TEHRAN, Jun 29 -Researchers say an EEG can reveal hidden consciousness in unresponsive ICU patients days after an injury, offering doctors a better way to predict a patient's outcome.
TEHRAN, Jun 19 -People at a risk for heart failure often turn to a defibrillator to remove that threat, but for some patients that's not always the answer, new research shows.
TEHRAN, Jun 5 -Migraine sufferers had an average of four fewer headaches a month after using RELAXaHEAD, a smartphone-based relaxation technique, at least twice a week.
TEHRAN, Jun 4 -The world's largest blood-testing firm said Monday a security breach has compromised the sensitive personal information of nearly 12 million patients .
TEHRAN, Jun 3 - Adding a newer drug to standard hormone therapy lengthens the lives of younger women with advanced breast cancer, a new trial has found.
TEHRAN, May 09 -People suffering severe traumatic brain injury may have a better chance of surviving when emergency medical responders follow certain guidelines before getting to the hospital, new findings show.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 -If you weren't already worried enough about what germs lurk in hospitals, a new study shows "superbugs" are common on patients and the things they touch.
TEHRAN, Apr 23 - Americans with cancer are more likely to use marijuana and prescription opioids than those without cancer, and the use of medical marijuana by this group is on the rise, new research shows.
TEHRAN, Apr 20 -In a strange twist of fate, part of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been used to cure the so-called “bubble boy” disease, a condition in which the body develops no immune system on its own. A gene editing procedure modifies the patient’s blood stem cells with the virus and reinserts them into the bone marrow, curing the illness.
TEHRAN, Mar 17 - Two new trials may have the answer. Researchers say ablation and medicines perform similarly in protecting a-fib patients from stroke, death and other complications.
TEHRAN, Feb 23 - Ali only had two hours to save his baby's life. He careened through traffic and sped along highways to an east Tehran government pharmacy. When he saw some 800 people queued outside the facility, he dropped to his knees. Like him, they were waiting to obtain state-funded medications.
TEHRAN, Feb 10 -A brain hemorrhage treatment that involves drilling a hole in the skull to drain accumulated blood could cut down on the number of stroke deaths, a new study says.