Archive: 12/03/2018

Would you pay for an Ebola vaccine? Most say yes.

The 2014-2016 West African Ebola outbreak was the deadliest in history, infecting more than 28,000 people and killing more than 11,000. While the number of people infected in the United States was low, it was covered extensively ...

Mar 12, 2018

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Study identifies 76 quality indicators essential for emergency care systems in Africa

The need for emergency care in low-income and middle-income countries has never been greater, but until now, measurable indicators for providing this care have been lacking. A study conducted by the sidHARTe - Strengthening ...

Mar 12, 2018

Study finds flatfoot reconstruction effective for older patients

When someone develops adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD), they are offered either a reconstruction or foot fusion depending on the severity of the flatfoot and their age. Typically reconstructions are performed in younger ...

Mar 12, 2018

Study tackles neuroscience claims to have disproved 'free will'

For several decades, some researchers have argued that neuroscience studies prove human actions are driven by external stimuli—that the brain is reactive and free will is an illusion. But a new analysis of these studies ...

Mar 12, 2018

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Blood thinner significantly reduces the risk of death after non-cardiac surgery

Researchers in Hamilton have discovered that a blood-thinning drug, dabigatran, significantly reduces the risk of death, heart attack, stroke, and other heart or blood-vessel complications in patients who have a heart injury ...

Mar 12, 2018

Low-dose 'triple pill' lowers blood pressure more than usual care

A pill combining low doses of three blood pressure-lowering medications significantly increased the number of patients reaching blood pressure targets compared with usual care, researchers reported at the American College ...

Mar 12, 2018