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Age of gender dysphoria diagnosis continues to decline

The age of those who are distressed because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity—known as gender dysphoria—has been steadily falling, reveals research published in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

27 Jun 2023

Is COVID-19 severity of infection a new risk factor for chronic pain?

Researchers investigated whether SARS-CoV-2 infection severity could increase the risk of chronic pain.

27 Jun 2023

Beyond expectations: study finds treatment success gap in drug-resistant Tuberculosis

Researchers performed a review of global treatment outcomes of drug-resistant Tuberculosis.

27 Jun 2023

Interactive dashboards improve hand hygiene compliance

Hand hygiene is the simplest, most effective way to prevent the spread of infections in healthcare, yet healthcare worker adherence is often low. Infection preventionists at two health systems will present their successful hand hygiene interventions at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's (APIC's) Annual Conference in Orlando Florida, June 26-28.

27 Jun 2023

Hospitals urged to adopt new MRSA prevention strategies

A group of five medical organizations have released updated recommendations for the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA, transmission and infection. MRSA causes approximately 10% of hospital-associated infections in the United States and such infections are associated with an increased risk of death. Certain infections caused by MRSA rose by as much as 41% during the pandemic after falling in preceding years.

27 Jun 2023

Novel computational tool helps analyze complex genetic regions

GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS), a leader in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic and clinical insights, today published a paper in Nature Methods, titled "Multiscale analysis of pangenomes enables improved representation of genomic diversity for repetitive and clinically relevant genes," in which researchers developed a new computational tool, the PanGenome Research-Tool Kit (PGR-TK), for scalable analysis of clinically relevant genes that were previously too complex to analyze.

27 Jun 2023

Anchoring bias in emergency medicine leads to missed diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Finding evidence of what is known as "anchoring bias," UCLA-led research suggests that patients with congestive heart failure experiencing shortness of breath are less likely to be tested in the emergency department for a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lung, when the reason for the visit noted during the initial emergency department check-in process specifically mentions congestive heart failure instead of the broader "shortness of breath".

26 Jun 2023

Novel biomaterials approach reveals how mechanical forces shape T cell fate

The successful campaign of adoptive T cell therapies, a type of immunotherapy in which immune T cells are collected from a patient, enhanced outside of the body, and reinfused back into the same patient, especially against blood cancers is well under way.

26 Jun 2023

World-renowned researcher receives top award for contributions to clinical psychopharmacology

Dennis Charney, MD, the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and President for Academic Affairs of the Mount Sinai Health System, has received the prestigious Donald Klein Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP).

26 Jun 2023

Research unveils crucial insights into the brain's potential ability to regulate fentanyl consumption

The opioid crisis continues to pose a grave public health concern, with synthetic opioids such as fentanyl posing a major risk for development of addiction and death due to overdose.

26 Jun 2023

Study finds link between environmental chemical exposure and thyroid problems in women with fertility issues

A study led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, reveals multiple associations between the presence of phenol biomarkers and altered thyroid hormone measurements among women seeking fertility care.

26 Jun 2023

Race- and gender-specific interventions may be more effective at preventing overdose deaths

Interventions to address stimulant and opioid use that consider race and gender may prove more effective at preventing overdose deaths than current methods, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers who studied how drug treatment admissions and overdose deaths differed among race and gender.

26 Jun 2023

University Hospital Bonn and DZNE receive prestigious "Ataxia Center of Excellence" award

The Ataxia Center at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and DZNE have been awarded the title "Ataxia Center of Excellence" by the US National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) for their patient care and research – as the only organization in Europe.

26 Jun 2023

Europe's battle against Aedes mosquitoes: growing threat of mosquito-borne diseases

Study described how cases of all types of mosquito-borne diseases are increasing in Europe.

26 Jun 2023

Effectiveness of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among nursing home residents: study reveals 31.2% protection

Study reported findings of the surveillance of nursing home residents by the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

26 Jun 2023

Nasal decolonization decreases pediatric MRSA rates by 50%

Facing persistent cases of hospital-onset Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during the pandemic, the infection prevention and control (IPC) team at Children's Hospital New Orleans developed an inexpensive nasal decolonization regimen previously used only in their adult patients that decreased rates of MRSA by 50 percent. Their results are being presented at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's (APIC's) Annual Conference in Orlando Florida, June 26-28.

26 Jun 2023

New effort minimizes surgeon-specific standardized infection ratio

When excess surgical site infections (SSIs) were detected among neurosurgery patients at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Mercy in 2019, infection preventionist Katie Palladino, MPH, CPH, CIC, partnered with a hospital neurosurgeon on a multidisciplinary quality and process improvement initiative that led to a steep drop in infection rates over a two-year period. Their successful initiative is being presented at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology's (APIC's) Annual Conference in Orlando Florida, June 26-28.

26 Jun 2023

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Age of gender dysphoria diagnosis continues to decline

Is COVID-19 severity of infection a new risk factor for chronic pain?

Beyond expectations: study finds treatment success gap in drug-resistant Tuberculosis

Interactive dashboards improve hand hygiene compliance

Hospitals urged to adopt new MRSA prevention strategies

Novel computational tool helps analyze complex genetic regions

Anchoring bias in emergency medicine leads to missed diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Novel biomaterials approach reveals how mechanical forces shape T cell fate

World-renowned researcher receives top award for contributions to clinical psychopharmacology

Research unveils crucial insights into the brain's potential ability to regulate fentanyl consumption

Study finds link between environmental chemical exposure and thyroid problems in women with fertility issues

Race- and gender-specific interventions may be more effective at preventing overdose deaths

University Hospital Bonn and DZNE receive prestigious "Ataxia Center of Excellence" award

Europe's battle against Aedes mosquitoes: growing threat of mosquito-borne diseases

Effectiveness of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection among nursing home residents: study reveals 31.2% protection

Nasal decolonization decreases pediatric MRSA rates by 50%

New effort minimizes surgeon-specific standardized infection ratio

Living near green spaces linked to lower mortality risk from non-communicable diseases

Experts release new guidelines for safe opioid deprescribing in Australia

Single-cell profiling reveals immune cell marker and regulator of anti-tumor immunity

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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