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New Evidence of Silent Fomites: Could Smartphones Be Compromising ICU Infection Control?
A recent study assess whether our most essential communication tools (smartphones) are silent vectors for infection, revealing that 64.3% of smartphones used by nursing staff in the Intensive Care Unit…
AMBITION Protocol Reduces Toxicity Without Compromising Outcomes in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis: JAMA
A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed no differences in mortality or recurrence between the AMBITION treatment and a daily amphotericin-based regimen in HIV-associated cryptococcal…
Omidenepag Isopropyl Eye Drops May Increase Myopia in Patients with Glaucoma: Study
Korea: Researchers have found in a new study that within one month of treatment, patients showed an average myopic shift of 0.22 D, and over 13% experienced a shift of…
Prenatal exposure to air pollution associated with lower cognitive performance in early childhood: Study
The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution exposure during pregnancy on child cognition. A new study led…
Scientists turn tumor immune cells into cancer killers
Tumors in the human body contain immune cells called macrophages that are naturally capable of attacking cancer. However, tumors suppress these cells, preventing them from carrying out their cancer-fighting role.…
No long-term benefit of decompression of borderline lumbar spinal stenosis level adjacent to more stenotic index level: study
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) frequently involves multiple levels of the spine. Whether to perform single-level decompression (SLD) or multi-level decompression (MLD) in patients with at least one borderline stenotic level…
Albuminuria Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia, independent of baseline eGFR: Study
According to a recent study, higher levels of albuminuria are associated with an increased risk of all-cause dementia, especially mixed, vascular, and unspecified subtypes. This association is independent of baseline…
Home Spirometry Enables Faster and Accurate Asthma Diagnosis in Primary Care, suggests research
A new study published in the NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine journal revealed that home spirometry significantly improved and expedited asthma diagnosis, with nearly 80% of patients diagnosed within 2–4…