A new technique developed by a Yale-led research team improves blood flow in surgically made blood vessels used in dialysis, enables them to last longer, and results in fewer complications than the standard technique. The findings, based on work with hundreds of patients and supported by animal studies, appear in the Aug. 19 issue of […]
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Infrared chemical imaging technology promises new precision cancer diagnosis
More than 174,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society, putting it behind only skin cancer as the most common cancer among American men. Ji-Xin Cheng, adjunct professor of Purdue’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Chemistry, says a paper in the New England […]
Government promises £8million to give ambulance staff body cameras
Ambulance staff will get body cameras after figures reveal a THIRD have been ‘attacked in the last year’ Nearly 7,000 NHS ambulance staff suffered physical violence at work last year Health chiefs said all NHS staff should be able to work without fear of violence Department of Health has now pledged £8million into a trial […]
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: The tricks to help you keep your promises
DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: The tricks to help you keep your promises January 11 — yesterday — was the day when, statistically speaking, people are most likely to have given up on their New Year resolutions. From a psychological perspective, this make sense. The human brain doesn’t like change. Most of us can make […]