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Remdesivir to be Used to Treat Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients in America

Most seriously ill COVID-19 patients will be treated with the antiviral medication Remdesivir in America the maker of the drug has announced, as tensions




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Blood Thinners Help Improve Survival Among Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

In treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients, anticoagulants or blood thinners help improve their chances of survival, reported Mount Sinai COVID Informatics Center researchers.




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Olanzapine Reduces Nausea, Vomiting Among Cancer Patients

Olanzapine decreases the risk of nausea and vomiting among patients with advanced cancer, according to the study published in iJAMA Oncology/i. Charles Loprinzi, M.




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Simple Test can Identify Patients at Risk for Future Dialysis or Transplant

Highlights: A low-cost test can identify patients at high risk of requiring dialysis or transplant




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Alerting Patients to Their Risk of Gum Disease Improves Inflammation and Dental Hygiene, Says Study

Use of psychological techniques to communicate the risk of developing periodontal disease to patients improved their dental hygiene over a three month period.




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Telehealth can Help Mental Health Care Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic

Telehealth provides a useful method for starting and continuing essential mental health treatment without the risk of spreading COVID-19 infection, reports a new study.




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Depressive Disorders Are Less Recognized, Treated In HIV Patients

HIV patients are at increased risk of depressive disorders. But they often go unrecognized or untreated, according to a literature review in the iHarvard Review of Psychiatry/i.




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40% COVID-19 Patients In Telangana Are In 21-40 Age Group

Official data from Telengana has confirms that as many as 40 per cent of patients are in the age group of 21-40. Gender-wise, more men have been affected than women.




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New Study Reveals Which Ovarian Cancer Patients Won't Benefit from Immune-PARP Combo

New study published online today by Nature Communications revealed which patients with ovarian cancer won't benefit from immune-PARP combo. The study




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New Effective Stem Cell Transplant Method can Aid Blood Cancer Patients

New study developed a novel way to make blood stem cells present in the umbilical cord 'more transplantable' that could improve the treatment of a wide range of blood diseases in kids and adults.




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Shorter Radiotherapy Treatment can Benefit Bowel Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, bowel cancer patients will benefit from the use of effective, shorter, and safer radiotherapy treatment, reports a new study.




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Tool That Helps Leukemia Patients Plan For Cancer Treatment

New prognostic tool foretells how long someone diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) should wait before starting cancer treatment. Researchers




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Protecting Cancer Patients in the Era of COVID-19

Netherlands Cancer Institute, Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, and five other leading European cancer centers share knowledge and experiences to set




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New AI Model Could Aid Brain Cancer Patients Avoid Biopsies

Brain cancer patients typically need a biopsy so physicians can assess their mutation status and make a treatment decision. But, a new AI (Artificial




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Antioxidant-rich Diet Helps Reduce Infection Risk in Pediatric Leukemia Patients

In children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), diet rich in vitamin A, alpha and beta carotene and carotenoids was found to reduce the risk of developing




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New Guidelines Improve Treatment of Hyperthyroid Patients

Radioactive iodine is the recommended frontline treatment for patients with hyperthyroidism seen in Graves' disease, according to an evidence review led by University of Birmingham researchers.




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New Targeted Therapy Can Benefit Multiple Sclerosis patients

Drugs targeting a specific immune molecule (IL-17) could help treat Multiple sclerosis (MS). The scientists, led by Kingston Mills, Professor of Experimental




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Vitamin C may Shorten Ventilation in Patients

In five controlled trials including 471 patients requiring ventilation for over 10 hours, vitamin C shortened ventilation time on average by 25% according




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Multi-sensor Band Records Changes in Patients With MS

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive, chronic disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the central nervous system, resulting in multiple




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Use of HCV-Infected Organs Viable for Patients Awaiting Heart Transplants

Nine patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) after receiving lifesaving heart transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease




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Patients Die on Wait List as US Transplant Centers Refuse Donor Kidneys

Transplant centers are declining viable kidneys on behalf of patients whose lives might have been saved by the organs, reports a new study. The findings




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New Treatment Option for Liver Transplant Patients

A drug that treats both asthma and inflammatory bowel disease can also be useful as an anti-organ rejection medication for liver transplant patients.




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Elderly Patients also Benefit from Kidney Transplantation: Study

Patients older than 75 years who received a kidney from a similarly aged donor remain dialysis-free for the rest of their lives, reveals a new study.




