Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation: News and Research on Case-Control Studies

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Cannabis users face substantially higher risk of heart attack

Marijuana is now legal in many places, but is it safe? Two new studies add to mounting evidence that people who use cannabis are more likely to suffer a heart attack than people who do not use the drug, even among younger ...

Transgender women face more injuries than cisgender peers

A new study found that injury rates among transgender women are significantly higher than injuries among cisgender women, based on radiological imaging. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...

Vaping and smoking together increases lung cancer risk fourfold

People who both vape and smoke are four times more likely to develop lung cancer than people who just smoke, according to new study published by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer ...

Can we withdraw treatment in post-menopausal osteoporosis?

Bisphosphonates are the recommended first-line treatment in post-menopausal osteoporosis, with denosumab recommended second-line. Based on the length of clinical trials for bisphosphonates, these drugs are usually prescribed ...

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