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Multicenter Study Shows U.S. Hospitals Vary Greatly in How They Define Blood Culture Contamination
 Blood cultures, a laboratory test for detecting the presence of bacteria in samples of a patient's blood, are widely used by acute care hospitals to find infections as early as possible, identify their cause and guide appropriate treatment, particularly with antibiotics. Contamination of blood cultures may yield false positives or inaccurate diagnoses of bacterial infections and, in turn, may lead to unnecessary antibiotic exposure and prolonged length of hospitalization.
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- Digital Science Investigation Shows Millions of Taxpayers' Money Has Been Awarded to Researchers Associated with Fictitious Network
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- New Gel May Help Prevent Hair Loss During Chemotherapy, Early Research Finds
- Researchers Reveal Potential Molecular Link Between Air Pollutants and Increased Risk of Lewy Body Dementia
- Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases Rising as Fewer Men Are Screened, New Report Says
- Florida Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates
- The Brain-Heart Connection: Mayo Clinic Expert Explains Powerful Tie That Works Both Ways
- Spaceflight Accelerates Human Stem Cell Aging, UC San Diego Researchers Find
- How Stress and Social Struggles Fuel America's Obesity Crisis
- Study Shows How Smoking Drives Pancreatic Cancer
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- Community Hospitals Failing To Transfer Injury Patients To Better Facilities
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- New AI Tool Addresses Accuracy and Fairness in Data to Improve Health Algorithms
- Healthy -- or Unhealthy -- Childhood Habits Could Shape Adult Habits
- New Study Links Grain Foods to Healthier Diet Patterns, Metabolic Health and Everyday Accessibility
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- IRB Barcelona Researchers Uncover a New Strategy to Tackle Obesity by Activating Brown Fat
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- New Clinical Trial to Test Sensory Prostheses for People with Upper-Limb Loss
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- A New Paradigm for Understanding Social Cognition
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- How Mimicry and Manipulation Enable Bone Metastases
- 'Timekeeper' Shapes Body's Infection Defenses, UTSW Study Finds
- Researchers Identify Single Antibody Behind Life-Threatening Reaction to Common Blood Thinner
- Not So Sweet: Some Sugar Substitutes Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline
- Helping Your College-Bound Kids Head Back To School
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- Experts Highlight Science-Driven Approaches to Addiction
- Kathy Coleman Commits Additional $3.5 Million to Fuel the Future of Clinical Trials at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
- It's Still Tough to Find a Key Anti-Opioid Treatment at U.S. Pharmacies
- One Dose of RSV Vaccine May Shield Older People for Two Seasons
- Chatbots Give Users 'Inconsistent' Info on Suicide, Study Finds
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- Evaluating Chatbot Accuracy in the Fast-Changing Blood Cancer Field
- Q&A: How Pediatric Cancer Care Is Changing--and What's Next
- "Most-Favored Nation" Drug Pricing Strategy May Backfire, New Research Warns
- Cleveland Clinic Finds Most Men Say Exercise Positively Impacts Their Mental Health, Confidence, and Sex Drive, but Nearly 1 in 3 Still Skip It
September 2 2025 - Researchers Find Medicaid Is Crucial to Access Treatment for Opioid Addiction
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- Back-to-School Anxiety: Easing Into a New Environment
- Advances in Ultrasound Drive Gains in Prenatal Heart Defect Detection, But Regional Gaps Remain
- New Charts for Artery Stiffness Could Flag Heart Risk Long Before Symptoms
- Johns Hopkins Investigators Create New Urine-based Test to ID Prostate Cancers
- FDA Approves Subcutaneous Leqembi for Treatment of Early Alzheimer Disease
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- Bristol PhD Researcher on Personal Mission to Help Detect Breast Cancer Early Invents Temperature-Sensing Patch
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- Few Women Participate in Studies for Common Cardiac Conditions
- California Program Successfully Scales Emergency Department Addiction Treatment Statewide
- Jim O’Neill Steps in as Acting CDC Chief Amid Firing, Resignations
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- Shorter, Less Intense Radiation-Chemo Regimen Effective for HPV-Linked Oropharyngeal Cancer, Mayo Study Shows
- Illinois Researchers Unlock New Insights Into Granular Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
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- ADHD Drugs Often Prescribed Too Early To Preschoolers
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- 'Reborn Again': Blind Bride-To-Be Thriving After Triple-Organ Transplant
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- Control of Lupus Activity During Pregnancy via the Engagement of Igg Sialylation: Novel Crosstalk Between IgG Sialylation and pDC Functions
- Blinded by Childhood Cancer, Bride-to-Be Gets New Chance at Life with Rare Triple-Organ Transplant at Northwestern Medicine
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