Strategies to protect breast cancer patients from lymphedema
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain As part of a global effort to improve the lives of breast cancer survivors, new health ...
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Innovative modeling can help breast cancer patients who don’t respond to treatment
The computer model predicts synergistic combinations of drugs. a–f Drug synergy model prediction was generated using the drug interaction coefficient ...
Risk Calculator Helps Personalize Care for Heart Failure Patients
A heart pump with left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Pump placement often saves lives, but can pose serious risks. Credit: ...
Immunocompromised patients and COVID infections: who is at risk?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Early in the pandemic, clinicians noticed that some immunocompromised patients had persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections, some lasting ...
New study highlights varied risk of persistent COVID-19 infection in immunocompromised patients
Kinetics of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA and culturable virus varied among immunocompromised groups. (A) Degradation of viral RNA from the upper ...
Long-term follow-up identifies treatment side effects for prostate cancer patients
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain A 10-year follow-up study of nearly 2,500 U.S. men who received treatment for prostate cancer will ...
Research team develops new tools to improve care for pancreatic cancer patients
Computational pathology pipeline. a, b, Images of random tumor nests selected by a pathologist in digital H&E slides (a) are ...
Team develops bioengineered material to quickly stop bleeding in patients taking blood thinners
Credit: Wikimedia Commons In the United States, more than 11 million people take anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications, such as heparin ...
Study shows computerized decision support system reduces high-risk drug combinations in intensive care patients
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain A multicenter study led by UMC Amsterdam and conducted in nine Dutch intensive care units (ICUs) ...
Scientists discover first therapeutic target to preserve heart function in patients with pulmonary hypertension
Human heart. Credit: Copyright American Heart Association A research team has discovered a possible therapeutic target for pulmonary hypertension. The ...
