Gradual doses used to vaccinate people allergic to their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Researchers from Rochester Regional Health used graded doses to successfully administer a second dose of the Moderna vaccine to two …
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Signal detection theory can be used to objectively measure cognitive fatigue
A team of New Jersey researchers has shown that changes in perceptual certainty and response bias, two central metrics of …
AI used in battle against asbestos-linked cancer
International genomics research led by the University of Leicester has used artificial intelligence (AI) to study an aggressive form of …
Opioid agonist treatment could substantially reduce drug related deaths if used more widely
New evidence that opioid agonists such as methadone and buprenorphine could substantially reduce drug related deaths if more widely used …
Risk of serious complications during knee replacement 73% higher when a tourniquet is used
The risk of developing serious complications following a knee replacement could be up to 73% higher when a tourniquet is …
Modified yeast used to treat common bacterial intestinal infection
A team of researchers from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and FZata Inc. has found that modifying a …
CDC: 10.7 percent of U.S. adults used prescription pain meds in 2015 to 2018
(HealthDay)—In 2015 to 2018, 10.7 percent of U.S. adults aged 20 years or older used one or more prescription pain …
Gene editing successfully used to treat cervical cancer in mice
The Griffith University scientists used CRISPR-Cas9 to successfully target and treat cervical cancer tumours in vivo (via injection into live …
Portable device can be used to diagnose eye disease remotely
A portable device connected to a smartphone makes precise images of the retina to detect back-of-the-eye (fundus) disease at a …
Peripherally inserted central catheters often used in CKD
(HealthDay)—Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are frequently used in hospitalized patients with stage 3b or greater chronic kidney disease (estimated …
Intestinal bacteria can be used to predict occurrence of colorectal cancer
Gut microbiota, the population of microbes that live in the intestine, can be used to predict the occurrence of colorectal …
More donor livers could be used for transplantation, thanks to exciting new development
A procedure assessed by NICE and used in research led by the University of Birmingham has been hailed as an …