Tocilizumab cuts progression to ventilation or death in COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Tocilizumab reduces the risk for progression to ventilation or death among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, according to a study
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Drug-therapy combo cuts breast cancer recurrence risk by 25%, Eli Lilly announces
Colon cancer cases on the rise for people under 50, doctors say While colon cancer isn’t often diagnosed in those
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HPV immunization program cuts pre-cancer rates by more than half
A school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in British Columbia, Canada, is dramatically reducing rates of cervical pre-cancer in B.C.
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Iceland cuts teen drinking with curfews, youth centers
The clock strikes 10 p.m. on a Friday night when the “Parent Patrol” enters a popular playground in suburban Reykjavik.
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Hope for epileptics as scientists discover device cuts seizures by 93%
Hope for epileptics as scientists discover device implanted in the brain cuts seizures by 93% over three months Unnamed ‘chip’
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Completing sepsis bundle within an hour cuts pediatric mortality
(HealthDay)—Completion of a one-hour sepsis bundle within one hour cuts mortality in pediatric patients, according to a study published in
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Rotavirus vaccine cuts infant diarrhoea deaths by a third in Malawi
A major new study has shown that rotavirus vaccination reduced infant diarrhoea deaths by 34% in rural Malawi, a region
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Assessing, Improving Patient Satisfaction Cuts Malpractice Risk
THURSDAY, July 26, 2018 — Assessing and improving patient satisfaction can help physicians avoid being sued for malpractice, according to
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