Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have examined long-term outcomes in patients who received pacemaker implantations after transcatheter aortic valve replacement through their groin. The […]
‘COVID-19 Survival Guide’ from hospital psychologist explains how to navigate the virus from diagnosis to recovery
While the pandemic was turning the world upside down, front line worker Abigail Hardin was writing a survival guide. A Rush University Medical Group rehabilitation […]
Socioeconomic background linked to survival after having a cardiac arrest in hospital
Hospital in-patients from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are less likely to receive prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after their hearts stop beating and less likely to survive […]
Survival protein may prevent collateral damage during cancer therapy
WEHI researchers have identified a protein that could protect the kidneys from ‘bystander’ damage caused by cancer therapies. The “cell survival protein,” called BCL-XL, was […]
Closing the racial disparity gap in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest
In-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCA) represent catastrophic and often terminal events. Despite investments to improve the quality of resuscitation efforts, fewer than 25% of all patients […]
Rural Patients With Alzheimer Disease Have Shorter Survival
MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 — Rural Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD) spend more time in nursing homes, receive less home health […]
Immunotherapy improves survival in advanced bladder cancer patients
An immunotherapy drug called ‘avelumab’ has been shown to significantly improve survival in patients with the most common type of bladder cancer, according to results […]
Antibiotic overuse reduces urothelial cancer survival rates
The over-prescribing of antibiotics is reducing survival rates in patients with urothelial carcinoma and it needs to be stopped to avoid the serious risk posed […]
A direct protein-to-protein binding couples cell survival to cell proliferation
Human cells respond to stresses like DNA damage, metabolic imbalance and starvation by first trying to repair the problem. If that does not work, the […]
Study reveals ‘identical’ survival for kidney dialysis patients using different treatments
Research carried out at University of Limerick has shown that life expectancy outcomes for two of the most common forms of kidney dialysis treatment are […]
Further improvements in survival seen after allogeneic transplant
(HealthDay)—From 2003-2007 to 2013-2017, there was an improvement in survival for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in the […]
Inhaled immunosuppressant may increase survival, pulmonary function after lung transplant
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers found that lung transplant recipients who had early signs of organ rejection could increase their chances of […]
Urine test to detect pancreatic cancer could boost survival rates
Urine test to detect pancreatic cancer before symptoms of the killer disease show could increase survival rates by more than 50%, researcher predicts Pancreatic cancer […]
Twins given a 5% chance of survival were saved by laser surgery
Mother, 21, reveals her twin boys who were given a five per cent chance of survival are now thriving after having life-saving surgery in the […]