Routine blood test may flag hidden osteoporosis risk, study finds
Common blood test results may offer an early clue to bone loss, suggesting that alkaline phosphatase levels could…
Timing of genetic mutation dictates childhood leukemia aggressiveness
A team of researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has uncovered why children with…
Simple blood and urine tests could spare febrile infants from more invasive procedures
New evidence from a six-country study led by the Montreal Children’s Hospital and Children’s National Hospital shows simple…
Aza-ven shows superior outcomes compared to induction chemotherapy in AML patients
In a new trial, patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) fared significantly better with a combined…
Opinion: An innovative solution to address Alaska’s nursing shortage
A board next to a nurse station in a medical-surgical unit at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage…
Intravenous iron shows safe and beneficial outcomes for patients with bacterial infection and anemia
Treatment with intravenous (IV) iron significantly improved survival and increased hemoglobin levels in patients with iron-deficiency anemia who…
Exclusive | Staff expecting something to ‘pop off’ at hospital for criminally insane
It’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” on Wards Island. For the past three months, staff at the…
Study shines light on how P2X4 receptor can be inhibited
A study carried out by the University of Bonn and the University Hospital Bonn throws light on how…
Early pregnancy placenta models show significant effects from PFAS exposure
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of nearly 10,000 long-lasting chemical compounds that stay in the…
Urine cfDNA patterns emerge as a promising tool for diagnosing bladder cancer
Researchers have discovered that analyzing specific patterns of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation in a simple urine sample can…
Sudden cardiac death risk is sharply elevated in people with diabetes
The risk of sudden cardiac death is higher both for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes,…
Automated EHR system triages cancer symptoms, improves care team efficiency
For many people living with cancer, symptoms such as pain, anxiety or insomnia can quickly spiral into an…