoms of PN can be manage,…
Jellyfish stings (envenomations) are a common affliction of ocean goers worldwide. Although many are simply a nuisance, some can be very severe or even fatal. The most severe non-anaphylactic reactions caused by jellyfish species that inhabit Indo-Pacific waters. Examples of species known to be clinically dangerous include the box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri); sea nettle (Chrysaora…
As the study showing the protozoan disease visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has recently expanded to places where it had not previously been reported and has expanded its geographic distribution within countries where it was already endemic. The study describing three dispersion routes that have moved Leishmania infantum into and through central-Southern Brazil, helping shed light on…