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Delaying newborn baths increases rates of breastfeeding
While it has been standard practice for decades to whisk newborns off to a bath within the first few hours of their birth, a new study has found that waiting to bathe a healthy...
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How Bournemouth's 'streaming' nurses ease A&E pressure
A Bournemouth hospital is stationing a nurse at its A&E entrance to redirect non-emergency cases.
2 hours ago - BBC
Blood marker could aid in early prediction of Alzheimer's progression
Years before symptoms of Alzheimer's disease manifest, the brain starts changing and neurons are slowly degraded. Scientists at the German Center for Neurodegenerative...
3 hours ago - News Medical - 5 articles
Gosport hospital deaths: 'My father's life was ended by someone else'
David Huntington told BBC Panorama of his anger over his father's death at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital.
4 hours ago - BBC - 2 articles
Moderate alcohol consumption increases risk for AF
Regular moderate alcohol intake was a modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation that was linked to conduction slowing and lower atrial voltage, according to a study...
5 hours ago - Healio
Off-label use of newer P2Y12 inhibitors common in stable ischemic heart disease
More than one-third of patients without ACS who underwent PCI were prescribed prasugrel or ticagrelor between 2009 and 2016, but data are limited on their benefits in stable...
5 hours ago - Healio
Parents understand cold prevention; most still use unproven strategies
Nearly all parents participating in a nationally representative poll follow evidence-based cold prevention strategies for their children, including improved hand hygiene and...
6 hours ago - Healio
PPI use increases hospitalization risk in children with problems initiating swallowing
Children with oropharyngeal dysphagia who used PPIs to alleviate aspiration were at increased risk for hospitalization, according to findings recently published in JAMA...
7 hours ago - Healio
Video game enhances sensory, motor stimuli in children with ASD
Kids with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring ADHD had “high engagement” with a video-game based tool that delivered sensory and motor stimuli, according to findings...
7 hours ago - Healio
Delaying bath for newborn babies increases breastfeeding rates, finds study
While it has been standard practice for decades to whisk newborns off to a bath within the first few hours of their birth, a new Cleveland Clinic study found that waiting to...
8 hours ago - News Medical - 4 articles
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Blood test could detect the onset of dementia decades before symptoms are...
A new study from Washington University has found increased levels of a protein called neurofilament light chain in the blood match the speed at which the brain loses neurons...
'Major step forward' for millions of osteoarthritis patients as study...
Team led by scientists in Cambridge analysed the genomes of over 447,000 people. The research has doubled the known number of genes linked to osteoarthritis.
Faecal transplants work best when stool samples are given by 'super donors'
A study by the University of Auckland found faeces transplanted from donors with a high level - and diversity - of 'good bacteria' in their guts are most likely to be successful.
"Bombshell" BuzzFeed story asserting Trump-Russia collusion turns out to be...
Well, that didn't take long. Late last week Buzzfeed News, whose credibility had already taken a huge hit when the site decided to publish the bogus “Steele Dossier,” destroyed...
Whether you are an apple or pear depends on your genes
A study of more than 360,000 volunteers by Uppsala University found where a person stores their fat is determined by 98 points in their DNA - of which 37 are stronger in women.
Breastfeeding may protect mothers against depression in later life
The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of the baby's life, but only than a third of British mothers had tried it at all, and the figures are...
Twin baby girls were both diagnosed with a rare eye cancer just DAYS after...
Twins Ella and Eve, of Pennsylvania, were diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma by the time they were one-month-old. Although off chemo for now, the disease could return at...
'Shock absorber' device for the knees is giving people immobilised by...
The experimental implant, which is surgically attached to the bones above and below the knee joint, works like the suspension in a car. It is being used by five hospitals in...
World Health Organization is 'underestimating' how many people will die...
Experts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the University of Washington say 'many millions' of people will perish by 2050 because of soaring global...
These Are the 11 Best Expert-Approved Weight-Loss Tips to Help You Crush...
Are you overwhelmed and confused by all the weight-loss advice bombarding you? Whether you're just beginning a weight-loss journey or you've been on one without success, read...