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Adult hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) recipients under 65 are at increased risk of frailty and may experience accelerated aging, researchers report.  

The quality of care doesn't suffer when surgeons-in-training are new at their jobs, according to a survey of patients hospitalized for surgery. In fact, the patients felt care was better during those periods.  

Anti-VEGF medicines aflibercept and ranibizumab would have to drop in price by 69% and 80%, respectively, to be worth the societal cost compared with bevacizumab, a new study has found.  

 

The vast majority of antidepressants are ineffective -- and some may even be unsafe -- for children and teens with major depressive disorder, new research shows.  

A dietary supplement containing ingredients commonly found in health food stores appears to prevent the decline in brain structure and function seen in Alzheimer’s disease, an animal study indicates.  

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Just as California's law aid-in-dying law takes effect this week, Lonny Shavelson has added another specialty: a consultant to physicians and terminally ill patients who have questions about how it works.  

Medical students cram a lot of basic science and medicine into their first two years of training. But most learn next to nothing about the intricacies of the health care system they are soon to enter.  

The first study to assess the safety and efficacy of tofacitinib in ankylosing spondylitis suggests that JAK inhibition might be a new way to achieve control in patients with active disease.  

By sending teams of healthcare providers to the homes of patients, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services saved $25 million in 1 year, $11.7 million of which was passed on to providers.  

There are too many poor quality investigations into babies who die or are severely brain damaged during labour, a review says.  

A strong form of chemotherapy followed by a stem cell transplant can halt the progression of multiple sclerosis, a small study published in The Lancet suggests.  

The growing crisis in workforce morale is a greater risk to the NHS than the financial problems it is grappling with, a leading health expert says.  

A major report into mistakes made in maternity units across the UK has found significant failings.  

Read why nurses need to perform in-depth physical assessments rather than rely on vital signs when monitoring patients.  

Can online resources and quality improvement networks have a real impact on the reduction of medication errors in children?  

This study examined various models that aim to quantify expected rates of thromboembolism and major bleeding for a given patient if that patient were to initiate treatment with dabigatran or warfarin  

The authors describe the implementation of a high-volume, multidisciplinary acute aortic dissection team at a large university medical center. How has it impacted outcomes and systems of care?  

A new study looks at the long-term post-discharge survival among ICU patients with sepsis who received in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation.