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Administering flu vaccines to children having surgery substantially boosts vaccination rates

Actively offering an influenza (flu) vaccination to children having surgery and general anesthesia increased the number of patients vaccinated by 3,500% at Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021 annual meeting.

11 Oct 2021

Kidney transplant patients are more susceptible to harmless bacterium, finds study

It's a pervasive bacterium found in soil and water that rarely causes disease, but a new national review of nocardia infection in people who have had a kidney transplant shows that when it occurs it most commonly causes pneumonia and brain abscess, and reminds their physicians to stay on the lookout for it, investigators say

11 Oct 2021

Post-surgical death rate is higher for minority children regardless of socioeconomic status

Minority children die after surgery at higher rates than white children regardless of socioeconomic status (SES), according to a first-of-its-kind study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2021 annual meeting.

11 Oct 2021

Bariatric surgery rates increased after Medicaid expansion, study shows

Following the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion, access to bariatric surgery as a treatment for obesity increased by 31% annually for lower-income Medicaid-covered and uninsured white adults age 26 to 64 but not for Hispanic and Black adults, according to research conducted by scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

8 Oct 2021

Organ centers to transplant patients: Get a covid shot or move down on waitlist

A Colorado kidney transplant candidate who was bumped to inactive status for failing to get a covid-19 vaccine has become the most public example of an argument roiling the nation's more than 250 organ transplant centers.

8 Oct 2021

$'Fractionated' radiation therapy for spinal tumors helps prevent vertebral compression fractures$

'Fractionated' radiation therapy for spinal tumors helps prevent vertebral compression fractures

In an animal study published Oct. 1, 2021, in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have provided evidence that treating spinal tumors with "fractionated" radiation therapy — doses given in a series of sessions rather than a single treatment — helps prevent vertebral compression fractures.

7 Oct 2021

Cesarean birth may not be the safest mode of delivery for transplant patients

New research suggests that cesarean births for transplant patients carry higher risks to baby and mother.

5 Oct 2021

On-demand brain stimulation alleviates severe depression

The study, which appears in the Oct. 4, 2021, issue of Nature Medicine, represents a landmark success in the years-long effort to apply advances in neuroscience to the treatment of psychiatric disorders.

4 Oct 2021

Study finds cause and solution for complications in peritoneal dialysis

The number of patients suffering from chronic kidney disease or loss of kidney function is increasing worldwide and with it the number of people who need renal replacement therapy.

4 Oct 2021

Nearly 20% of adults have elevated troponin levels after major non-cardiac surgery

About 20% of adults who have major non-cardiac surgery had elevated troponin levels, yet nearly all of them did not have symptoms of injury, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

4 Oct 2021

3D training models to improve knee, hip and spine surgeries

Knee, hip and spinal surgery is the focus of a major new research project focusing on 3D technology developed in South Australia.

1 Oct 2021

Additional supportive care services benefit older adults receiving chemotherapy, study finds

A clinical trial led by researchers at City of Hope, a world-renowned cancer research and treatment organization, showed that patients over 65 receiving chemotherapy experienced significantly fewer treatment-related side effects when a multidisciplinary team of experts analyzed each case and introduced personalized interventions.

30 Sep 2021

Virtual care with remote automated monitoring can improve outcomes after non-elective surgery

Patients using take-home technology following non-elective surgery resulted in significantly greater detection and correction of drug errors, and reduction in patients' pain, says a national study led by Hamilton researchers.

30 Sep 2021

Study finds decline in referrals and procedures for common cardiac interventions after COVID-19

An analysis of healthcare data in Ontario, Canada found a significant decline in referrals and procedures performed for common cardiac interventions after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

29 Sep 2021

Low frequency rTMS can improve memory performance, study shows

Memories of past events and experiences are what define us as who we are, and yet the ability to form these episodic memories declines with age, certain dementias, and brain injury.

29 Sep 2021

Breast radiation after lumpectomy decreases incidence of ipsilateral breast recurrence for 'low risk' DCIS

A long-term follow up analysis of the NRG-RTOG 9804 randomized trial has shown that breast radiation following lumpectomy significantly reduces incidence of ipsilateral breast recurrence (IBR) for "low risk" DCIS.

27 Sep 2021

Expanded dialysis can improve quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients

In a published study, a hospital research team from Lawson Health Research Institute has found that expanded dialysis, a new method that removes a broader range of toxins from the body, can improve quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients who struggle with the side effects of traditional dialysis.

27 Sep 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection less severe in children and youth during first part of the pandemic

New research has found that children and youth may be at low risk of severe acute COVID-19, according to a study conducted during the first half of the pandemic and published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.210053.

27 Sep 2021

Survey: Over half of chronic liver disease patients had procedures cancelled or delayed due to COVID-19

The results of a new patient survey by the British Liver Trust reveal that over half of chronic liver disease patients say they’ve had procedures cancelled or delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

24 Sep 2021

National task force advocates removal of race from the kidney function algorithm

A national task force announced Thursday that it is recommending the immediate implementation of a new diagnostic equation for measuring kidney function, which advocates say will promote health equity and increase access to transplantation for Black patients.

24 Sep 2021

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Administering flu vaccines to children having surgery substantially boosts vaccination rates

Kidney transplant patients are more susceptible to harmless bacterium, finds study

Post-surgical death rate is higher for minority children regardless of socioeconomic status

Bariatric surgery rates increased after Medicaid expansion, study shows

Organ centers to transplant patients: Get a covid shot or move down on waitlist

'Fractionated' radiation therapy for spinal tumors helps prevent vertebral compression fractures

Cesarean birth may not be the safest mode of delivery for transplant patients

On-demand brain stimulation alleviates severe depression

Study finds cause and solution for complications in peritoneal dialysis

Nearly 20% of adults have elevated troponin levels after major non-cardiac surgery

3D training models to improve knee, hip and spine surgeries

Additional supportive care services benefit older adults receiving chemotherapy, study finds

Virtual care with remote automated monitoring can improve outcomes after non-elective surgery

Study finds decline in referrals and procedures for common cardiac interventions after COVID-19

Low frequency rTMS can improve memory performance, study shows

Breast radiation after lumpectomy decreases incidence of ipsilateral breast recurrence for 'low risk' DCIS

Expanded dialysis can improve quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients

SARS-CoV-2 infection less severe in children and youth during first part of the pandemic

Survey: Over half of chronic liver disease patients had procedures cancelled or delayed due to COVID-19

National task force advocates removal of race from the kidney function algorithm

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