People tend to think of COVID-19 in terms of its physical manifestations, but there’s mounting evidence that it may also
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A full blood count of COVID-19 patients can predict disease severity
International research led by the Radboud University Medical Center shows that a full blood count of COVID-19 patients predicts fairly
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Doctors should change the way that they ask patients about self-harm and suicide
Doctors can better help patients with mental health concerns by adopting a different questioning style around self-harm and suicide, experts
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VR headsets and hypnosis may help distract patients undergoing medical procedures
New research presented at Euroanaesthesia (the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care [ESAIC) shows that
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Providing a safe environment for psychiatric patients during pandemic
The very heart of inpatient care for psychiatric patients is socialization, group therapy, shared meals, and a standard two people
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FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Merck’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in Adult Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL)
KENILWORTH, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE) October 15, 2020 — Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced
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Video provides guidance on surgery to wean patients with COVID-19 off ventilators
A temporary tracheostomy—an opening created in the neck to facilitate placing a tube into a person’s windpipe—can be essential for
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Superior outcomes for acute myeloid leukemia patients in clinical trial
Patients participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking precision medicine Beat AML Master Clinical Trial had superior outcomes
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Aspirin use reduces risk of death in hospitalized patients, new study says
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were taking a daily low-dose aspirin to protect against cardiovascular disease had a significantly lower risk
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COVID-19 is at least 5 times deadlier than flu for hospitalized patients
COVID-19 truly is more deadly than the flu — patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were five times more likely to die
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