Medications
Meth playing bigger role in US drug overdose crisis
A bigger share of U.S. drug overdose deaths are being caused by methamphetamine, government health officials reported.
Dec 12, 2018
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Health
Fact check: Are viral videos showing COVID-19 vaccine side effects accurate?
Videos appearing to show people experiencing severe side effects after allegedly receiving COVID-19 vaccines are making the rounds on social media as part of a renewed push from anti-vaccine movements to cast doubt on safety.
Jan 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thousands of excess deaths from cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic
A major new study has identified 2085 excess deaths in England and Wales due to heart disease and stroke during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. On average, that is 17 deaths each day over four months that probably could ...
Sep 29, 2020
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Genetics
Not everyone is male or female: The growing controversy over sex designation
Check out your birth certificate and surely you'll see a designation for sex. When you were born, a doctor or clinician assigned you the "male" or "female" label based on a look at your genitalia. In the U.S., this has been ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ethiopian monk said to be 114 years old survives coronavirus
An Ethiopian Orthodox monk whose family says he is 114 years old has survived the coronavirus.
Jun 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
20% of those who died from COVID-19 in England and Wales had dementia
More people with dementia died from COVID-19 in England and Wales compared to any other pre-existing condition, according to new figures. Alzheimer's Research UK, the UK's leading dementia research charity, has called on ...
May 18, 2020
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Addiction
Legal cannabis markets linked to increased motor vehicle deaths
A new study from the University of Illinois Chicago has used death certificate data to compare mortality rates in states that legalized recreational cannabis dispensaries with states that only provided access to medical cannabis. ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study: Death rate from Parkinson's rising in US
A new study shows that in the last two decades the death rate from Parkinson's disease has risen about 63% in the United States. The research is published in the October 27, 2021, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal ...
Oct 27, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Texas becomes 4th state to surpass 10,000 virus deaths
Texas surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Monday as the lingering toll of a massive summer outbreak continues, and health experts expressed concerns that recent encouraging trends could be fragile as schools begin ...
Aug 18, 2020
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Cardiology
Abnormal blood pressure in middle and late life influences dementia risk
In a study that spanned two and a half decades and looked at data from more than 4,700 participants, Johns Hopkins researchers have added to evidence that abnormal blood pressure in midlife persisting into late life increases ...
Aug 14, 2019
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