Health
Can you build muscle in old age? Yes, and an expert has tips
If you're in your 60s, 70s or even older, you might think your days of productively pumping iron are behind you.
Mar 22, 2024
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Health
Decoding caffeine: Benefits, risks and common myths from a medical toxicologist
In the bustling world of academia—where late nights and early mornings are often the norm—caffeine reigns supreme as an elixir of productivity.
Mar 20, 2024
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Cardiology
Using AI to determine the right dose of warfarin for heart surgery patients
A group of St. Michael's Hospital researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help clinicians prescribe warfarin to heart surgery patients. The tool is currently in use at St. Michael's, where clinicians ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Genetics
Whole genome sequencing reveals new genetic marker for cardiomyopathy
In the first study to use whole genome sequencing to examine tandem repeat expansions in heart conditions, scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have laid the groundwork for early detection of and future ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Addiction
Discrimination found to smoking habits, hurting heart health
Everyday discrimination can influence unhealthy coping behaviors such as smoking, thereby increasing the risk of heart disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. However, ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Medications
How to get COVID-19 antiviral pills like Paxlovid
For some people with COVID-19, antiviral pills that can be taken at home can lessen the chances of winding up in the hospital.
Feb 7, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The uncertain fate of patients needing life-saving dialysis treatment in Gaza
More than 100 days into the brutal assault on Gaza, over 27,000 Palestinians have been killed—of whom 60 percent have been children and women—and 66,000 injured, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Feb 6, 2024
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Health
Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular care
Telemedicine's early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or pink eye are fading fast.
Feb 5, 2024
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Genetics
Gene behind heart defects in Down syndrome identified
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have identified a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome, a condition that results from an additional copy of chromosome 21.
Jan 24, 2024
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Medications
'Broken-heart syndrome' patients failed by current treatment, says study
In the first-ever study to compare takotsubo patients with heart attack patients and the general population over more than five years, results showed that heart treatments given after takotsubo do not protect patients.
Jan 11, 2024
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