Medications
Medical pot may help many battle insomnia, pain and stress: Study
(HealthDay)—More and more U.S. states are allowing marijuana to be taken as medicine, and a new study suggests that users do indeed feel better.
Jun 26, 2020
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Diabetes
Patient data can predict life expectancy for older adults with diabetes
A new study finds that clinicians can use patient data, such as a history of co-occurring health conditions and medication, to predict the 5- and 10-year life expectancy of older people with diabetes.
Jun 19, 2020
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Addiction
Beliefs about cannabis influence older adults' choice of treatments for chronic pain
Pain levels and quality-of-life issues have little influence on older adults' decisions to treat chronic pain and other long-term diseases or conditions with cannabis or opioids, a new study found.
Jun 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus death rate is higher for those with chronic ills
Death rates are 12 times higher for coronavirus patients with chronic illnesses than for others who become infected, a new U.S. government report says.
Jun 15, 2020
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Health
Health disparities prove to be multidimensional
Hollings Cancer Center researcher Chanita Hughes-Halbert, Ph.D., said this is illustrated in two recent health disparity studies, both reported online in April in the medical journal Ethnicity and Disease. These two studies ...
Jun 8, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Impact of COVID-19 infection in blood cancer patients
One of the first studies to investigate the outcome of COVID-19 infection in patients with blood cancer has been conducted by clinical researchers from Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust.
Jun 2, 2020
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Cardiology
Excessive drinking seen in some patients with chronic conditions
(HealthDay)—Among those reporting alcohol use, patients with certain common medical conditions are more likely to report excessive drinking, according to a study published online May 13 in JAMA Network Open.
May 20, 2020
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Medical research
Inactivity caused by COVID-19 lockdowns risks chronic disease spike
Disproportionate numbers of adults with chronic diseases and conditions, such as obesity, hypertension and lung disease, reduced their physical activity levels during the first weeks of the UK COVID-19 lockdown, according ...
May 20, 2020
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Health
After heart attack, home health care could help prevent return to hospital
Heart attack survivors who receive home health care are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital within the first month, according to preliminary research.
May 18, 2020
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Medical research
Lockdown ease could lead to tens of thousands of excess deaths unless vulnerable are protected
The risk of death among people with health conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes, is five times higher than in people without underlying conditions and easing the lockdown must take into account this clinical vulnerability, ...
May 14, 2020
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