Plan for Welsh NHS unveiled as country braces itself for 'hardest winter in history'

53 minutes ago | Wales online | 2 articles

As part of the plan an extra £40m is being invested in social care to help ease the pressure on hospital beds
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More sick in hepatitis A outbreak traced to restaurants; one required liver transplant

1 hour ago | Food Safety

The patient count in a hepatitis A outbreak linked to Virginia restaurants continues to grow, with 44 people now confirmed as infected. One of the patients has required a liver...
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Transitions of care clinic improves 30-day stroke outcomes

5 hours ago | Healio | 2 articles

Use of a transitions of care clinic may reduce 30-day stroke readmissions, according to findings presented at the American Neurological Association annual meeting. “Between 8%...
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Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension-related hospitalizations down in past decade

5 hours ago | Healio | 3 articles

A new study highlights a reduction in idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension-related hospitalizations in the U.S. from 2007 to 2017. Moreover, researchers reported lower...
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Child Mental Health Emergency; Lybalvi Hits Shelves; Vanessa Bryant Psych Eval

6 hours ago | MedPageToday

The American Academy of Pediatrics , American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children's Hospital Association have joined forces to declare a national...
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Maternal feeding practices and toddlers' fruit and vegetable consumption: results from the DIT-Coombe Hospital birth cohort in Ireland

6 hours ago | Nutrition Journal

Health benefits of fruit and vegetable have been well recognized. However, insufficient consumption of fruit and vegetable is prevalent among toddlers, and has become a global...
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Implementation of a Nutrition Care Bundle and Improved Weight Gain of Extremely Preterm Infants to 36 Weeks Post-Menstrual Age

7 hours ago | The Journal of Pediatrics | 2 articles

To evaluate the effect of a nutrition care bundle to improve growth among premature infants during neonatal hospitalization.
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Onions from Mexico identified as source of outbreak; more than 650 patients confirmed

8 hours ago | Food Safety

More than 650 people have been infected in a Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak that federal officials say has been traced to fresh onions from Mexico. The announcement this...
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Antithrombotic Therapy Not Warranted in COVID-19 Outpatients

9 hours ago | Medscape

In stable patients with COVID-19, use of aspirin or apixaban did not reduce the rate of the composite of all-cause mortality, thromboembolism, MI, stroke, or hospitalization in...
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Washington PA has medical license suspended after treating Covid patients with ivermectin

9 hours ago | Daily Mail | 2 articles

Scott Miller, a Washington based PA, has had his medical license suspended after accusations that he prescribed ivermectin to COVID-19 patients and harassed hospitals.
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Plan for Welsh NHS unveiled as country braces itself for 'hardest winter in...

As part of the plan an extra £40m is being invested in social care to help ease the pressure on hospital beds Read more ...

Interferon treatment coupled with bone marrow transplant reduces risk of...

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have identified a drug that, when given along with a bone marrow transplant, drops the risk of leukemia... Read more ...

First-in-human study of DBS for post-stroke rehabilitation shows encouraging...

Targeting the dentate nucleus with deep brain stimulation was safe and feasible for promoting post-stroke rehabilitation in a first-in-human study at Cleveland Clinic. Read more ...

Study reveals an alternative mechanism for muscle tissue repair after...

Muscle is known to regenerate through a complex process that involves several steps and relies on stem cells. Read more ...

Anglesea cliff collapses ‘with a huge boom like a mine blast'

A large section of cliff near the Great Ocean Road collapsed onto a beach after authorities closed the area weeks ago over fears that it would give way after heavy rain. Read more ...

Solar storm helps scientists pinpoint arrival of Vikings in North America...

The groundbreaking research shows that Vikings journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus. Read more ...

Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and Ian Macdonald sentenced to jail

In July, the three men were found guilty of a conspiracy where it was agreed that then-mining minister Macdonald would commit acts of misconduct for the benefit of the Obeid... Read more ...

Thousands of cancer cases undetected, adding pressure on health system

Doctors are expecting a surge in undiagnosed cancers and other neglected medical conditions as Victoria emerges from its sixth lockdown. Read more ...

The irresistible rise and occasional fall of David Williamson

The celebrated playwright's memoir is full of candour and colour. Read more ...

Trump launches new Twitter rival he's calling TRUTH Social

His new media group, which also plans to offer streaming news and entertainment, is underwritten by a mysterious Miami private funding venture. Read more ...