The international system for assessing organ dysfunction in critically ill patients is updated after thirty years

The updated version of the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), the global reference system in intensive care medicine ...

Poll reveals new state rankings of Americans' health care experiences

Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) are worried they won't be able to afford necessary health care in the coming year, the ...

Chasing a winning streak: A new way to trigger responses in the body by simulating psychological pressure

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed an experimental method to induce a strong physiological response linked to psychological pressure by making participants aim for a streak of ...

Australian drug driving deaths have surpassed drunk driving. Here's how to tackle it

Australia has made major progress in curbing drunk driving. Decades of random breath testing, enforcement and powerful social ...