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Rutgers Experts Highlight Pharmacist’s Role In Patients’ Weight-Loss Journey
Rutgers researcher Rupal Mansukhani is available to discuss how popular mobile resources such as wearables and apps can help people count calories and lose weight. She can als...Full Article
Drug ‘Librarian’ Discovers New Compound That May Thwart Common Surgery Complication
In a strategic search, Johns Hopkins scientists created and screened a library of 45,000 new compounds containing chemical elements of widely used immune system suppressants, ...Full Article
Urine Test Detects Transplant Rejection, Could Replace Needle Biopsies
Too often, it’s only after a transplanted organ has sustained serious damage that a biopsy reveals the organ is in rejection. A new screening method using sensor particles and...Full Article
A Lack Of Antibody Diversity May Make The Elderly More Susceptible To The Flu
The influenza vaccine may be less effective in the elderly because their B cells are less capable of producing antibodies that can adapt to protect against new viral strains, ...Full Article
Parents: Keep Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Away From Children
With medical marijuana now legal in about two-thirds of U.S. states, there’s growing concern about how dispensaries may impact surrounding neighborhoods and communities. And ...Full Article
Common Acid Reflux Medications Linked To Increased Kidney Disease Risk
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include well-known brand names Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid, are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the world. Approximate...Full Article
Asthma Pill Targets Airway Muscles To Decrease Attacks
Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma in 20 years can help reduce as...Full Article
Customized Drug Interaction Alerts Address Alert Fatigue, Protect Patients
For anyone who regularly uses a computer, the experience of clicking through multipage user agreements is a shared frustration. Being bombarded with too much information can l...Full Article
Even As Hospitals Cut Risky Antibiotic Use In-House, Patients Often Go Home with Them
Even as hospitals try to cut back on prescribing powerful but risky antibiotics for their patients, a new study shows that many of those patients still head home with prescrip...Full Article
University Of Minnesota Researchers 3D Bio-Print A Model That Could Improve Anticancer Drugs And Treatments
University of Minnesota medical researchers and engineers have developed a way to study cancer cells which could lead to new and improved treatment. They have developed a new ...Full Article
Measles Outbreak: Many States Are Inadequately Vaccinated According To Expert
As several reports emerge highlighting measles outbreaks across the country, Virginia Tech infectious disease expert points out that inadequate vaccine coverage in states like...Full Article
New Sensor To Monitor Blood Sugar Through A Breath
It’s a breath of fresh air for people with diabetics. A simple puff into a handheld device may one day be all it takes to monitor their blood sugar using a new technology bei...Full Article
New Pill Can Deliver Insulin Through The Stomach
An MIT-led research team has developed a drug capsule that could be used to deliver oral doses of insulin, potentially replacing the injections that people with type 2 diabete...Full Article
Surgeons Investigate Modified Pain Management Strategies To Reduce Opioid Use In Trauma Patients
A team of surgeons is working to identify the most effective strategy to treat acute pain after injury while minimizing the amount of opioids prescribed to trauma patients, bu...Full Article
Mouse Studies Advance Search For New Class Of Antidepressants
In experiments with mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report a promising advance in the search for a new class of drugs to treat major depression. A compound develop...Full Article
Why Your Kid’s Strep Throat Keeps Coming Back
Each year, some 600 million people around the world come down with strep throat. But for some children (and their parents) it’s more than an occasional misery. It’s a recurrin...Full Article
Community-Based Programs To Improve Medication Adherence
A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down in Mary Poppins, but in real life, it’s much more complicated than that. Two-thirds of patients do not take their medications a...Full Article
NSAID Pretreatment Impairs Immune Response In Heart Failure, Worsens Heart And Kidney Damage
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are widely known as pain-killers and can relieve pain and inflammation. However, prolonged use raises the risk of heart and k...Full Article
Tonsillectomy In Children: Update To Guidelines For Treating And Managing Care
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update) today in Otolaryngology-H...Full Article
American Red Cross Launches Resuscitation Education Suite For Healthcare, EMS And Public Safety Professionals
The American Red Cross, the premiere provider of resuscitation and first aid training, today announced its new resuscitation education program that meets certification and lic...Full Article
Fewer Deaths Seen Among Young Adults Who Got Extra Adult Support As Suicidal Teens
Building a circle of trusted adults around a suicidal teen, to support them during vulnerable times, may have long-term effects that reduce their risk of dying young, a new st...Full Article
A Catholic Health Services's Hospital Is The First In NY To Earn A Gold Seal In Sepsis Care
Each year, at least 1.7 million adults in the U.S. develop sepsis, the body’s extreme response to an infection, and nearly 270,000 Americans die as a result of sepsis each yea...Full Article
Puerto Rican Children And Girls Appear Less Likely To Use Their Asthma Inhalers Than Mexican American Children And Boys
Compared to Mexican American children, Puerto Rican children were more likely to have poor or decreasing use of inhaled medication needed to control their asthma, according t...Full Article
Training The Prescriber: An Institutional Effort To Reduce The Amount Of Opioids Prescribed Following Lumbar Surgery
As we all know, opioid addiction in the US has reached epidemic proportions. In 2017 alone, opioids were involved in the overdose deaths of 47,600 people. Many victims of opio...Full Article
Danbury Hospital: Minimally Invasive Procedure Heals Woman’s Heart
Joan Lipman, an 86-year old retired nurse, has dedicated her life to caring for others. So, it was unusual for Joan, who is by nature active and optimistic, to find that she w...Full Article