Psychology & Psychiatry
Panic attack or heart attack? Here's how to tell the difference
A heart attack and a panic attack share many similar symptoms, so it's crucial to determine which one it is, experts say.
Feb 19, 2021
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News tagged with chest pain
Oncology & Cancer
'Thousands' of lung cancer cases going undiagnosed in England
Health officials are urging people to get worrying symptoms checked, after figures suggest that thousands of people in England could have undiagnosed lung cancer.
Feb 18, 2021
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Medical research
Resuscitation methods popular on TV shows are not effective alternative to CPR, researchers demonstrate
A technique frequently portrayed in dramatic resuscitation scenes in television and film is among several alternative methods to CPR that have shown no benefit in saving lives in a review by University of Warwick researchers.
Feb 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How research on chronic illnesses will improve COVID-19 treatment
A new paper in Oxford Open Immunology, published by Oxford University Press, examines prior findings in the field of neuroimmunology that suggest potential treatment strategies for patients suffering long-term symptoms from ...
Feb 10, 2021
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Health
In ED patients with chest and abdominal pain, care delivered by physicians and APPs is similar
In patients matched on complexity and acuity presenting to the emergency department with chest pain and abdominal pain, the care delivered by advanced practice providers (APPs) and emergency physicians is largely similar ...
Jan 25, 2021
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Genetics
Researchers create gene expression database to gain new insights into pneumococcal infections
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine published one of the most comprehensive analyses of how genes get expressed during infection (known as a transcriptome). The analyses include three different strains ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Cardiology
Patients with non-cardiac chest pain are reassured with brief education
Patients diagnosed with non-cardiac chest pain are reluctant to believe they do not have heart disease. A new study shows that explaining the test results convinces patients and reduces the likelihood of future chest pain. ...
Dec 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Trench fever in urban people who are homeless
A disease common during the First World War, trench fever, has been found in some urban populations experiencing homelessness in Canada, and physicians should be aware of this potentially fatal disease, highlights a practice ...
Dec 07, 2020
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Cardiology
Social isolation during COVID-19 pandemic linked with high blood pressure
Lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increase in high blood pressure among patients admitted to emergency. That's the finding of a study presented at the 46th Argentine Congress of Cardiology (SAC).
Nov 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Case report of potential 'long COVID' in children
COVID-19 has been linked to an increased risk of death and morbidity, particularly in the elderly population and in people who belong to risk groups. The disease tends to have a milder course in children. Although it is known ...
Nov 18, 2020
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Chest pain
In medicine, chest pain is a symptom of a number of serious conditions and is generally considered a medical emergency. Even though it may be determined that the chest pain is non-cardiac in origin, this is often a diagnosis of exclusion made after ruling out more serious causes of the pain.
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