A new report published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) demonstrates that implementing a dedicated team of nurses to assist with central line insertions can reduce patients’ risk of developing bloodstream infections due to those central lines. In this report, infection preventionists at UNC Health found that having this dedicated team reduced the proportion of central line-associated […]

Thousands of deaths and heart attacks could be prevented—and billions of Kenyan shillings saved—if the country restricted trans fat in food to World Health Organization (WHO) limits, according to research by the George Institute for Global Health. Findings were published today in BMJ Global Health. Researchers modeled the impact of limiting industrially produced trans fat to less than 2% of […]

In a recent study published in Physical Activity and Health, a group of researchers examined the relationship between aging anxiety and its four constructs with physical activity (PA) levels and attitudes in middle-aged and older African Americans. Study: Aging Anxiety and Physical Activity Outcomes among Middle and Older Age African Americans. Image Credit: Rocketclips, Inc./Shutterstock.com Background  Anxiety about aging involves […]

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reveals that the use of doxycycline may help protect against Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection for some patients with pneumonia. Specifically, study authors found that for hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia who had experienced C. diff infections in the prior year, the use of doxycycline, instead of […]

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Additional data from the phase 3 EASE study conducted in patients with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) show that regular application of the topical gel Oleogel-S10 (Filsuvez) is associated with a reduced need for daily dressing changes when compared with a control gel. In a final, post-hoc analysis to come from the trial, 15 of 45 (33%) patients treated with Oleogel-S10 vs […]

One of the most common byproducts of the burning of fossil fuels, phenanthrene, causes heart arrhythmias in mice, proving for the first time it is toxic to mammals. The study, led by Professor Holly Shiels from The University of Manchester was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives on 1 Nov. 2023. Thanks to earlier work by Professor Shiels in […]

Compared to participants who received the placebo, participants who received single doses of zilebesiran had greater than 10 mm Hg reductions, on average, in 24-hour systolic blood pressure and greater than 90% reductions in serum levels of AGT, a hormone produced predominantly in the liver that contributes to blood pressure regulation. At the three-month follow-up, the participants in groups that […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. More than 40% of patients aged 80 years or older in the lower mainland of British Columbia remained uninfected by SARS-CoV-2 by July 2023, data indicate. These patients also were at highest risk for severe outcomes such as hospitalization or death. By the end of two […]

In Mexico, where cancer is the second leading cause of death for children, families travel a significant distance to specialty hospitals for chemotherapy treatment. After each round of chemotherapy, children are typically sent home to recover. But when a patient leaves the hospital after treatment, there is no system to follow up on their recovery or outcome. Meanwhile, families are […]