Replacing IV infusion sets in hospital patients weekly does not increase infection risk
Researchers hope to save significant time, money and resources in Australian hospital wards, with findings from a new University of Queensland-led study.
Category: Health
Strength in numbers shown in ambulatory care metrics
The difference made to health care quality measurement by voluntary data sharing across a region’s health systems and ambulatory care practices is examined in the Journal...
Customized brain maps improve cancer surgeries and epilepsy treatments
Imagine describing a photograph of an oak tree growing in a meadow. Now imagine describing that same image while a section of your skull has been...
New research reveals why some patients may test positive for COVID-19 long after recovery
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers analyzing test results began noticing something strange: patients who had already recovered from COVID-19 would sometimes...
Hepatitis C in prisons: Testing and treatment crucial to elimination
A world-first Australian study has shown that broad access to hepatitis C testing and treatment in prisons halves the number of new infections in that setting.
New strategy to treat brain bleeding
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)—bleeding from a ruptured aneurysm—leads to delayed cerebral vasospasm (blood vessel constriction) and stroke. SAH morbidity and mortality are high, and therapeutic options are...
Study finds that regulatory protein prevents signaling that triggers cell death
A protein implicated in neurodegenerative diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) prevents the activation of an innate immune response that leads to cell death, Vanderbilt researchers...
Epidemiologist warns pandemic is far from over
According to the latest projections out by the CDC, the United States may see a sharp decline by July in COVID-19 cases—that is, if vaccinations continue...
New saliva oral and throat cancer diagnosis test receives FDA approval
A QUT researcher’s identification of saliva as an early detection liquid biopsy for oral and throat cancer has been realized by the development and commercialisation of...
Possible origin of neuroblastoma in the adrenal glands discovered
Neuroblastoma is a childhood cancer, most commonly affecting children aged between two to three and can be fatal. Since the tumor cells resemble certain cells in...
