Dihydroergotamine (DHE), like triptans, is contraindicated in patients with ischemic heart disease or coronary vasospasm. Its true safety, tolerability, and efficacy in patients with cardiovascular risk without ischemic heart disease or coronary vasospasm remain unclear.To assess the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of repetitive intravenous DHE in patients with cardiovascular risk factors.A single-center, retrospective cohort study […]
This study was conducted to determine surgical site infection (SSI) rates and potential risk factors as well as to evaluate antibiotic prophylaxis in orthognathic surgery.This retrospective observational study included patients who received orthognathic surgery. SSIs and their management were assessed for up to one year post-operatively. The applied antibiotic regime and other possible influencing factors […]
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The Cayman Islands government has lifted a decades-old ban on blood donations from former residents of countries affected by bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as ‘mad cow disease’. Previously, anyone who had lived in the United Kingdom between 1980 to 2001 for a period of three months or more, or who had received a blood […]
Philadelphia, September 25, 2023 – Cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) improves health outcomes and well-being and can reduce death and re-hospitalization rates by 20%. However, programs are underutilized and women are much less likely to participate than men, so they do not reap these benefits. This first global comparative study into barriers to using CR in men […]
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The Kolkata Municipal Corporation in an order on Sunday directed that all urban primary health centers and borough health centers will remain open on all days from September 25 to October 15. Only a day ago, the Corporation had decided vector control activities will be conducted across all 144 wards in the city every Sunday […]
Congenital disorders
Social adversity and stress leave distinct signatures on mom and baby gut health
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A recent Nature Communications study evaluates the effect of social disadvantages and psychological stressors on the gut microbiome (GM) and circulating proinflammatory cytokines of mothers and their infants. Study: Social and psychological adversity are associated with distinct mother and infant gut microbiome variations. Image Credit: Kseniya Maruk / Shutterstock.com Background Socially disadvantaged (SD) populations experience significant health inequities. This […]
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Researchers from Edith Cowan University developed software that rapidly analyzes bone density scans to detect abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), a predictor of cardiovascular events and other health risks. The software processed images with 80% agreement with experts and could revolutionize early disease detection during routine clinical practice. Bone density scans can now quickly identify an […]
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Introduction Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are associated with high morbidity and mortality in children, especially in neonates. A recent review on pediatric sepsis demonstrated that bloodstream infections accounted for 26.5% of the global disease burdens and resulted in 25% of deaths in children all over the world.1 A systemic study on global burdens of bacterial infections […]
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A doctor failed to diagnose a woman with blood clots in her lungs. The woman later died. Photo / 123rf A woman died after a doctor failed to diagnose and treat her for blood clots in her lungs despite her displaying symptoms of a pulmonary embolism for 22 months. The woman, in her 60s, was […]