A new ICES study led by University of Toronto researchers found that hospital patients treated by female physicians had lower mortality and readmission rates compared to those cared for by male physicians. The research, led by Dr. Angela Jerath, aims to improve patient outcomes by understanding differences in physician practice patterns.
An international study reports 60% progression-free survival at 10 years after autologous bone marrow transplantation in patients treated for early severe systemic sclerosis, providing evidence of sustained positive clinical outcomes and long-term safety for the rare autoimmune disease.
A major trial published in JAMA shows that a simple adjustment to drugs given during operations for septic shock could prevent thousands of patients from suffering kidney damage. Scientists from the University of Southampton and Zhejiang University School of Medicine conducted the research.
Research from University of Cambridge and Institute of Cancer Research reveals that current NHS and NICE referral criteria fail to identify up to 95% of women under 50 who develop breast cancer within a decade. The study suggests a comprehensive risk assessment tool called BOADICEA identifies eight times more at-risk women than current family-history-based guidelines.
