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New University of Queensland (UQ) research on optimising antibiotic dosages for intensive care patients aims to address the current 50 percent death rate associated with common ...
Residents of lower income neighborhoods are more likely to experience sudden cardiac arrest, a new study finds.
A new risk prediction tool can identify patients at high risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromboembolism) who might need preventative treatment, says a study published ...
Doctors should be cautious about prescribing intensive glucose lowering treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes as a way of reducing heart complications, concludes a new study ...
Men who are married or in relationships seek medical care sooner for heart attacks compared with single, divorced or widowed men, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Doctors should be allowed to object to any procedure that conflicts with their personal, moral, or religious beliefs, reveals a survey of medical students, published in the Journal ...
The higher the number of drink fuelled memory blackouts a student experiences, the greater is his/her risk of sustaining a future injury while under the influence, reveals research ...
Combining information from hospitals and police can prevent violence and make communities safer, according to a study published on bmj.com.
Long emergency department waiting times are associated with an increased risk of hospital admission or death within seven days among non-admitted patients, finds a study published ...
Female drink-drivers are more likely to be older, better-educated and divorced, widowed or separated, research has shown.
Young adults who take risks when driving are more likely to experience psychological distress, including mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, reveals research ...
When a person's been deskbound all day, it's often not until they stop work they realise how sore their lower back is.
Most medical students feel they lack the skills and legal knowledge required to challenge poor clinical practice and promote better patient care, reveals research published ahead of ...
Australians from 15 different language communities will now be better informed about how they may reduce their risk of developing dementia.
People who have a heart attack are likely to be more seriously affected if the attack happens in the morning, reveals research published ahead of print in Heart journal.
Revised national resuscitation guidelines highlight the need to get help as soon as possible, perform compressions before ventilations and give quality cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
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Orthopaedic experts at The University of Nottingham are hoping to reduce the rate of infections that often occur in the pinning of broken bones by developing a special collar to ...
Women subjected to both physical and sexual violence by their partner are much more likely to experience mental health and/or substance use issues, according to a study at The ...
A study in the BMJ’s Christmas issue published on bmj.com confirms that there is no need for doctors to fear red heads.
Research conducted by Menzies Research Institute Tasmania (Menzies) has shown that changes to the way paramedics use oxygen when treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
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