Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lassa fever case in Paris: What you need to know
A case of Lassa fever has been reported in Paris, France, sparking lurid warnings about the "horrific Ebola-like bug".
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Health
Supporting weight-loss medications with adequate, tailored nutrition
While weight-loss medications are having a positive effect on many Americans' health, it is important to also talk about nutrition. Not just the "please eat healthy and exercise" narrative (despite its truth), but making ...
14 hours ago
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Health
Heart failure patients who do yoga have stronger hearts and can be more active, research suggests
Yoga focused on breathing, meditation, and relaxation is linked with symptom improvement in patients with heart failure, according to research presented at Heart Failure 2024, held 11–14 May in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Medications
Weight loss drug linked with reduced need for diuretics in heart failure patients
Semaglutide reduces the need for loop diuretic use and dose, and has positive effects on symptoms, physical limitations, and body weight in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) regardless of ...
18 hours ago
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Arm fat may reveal women and men at risk of spinal fracture
Measuring the total mass of fat in the arms could potentially predict which women and men over 50 are at risk of spinal fracture, according to research presented at the 26th European Congress of Endocrinology, held 11–14 ...
May 10, 2024
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Diabetes
Do sex differences in how adipose tissue responds to insulin explain why type 2 diabetes is more common in men?
New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), and published in the International Journal of Obesity, could help explain why type 2 diabetes is more common in men than in ...
May 10, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Size of a person's fat cells may hold clues to their future weight
New research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May) suggests that it is possible to predict if someone is going to gain weight based on the size of their fat cells.
May 10, 2024
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Cardiology
Bariatric surgery tied to higher short-term risk for venous thromboembolism
In the short term, bariatric surgery is associated with a greater risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), but in the long-term, it is associated with lower risk, according to a study published online April 30 in Obesity Surgery.
May 9, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer: Here's the role exercise plays, from prevention to treatment
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. In Europe, almost 3 in every 10 adults were diagnosed with a form of cancer in 2022.
May 9, 2024
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Surgery
Beyond weight loss: Bariatric surgery may reduce cancer risk
When you think about obesity, you may not connect it to cancer. However, researchers long have suspected a link between certain cancers and weight. Among those are endometrial, ovarian, colon, liver, pancreatic and postmenopausal ...
May 8, 2024
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