MORTALITY

This study looked at a non-invasive treatment for adults with severe COVID-19 who were struggling to breathe. It combined high-flow oxygen through the nose with having patients lie on their stomachs while awake. The goal was to see if this approach could help patients avoid needi…

This study tested if adding the drug bezlotoxumab to standard care could prevent severe outcomes in patients with a dangerous C. difficile gut infection. It focused on 44 patients identified as high-risk using a special score based on their genes, blood tests, and gut bacteria. T…

This study tested a new way to measure a simple health check called capillary refill time, which involves pressing on a finger and timing how long it takes for color to return. Researchers compared the standard visual method to a new video-assisted method in 59 critically ill pat…

This large study tested whether sending exercise materials through the mail could help older women stay active and prevent serious health problems. Researchers enrolled nearly 50,000 women aged 50-79 who were already part of a long-term health study. The program provided personal…

This study tested whether a national policy that stops offering measles vaccine after a child's first birthday affects child survival. Researchers compared two groups of children aged 9-35 months in Guinea-Bissau: one followed the standard policy, and the other received the measl…

This study aims to understand if people who donate a kidney have a higher long-term risk of serious heart problems or death. Researchers will compare health records of 50,000 living kidney donors in Canada to a carefully matched group of healthy people who did not donate. The goa…

This study followed 6,196 adults aged 65+ having non-emergency surgery to understand how post-surgery confusion (delirium) affects physical frailty and survival. Researchers tracked patients' strength and health before surgery, checked for confusion after surgery, and followed up…

This study looked back at the medical records of 1,250 patients with advanced cancer who visited a hospital emergency department. The goal was to find common factors—like lab test results, overall health, and nutrition—that are linked to a higher risk of dying within 90 days of t…

This study looked at 1000 patients who had a major heart attack (STEMI) to see if their nutritional status, measured by simple blood tests at the hospital, could predict their health outcomes over the next two years. Researchers used two scoring systems (CONUT and PNI) based on b…