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07/30/2018

Can we improve cardiac arrest survival in hospitals?

Each July brings residents – recent graduates from medical schools – to the inpatient wards of major teaching hospitals across

07/30/2018

Surgery and fluid science combine to help dialysis in kidney disease patients

Aeronautical engineers, medics, and bioengineers at Imperial have teamed up to predict and improve results in dialysis patients. Their new

07/30/2018

Scientists discover a dynamic cellular defense against breast cancer invasion

Johns Hopkins researchers report they have demonstrated in mouse tissue grown in the lab that the cell layer surrounding breast

07/30/2018

Dextenza

BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jun. 29, 2018– Ocular Therapeutix™, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCUL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the formulation, development, and commercialization

07/28/2018

Boy, 6, Has Skin-to-Skin Contact with Newborn Brother After Mom Previously Suffered a Miscarriage

Jessica Marotta, of Melrose, Massachusetts, says her 6-year-old son Mikey has always wanted to be a big brother. But, little

07/27/2018

A new machine learning model to isolate the effects of age in predicting dementia

Researchers at Toronto-based company WinterLight Labs have recently devised a machine learning method of predicting dementia that prioritizes particular variables

07/27/2018

Specialized approach to open heart surgery saves lives

Patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)—the most common heart surgery performed—may live longer and experience fewer complications when

07/26/2018

Modifiable midlife risk factors linked to late-onset epilepsy

(HealthDay)—Potentially modifiable risk factors in midlife are associated with the risk of developing late-onset epilepsy, according to a study published

07/25/2018

Feel lightheaded when standing up? You may have a greater risk of dementia

People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded when standing up may be experiencing a sudden drop in blood pressure called

07/25/2018

After a heart attack, return to work can be good medicine

After five weeks off recovering from her heart attack, Melissa Murphy looked forward to returning to her job. “I’m back