DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been hearing a lot about lab tests that can look at my genetics to see how I metabolize medications. How does this work and why is it important for me to know how my body metabolizes medicine?
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Some women say their periods change after getting a COVID-19 vaccination. In The BMJ today, Dr. Victoria Male, a reproductive specialist at Imperial College London, says a link between menstrual changes after COVID-19 vaccination ...
Sep 15, 2021
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(HealthDay)—When choosing and using flea and tick products for your pets, there are a number of things to consider, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
Jun 28, 2021
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Research mapping genetic markers is being used to save lives at risk from a range of medical treatments, tests and vaccines.
Apr 28, 2021
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Patients' electronic health records convey crucial information. The application of natural language processing techniques to these records may be an effective means of extracting information that may improve clinical decision ...
Mar 5, 2021
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New research from Swansea University suggests that a simple nurse- or carer-led medicines' monitoring system can help reduce medication-related illness for people living in residential care homes—and the process takes just ...
Jan 11, 2021
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People with severe COVID-19 and a secondary blood infection were significantly sicker upon hospital admission, had longer hospital stays and poorer outcomes, according to a Rutgers study.
Dec 22, 2020
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Two people in the United Kingdom have experienced an allergic reaction to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This led the UK medicines regulator to issue precautionary advice earlier this week that "people with a significant ...
Dec 11, 2020
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New research shows that adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, who receive trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), a prophylactic therapy to help prevent pneumocystis pneumonia, are at high risk for adverse reactions ...
Nov 6, 2020
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Researchers in the University of Georgia's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases have found that a more intensive, less frequent drug regimen with currently available therapeutics could cure the infection that ...
Oct 29, 2020
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