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1 month ago | 
medicalxpress.com | Deborah Balthazar |Thomas Jefferson
When skin is cut or damaged, tiny cell fragments circulating in the blood, called platelets, arrive at the injury and spread out to stop the blood from leaking out. Once enough layers of platelets accumulate, like stacks of sandbags against a flood, a blood clot is formed, trapping red blood cells. When the break occurs in a blood vessel, the clot contracts to facilitate smooth blood flow through the vessels.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
link.springer.com | Perioperative Medicine |Thomas Jefferson
AbstractScopolamine is a widely used antiemetic in anesthetic practice, particularly for postoperative and post-discharge nausea and vomiting. Despite its frequent usage and recognized efficacy, concerns have emerged regarding the potential for increased side effects, particularly in elderly patients. Further research is needed to assess safety and determine age thresholds for adverse events.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
medicalxpress.com | Thomas Jefferson
Cannabis—whether marijuana itself or various products containing cannabinoids and/or THC, the main psychoactive compound in weed—have been touted as panaceas for everything from anxiety and sleep problems to epilepsy and cancer pain. Nursing researcher Jennie Ryan, Ph.D., at Thomas Jefferson University, studies the effects of cannabis on symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Nov 4, 2024 | 00783-9/fulltext?rss=yes&sz=64)
academicradiology.org | Thomas Jefferson
AbbreviationsMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)IC (Intracochlear)IV (Intravenous)IT (Intratympanic)ST (Scala Tympani)SV (Scala Vestibuli)SM (Scala Media)RWM (Round Window Membrane)MD (Ménière’s Disease)EH (Endolymphatic Hydrops)ROI (Regions of Interest)SEM (Standard Error of the Mean)Key WordsMicroneedleRound window membraneIntracochlear deliveryContrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingEndolymphatic hydropsGet full text accessLog in, subscribe or purchase for full access. References1.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
medicalxpress.com | Deborah Balthazar |Thomas Jefferson
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility:Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a growing public health problem among pregnant and parenting people in the U.S. Between 1999 and 2014, the number of pregnant women with OUD increased by more than four times. This trend also coincides with a rise in pregnancy-associated maternal overdose mortality.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
link.springer.com | Thomas Jefferson
AbstractU.S. News and World Report 2022–2023 hospital rankings were used to investigate the leadership practices and organizational structure of ranked healthcare institutions. Institutional variables including physician leadership status, executive board size, number of physician board members, type of physician practice, health system size, and for-profit status were collected. US News and World Report scores were used to create a comprehensive institutional rank order list.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
academic.oup.com | Thomas Jefferson
Blood pressure (BP) levels are important modifiable risk factors for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, many adults are on anti-hypertensive medication (MEDS) which lowers their BP but is a marker for increased CVD risk. To capture the association of BP and its treatment with risk, it is important to estimate BP levels in the absence of medication, i.e., Underlying BP.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
medicalxpress.com | Thomas Jefferson
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility:Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Maryland Baltimore, in collaboration with the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and the Geneva Foundation, have developed a promising new vaccine candidate that protects against Lassa fever.
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Sep 10, 2024 | 
medicalxpress.com | Thomas Jefferson
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility:In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have developed a novel screening tool to measure digital health readiness, which will be critical in addressing barriers to telehealth adoption among diverse patient populations.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
medicalxpress.com | Jill Adams |Thomas Jefferson
The symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—a neurodegenerative disease that involves loss of nerve cells that control movement—tend to emerge in adulthood. To Davide Trotti, Ph.D., a neuroscientist at Thomas Jefferson University, this suggests that some unknown trigger causes a shift from a quiescent state to a biochemical storm causing neuronal death. One hypothesized trigger is dysfunction of energy pathways in the central nervous system.
