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Reduce Antibiotic Overuse by Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws
Quality improvement collaborative highlights a "less is more" method that may prevent antibiotic overprescribing.
Stress among healthcare workers: a model to help us rethink the challenges McGill University Health Center
The stress experienced by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on their mental health as well as their personal and professional environment. The problem requires utmost attention, but what can actually be done to improve things? In a new study, a team of researchers from the McGill University Health Center (RI-MUHC) and McGill University’s Research Institute have found a way to help health professionals, researchers, managers and decision makers better understand the dynamics of the factors by examining links between events.
CAMH's Sunrise Challenge™ invites Canadians to rally, rise and raise funds for mental health
As Mental Health Week comes to a close, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is keeping the conversation going and inspiring support all month long through the second annual Sunrise Challenge. The event invites Canadians to rally and rise together in support of life-saving research, care and education initiatives.
Discovery provides critical clues to why many immunotherapies trigger dangerous side effects
It's not often that a failed clinical trial leads to a scientific breakthrough. When patients in the UK started showing adverse side effects during a cancer immunotherapy trial, researchers went back through the data and worked with patient samples to see what went wrong. Their findings, published recently in Nature, provide critical clues to why many immunotherapies trigger dangerous side effects.
Artificial Intelligence in Digital Pathology Developments Lean Toward Practical Tools
Is there hype for artificial intelligence (AI)? As it turns out, yes, there is. Nevertheless, leading clinical laboratory companies are taking real steps with the technology that showcase AI developments in digital pathology and patient care.
Smartphone-Powered Microchip for At-Home Medical Diagnostic Testing
The new technology could make at-home diagnosis of diseases faster and available at lower cost.
Researchers test a method for delivering genetic material into the body to repair damaged heart muscle
The COVID-19 messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines use lipid nanoparticles (tiny fat droplets) to deliver mRNA to the body's cells. A similar method for mRNA delivery was used in the current study. However, instead of aiming for an immune response, the researchers' ultimate goal is to instruct the heart's cells to repair themselves after a heart attack.
A comprehensive growth chart for the human brain
An international team of researchers has created a different series of growth charts for the brain and have produced the first comprehensive growth charts for brain development.
Researchers Develop Accurate Rapid Test for Viruses
Test uses 'nanobubbles' to deliver results as accurate as PCR within 30 minutes.
Blood vessels use endothelial communication system to control cardiovascular activity, study shows
An invisible lining of blood vessels uses a vast network of connections to control all cardiovascular functions and the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
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