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Severe hypoglycaemia ups risk of adverse outcomes in older patients
Severe hypoglycaemia is a risk factor for hospitalization and mortality among older patients with diabetes, a study reports. The event may also serve as a marker of future cardiovascular events among those with pre-existing heart disease and obesity.
Severe hypoglycaemia ups risk of adverse outcomes in older patients
01 Oct 2021
Blood pressure variability implicated in dementia risk
Individuals with higher blood pressure (BP) variability are at increased risk of developing probable dementia despite good BP control, according to a post hoc analysis of the SPRINT MIND* trial.
Blood pressure variability implicated in dementia risk
01 Oct 2021
Extraction-free diagnostic platforms a faster, cheaper way to detect SARS-CoV-2
Diagnostic platforms that omit the conventional nucleic acid extraction step in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab samples help reduce the turnaround time and the overall testing costs, as reported in a study.
Extraction-free diagnostic platforms a faster, cheaper way to detect SARS-CoV-2
01 Oct 2021
Lung ultrasound boosts accuracy of pneumonia diagnosis in ED
Lung ultrasound proves to be a useful tool for screening community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department (ED), with a recent study showing that its use brings down diagnostic uncertainty from 73 percent to 14 percent.
