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New app helps doctors to check patients’ jugular venous pressure remotely
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New app helps doctors to check patients’ jugular venous pressure remotely

07/01/2020

A new report from cardiologists at UT Southwestern raises the hope that doctors will be able to visually check the jugular venous pressure of heart failure patients remotely, using the camera on a smartphone. The finding is especially timely as…

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Why don’t confused patients call medicines helplines after discharge from hospital?
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Why don’t confused patients call medicines helplines after discharge from hospital?

07/01/2020

Leaving hospital can be a confusing and sometimes risky time for patients who take medication, with an estimated 44% experiencing medicine-related problems once they get home. New research from the University of Bath suggests the most helpful and timely medicine-related…

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New heart valve could transform open heart surgery for millions of patients globally
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New heart valve could transform open heart surgery for millions of patients globally

06/29/2020

A new polymeric heart valve with a life span potentially longer than current artificial valves that would also prevent the need for the millions of patients with diseased heart valves to require life-long blood thinning tablets has been developed by…

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Hydroxychloroquine shortages: when the enthusiasm for a potential cure affects patients
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Hydroxychloroquine shortages: when the enthusiasm for a potential cure affects patients

06/26/2020

Amid initial public and scientific optimism for hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a potential treatment for COVID-19, health care professionals raised concerns about shortages of this inexpensive drug, which is widely used in the treatment of several rheumatic diseases such as arthritis….

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Study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts quality of life in patients with cancer
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Study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts quality of life in patients with cancer

06/18/2020

Patients with cancer face a serious dilemma during the COVID-19 pandemic, as staying at home could increase their risk of cancer progression, while visiting the hospital for treatment could increase their risk of becoming infected with the virus that causes…

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Researcher finds positive implications from social support among breast cancer patients
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Researcher finds positive implications from social support among breast cancer patients

06/16/2020

A new study by a University of Arkansas communication researcher shows that breast cancer patients with strong social support are more likely to take an active role in treatment and experience positive outcomes. Mengfei Guan, assistant professor of communication in…

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Sinovac vaccine worked in more than 90% of patients in early tests
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Sinovac vaccine worked in more than 90% of patients in early tests

06/15/2020

New hope for a coronavirus vaccine as Chinese company Sinovac’s shot triggered an antibody response in more than 90% of patients, early data suggests Sinovac Biotech Ltd, based in Beijing, China, has developed a vaccine called CoronaVac that uses a…

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Study identifies potential approach to treat severe respiratory distress in patients with COVID-19
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Study identifies potential approach to treat severe respiratory distress in patients with COVID-19

06/06/2020

Early data from a clinical study suggest that blocking the Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) protein provided clinical benefit to a small group of patients with severe COVID-19. Researchers observed that the off-label use of the cancer drug acalabrutinib, a BTK…

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Plasma helped severely ill patients but not life-threatening patients
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Plasma helped severely ill patients but not life-threatening patients

06/04/2020

Severely ill coronavirus patients treated with plasma from COVID-19 survivors recovered FIVE days faster – but the experimental treatment did not improve survival odds in life-threatening cases Convalescent plasma therapy is when the liquid portion of blood is taken from…

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Patients with ARDS, COVID-19 face significant financial effects in recovery
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Patients with ARDS, COVID-19 face significant financial effects in recovery

06/03/2020

It begins with shortness of breath. And for approximately one third of patients, acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS, ends in death. For those who survive, their lives are often turned upside-down. Michigan Medicine researchers have been investigating the downstream…

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