Researchers from the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine Center for Nanomedicine – which designs nanotechnology-based platforms for clinical translation across specialties – developed a strategy for delivering therapeutic…
Category: 6. Health
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Integrated hip-fracture model cuts mortality rates
Xu Weiguo (second from right) checks the post-operation status of a patient at Tianjin Hospital. [Photo provided to China Daily]
A pioneering medical system in Tianjin has treated nearly 4,500…
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Japan turns to hearing loss detection in push to prevent dementia
AKITA, Japan – With Japan’s rapidly aging population putting mounting pressure on medical and nursing care systems, local governments are increasingly turning to an unexpected tool in dementia prevention: early detection of age-related hearing…
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Study Questions Benefit of FDA-Cleared Device for ADHD – MedPage Today
- Study Questions Benefit of FDA-Cleared Device for ADHD MedPage Today
- Brain stimulation device cleared for ADHD in the US is overall safe but ineffective King’s College London
- FDA-Approved Nerve Stimulation Device For ADHD Is Ineffective, Clinical…
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CDC-funded hep B vaccine study in Africa suspended pending review, officials say
The saga of the US-funded hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau took another turn today, with health officials in the western African nation saying the study has been suspended pending further technical review.
The comments were made during a…
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5,500-year-old DNA shows syphilis was rooted in the Americas, before Columbus – The Washington Post
- 5,500-year-old DNA shows syphilis was rooted in the Americas, before Columbus The Washington Post
- The bacterium behind syphilis has a far more ancient history than we thought Scientific American
- 5,500-year-old human skeleton discovered in…
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Pre-surgical medication use grows for pancreatic, gynecologic, and abdominal lining cancers
The second annual report from the National Cancer Database (NCDB) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) documents a substantial rise in medication treatments, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and hormone therapy, used before…
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Researchers Restore Brain Cell Function in Parkinson’s Models – SciTechDaily
- Researchers Restore Brain Cell Function in Parkinson’s Models SciTechDaily
- Lewy body formation in Parkinson’s disease: Scientists propose a new molecular roadmap Medical Xpress
- Researchers discover a biochemical route that plays role in…
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Trends in Medication Management: Daily Efficiencies, Amplified Across Health Systems
Managing a hospital pharmacy is a numbers game: How much inventory is needed on hand? How much medication is being wasted? How efficient are day-to-day workflows? Every extra minute saved or wasted can multiply hundreds of times over in a single…
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