August 14th, 2019People whose diets included high levels of vitamin A had a 17% reduction in risk for getting cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, the second-most-common type of skin...
March 20th, 2019Brown University researchers have developed a new antibacterial coating for intravascular catheters that could help to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections,...
A study measuring HIV drug resistance at two time-points in Kenyan patients on second-line, protease inhibitor-based regimens has found very high levels of drug...
February 21st, 2018A new blood test seems to perform as well as, if not better than, traditional blood cultures at detecting the candidemia infection that commonly strikes hospital...
January 17th, 2018A clinical trial involving more than 900 military veterans at high risk for keratinocyte carcinoma skin cancer provides evidence that using the generic skin cream...
In the US, most malpractice cases associated with dural tear end in a ruling favourable to the surgeon. But, reports a Brown University study, certain types of durotomy...
February 15th, 2017It's the accepted position: If taking antibiotics, don’t stop taking them until the pill vial is empty, even if you feel better. But the warning, say a growing number...
January 18th, 2017Being rude to medical teams may cause 'devastating effects on medical performance', found University of Florida research.
Medical teams in a neonatal intensive care...
Repeatedly losing and regaining weight, known as weight cycling or yo-yo dieting, may increase the risk of death from heart disease among postmenopausal women who were...
November 2nd, 2016The Chinese medical education system was destroyed in the Cultural Revolution of 1966 to 1976. Over the past 40 years, the pace of restoration has quickened to the...
