CT scans for patients with concussion provide critical information about their risk for long-term impairment and potential to make a complete recovery—findings that underscore the
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Case is strong for mandating COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers
Authors from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical school say the case for mandating SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among health care workers is substantially stronger than
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Thailand sets curfew for capital to combat coronavirus surge
Officials in Thailand on Friday announced a seven-hour curfew and other restrictions for the capital and nine other provinces to try to slow a growing
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New protocol aims for early extubation in cardiac surgery patients
(HealthDay)—The Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control quality improvement approach can be used to increase the rate of early extubation in adults following cardiac surgery,
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Survival examined for early-onset colorectal cancer
(HealthDay)—There appears to be a survival benefit for individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) compared with diagnosis at later ages, according to a study published
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Diets compared for mild-to-moderate crohn disease in adults
(HealthDay)—The specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) is not superior to the Mediterranean diet (MD) for the remission of symptoms in adults with mild-to-moderate Crohn disease (CD),
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Common mechanism found for diverse brain disorders
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) have identified a common mechanism underlying a spectrum of epilepsy syndromes and neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, that are
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Johnson and Johnson ask for SCOTUS to throw out $2 billion payment
Johnson & Johnson asks Supreme Court to throw out $2 billion verdict in case that claimed the company’s talc-based baby powder caused women’s ovarian cancer
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Heat for hypertension in autonomic failure
Patients with autonomic failure—a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a disabling drop in blood pressure on standing (orthostatic hypotension, OH)—commonly have increased blood pressure when lying
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Cheng honored for work to advance pain relief without adverse effects
Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of anesthesiology, has received the 2021 Frontiers in Anesthesia Research Award from the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
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