Overweight & Obesity
Generic advice doesn't help patients drop pounds
When it comes to losing weight, doctors' messages to their patients can make a powerful difference, according to new research from Duke University.
Mar 20, 2019
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Medications
Opioid crisis burning out doctors, study finds
As the opioid crisis take a deadly toll in human lives, the complex needs of patients in chronic pain are also leaving their doctors increasingly exhausted and overwhelmed, a new Western-led study says.
May 6, 2019
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Health
National survey uncovers doctors' misconceptions about nicotine risks
According to a Rutgers-led national survey, most doctors misperceive the risks of nicotine, the addictive chemical in tobacco products.
Sep 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Try self-care steps for relief from hemorrhoids
Dear Mayo Clinic: Every few months, I develop hemorrhoids that are quite painful, but, after a few days, they seem to go away on their own. Is there a way to avoid getting them altogether? Do I need to see my doctor the next ...
Jun 14, 2016
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Health
Study: Many teens and young women think STDs can't happen to them
Many young women and their doctors remain uncomfortable talking about sexually transmitted diseases, and these patients often underestimate their risk, according to a new report by a major health services provider.
Apr 10, 2018
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Medical research
Using DeepMind's neural network learning system to diagnose eye diseases
Three institutions working together have applied DeepMind's neural network learning system to the task of discovering and diagnosing eye diseases. Moorfields Eye Hospital has been working with Google's DeepMind Health subsidiary ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Online cognitive behavioral therapy for fibromyalgia shows promise
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed an online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program for the difficult-to-treat pain syndrome fibromyalgia. In her doctoral thesis, Maria Hedman-Lagerlöf shows that patients ...
Dec 3, 2019
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Health
Young doctors could work 28 hours straight under new plan, despite possible dangers
The private group that oversees physician training in the United States has proposed rolling back rules so that young doctors just out of medical school can work shifts as long as 28 hours.
Dec 21, 2016
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Surgery
Woman diagnosed with Crohn's Disease actually had ketchup packet in her intestine for six years
A woman believed she was suffering from Crohn's disease for six years until doctors performed surgery and discovered a ketchup packet in the lining of her intestine.
Jan 3, 2018
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Medications
How Big Pharma's free samples encourage your doctor to prescribe more expensive drugs
One of the main calling cards used by drug company salespeople, or detailers as they're commonly called, to get into doctors' offices is the offer of free drug samples.
Feb 11, 2019
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