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Researchers uncover new mechanism that plays key role in the progression of alcohol-related liver disease

Alcohol-related liver disease is among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to an incomplete understanding of the factors contributing to disease development, liver transplantation is still the only available cure.

24 Jan 2023

Study compares early restrictive and liberal fluid management for sepsis-induced low pressure

Vanderbilt University Medical Center had a leading role in a large national study designed to compare two early interventions in the treatment of patients with sepsis, the body's severe response to an uncontrolled infection.

24 Jan 2023

UT Southwestern experts offer several techniques for secondary intraocular lens placement

Patients undergoing cataract surgery typically have their natural lens replaced with an artificial intraocular lens (IOL). But complications occasionally arise that require the placement of a more surgically challenging secondary IOL.

24 Jan 2023

Researchers identify a key host-cell player in COVID-19 infections

Researchers at University of California San Diego and UC Riverside have further elucidated the molecular pathway used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to infect human lung cells, identifying a key host-cell player that may prove a new and enduring therapeutic target for treating COVID-19.

24 Jan 2023

Nova Biomedical Launches CE-Marked Nova Max Pro Creatinine/eGFR Meter for Kidney Function Screening

Nova Biomedical announces the launch of the Nova Max Pro Creatinine/eGFR Meter System in all CE countries. Nova Max Pro is an important new tool to improve kidney care through kidney function screening and early detection of kidney disease in point-of-care settings

From Nova Biomedical 24 Jan 2023

Promoting the One Health approach could greatly improve human-animal health and environmental integrity

Researchers pursued contemporary evidence of how One Health approaches could improve health security at a global scale against unprecedented health hazards, such as the one posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

24 Jan 2023

Modulating the lipid composition to treat bronchial asthma

Bronchial asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that is reversible in certain cases, usually presents with cough, difficulty of breathing, and wheezing.

24 Jan 2023

Modified UTI detection algorithm could be used to safely withhold antibiotics in low risk patients

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are commonly diagnosed and treated in primary care. The gold standard for diagnosing a UTI is a urine culture.

23 Jan 2023

Self-rooming preferred by primary care clinical staff and patients during COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, clinic staff have had to adjust the ways in which they see patients in person so that they remain safe.

23 Jan 2023

Holistic care approach provided by family medicine could help people with post-COVID symptoms

Many people are experiencing a variety of long COVID-19 symptoms and are relying on some of their own methods to allay those symptoms.

23 Jan 2023

Primary care’s challenges and promising solutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Investigators have written a special report about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's learning community, which operated from December 2020-November 2021.

23 Jan 2023

High-quality primary care attributes associated with reduction in hospitalizations during COVID-19 pandemic

Japanese researchers examined the association between primary care practice characteristics and total hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Jan 2023

Canadian clinicians and administrators build a data bridge to improve community-based response to the pandemic

Clinicians and administrators in Alberta, Canada, built a data bridge between primary care and public health stakeholders to improve the province's community-based response to the pandemic.

23 Jan 2023

All-cause mortality risk higher among individuals with head injury

Adults who suffered any head injury during a 30-year study period had two times the rate of mortality than those who did not have any head injury, and mortality rates among those with moderate or severe head injuries were nearly three times higher, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, published today in JAMA Neurology.

23 Jan 2023

Care management processes for people with chronic conditions increased from 2019 to 2021

Although primary care clinics were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by Minnesota researchers showed that care management processes for chronic disease care in the primary care setting generally increased from 2019 to 2021.

23 Jan 2023

"The Trust Circle": Inclusion of indigenous patients in clinical trials

Indigenous populations, including people of American Indian and Alaska Native origin, are underrepresented in clinical trials.

23 Jan 2023

Researchers examine the frequency of cost-related underuse of insulin in primary care

The rising cost of insulin has created problems in diabetes management. Researchers conducted a survey study to determine the prevalence of cost-related insulin underuse in a primary care environment.

23 Jan 2023

Mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment linked to many cardiovascular diseases

Many cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, or 'hardening of the arteries,' correlate to mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment in the tissues of the heart and blood vessels.

23 Jan 2023

Novel method makes genetic analyses possible for all regions of the intestine

With its length and multitude of folds and protrusions, the intestine represents the largest contact surface between our body and the food taken up from the outside.

23 Jan 2023

Fujifilm Europe supports World Cancer Day

Fujifilm Europe has announced its partnership with World Cancer Day, an initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the largest and oldest international cancer organisation dedicated to taking the lead in convening, capacity building and advocacy initiatives that unite the cancer community to reduce the global cancer burden, promote greater equity, and integrate cancer control into the world health and development agenda.

From FUJIFILM Corporation 23 Jan 2023

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Researchers uncover new mechanism that plays key role in the progression of alcohol-related liver disease

Study compares early restrictive and liberal fluid management for sepsis-induced low pressure

UT Southwestern experts offer several techniques for secondary intraocular lens placement

Researchers identify a key host-cell player in COVID-19 infections

Nova Biomedical Launches CE-Marked Nova Max Pro Creatinine/eGFR Meter for Kidney Function Screening

Promoting the One Health approach could greatly improve human-animal health and environmental integrity

Modulating the lipid composition to treat bronchial asthma

Modified UTI detection algorithm could be used to safely withhold antibiotics in low risk patients

Self-rooming preferred by primary care clinical staff and patients during COVID-19 pandemic

Holistic care approach provided by family medicine could help people with post-COVID symptoms

Primary care’s challenges and promising solutions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

High-quality primary care attributes associated with reduction in hospitalizations during COVID-19 pandemic

Canadian clinicians and administrators build a data bridge to improve community-based response to the pandemic

All-cause mortality risk higher among individuals with head injury

Care management processes for people with chronic conditions increased from 2019 to 2021

"The Trust Circle": Inclusion of indigenous patients in clinical trials

Researchers examine the frequency of cost-related underuse of insulin in primary care

Mitochondrial dysfunction and endothelial impairment linked to many cardiovascular diseases

Novel method makes genetic analyses possible for all regions of the intestine

Fujifilm Europe supports World Cancer Day

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

Automating research - solutions and best practices

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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