Black patients may be at increased risk of poorer health outcomes from COVID-19, according to an analysis of patients hospitalised in London. The analysis, carried
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Suicide is now the second most common cause of death among American youth. Fatal suicides rose 30 percent between 2000 and 2016, and 2016 alone
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Cancer care halted, Donor lungs on hold and kidney dialysis cutbacks: Patients left in limbo by coronavirus pandemic Jack Fetherstonhaugh, 33, Wales, has had his
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A protein linked to heart attacks can identify which patients with an irregular heart beat have an increased risk of death, new research shows. The
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Experimental coronavirus treatment that removes blood, pumps it full of oxygen and returns it to the body ‘saves’ two US patients who were on ventilators
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(HealthDay)—Most patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) requiring treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU) require mechanical ventilation, according to a study published online April
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As a sociologist who has studied 911 ambulance operations in California and a former emergency medical technician (EMT), I recently spoke with ambulance workers across
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As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines
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(HealthDay)—Patients with colon cancer who are younger than 25 years have a higher risk for death compared with older adults, according to a retrospective review
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About one in five people with COVID-19 are also infected with other respiratory viruses, according to a preliminary analysis led by Ian Brown, MD, a
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