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Breath-holding may predict adverse outcomes in COVID-19 patients
Breath-holding may predict adverse outcomes in COVID-19 patients
28 Nov 2022
BMI, symptoms linked to exercise capacity in severe asthma
BMI, symptoms linked to exercise capacity in severe asthma
28 Nov 2022

In adults with severe asthma, disease symptoms and body mass index (BMI) are both associated with exercise capacity, reports a recent study.

BMI, symptoms linked to exercise capacity in severe asthma
28 Nov 2022
Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients
Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients
28 Nov 2022 byChristina Lau

In advanced dementia patients with feeding problems, careful hand feeding (CHF) is associated with a 40 percent lower risk of pneumonia and similar 1-year survival rate vs nasogastric tube feeding (NGF), a retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong has shown.

Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients
28 Nov 2022
Married HCC patients have better overall survival
Married HCC patients have better overall survival
28 Nov 2022

Among hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, being married appears to have positive prognostic implications on overall survival (OS), a recent study has found.

Married HCC patients have better overall survival
28 Nov 2022