Atrial fibrillation is the greatest risk factor for stroke. Screening to detect atrial fibrillation in older people would not only increase the chance of preventing stroke, it would also save money for the healthcare system ...
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Monoclonal antibody therapies continue to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 variants currently in circulation, including omicron BA.4/5, according to laboratory findings from the Francis Crick Institute and the National Institute ...
Oct 7, 2022
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Use of a high-frequency electrical stimulation device after cesarean delivery is associated with reduced opioid use, according to a study published online Oct. 20 in JAMA Network Open.
Oct 20, 2023
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The transition from psoriasis to psoriatic arthritis (PsA)—and the early diagnosis of PsA—is of considerable scientific and clinical interest. People typically have psoriatic skin disease for a decade or more before they ...
Jul 17, 2023
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The cigarette is the only legal consumer product that—when used as intended—causes the premature death of half of long-term users.
Aug 5, 2022
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One in three people in need of abortion will consider doing something on their own to end the pregnancy if they are unable to get an abortion at a clinic. These are the findings of a study I recently published after surveying ...
Sep 1, 2022
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During his reign (605 BCE–562 BCE), Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylon, Sumer, Akkad and all of the universe, decided that a diet consisting entirely of meat and wine ensured good health, and so ordered his subjects to ...
Feb 3, 2023
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Poor sleep could lead to between two and seven years worth of heightened heart disease risk and even premature death, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Sydney in collaboration with Southern ...
Mar 2, 2023
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Black adults treated at advanced heart failure centers received potentially life-changing therapies, such as transplants and heart pumps, about half as often as white adults, possibly due to racial bias, a small National ...
Oct 19, 2022
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A global study of more than 28,000 people has provided the strongest evidence to date that lowering blood pressure in later life can cut the risk of dementia.
Oct 25, 2022
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