Laparotomy on a 64-year-old dehydrated man showed metastatic carcinoma of the stomach with perforation and gastric-outlet obstruction. Surgical repair of the gastric perforation was performed. To ...

A deep-dive analysis of preschoolers' lungs can help pediatricians identify potential cases of asthma and responsiveness to ...

This innovative method, known as BetterWay blood testing, was launched this summer as an alternative to traditional ...

Children with poorly controlled asthma living near high-traffic roadways have lower lung function measures and higher diesel PM exposure levels.

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Discover how researchers are working on making living tissue transparent to revolutionize medical treatments and diagnoses.

Since introducing Japan's first plastic blood collection and transfusion sets in 1954, Kawasumi has been expanding its business activities globally in the blood banking and transfusion industry ...

Participants and their caregivers completed questionnaires, and spirometry and venipuncture were performed. Outcome measures included asthma symptom control with the 6-item Asthma Control ...

In 96 of the clinic patients and in 47 healthy control subjects, blood was obtained by forearm venipuncture without application of tourniquets for determination of blood lactate, pyruvate and ...

Why isn't your body transparent? Some animals such as jellyfish, zebra fish and some glass frogs have see-through bodies. But most mammals, including humans, aren't transparent.

While the idea of a transparent body might seem odd or even a bit creepy, it could actually be really helpful for doctors. If ...