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Maternity care provided outside of a hospital setting is often aligned with care pathways supporting women to make informed choices to birth in a freestanding birth unit or at home. A less understood cohort of women are those attended to by the…
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Vietnam urged to step up prevention of autumn-winter diseases-Xinhua
HANOI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — Vietnam’s local departments of health have been urged to intensify efforts to prevent and control the spread of autumn-winter diseases in order to minimize infections and fatalities, Vietnam News Agency reported…
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The correlation between smoking and preoperative deep venous thrombosis after hip fracture in geriatric patients: a propensity score-matched study | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Chen YP, Kuo YJ, Hung SW, Wen TW, Chien PC, Chiang MH, Maffulli N, Lin CY. Loss of skeletal muscle mass can be predicted by sarcopenia and reflects poor functional recovery at one year after surgery for geriatric hip fractures. Injury….
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Esketamine attenuates hemodynamic oscillations during anesthesia induction in elderly gastrointestinal surgical patients: a randomized trial | BMC Anesthesiology
In this randomized, double-blind trial, we demonstrated that adjunctive low-dose esketamine (0.2 mg/kg) with standard propofol-opioid induction significantly reduced the incidence of hemodynamic instability during anesthesia induction in elderly…
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Advising Patients on Vaccines During Pregnancy
As respiratory virus season gets under way, family practice and OB-GYN clinicians are likely having more conversations about vaccinations with patients who are pregnant or expecting to become pregnant soon. And while vaccines have found their way…
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COVID-19 and smell loss: Brain region changes revealed
MRI scans reveal that people who lose their sense of smell after COVID-19 show measurable changes in brain regions tied to emotion and sensory processing, offering new clues to the lingering effects of long COVID.
Study: Alterations…
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Anti-dengue, malaria awareness drive launched
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KARACHI, Oct 17 (APP): On the directives of Sindh Minister for Health and Population Welfare, Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, a large-scale awareness and prevention campaign has been launched across the Sindh province to curb the…
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Tell us your experiences of private ADHD assessments in England | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD diagnoses have increased significantly in recent years: in England, prescription rates have risen about 18% annually since the pandemic, reflecting greater demand for assessment and treatment.
If you’ve had a private ADHD assessment in…
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Unusual presentation of complicated relapsing fever with spontaneous hemoperitoneum mimicking surgical acute abdomen: a case report | International Journal of Emergency Medicine
A 29-year-old male patient from Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, reported experiencing non-radiating lower abdominal pain for three days, accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, fever, chills, and headache. He also had a productive cough with blood-tinged…
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Atypical Koebner Response: Psoriasis Remission Following Endovenous Laser Ablation for Venous Insufficiency: A Novel Case Report and Literature Review
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1. This case highlights the potential for endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) to induce unexpected remission of psoriasis in patients with concurrent venous insufficiency. Clinicians should be aware that EVLA, while addressing vascular…
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