Addressing serious illness with a serious question to clinicians
Three-quarters of older adults with a serious illness visit the emergency department during the last...
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How bacteria behind hospital infections block out antibiotics
Drug-resistant bacteria responsible for deadly hospital-acquired infections shut out antibiotics by closing tiny doors in...
Major surgery associated with small, long term decline in brain functioning: On average, this was equivalent to less than five months of brain aging
Major surgery is associated with a small long-term decline in cognitive functioning -- equivalent, on...
Are we using biologic therapy properly?
The introduction of infliximab (Remicade), the first biologic therapy approved for the treatment of inflammatory...
Civil War plant medicines blast drug-resistant bacteria in lab tests: Confederate field hospitals turned to traditional remedies under Union blockade
During the height of the Civil War, the Confederate Surgeon General commissioned a guide to...
Big data reveals hidden subtypes of sepsis
Much like cancer, sepsis isn't simply one condition but rather many conditions that could benefit...
Maternal gestational diabetes linked to diabetes in children
Children and youth of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy are at increased risk...
Diabetes’ sworn enemy could ultimately be a valuable ally
When people talk about diabetes, they usually also talk about insulin. Diabetes is a disease...
Obesity surgery leads to emergence of new microbial strains in the human fecal community
Using a unique bioinformatics technique developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB researchers...
One in four patients say they’ve skimped on insulin because of high cost
For patients with diabetes, insulin is a life-saving medicine and an essential component of diabetes...