Indigenous peoples in Canada have higher rates of death and complications after surgery and lower rates of surgeries than other
Month: May 2021
Poverty associated with worse survival, fewer lung transplants in lung disease patients
Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a rare lung disease that causes shortness of breath and low oxygen levels because
More kids seeing doctors virtually but some parents still hesitant
For children, pandemic norms have meant virtual school, holidays over Zoom and for some, even seeing the doctor from their
Multimodal therapy may hold key to treating aggressive childhood cancer
Research led by scientists at Children’s Cancer Institute and published this week in the international journal, Clinical Cancer Research, has found
Preemie boys age faster as men, study shows
Boys born weighing less than a kilogram are miracles, but they do not age as well as the girls, according
Experts call for urgent action to reduce global burden of cardiovascular disease in women by 2030
The Lancet women and cardiovascular disease Commission outlines 10 ambitious recommendations to improve health outcomes for millions of women around
Tailored, earlier heart failure rehab has physical, emotional benefits for patients
An innovative cardiac rehabilitation intervention started earlier and more custom-tailored to the individual improved physical function, frailty, quality-of-life, and depression
Zapping nerves with ultrasound lowers drug-resistant blood pressure
Brief pulses of ultrasound delivered to nerves near the kidney produced a clinically meaningful drop in blood pressure in people
Indian state orders lockdown after ‘super-spreader’ election
An Indian state stricken by coronavirus after mass rallies were held for a key election ordered a two-week lockdown on
Simple surgery prevents strokes in heart patients
A simple surgery saves patients with heart arrhythmia from often-lethal strokes, says a large international study led by McMaster University.