11-01-06 When methicillin(甲氧西林) -resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is carried in the nose ( nares鼻孔 ), it is a risk factor for an invasive infection, including a surgical site infection. Some studies have found that the heavier the carriage of MRSA in the n...
10-09-16 Atrial fibrillation(心房颤动) is a heart disorder that affects more than two million Americans, and is considered a key contributor to blood clots(血栓) and stroke. Now researchers from North Carolina State University are developing a new comput...
10-04-23 The standard practice of cooling and then rewarming a patient to prevent organ damage during cardiac(心脏的) bypass surgery(心脏搭桥手术) may impair the body's mechanism that controls blood flow to the brain, potentially increasing the patient's...
10-03-18 Impotence is a strong predictor of heart attack and death among high-risk patients, German researchers have said. 德国研究人员称,在某些高危病人中,阳痿是心脏病和死亡的重要信号。 The study of 1,519 men who already had cardiovascular(心脏血管的) di...
10-01-18 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to frustrated Haitians to be patient over efforts to bring them relief from last Tuesday's earthquake. 联合国秘书长潘基文呼吁无助的海地人民要对提供给他们的援助保持耐心。 Aid workers say relief efforts救...
09-11-02 The race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients(收件人) according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital. We found that transplant between races had better outcomes than transplant across races, says Anita Patel, M.D.,...
09-10-09 The wisdom of screening all hospital patients for MRSA in England is being questioned by a leading expert. 英国一位领导专家对国内所有医院的对耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌病人进行的筛选提出疑问。 MRSA rates have been falling in recent years Dr Michael Mil...
09-09-24 Medics posting messages on networking websites like Facebook and Twitter are breaching patient confidentiality, a leading journal reveals. 一本主流杂志透露,医学工作者在诸如Facebook和Twitter之类的网站上发布信息会违背病人的保密协议。 Twitter content...
09-09-22 Patients with severe brain damage who do not appear to have signs of consciousness still seem able to learn, a Cambridge University study suggests. 一项剑桥大学的研究显示,具有严重脑损伤、看起来没有知觉的病人似乎仍然有学习能力。 Researchers hope the...
09-08-12 Patients who fail to keep hospital appointments cost the NHS more than 600 million a year, enough to run two medium-size hospitals, data has shown. 数据显示,失约于医院的病人使国民健康保险制度组织一年花费超过600万英镑,足够建两座中等规模的医院。 Bet...