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One in four patients in ICU receive red blood cell transfusion
For patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide, red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is common, with considerable variability across centers, countries, and continents, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Personalized coaching decreases cognitive decline in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease patients, study shows
Supplementing the standard of treatment for early-stage Alzheimer’s disease patients with personalized lifestyle coaching leads to less cognitive decline compared to standard of care alone, an ISB-led study shows. An early online version of this paper detailing the findings has been published, and it is scheduled for publication in the November issue of Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Non-white patients assigned less severe triage scores
Mistriage of non-White patients in the emergency department appears to be common, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in JAMA Network Open.
Chanda advises gov’t to subsidise mealie meal
By LUCY PHIRI
GOVERNMENT has been advised to take a bold step and subsidize mealie meal prices so and create uniformity in the pricing of the commodity.
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IDSA: Maternal RSVpreF vaccine would cut clinical, economic burden
Maternal vaccination with a bivalent stabilized prefusion F subunit respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine (RSVpreF) is projected to reduce the clinical and economic burden of RSV lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) in infants, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDWeek), held from Oct. 11 to 15 in Boston.
Food insecurity doubles rate of severe hypoglycemia in diabetic adults, research suggests
Adults living with diabetes who can’t afford to put food on the table are at more than twice the risk of severe hypoglycemia.
PrEP, a key HIV prevention tool, isn’t reaching Black women
Alexis Perkins thought her OB-GYN’s office in Atlanta would be just the place to get a prescription for the type of drug that reduces a person’s risk of contracting HIV.
Papaya’s milky texture packed with nutrients
The fall harvests usher in loads of pumpkins into grocery stores. But a smooth-skinned tropical fruit also vies for a consumer’s attention: papaya.
FRA buys 1.6M bags of maize in Northern Province
By PRINCE MABUMBA
GOVERNMENT has so far purchased 1, 639, 704 by 50kg bags of maize in Northern Province through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) under the 2022/23 farming season.
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