Do we make New Year's resolutions just to ignore them? Are they merely promises doomed to fail? In this feature, we ask whether, statistically speaking, these resolutions work, and what increases the chances of success. New Year's resolutions are an ancient tradition that continues to this day. The Babylonians started each year with pledges to pay debts and return borrowed […]
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Interoperability has been a red-hot trend in health IT for some time, and it has never been more important. In order to deliver the best care with the best outcomes caregivers need access to patients’ complete medical records – and all available information. That cannot be achieved without interoperability of systems and data. Here, five healthcare interoperability experts from Boston Children’s Hospital, CitiusTech, Holon […]
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As of 15 March, organ donation in England will officially become an opt-out process. This means that all adults in England, with a few exceptions, will automatically be considered potential organ donors unless they actively choose to be excluded. This is the realisation of Max and Keira’s law, passed in 2019, and will come into effect on 20th May 2020. […]
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Death toll from killer coronavirus is 10 TIMES higher than average in China’s Hubei province because thousands of patients with mild symptoms are not seeking help, scientists claim Officials have repeatedly claimed the death toll in China is around two per cent But virologists tracking the outbreak say the case-fatality ratio is higher in Hubei Imperial College London researchers believe […]
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While autism specialists are crucial in the diagnosis and treatment of children with autism, primary care providers are very often the first to care for children with autism spectrum disorder. Two new studies reveal a range of barriers these clinicians face in recognizing and treating autism symptoms, as well as evidence that an innovative tele-mentoring program—ECHO Autism—helps reduce these barriers. […]
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Two recent large-scale reviews have concluded that boosting omega-3 intake may slightly increase prostate cancer risk. However, a slight reduction in cardiovascular risk offsets this effect. Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which occur widely in nature. One of these fatty acids, called alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), is an “essential fat.” Our bodies need ALA to function. However, the […]
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A study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reports that a hyperactive variant of enzyme ACOX1 produces elevated levels of toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) and causes a previously unidentified late-onset neurodegenerative disorder. The team named this new syndrome “Mitchell disease” in reference to the first patient to be diagnosed with this disorder. Experiments using fruit flies revealed […]
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After the discovery of multi-resistant and potentially life-threatening germs has locked the University hospital of Frankfurt, parts of its intensive care unit. As the hospital announced at the weekend, is the pathogen Klebsiella Pneumoniae. Overall, you’ve displayed the City’s health Department five positive patient samples. Three patients are now dead. For visitors there is no danger You go out, however, […]
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Researchers in the United Kingdom say progesterone treatments given to pregnant women with a history of miscarriage can make a difference. Studies in previous years had concluded there was no measurable decrease in the rate of miscarriage in pregnant women given progesterone treatments. Experts are mixed on whether progesterone supplementation should be standard care for pregnant women with a history […]
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THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 — There currently is no evidence of intrauterine infection caused by vertical transmission in women who develop 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia in late pregnancy, according to research published online Feb. 12 in The Lancet. Huijun Chen, Ph.D., from Wuhan University in China, and colleagues conducted a retrospective review of clinical records, laboratory results, and […]
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