New tool identifies older adults at risk of delirium and falls from anticholinergic medications
Researchers funded by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) have developed a new tool to help doctors and…
ACS Emergency General Surgery Verification associated with fewer deaths and shorter stays
Patients treated at hospitals that earned American College of Surgeons (ACS) Emergency General Surgery Verification demonstrated lower 30-day…
Pulse oximeter bias undercounts sleep apnea severity in Black patients
Sleep studies often use a pulse oximeter to determine the severity of sleep apnea. But a new study…
Novel treatment clears dementia-linked proteins from the waking brain
The brain’s own clearance mechanisms are most active during sleep. Researchers have now shown that this natural clearance…
East Anglian Air Ambulance proves rapid pre-hospital blood test can diagnose brain bleeds in minutes
A pioneering blood test used at the scene of medical emergencies can identify patients with bleeding on the…
New initiative provides lung cancer screening for Illinois firefighters
Northwestern Medicine will screen more than 300 firefighters from Chicago and DeKalb, Illinois, for lung cancer through its…
New age-specific prediction models improve incomplete Kawasaki disease diagnosis
Incomplete Kawasaki disease (IKD) remains hard to recognize because it often lacks the classic signs of complete Kawasaki…
New consensus offers guidance for management of neonatal lactose intolerance
Lactose is a major carbohydrate in human milk, but breaking it down requires lactase, an intestinal enzyme that…
Hospital patients treated by female physicians have better outcomes
Patients cared for by female physicians in hospital were less likely to die or be readmitted compared with…
Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, 81, hospitalized after medical emergency
Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan, 81, was hospitalized following a medical emergency, forcing his band to cancel two…
Mechanical force triggers metabolic changes that promote orthodontic bone formation
Bone adapts to mechanical force through coupled formation and resorption, a principle central to orthodontics. Periodontal ligament (PDL)…
Meningococcal B outbreak: Adelaide young adult in critical condition
A young adult is in a critical condition on life support in a metropolitan Adelaide hospital after being…