Oncology & Cancer
Cancers of the heart are rare—and here's why
For years, Jan H. Mitchell felt terrible.
Feb 25, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Is Alzheimer's caused by disruptions to the brain's energy supply?
It is well known that Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, involves the accumulation of sticky proteins (plaques and tangles) in the brain. But we still don't know what the root cause of the disease is. ...
Apr 4, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A new culprit for multiple sclerosis relapses
A molecule that helps blood clot may also play a role in multiple sclerosis relapses, researchers report in the May 6 issue of PNAS. The new research may help answer the mystery of why remissions happen, as well as find early ...
May 8, 2019
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Cardiology
Study outlines mechanism behind rare blood clots linked to COVID-19 vaccine
A new research paper looking at rare cases of blood clots in the brain and low platelets seen in some patients after vaccination has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Apr 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Blood disorder causes body to make too many red blood cells
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a relative who was diagnosed with polycythemia vera. What is this disorder, and can it be treated? Is any new research being conducted on polycythemia vera?
Apr 13, 2022
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Cardiology
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine and blood clots: What you need to know
In the minds of many, the halt of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in April delivered doubt just as the mass COVID-19 vaccinations were making progress. There are three vaccines authorized for use in the United States, but Johnson ...
Apr 23, 2021
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Vaccination
UK: Benefits outweigh risks for AstraZeneca despite 7 deaths
Britain's medicines regulator is urging people to continue taking the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, despite revealing that seven people in the U.K. have died from rare blood clots after getting the jab.
Apr 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 linked to risk of dangerous blood clots in stroke patients
Older stroke patients who had a history of COVID-19 were more likely to develop dangerous blood clots in the veins than those who did not have the coronavirus-driven disease, a new study from the Centers for Disease Control ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Cardiology
Shot of alcohol can help an irregular heartbeat
Research out in this week's issue of JAMA confirms the success of a treatment for persistent atrial fibrillation (AFib) that combines the standard treatment, catheter ablation, with a separate infusion of ethanol, or alcohol, ...
Oct 28, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Surgical eye robot performs precision injection in patient with retinal vein occlusion
Eye surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have been the first to use a surgical robot to operate on a patient with retinal vein occlusion. The robot uses a needle of barely 0.03 millimetre to inject a thrombolytic drug ...
Jan 26, 2017
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