New study provides insight for how congenital heart defects manifest
About one percent of the world population is born with a congenital heart defect, which affects about 40,000 U.S. births each year, but how these
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High-tech vest monitors lung function
Patients with severe respiratory or lung diseases require intensive treatment and their lung function needs to be monitored on a continuous basis. As part of
Specialty pharmacists help reduce MS relapse risk
Relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) is the most common form of multiple sclerosis. Since there is no cure, patients are maintained on disease-modifying therapy (DMT) to
Psychedelic drugs’ therapeutic potential for a range of psychiatric disorders
There’s been newfound attention to, and a new respect for, so-called psychedelic drugs—chemicals that alter our senses, emotions, thought processes and/or behavior. Robert Malenka, MD,
New lupus treatments offer a better chance for remission
One of the most difficult things about lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, is that people who have it don’t always realize it—they know something’s not
Machine-learning tool to match treatment for cancer patients
Can immunotherapy treatment help this cancer patient? And if it can, which specific treatment should be used? Oncologists routinely ask themselves these questions. Insurance companies
Smart IV pumps prevent drug errors, but are not routinely used
Hospitals must start using smart intravenous (IV) infusion technology to its full potential if they are to prevent dangerous drug errors, University of Manchester researchers