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Experimental Drug Could Be Big Advance Against Kidney Disease

Early results from a trial of a new kidney disease medication show it significantly reduces levels of a urine marker of kidney damage. cut levels of the liver p

Racial Differences Seen in Receipt of Lifesaving Stroke Treatments

Black patients with acute ischemic stroke are significantly less likely to receive tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) than W

Artificial Intelligence Models Improve Clinicians' Diagnostic Accuracy

Standard artificial intelligence (AI) models improve diagnostic accuracy, but systematically biased AI models reduce this accuracy, according to a study publish

Psilocybin Effective for Reducing Depression in Patients With Cancer

For patients with cancer and major depressive disorder, psilocybin is effective for reducing depression severity and is acceptable from the patient perspective,

Guidelines Updated for Use of Antiplatelet Therapy for Atherosclerotic CVD

In a guideline update issued by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology and published online Oct. 28 in the Canadi

Robust Score Can ID Infection Risk in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma

A robust score can identify patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM) at risk for severe infection death, according to a study published online Dec.

Hospital Coffee Machines Aren't Germ-Spreaders, Study Finds

once on the buttons of a home coffee maker and once on the inside of a water tank at the hospital, researchers noted.The locations where staph was found suggest

Patient Error Makes 1 in 10 Home Colon Cancer Tests Unusable

At-home tests for colon cancer make this important screening readily available to folks who can t afford or would rather not go through a colonoscopy.Unfortunat

Your Toothbrush Could Be a Life Saver in the Hospital

A person s toothbrush could be a true lifesaver if they land in a hospital ICU, according to new evidence review.Regular toothbrushing is associated with lower

Cinnamon Tied to Tainted Applesauce Had Lead Levels 2,000 Times Higher Than Proposed Standards, FDA Says

Cinnamon samples gathered at a facility in Ecuador linked to tainted applesauce pouches were found to contain levels of toxic lead that were 2,000 times higher

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