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In the study, researchers tested 399 hospital patients and found that 14% had superbugs on their hands or nostrils right after admission. Superbugs were also found on items commonly touched by patients, such as the nurse call button, in nearly one-third of tests.

Before a prescription is given, a psychiatrist or psychologist must confirm that the patient has the mental capacity to make the decision to end his or her life.

Drug-resistant germs from hospital patients routinely contaminate their privacy curtains, study authors wrote. They often survive and have the potential to transfer to other surfaces and patients.

Rose Marie Bentley was an anatomical rarity. Her stomach, liver and other abdominal organs were switched in position right to left. The condition is called "situs inversus.”

The 7-year-old girl arrived at the ER with some symptoms of measles, but "not the typical textbook characteristics of measles."

Mental distractions can last as long as 27 seconds after drivers use voice-assisted technology to dial, change music or send a text message.

The slime protects fish from bacteria, fungi and viruses, trapping them before they can cause infections. It is also rich in compounds known to have antibacterial activity, the study authors said.

Teen Dies After Tapeworm Eggs Invade Brain March 29, 2019 -- An 18-year-old man in India died after apparently ingesting the eggs of a tapeworm that caused lesions across his brain.The man’s parents brought him to an emergency room after he began having seizures and complained of pain in his groin for a week. Doctors say he had swelling above his right eye and tenderness in his right testicle.An MRI showed lesions throughout the brain, brain stem, and cerebellum. There were also cysts found in his eye and testicle. Another test provided the answer: cysticercosis, which is

In August, a different jury awarded another man $289 million in a Roundup-related lawsuit, but a judge later cut that to $78 million. Monsanto has appealed that case.

Barto did not apologize or make a statement in court, the AP said. He pleaded guilty in December to sexually abusing two family members.

Less than one in 10 recommendations are based on results from multiple randomized controlled trials (considered the "gold standard"), and that percentage has actually dropped in the past decade, the researchers reported.

The 57-year-old man was charged Feb. 22 with a misdemeanor count of willfully violating the recommendations of a local health officer or subjecting others to danger of contracting a communicable disease.

President Trump liked Gottlieb, and two officials told the Post that Gottlieb might even be asked to fill another post should he so desire to do so in the future.

Almost everyone -- 99% of people -- has at least one gene variant that would cause them to respond to one or more medications differently than expected. Many people have several of these variants.

Although the FDA has approved 400 treatments for rare diseases, progress toward finding cures for the 7,000 remains slow

A new medical school will offer free tuition to its first five classes in hopes of student debt as an obstacle to enrollment.

While millions of people with tattoos have MRIs every year without side effects, some adverse reactions have been reported, including a pulling sensation on tattooed skin because tattoo ink can contain pigments that are magnetic and interact with the MRI's strong magnetic fields.

The bacteria were found in 87 percent of patient sinks next to toilets, compared with about 22 percent of sinks near room entry doors.

Omadacycline, a revamped, "modernized" version of tetracycline, is aimed at people who get sick out in the real world -- not the seriously ill hospital patient whose infection may resist many other antibiotics.

William Brown died after debris from the exploding e-cigarette dissected his left carotid artery, according to the death certificate.

In more than 1,300 instances where cleansing was required, overall compliance was 15 percent, according to the report published online Jan. 28 in the Emergency Medicine Journal.

Human activities, such as fire suppression, fertilizer use and climate change, are causing forest populations to shift from stands of trees that do not emit these gases to those that do, said study leader Jonathan Raff.

With over-the-counter hearing aids a year or more away from market, many patients are having to choose between really expensive and sort of expensive devices.

Among nearly 700 heart surgery patients studied, researchers found the tactic did seem to reduce blood transfusions. Patients who self-donated also had shorter hospital stays.

To stay safe in frigid weather, keep your head, face and nose covered, dress in layers to prevent heat loss, and wear sturdy, insulated boots with thick wool socks.