Rollout strategy for diagnostic test in India may impact TB
Main Points: Xpert MTB/RIF, a recently implemented tuberculosis (TB) test, has the potential to control the TB epidemic in India,
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Caesarean section linked to slight increase in future stillbirth and ectopic pregnancy
Main Points: Caesarean section is associated with a slightly increased rate of subsequent stillbirth and ectopic pregnancy, according to a
Read moreGenetic evidence that body mass increases the risk of asthma in mid-childhood
Main Points: Some of the increase in asthma risk toward the end of the 20th century could be attributed to
Read moreResearch needed on practical approaches to prevent deliberate attacks on health care during armed conflict
Main Points: Deliberate attacks on patients, hospitals, and clinics during armed conflict are atrocious acts, state the PLOS Medicine editors
Read moreAdult deaths in hospitals in England related to patient safety issues suggest key areas for intervention
Main Points: In a study of all adult deaths occurring in hospitals in England from June 1, 2010, to October
Read moreTransfusion after trauma can benefit or harm patients depending on their risk of death
Main Points: The risks and benefits of red blood cell transfusions for patients with trauma and major bleeding might vary
Read morePediatric cancer should be considered a global health priority
Main Point: National childhood cancer strategies offer the best hope of improving outcomes in children with cancer living in resource-limited
Read moreMoles linked to risk for breast cancer
Main Points: Cutaneous nevi, commonly known as moles, may be a novel predictor of breast cancer, according to two studies
Read moreRefugees and internally displaced persons should have equitable access to HIV treatment
Main Points: “Given recent evidence and the moral, legal, and public health arguments, refugees and internally displaced persons situated in
Read morePlace and Cause of Death in Centenarians: A Population-Based Observational Study in England, 2001 to 2010
Main Points: Centenarians are more likely to die of pneumonia and frailty or “old age” and less likely to die
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