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PoGB: Police arrest student over protesting against poor exam results
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The protest, which began over the poor outcomes of the exams conducted by the Board of Elementary Education, Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan (PoGB), has gained significant attention in the region.
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Existing cancer drugs can be regenerated to fight certain aggressive cance
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A group of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) discovered that a cancer medicine that is currently on the market might be modified to target a subgroup of malignancies that are frequently linked with poor outcomes and lack focused therapy choices.
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Researchers find new epigenetic vulnerability of acute myeloid leukemia
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a blood cancer that causes an uncontrollable buildup of white blood cells. Due to the poor outcomes of this disease, researchers all over the world have been looking for new ways to treat AML while still allowing normal blood development to occur.
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Low sodium levels linked to poor outcomes following total joint replacemen
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Research published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found that patients with low sodium levels before or after total knee or hip surgery are more likely to have problems and other negative outcomes. The journal is part of the Lippincott portfolio and is published in collaboration wit
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Underlying health issues linked to poor outcomes after fracture in older a
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Darlinghurst [Australia], October 11 (ANI): Having specific combinations of underlying health issues is a significant risk for poorer health outcomes in older adults who have had a fracture earlier, a recent study from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has revealed.
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Common dialysis treatment for patients with acute kidney injury can lead t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Patients with acute kidney injury who receive continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), a common dialysis method, have a high incidence of needing this dialysis method reinstituted after having it removed. This contributes to poor 90-day outcomes, accord
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Older age, chronic co-morbidities linked to more severe COVID-19 infection
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tennessee [US] September 17 (ANI): While risk factors for hospitalisation and poor outcomes are well documented in adults, less is known about the clinical factors associated with COVID-19 disease severity in children.
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Gene profile in blood predicts death for patients with COVID-19, risk of p
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): A multicenter retrospective study led by the University of South Florida Health (USF Health) recently demonstrated that a blood gene profile associated with a high risk of dying from severe lung disease can also predict poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19.
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Standardised care likely to help equalise health outcomes among testicular
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 15 (ANI): Sociodemographic factors have been associated with poor outcomes for patients treated for testicular cancer. However, guideline-directed, expert care can also help to address this issue, suggest the findings of recent research.
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Study suggests standardised care likely to help equalise health outcomes a
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 10 (ANI): Although sociodemographic factors have been associated with poor outcomes for patients treated for testicular cancer, guideline-directed, expert care can help to address this issue, suggest the findings of recent research.
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Study explains how a fat cell's immune response makes obesity worse
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 3 (ANI): During obesity, a person's own fat cells set off a complex inflammatory chain reaction that can drive to disrupt metabolism and weaken immune response. This can potentially place people at higher risk of poor outcomes from a variety of diseases and infect
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Blood sugar control is key for people with diabetes and COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Novel study adds to the evidence that people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at greater risk of a poor outcome should they become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. But there is some encouraging news: people with T2D whose blood sugar is well-con
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