High risk of readmission and death among heart failure patients
Almost half of patients hospitalised for acute heart failure in Europe are readmitted within a year, according to a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and…
Aggressive oral cancer can be identified at an early stage by changes in lymphatic vessels
Oral cancers are the most common malignant tumours in the head and neck region, causing more than 188,000 deaths worldwide each year.
Early-life gut bacteria exposures may protect children against allergies
Certain gut bacteria in infants may reduce the risk of developing allergies later in childhood. This is the finding of new research from the ALADDIN study at Karolinska…
The economic cost of HIV: new study quantifies impact on work and income
The study, supported by the Amsterdam Research Centre for Health Economics and Management (ARCHEM) utilizes data from Stichting hiv monitoring (SHM) and Statistics Netherlands. It compares labor market…
Major breakthrough in cardiac electromyography
A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València and the company Corify Care has made a major breakthrough in cardiac electrophysiology with the publication of its patented Global…