Health
Are heart rate and blood pressure the same? No, and it's important to understand why
Lower your blood pressure. Get your heart rate up. Know your numbers.
May 17, 2023
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Blood Clots
Cardiology
Wide-ranging strategies needed to eliminate racial and ethnic inequities in stroke care, say researchers
"Upstream" causes of health inequities related to stroke, such as structural racism and structural conditions of the places where people live, learn, work and play, have not been studied well, according to a new American ...
May 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Marijuana users have triple the odds for leg artery disease, study suggests
Smoking cigarettes has long been linked to peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition where the buildup of plaque narrows arteries and limits blood flow to the legs or arms.
May 15, 2023
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Medications
FDA approves first nonhormonal drug to ease menopause hot flashes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first nonhormonal medication aimed at easing menopause hot flashes.
May 15, 2023
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
The side effects of 'andro,' the banned supplement androstenedione
Androstenedione is one of those supplements that was peddled to athletes for years as a quick path to bulging muscles and high testosterone levels, but it comes with some serious side effects.
May 10, 2023
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Medications
Blood thinners and COVID: The findings guiding patient care
When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, first emerged in late 2019, researchers quickly assembled to understand its effects and figure out how to stop its spread. Soon, late-night phone calls and global collaborations ...
May 4, 2023
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Cardiology
Target for imaging could improve detection of blood clots
A unique target for molecular imaging combined with the power of near-infrared fluorescent light to identify blood clots could provide a potential new approach for early and accurate diagnosis of blood clots.
May 4, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Four things you need to know about having a cesarean section
If you're pregnant or planning to have a baby soon, you've probably been given lots of advice and information about what you might experience during and after the birth. But less information is often given about what to expect ...
May 3, 2023
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Surgery
Obesity associated with increased risk of complications after surgery
In the United States, almost 74% of adults age 20 and older have overweight or obesity, and of that number almost 42% have obesity.
May 1, 2023
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Cardiology
'Vein-on-a-chip' could help scientists study thrombosis without animal models
Blood clot researchers could benefit from a new device that mimics a human vein, replacing the need for animals for some studies.
Apr 27, 2023
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