Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Does COVID really affect your heart?
Reading a recent article with the headline Setting the Record straight: there is no "COVID heart" teleported me back to 2020. It wasn't a comfortable trip.
May 26, 2021
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Medications
Rivaroxaban reduces first and total ischemic events in patients with peripheral artery disease
Rivaroxaban, in addition to low-dose aspirin, significantly reduced the occurrence of total severe events of the heart, limb or brain and issues related to other vascular complications in patients with symptomatic peripheral ...
May 17, 2021
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Pediatrics
Fivefold rise in young children swallowing magnets over past 5 years in UK
There's been a fivefold rise in the number of young children requiring treatment after having swallowed a magnet over the past 5 years in the UK, suggests data from specialist doctors in a letter published online in the Archives ...
May 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Eight out of ten people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop neurological problems
Patients with clinically diagnosed neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19 are six times more likely to die in the hospital than those without the neurological complications, according to an interim analysis from the ...
May 11, 2021
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Cardiology
Small study shows heart damage after COVID-19 uncommon in college athletes
In a small study, researchers found college athletes who contracted COVID-19 rarely had cardiac complications. Most had mild COVID symptoms that did not require treatment, and in a small percentage of those with abnormal ...
May 10, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Structural racism contributes to the racial inequities in social determinants of psychosis
The legacy of systemic racism in the U.S impacts psychosis risk at the individual and neighborhood level, according to a definitive review published online today. Researchers examined U.S. based evidence connecting social ...
May 3, 2021
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Surgery
Cannabis use disorder tied to spine surgery complications
(HealthDay)—Cannabis abuse appears to be associated with worse spine surgery outcomes, according to a study published online March 23 in Spine.
Apr 28, 2021
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover protein that causes neurological complications in HFMD
Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (HFMD) is a generally mild, contagious viral infection common in young children. In Singapore, HFMD is endemic and is most commonly caused by intestinal viruses known as coxsackieviruses and enteroviruses.
Apr 20, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Brachytherapy may continue following uterine perforation in cervical cancer patients
A new study finds that brachytherapy, a common procedure that delivers radiation directly to cancer cells, may continue safely, potentially without delay or antibiotics, in cervical cancer patients following uterine perforation.
Apr 14, 2021
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Vaccination
One US patient died, another critical after J&J vaccine: official
One US patient died from blood clotting complications after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine while another is in critical condition, a senior scientist for the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
Apr 13, 2021
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