People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday.
Aug 28, 2024
0
0
A proposed artificial intelligence tool to support clinician decision-making about hospital patients at risk for sepsis has an unusual feature: It can account for its lack of certainty and suggest what demographic data, vital ...
Aug 27, 2024
0
4
Injectable weight-loss medications called semaglutides are helping people with obesity by reducing appetite. But could these drugs also be the next breakthrough in keeping your heart healthy?
Aug 22, 2024
0
0
If you Google the terms "constipation" and "heart attack" it's not long before the name Elvis Presley crops up. Elvis had a longstanding history of chronic constipation and it's believed he was straining very hard to poo, ...
Aug 22, 2024
0
0
People 60 and older with untreated high blood pressure may have an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to both people who have been or are being treated for high blood pressure as well as people without the chronic ...
Aug 14, 2024
0
0
The number of centenarians around the world rose from 151,000 in 2000 to 573,000 in 2021. People are living longer, and we can expect to see more people reach 100 in the years to come.
Aug 13, 2024
0
2
Most folks know that a good sunscreen can guard against the sun's harmful rays, but many might not realize that some medications and creams can undo some of that protection.
Aug 12, 2024
0
0
Ensuring older hospital patients receive specialized medication management could reduce their stay in hospital and potentially lower their risk of death, according to new research conducted by Flinders University in collaboration ...
Jul 31, 2024
0
0
Migraine is many things, but one thing it's not is "just a headache."
Jul 26, 2024
1
3
More than 82% of Americans aged 50 to 80 take one or more kinds of prescription medication, and 80% of them say they'd be open to stopping one or more of those drugs if their health care provider gave the green light, a new ...
Jul 24, 2024
0
0
