Medications
Low-dose lithium may slow kidney aging
Best known therapeutically as a treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium has long intrigued researchers with its potential age-defying properties.
Apr 11, 2022
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Addiction
Opioid prescriptions for pediatric patients following surgical procedures have dropped significantly
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that opioid prescriptions for children who underwent one of eight common outpatient surgeries declined ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Health
Heaters, pools, bed rails: Household dangers can kill seniors
A new report delivers a troubling statistic: Seven in 10 consumer product-related deaths occur among those over 65, even though these people only account for 16% of the U.S. population.
Mar 9, 2022
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Health
Clean indoor air would do more than help us fight COVID, it would help us concentrate
Sometimes the best things you can do are invisible.
Feb 8, 2022
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Other
Hyperbaric treatment, carbon monoxide poisoning spiked amid COVID-19
Last winter, the Penn Hyperbaric Medicine team noticed that they were uncommonly busy. That wouldn't have been remarkable for most providers, since COVID-19 presented a significant challenge for health systems across the ...
Feb 8, 2022
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Immunology
Switch to dry powder inhaler more than halves carbon footprint of asthma treatment
Switching from a metered dose inhaler to a dry powder version for maintenance therapy more than halves the carbon footprint of people with asthma, and without any worsening of their condition, finds a pharma industry sponsored ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Health
Fish smoking in coastal Ghana linked to high pollutant exposures, elevated health burden
Millions of workers in coastal Africa—most of them women—spend their days preserving fish by smoking them in rudimentary, wood-fired mud ovens.
Jan 12, 2022
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Cardiology
Ambulance call-outs for heart attacks rise when air pollution is high, German study finds
Ambulance call outs for heart attacks are more common on days when air pollution levels are high, according to new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology ...
Dec 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is ECMO? Doctors are shocked so many ICU patients are on this advanced life support right now
Doctors and health experts have expressed shock on social media recently about the number of ICU patients on ECMO treatment, especially in Victoria.
Nov 16, 2021
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Medical economics
Culling low-value care will cut healthcare's carbon emissions
Reducing unnecessary tests and treatments is one of the methods Australian researchers say can help lower overall healthcare carbon emission levels in the country.
Oct 28, 2021
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