People classified as overweight though not obese are not at a higher risk of death, according to a new study Wednesday that underscores the limitations of the body mass index (BMI), long a standard medical metric.
Jul 8, 2023
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The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak soared to 722 on Saturday, including the first foreign victim, as Hong Kong imposed a mandatory quarantine on mainland arrivals to block the spread of an epidemic that has ...
Feb 8, 2020
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A new USC study shows that liver transplant patients with established alcohol abuse issues prior to transplantation can do as well as, or better than, others who receive new livers—a finding that challenges longstanding ...
Jul 11, 2022
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New research covering the entire population of Hong Kong shows that while death rates from any cause (all-cause mortality), cardiovascular disease and cancer are plummeting overall and in adults with diabetes aged 45 to 74 ...
Jan 16, 2020
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One in ten early deaths could be prevented if everyone managed at least half the recommended level of physical activity, say a team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Feb 28, 2023
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New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 are similar in COVID-19 patients with and without diabetes, and thus are ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Some areas of New York—the state worst affected by America's coronavirus outbreak—will be allowed to gradually reopen later this week, but New York City will stay closed until at least June, leaders said Monday.
May 11, 2020
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One in every 1,000 patients with epilepsy dies suddenly every year. Researchers have confirmed that some severe-type seizures (generalized convulsive seizures—GCS) are the most consistent risk factor for Sudden Unexpected ...
Jan 4, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic reversed a decade's worth of progress in reducing mortality from cardiovascular disease in the U.S., new research has found.
Dec 5, 2022
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Sweden made the right decision not to impose a lockdown early on in the COVID pandemic, but should have introduced more measures earlier, a government-appointed commission said on Friday.
Feb 25, 2022
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