Patients participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) groundbreaking precision medicine Beat AML Master Clinical Trial had superior outcomes…
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Patients who had more severe COVID-19 may be the best donors for convalescent plasma therapy
Sex, age, and severity of disease may be useful in identifying COVID-19 survivors who are likely to have high levels…
A-Fib Treatment Reduces Patients’ Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 14, 2020 — A procedure to restore normal heart rhythm is more effective than medications in reducing dementia…
Adequate levels of vitamin D reduces complications, death among COVID-19 patients
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were vitamin D sufficient, with a blood level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D of at least 30 ng/mL…
Patients showing more DNA methylation at some genome sites found to be more likely to fail to respond to metformin
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Europe has found a connection between patients who show more DNA…
Levodopa may improve vision in patients with macular degeneration
Investigators have determined that treating patients with an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with levodopa, a safe and…
Bacterial, fungal coinfection uncommon in COVID-19 patients
(HealthDay)—Bacterial and fungal infections are uncommon in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, but coinfection is associated with high mortality and antibiotic use…
New diagnostic test for heart failure patients could also help COVID-19 patients
A new blood test that reliably predicts outcomes for heart failure patients could lead to new diagnostics and treatments for…
Patients with substance use disorder discriminated against by post-acute care facilities
A new study shows that 29 percent of private post-acute care facilities in Massachusetts explicitly discriminated against hospitalized individuals with…
Brain iron accumulation linked to cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients
Researchers using MRI have found that iron accumulation in the outer layer of the brain is associated with cognitive deterioration…