New guide for clinicians aims to improve UTI care
Millions of times a year, Americans seek urgent treatment for painful, embarrassing urinary tract infections. But while they…
Ischemic stroke increases expectant mother’s risk for another stroke during or soon after pregnancy
Having had a stroke caused by blocked blood vessels (ischemic stroke) more than doubled an expectant mother’s odds of having…
AI model accurately predicts need for skilled nursing after hospital discharge
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool accurately predicted which patients would need a skilled nursing facility after leaving the…
Combination therapy improves cognition in Alzheimer’s models
In recent years, research into cannabis and its main psychoactive ingredient, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has unearthed medical benefits including…
Zebrafish can play a decisive role in clinical interpretation of spinal muscular atrophy
The tiny zebrafish is helping researchers rapidly determine whether a newborn’s genetic mutation is likely to cause spinal…
Mapping the early onset of coronary heart disease in men
Men begin developing coronary heart disease – which can lead to heart attacks – years earlier than women,…
Nudges to clinicians and patients increase the rate of influenza vaccination
Patients were 28 percent more likely to get a flu shot when they got a text message reminder…
Depression and anxiety together raise long COVID risk in older women
Older women who have a history of both depression and anxiety had a 78% higher risk of developing…
Immune system dysfunction may fuel progressive heart failure after heart attacks
When the heart’s muscle is weakened or injured due to a heart attack, it can make it hard…
Overactive protein cleanup disrupts nuclear pores in neurodegenerative disease
When it comes to neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and certain forms of dementia, researchers…
Faster hepatitis C treatment with interdisciplinary primary care
Background: Hepatitis C virus treatment is increasingly being offered in primary care because medications now require less frequent…
Financial incentives lower blood sugar in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes
Background: In this randomized controlled trial in Israel, researchers examined whether a contingent discount as a financial incentive…