Clinical challenge in IBD expanded by Systemic inflammation
More targeted antibody therapies carry the potential to transform how physicians treat inflammatory bowel disease. However, management can become less clear when IBD patients present with extra-intestinal manifestations.... read more
Think Sepsis and Act Fast
New attention to sepsis including revised definitions, updated guidelines, and new CMS reporting requirements aims to save lives through prevention and prompt and effective management of infections. CDC released a new Vital... read more
Different Rest Intervals in Low-load Resistance Training
Acute hormonal responses, as well as chronic changes in muscle hypertrophy and strength in low-load training to failure are independent of the rest interval length.... read more
How nurses support families of ICU patients towards the end of life
Researchers gathered evidence on how nurses care for patients and their families in intensive care when life-sustaining treatment is withdrawn. The included studies explored the care of the family before, during and after... read more
Blood culture decision algorithm tied to PICU admissions
A standardized approach to blood cultures in the pediatric ICU successfully reduced collections from central venous catheters, investigators at a single center reported, with no subsequent uptick in adverse events.... read more
Bacteriophages may harbor antibiotic resistance genes
Scientists at the Catalan Institute for Water Research have carried out a comprehensive analysis of several viromes from different habitats to explore whether bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) harbor antibiotic... read more
Here is Why COPD Disrupts Lung-Repair Ability
In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the patients' lungs lose their ability to repair damage on their own. Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München, partner in the German Center for Lung Research, now... read more
Mild electric e-scaffold disrupts bacterial biofilms
Researchers at Washington State University (Spokane, WA, USA) used an e-scaffold made out of conductive carbon fabric and a mild electrical current to produce a low, constant concentration of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, an effective... read more
Non-antibiotic treatments for bacterial diseases in an antibiotic resistance era
The progressive spread of antibiotic resistance genes is forcing us to reconsider our treatment options against some bacterial pathogens. Treating bacterial infections will likely become more challenging in the future. We... read more
Researchers wind back the biological clock on human embryonic stem cells
Johns Hopkins scientists report success in using a cocktail of cell-signaling chemicals to further wind back the biological clock of human embryonic stem cells (ESCs), giving the cells the same flexibility researchers have... read more
New Warning for Anesthetic Use in Children and Pregnant Women
The FDA issued a warning that repeated or lengthy use of general anesthetics and sedatives during surgeries or procedures in children aged <3 years or in pregnant women during their 3rd trimester may affect the development... read more
Upright CT for lung cancer therapy planning used at Chicago Proton Center
The Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center will be the first proton center in the U.S. to use P-Cure new P-ARTIS CT on patients being treated for lung cancer. Traditionally, patients lie flat on their backs during CT... read more
Reducing Natalizumab Concentration May Reduce PML Risk
Serum concentrations of natalizumab do not appear to rise before patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis are diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, contradicting the hypothesis that exposure... read more
Cooling patients with TBI improve survival chances
New research from Royal Holloway published today in Critical Care Medicine shows that lowering the body temperature of people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as soon as possible after the trauma may significantly... read more
Effectiveness of Pre-Hospital Blood Products
University of Warwick is collaborating with researchers at the NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC) to support a ground-breaking new study to investigate the effectiveness of giving patients... read more
Milestone-based Assessment for Internal Medicine Residents
This Cross-Sectional study investigates how well correlated are 2 academic rating systems measuring medicine residents' training and whether medical knowledge scores correlate with American Board of Internal Medicine... read more
Redirecting Videolaryngoscopy
The debate of VL versus DL is not a new one and most will remember several years ago when respected voices were making strong statements about the impending irrelevance of DL as they hailed a new standard intubation device,... read more
Statins Associated with Reduced Alzheimer Risk
An analysis of Medicare data suggests that high use of cholesterol-lowering statins was associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to an article published online in JAMA Neurology. Previous research... read more
Uncontrolled Bleeding Stopped By Injectable Viscous Hydrogel
A new study describes a novel embolic agent for endovascular embolization procedures that has a hemostatic activity comparable to that of metallic coils, the current gold standard. The nanocomposite STBs are injected through... read more
Kiosk for Patient Self Check-In Launched by drchrono
Mobile EHR provider drchrono has unveiled a new Kiosk that equips provider offices for patient self check-in and new Patient Education functionality on iPad enabling providers to share their materials with patients. With... read more
Plazomicin Succeeds in Phase 3 cUTI and CRE Trial
Plazomicin an antibiotic being developed to fight multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, has met the primary objective of noninferiority compared with meropenem in a phase 3 registration trial among patients with complicated... read more
Severe Adult ARDS Prediction Models
Outcomes and survival prediction models for severe adult acute respiratory distress syndrome treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Although the use of ECMO for severe refractory ARDS has markedly increased since... read more
