Medications
Ultra-low-dose ketamine can curb opioid withdrawal
Drug overdose is the leading cause of injury deaths in young adults in the United States, with fentanyl causing over 70,000 deaths annually.
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Telehealth boosts retention of people on buprenorphine in addiction treatment
Patients who initiated treatment for opioid use disorder through a telehealth mobile app stayed with treatment at a greater rate over six months than those who started treatment in a physical clinic, a new study led by Oregon ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Use of metformin in adults with diabetes linked to lower risk of long COVID
Adults who use the prescription drug metformin to treat their type 2 diabetes have a lower risk of developing long COVID or dying after a COVID-19 infection than people with diabetes who take other anti-diabetes medications, ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Health care app could help improve medication safety
Around 75% of Australians have experienced a bad reaction to a medication, but fewer than half have reported it to a doctor or the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), a new survey has found.
Sep 17, 2024
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Surgery
Operating on the wrong body part: What can be done to prevent it?
A 70-year-old man from Alabama recently died at a hospital in Florida when a surgeon mistakenly removed his liver instead of his spleen.
Sep 17, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Routine MRI scans detect cancers in asymptomatic patients with rare genetic condition
Findings from the SIGNIFIED study, which investigated the benefits of screening patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome by using whole body MRI scans, were presented on Sunday 15 September at the European Society of Medical Oncology ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify potential new strategy to slow the development of liver fibrosis
A study led by Manuel Vázquez Carrera, group leader at the Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Center (CIBERDEM) at the University of Barcelona, reveals advances in the understanding ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study highlights best meditation postures for individuals with ADHD
ADHD is a developmental condition of the brain with symptoms such as inattention, hyperactivity or impulsivity. People with ADHD may struggle with self-control as well as experience anxiety, depression, academic failure, ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Biomedical technology
Researchers present ranges of normal glucose levels among non-diabetic adults wearing continuous glucose monitors
New continuous glucose monitoring sensors (small sensors that penetrate the skin to measure glucose levels in real time) are now hitting the wearables market for use among individuals without diabetes. Despite a lack of research ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Q&A: How and why to talk to kids about sexual health in a digital age
Elizabeth Kuzma, clinical associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, talks to her young patients regularly about reproductive and sexual health in a digital age.
Sep 17, 2024
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