Dialysis patients: need for optimisation of stroke prevention: The anticoagulants currently used to prevent strokes in dialysis patients with atrial fibrillation do not provide adequate protection for this group. This is the finding of a study led by Oliver Königsbrügge and Cihan Ay from the Department of Medicine I at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General […]
Dialysis patients: need for optimisation of stroke prevention: The anticoagulants currently used to prevent strokes in dialysis patients with atrial fibrillation do not provide adequate protection for this group. This is the finding of a study led by Oliver Königsbrügge and Cihan Ay from the Department of Medicine I at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General […]
People living with a potentially fatal heart rhythm disorder known as Atrial Fibrillation (AF) are missing out or are struggling to access treatment due to a huge backlog in NHS services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. AF Association, as part of Global AF Aware Week (15-21 November), are calling for improved access as there is […]
People living with a potentially fatal heart rhythm disorder known as Atrial Fibrillation (AF) are missing out or are struggling to access treatment due to a huge backlog in NHS services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. AF Association, as part of Global AF Aware Week (15-21 November), are calling for improved access as there is […]
Penicillin significantly reduces rheumatic heart disease progression in children: A regular, affordable antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the risk of underlying rheumatic heart disease progression in children and adolescents, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Uganda Heart Institute and the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, also showed that early screening […]
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Penicillin significantly reduces rheumatic heart disease progression in children: A regular, affordable antibiotic treatment significantly reduced the risk of underlying rheumatic heart disease progression in children and adolescents, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Uganda Heart Institute and the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, also showed that early screening […]
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Flipping the gut microbiome–autism link on its head: A new Australian collaborative Autism CRC study, led by Mater Research and The University of Queensland, has challenged the growing popular belief that the gut microbiome drives autism. The study’s findings may put the brakes on the experimental use of microbiome-based interventions such as faecal microbiota transplants […]
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Flipping the gut microbiome–autism link on its head: A new Australian collaborative Autism CRC study, led by Mater Research and The University of Queensland, has challenged the growing popular belief that the gut microbiome drives autism. The study’s findings may put the brakes on the experimental use of microbiome-based interventions such as faecal microbiota transplants […]
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New WHO report maps barriers to insulin availability and suggests actions to promote universal access: 100 years after its discovery, insulin still out of reach for many living with diabetes A new report published by WHO in the lead-up to World Diabetes Day highlights the alarming state of global access to insulin and diabetes care, and […]
New WHO report maps barriers to insulin availability and suggests actions to promote universal access: 100 years after its discovery, insulin still out of reach for many living with diabetes A new report published by WHO in the lead-up to World Diabetes Day highlights the alarming state of global access to insulin and diabetes care, and […]