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Thousands Of Hip Replacement Patients Given The Wrong-Sized Implants

Hip implants which have left thousands of British people in pain after they were given the wrong-sized hip implants. The implants were manufactured




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Only 81% of Cardiac Arrest Patients Were Given CPR In Dialysis Units: Study

bHighlights/b (and) #61548;When kidney failure patients experienced cardiac arrest at outpatient dialysis facilities, CPR initiated by dialysis staff




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Nurses Should Know Full Medical and Social Conditions of Patients, Says Healthcare Expert

'Nurses play an important role in providing effective healthcare to patients. They should understand the medical and social conditions of every patient




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Less Than One-third of Hypertensive Patients are Treated in the Global South

More than two-thirds of all people affected with high blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries go without treatment, claim researchers. Based




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Flu Vaccine may Cut Down Death Risk in High BP Patients

Good news for all patients with high blood pressure (hypertension). Getting a flu shot can ultimately lower the risk of death in most high BP patients.




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Severe OSA may Up High Blood Pressure Risk in Patients with Resistant Hypertension

Resistant hypertension patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at a higher risk of having high blood pressure (HBP), reports a new study.




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Cause of High Nighttime Blood Pressure in Apnea Patients Identified

Patients with OSA are at an high risk of cardiovascular problems due to a mechanism called "reverse dipping" that causes blood pressure to increase than lower during sleep.




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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Kidney Disease Patients

The potential benefits of blood pressure monitoring outside of doctors' offices for patients with kidney disease have been examined by two studies published in CIASN.




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Patients With Untreated Hypertension Effectively Treated Renal Denervation

After undergoing renal denervation, patients with untreated high blood pressure had statistically significant reductions in average blood pressure over 24 hours.




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Lateral Flow Urine Test Detects TB in HIV Patients

World Health Organization (WHO) recommended lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) assay to help detect active tuberculosis in HIV patients with severe disease rapidly.




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HIV Patients Lose Immunity to Smallpox In Spite of Vaccine and Treatment

HIV patients lose immunity to smallpox even though they were vaccinated against the disease and taking antiretroviral therapy, according to a study published




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New Mobile App Intervention can Reduce Depressive Symptoms in HIV Patients

New app-based mobile health (mHealth) intervention called Run4Love significantly decreased depressive symptoms among people who are living with HIV (PLWH),




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Vitamin E can Treat Fatty Liver in HIV Patients

Fatty liver disease commonly affects HIV patients, especially non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). A new study suggests that taking vitamin E can help




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Fecal Transplantation can Improve Outcomes in Patients with Multi-drug Resistant Organisms

Fecal microbial transplantation (FMT) in patients with drug-resistant bacteria can reduce hospital stays and treat infections easier, reports a new study.




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Sniff Test Predicts Recovery of Brain Injured Patients

A simple, sniff test developed by scientists signals the consciousness after a brain injury. Published today in the journal Nature, the study involved




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Patients With Glomerular Disease: New Findings

Patients with glomerular disease and their caregivers were found to give the highest priority to the health outcomes of kidney function, mortality, and need for dialysis or transplant.




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New Treatments may Offer Hope for Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Patients

New medication will decrease the need for blood transfusions in thalassemia patients, and eventually improve bone-marrow transplant outcomes, according




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Delaying Bariatric or Metabolic Surgery During Coronavirus Pandemic Puts Patients at High Risk

Severe obesity, diabetes, hypertension can raise the risk for severe COVID-19 complications, and bariatric or metabolic surgery can dramatically and rapidly improve these conditions.




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Rapid Decline in Stroke Patients Seeking Help During COVID-19 Pandemic

Number of people showing up at U.S. hospitals with stroke symptoms has dropped almost 40 percent, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published




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Patients and Activists Demand End to Malpractices by Private Hospitals

Patients and health activists demanded the end to malpractices in private hospitals by voicing their concerns on Tuesday. They also urged the Health Ministry




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Novel Sleep Index To Wean Off Critically-Ill Patients from Ventilator

Having higher levels of wakefulness and experiencing the same depth of sleep on both right and left brains can help in successfully weaning critically-ill




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Vitamin C Helps ICU Patients Recover Faster

Increasing the intake of vitamin C can reduce the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) for critically ill patients, reveals a new study. The biochemistry of vitamin C is complex.




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Patients could not Understand their Lumbar Spine MRI Reports

Radiology reports have been accessed online by an increasing number of people, finds a study. The study's findings published in the iAmerican Journal




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Watch Out: 'Superbugs' Often Found on Many Hospital Patients' Hands

Hospital patient's hands contain dangerous 'superbugs' that can trigger a wide range of hospital-related infections, reports a new study. For decades,




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Timely Plans can Improve Quality of Life of Dying Patients

Early plans and documenting end-of-life wishes can prevent unwanted hospitalizations and improve the quality of life in most dying patients, reports a new study.




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Connecting Patients With Their Communities Could Improve Overall Well-being

Adding a wider spectrum of resources to connect patients with organizations within their community can help improve their healthcare and overall well-being.




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Characteristics of Patients With Fatal COVID-19 Discovered

The most common characteristics of 85 COVID-19 patients who died in Wuhan, China in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic have been identified by scientists.