Cart is empty Patients given transitional care before and during discharge from hospital—such as joint discharge planning follow up visits or phone calls—are less likely to be readmitted according to University of Manchester researchers.
Study finds changing distribution of HIV-1 subtypes in Sweden
A new study has shown that the distribution of HIV-1 subtypes in Sweden has changed a lot since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. This is largely due to the migration of already infected people to Sweden. The study focused on people who migrated from Ukraine, so that the care can be adapted to their needs. The results provide important information for future analysis and treatment.
Yes, you can get syphilis of the eye—professor of ophthalmology explains
A cluster of cases of ocular syphilis has been reported in Michigan, US. The five women infected all contracted the disease from the same sexual partner.
Corrupt cop jailed two years
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THE Choma Magistrate Court has sentenced a Zambia Police Officer to two years imprisonment with hard labour for corrupt practices.
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Comparing cardiac monitoring methods to detect atrial fibrillation after stroke
Insertable cardiac monitors detected a higher incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with prior ischemic stroke over a three-year period than standard medical monitoring methods, according to results published in JAMA Neurology, based on long-term findings from the Northwestern Medicine-led STROKE AF clinical trial.
Seeing deep blood flow with sound and laser light
A great number of health problems, and consequently the medical treatments for them, involve how blood flows through the body. Heart attacks are caused by restricted blood flow to the heart muscle. Many symptoms of diabetes are the result of damaged blood vessels. Tumors, meanwhile, often promote the growth of new vessels that deliver blood specifically to them. And blood flow is a crucial physiological parameter for measuring brain function.
For green spaces to be most beneficial to health, they need to be walkable
The positive health impact of green space isn’t just about where you live, but how easily you can access nature, according to new research.
Research suggests new health problems emerge after COVID-19 for those who lack quality housing, health care
New research from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health suggests that those who live with ongoing poverty and poor housing conditions are more likely to develop new mobility issues following a COVID-19 infection.
Q&A: How artificial intelligence could transform health care
Health care has historically been slow to adopt new technologies that involve wholesale changes to the nature of the work. Witness the slow and checkered roll-out of electronic health records and the utter failure of prior efforts to implement artificial intelligence tools, such as IBM’s vaunted but ultimately doomed experience with Watson Health.
ERB maintains fuel pump price
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THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has maintained the fuel pump price for the second consecutive month.
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