Medications
Do you take warfarin? Time of day might not matter
(HealthDay)—Patients taking the blood thinner warfarin have been told that it should be taken at night, but a new study found the time of day doesn't matter.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria
Lyme disease is caused by four main species of bacteria. Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii cause Lyme disease in the United States, while Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii are the leading causes in Europe and ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Medications
FDA: Weight-control drug lorcaserin may raise cancer risk
The prescription weight control medicine lorcaserin (Belviq, Belviq XR) may increase the risk for cancer, according to the results of a clinical trial assessing the safety of the drug, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Health
NIH panel: We need improved preventive services and reduced health disparities
An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health recommends enhanced research to assess and address disparities in access to health care and use of clinical services that prevent disease. The panel urges ...
Jan 16, 2020
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Health
Q&A: Dietary supplements useful in some situations, but also can be harmful
Dear Mayo Clinic: Why does my doctor want to know what supplements I'm taking, even if I don't have any health problems and don't take more than the recommended amounts?
Jan 15, 2020
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Surgery
More interventions follow gastric bypass than gastric sleeve, large study shows
A study involving tens of thousands of bariatric surgery patients found that gastric bypass patients were significantly more likely than gastric sleeve patients to end up back in the hospital in the years following surgery.
Jan 15, 2020
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Health
Stanford Medicine's 2020 Health Trends Report spotlights the rise of the data-driven physician
In a health care sector now awash with data and digital technologies, physicians are actively preparing for the transformation of patient care, according to the 2020 Health Trends Report published today by Stanford Medicine.
Jan 10, 2020
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Medications
Overdose rates higher and opioid addiction care scarcer, in Medicaid work requirement states
Low-income people with addiction, especially those with addiction to opioids, may find it hard to access the kind of care they need to recover no matter where they live, a new study suggests.
Jan 09, 2020
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Neuroscience
After stroke, an 'astounding' risk of heart problems
Women and men have a much higher risk of dangerous heart problems soon after their first stroke compared to people without stroke, even if they don't have obvious underlying heart disease, a study has found.
Jan 09, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Women's wellness: The morning-after pill
The morning-after pill is a type of emergency birth control (contraception). Emergency contraception is used to prevent pregnancy for women who've had unprotected sex or whose birth control method has failed.
Jan 08, 2020
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