CDC says people ages 65 and up should get a COVID shot this spring: A geriatrician explains
In my mind, the spring season will always be associated with COVID-19.
Mar 17, 2024
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In my mind, the spring season will always be associated with COVID-19.
Mar 17, 2024
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Some infants are born with too few nephrons, the filtering units in kidneys that help the body remove waste and excess fluid. Whether due to low birth weight, maternal diabetes, inadequate nutrition or genetic mutations, ...
Mar 15, 2024
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified new genes implicated in the development of uterine fibroids, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
Mar 14, 2024
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Bariatric surgery may result in significant cardiometabolic improvements, particularly among younger, female, or white people and those without comorbidities, according to new research, titled "Cardiometabolic Improvements ...
Mar 14, 2024
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A new study reveals that many people living in extreme poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have conditions that lead to heart disease, the world's #1 cause of death—overturning conventional wisdom.
Mar 13, 2024
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The start of the COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented exposure to stressors driven by fears of a novel and deadly disease, intense uncertainty, and resulting isolation measures, which in turn resulted in increases in anxiety ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Cardiac troponins are a group of markers used to predict the risk of heart disease. However, it is not well understood how controlling blood pressure affects levels of troponin I and whether the change in troponin I levels ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Advances in technology in recent decades have obviated the need and desire for humans to move. Many of the world's population sit for long periods throughout the day, whether in front of a computer at work or in front of ...
Mar 12, 2024
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The overall age-standardized prevalence of hypertension was about 30 percent in 2017 to 2021, according to research published in the March 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Prostate cancer stands as a prevalent threat to men's health, ranking second in cancer-related deaths in the United States. Each year, approximately 250,000 men in the U.S. receive a prostate cancer diagnosis. While most ...
Mar 11, 2024
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