Obstetrics & gynaecology
To protect a mother's health: How abortion ban exemptions play out in a post-'Roe' world
This pregnancy felt different.
Aug 6, 2023
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News tagged with blood clotting
Medications
Common blood thinner may double as cancer therapy
Warfarin, a widely used blood thinner, appears to have potent anti-cancer properties, according to a study by Columbia University researchers. The study, conducted in human cells and in mice, found that warfarin stops tumors ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Neuroscience
Filter tip stent retrievers may allow neurointerventionalists to remove blood clots on first try during stroke treatment
Research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 20th Annual Meeting shows that different types of stent retriever tips may result in improved patient outcomes when performing mechanical thrombectomy ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Medications
Giving patients anti-platelet medication sooner after stroke treatment may significantly improve patient recovery
Administering anti-platelet medication within 24 hours of mechanical thrombectomy, an effective procedure for stroke, may help patients more successfully recover and prevent high-risk individuals from experiencing additional ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Genetics
Gene variant may help explain why Black individuals are prone to severe strokes
In a new study, University of Utah Health researchers have shown that a particular version of a gene may contribute to the higher severity of stroke seen among Black Americans. The findings could help scientists develop more ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Inflammatory disorders
A novel testing approach for newly identified autoinflammatory VEXAS syndrome
VEXAS syndrome is a severe autoinflammatory disease that results in a spectrum of rheumatologic and hematologic conditions. Mostly affecting men over age 50, VEXAS is caused by somatic mutations in the UBA1 gene of blood ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Cardiology
Preventing stroke disability in a community with high rate of poverty
The use of thrombolysis, medications to break up blood clots, for acute ischemic stroke reduces post-stroke disability, but it is underutilized. This particularly affects Black individuals, who experience more strokes, often ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Medications
Paracetamol versus ibuprofen—which works best and when?
In most cases, pain and fever relief is as simple as a trip to your local supermarket for some paracetamol or ibuprofen.
Jun 27, 2023
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Neuroscience
Women with common heart rhythm disorder found to have faster cognitive decline than men
Women with atrial fibrillation progress more rapidly to cognitive impairment and dementia than men with the heart rhythm condition, according to research presented today at ACNAP 2023, a scientific congress of the European ...
Jun 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What are the symptoms of hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is often missed in the early stages of infection, so you need to know what symptoms might spell trouble.
Jun 13, 2023
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