(Boston)—Lower extremities are the most commonly injured body region, occurring in more than 40% of trauma patients in North America. Salvaging limbs with extensive soft tissue damage often requires reconstruction with tissue from one site of the body to another via pedicled (still connected to the blood supply) or free flaps (completely detached from its […]
Largest study to look at the brain vessels of people with HIV over time (Boston)—With advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART), outcomes for adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (ALWH) have largely improved, drastically decreasing the risk of death from opportunistic infections. However, as this population ages, accelerated vascular disease is of growing concern. In addition […]
Postpartum weight gain, important for long-term health, proves difficult to change (Boston)—Gestational diabetes (GDM) and overweight during pregnancy are associated with increased risk for type 2 diabetes. Although postpartum weight loss can reduce diabetes risk, effective interventions are lacking – especially for Latina populations, who experience higher than average rates of GDM, overweight and chronic […]
Women of color and low literacy have significantly greater likelihood of reporting anxiety, confusion, and are less likely to feel informed (Boston)—Breast density information aims to increase awareness of breast density and its risks and inform future breast screening decisions. A new study by researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine among […]
Largest study to date comparing mortality of different thyroid treatments among patients suffering with thyroid storm (Boston)—A thyroid storm is characterized by high-circulating thyroid hormones (severe hyperthyroidism) that leads to life-threatening acute end-organ damage, including neurologic dysfunction, cardiogenic shock, hepatic failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and high mortality. Current treatment guidelines recommend using the thyroid drug propylthiouracil […]
Results will provide the basis for future studies to investigate the essentiality of these differences to escape aging-related disease (Boston)—There are approximately 30 trillion cells in a human body and our health is predicated on them properly interacting with and supporting each other, with the immune system playing a particularly pivotal role. One of the […]
Discovery may lead to better therapeutics (Boston)—According to the World Health Organization, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacteria cause the largest number of recorded community-acquired cases of childhood diarrhea in the developing world and is the most common culprit in traveler’s diarrhea. While in healthy adults this is merely an unpleasant inconvenience, in infants and young […]
(Boston)—Sepsis occurs in approximately 1.7 million hospitalizations in the U.S. with in more than a third of hospitalizations resulting in death. Patients with septic shock benefit from steroid medications (corticosteroids) to reduce shock duration and potentially decrease the chance of dying. However, it is unclear if one of the two main frequently used steroid regimens […]
Group sessions at community organizations help participants cope with stigma, accept negativity and encourage healthy behavior and care engagement (Boston)—Stigma negatively impacts the health of people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and those with HIV who inject drugs experience stigma on multiple levels. Stigma leads to impaired utilization and retention in addiction treatment, less access […]
(Boston)—Lung nodules are commonly found on diagnostic and screening computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest. Approximately five percent of individuals with lung nodules will ultimately receive diagnoses of lung cancer the leading cause of cancer death in men and women in the US and globally. Furthermore, lung cancer survival strongly depends on the stage […]