Cosmetic surgery chains use misleading ads to market risky procedures, experts say
Glossy social media ads promising "lunchtime fat removal" and "freckle-sized" scars draw thousands of patients to cosmetic surgery chains.
Jan 5, 2026
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Cardiovascular Diseases: News and Research on Thrombosis
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Cardiovascular risk score identifies risk for ocular disease
The Pooled Cohort Equations (PCE) cardiovascular risk score stratifies risk for multiple ocular diseases, according to a study published online in Ophthalmology.
Dec 31, 2025
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Drug reduced need for blood transfusions during hospitalization for non-cardiac surgery
When hospitals were randomly assigned to treat patients undergoing higher-risk non-cardiac surgery with tranexamic acid (TXA) or a placebo, patients who received TXA needed significantly fewer blood transfusions and saw no ...
Dec 9, 2025
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Wearable health technology brings research closer to people
At the University of Oulu in Finland, researchers are exploring new ways to utilize microwave technology in monitoring and assessing health conditions. The results of experiments conducted with realistic models are promising.
Nov 20, 2025
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Molecule that could cause COVID clotting key to new treatments
In a surprising discovery, a "sticky molecule" that occurs naturally in our blood vessels could be both a culprit behind blood clots and organ failure during COVID and long COVID and the key to new treatments to counter COVID-related ...
Nov 17, 2025
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Analysis of 14 million children finds COVID-19 infection poses greater heart complication risk than vaccination
A new study shows children and young people face long-lasting and higher risks of rare heart and inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to before or without an infection. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 vaccination ...
Nov 4, 2025
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Combating intractable blindness with 3D bio-printed retina
Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is one of the leading causes of vision loss worldwide, often triggered by chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. Similar to a blocked water pipe causing backflow and pressure buildup, ...
Oct 29, 2025
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Tumor infiltration of major blood vessels, not metastasis, may be primary cause of cancer death
The ultimate cause of death from cancer may not be metastatic disease, as researchers have long surmised, but an infiltration of tumors into major blood vessels that cause blood clots and multiorgan failure, a one-of-a-kind ...
Oct 16, 2025
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How vaping primes the lungs for COVID-19 damage
As colder months set in, respiratory infections begin to climb: everything from the common cold and flu to COVID-19. It's a time when healthy lungs matter more than ever. Yet the very tissue that lets oxygen pass from air ...
Oct 8, 2025
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In car crashes with pedestrians, age and zip code may predict extent of traumatic injuries
Pedestrian-motor vehicle accidents are a common cause of injury in both children and adults, accounting for one death every 64 minutes and injuring thousands every year. Two recent analyses reveal that while both adults and ...
Oct 3, 2025
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