Hospital Outcomes Worse for Children With Chronic Kidney Disease
TUESDAY, Oct. 13, 2020 — Among children who are hospitalized, pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with longer length of stay (LOS) and increased costs compared with other chronic illnesses, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in…
Read MoreNew device for detecting traumatic brain injury at the point of care
A method for detecting traumatic brain injury at the point of care has been developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham. Using chemical biomarkers released by the brain immediately after a head injury occurs, researchers are able to pinpoint…
Read MoreBotched's Dr. Paul Nassif and Wife Brittany Welcome Daughter Paulina Anne
Dr. Paul Nassif is officially a girl dad! The Botched star, 58, and his wife Brittany have welcomed their first child together, a daughter, his rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively. "Yesterday morning at 7:42 a.m., we welcomed our beautiful, healthy baby…
Read MoreVideo: How do steroids work against COVID?
Steroid treatments have been mentioned in the news lately as potential medical interventions for certain persons infected with COVID-19. CIDD Director Dr. Elizabeth McGraw explains how a steroidal medicine works, why it’s used, and what risk factors present in patients…
Read MoreFirst coronavirus reinfection case recorded in US
Giuliani on Trump’s first rally since coronavirus diagnosis President Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani on the president returning to the campaign trail. The first documented case of coronavirus reinfection in North America surfaced on Monday in a 25-year-old Nevada man. Researchers…
Read MoreBrain imaging can predict childhood weight gain
A greater density of cells in a key reward center of the brain is associated with obesity in children and predicts future weight gain, a new Yale-led study finds. The findings, published Oct. 12 in the Proceedings of the National…
Read MoreCovid-19 reinfection casts doubt on virus immunity: study
COVID-19 patients may experience more severe symptoms the second time they are infected, according to research released Tuesday confirming it is possible to catch the potentially deadly disease more than once. A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal…
Read MoreWhen reproductive rights are less restrictive, babies are born healthier
American women living in states with less restrictive reproductive rights policies are less likely to give birth to low-birth weight babies, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier. The findings show that…
Read MoreThe targeted radiation beam helps cancer patients swallow
The targeted radiation beam helps cancer patients swallow: New technique could benefit 12,000 people diagnosed with head and neck tumours every year A new technique can help patients undergoing radiotherapy for throat cancer retain the ability to swallow normally —…
Read MoreWhite House physician says Trump has tested negative with COVID rapid test
Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images President Trump tested negative for COVID-19 with an Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen test "on consecutive days," according to a memo from White House physician Sean Conley shared by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. Conley did not specify…
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