By Kelly Young In cases of suspected preeclampsia, measuring levels of placental growth factor (PlGF) and incorporating results into a management algorithm is associated with shorter time to diagnosis, according to a study in The Lancet. Over 1000 pregnant women with suspected, but not confirmed, preeclampsia before 37 weeks’ gestation had blood samples tested for PlGF. […]
Read MoreI wanted to share with our readers since over 60% of the population is overweight or obese. By University of Utah Mice that inevitably become obese have a compromised immune system and less of a class of bacteria called Clostridia in their gut microbiome than healthy mice. Giving Clostridia to the immune-impaired mice prevents obesity. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Ethan Covey Anesthesiology News The use of remifentanil in patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy resulted in no change in the length of stay in the PACU, despite worse ASA status and greater case complexity, according to a new study. The researchers also found that PACU length of stay was unchanged in rigid bronchoscopy patients who […]
Read MoreHoward C. Herrmann, MD reviewing Mack MJ et al. N Engl J Med 2019 Mar 17 Popma JJ et al. Two randomized trials show that transcatheter aortic valve replacement is as safe and effective as surgery. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) began in 2002 as a treatment for desperate patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and no other […]
Read MoreAuthor: Christine Fisher Engadget That’s more than double the 15 million hacked in all of 2018. More than 32 million patient records were breached between January and June 2019. That’s more than double the 15 million medical records breached in all of 2018, says healthcare analytics firm Protenus. According to the company, the number of […]
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