Medications
COVID drug paxlovid might also fight long COVID
An antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with long COVID, researchers say.
May 6, 2022
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Cardiology
Women and Black adults waited longer in ER for chest pain evaluation
Women (ages 18 to 55) waited longer to be evaluated for chest pain in the emergency room (ER) and received a less thorough evaluation for a possible heart attack than men in the same age range. Similarly, people of color ...
May 4, 2022
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Medical research
Sex matters in biomedical research: Many conditions affect men and women differently
Biomedical research—a broad term covering studies on subjects ranging from cells to experimental animal models—is the starting point for understanding how diseases develop and how we might prevent or treat them. Once ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Immunology
Q&A: Living better with severe asthma and allergy
Anna Kovalszki, M.D., of the Division of Allergy and Immunology and Njira Lugogo, M.D., a pulmonologist and director of the asthma program at U-M Health answer common questions about allergies and asthma, including how to ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Regaining fitness after COVID infection can be hard: Five things to keep in mind before you start exercising again
Are you finding it difficult to get moving after having COVID? You are not alone. Even if you have mild symptoms, you may still experience difficulty in regaining your fitness.
Apr 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fatigue, breathlessness improve after six weeks of virtual exercise sessions: recovery program for COVID-19 patients
Fatigue, breathlessness and other symptoms that persist after COVID-19 can be improved by a six-week virtual exercise program, an Irish study being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Medical research
Health research overlooks important differences between sexes
You might be surprised to learn how rarely health research accounts for the fact that male and female bodies are different.
Apr 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Consumer Health: Reducing your risk of esophageal cancer
April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this good time to learn what you can do to reduce your risk of developing esophageal cancer.
Apr 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Women with long COVID-19 syndrome have more symptoms
A new study found that females with Long COVID-19 syndrome were more symptomatic than males. Females were statistically significantly more likely to experience difficulty swallowing, fatigue, chest pain, and palpitations ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Medications
Men with heart disease can safely mix their nitrates with erectile dysfunction drugs
Doctors have long thought it dangerous to prescribe erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra alongside chest pain pills containing nitrates.
Apr 19, 2022
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