Freelance journalist Adele Waters speaks to scores of doctors unable to work or play with their children, forced to sell their homes or facing financial destitution by an illness they caught while doing their jobs. She hears ...
Sep 20, 2023
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The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever report on the devastating global impact of high blood pressure, along with recommendations on the ways to win the race against this silent killer. The report shows ...
Sep 19, 2023
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We've just entered flu season, which typically runs from September to March, and doctors recommend getting vaccinated within this time frame to protect against severe cases of the illness.
Sep 14, 2023
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Most people have engaged in late-night eating at some point—whether it's with ice cream before bedtime or pizza while studying for an exam.
Sep 7, 2023
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Heart problems after a COVID infection are a serious concern for both elite athletes and recreational athletes alike. A study from Amsterdam UMC, published in Heart, offers some reassuring news.
Sep 7, 2023
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The diagnosed severity of aortic stenosis strongly correlates with clinical outcomes, new Kaiser Permanente research published in the American Heart Journal shows. But the study also suggests that fine-tuning physician assessment ...
Sep 5, 2023
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Menopause can cause more symptoms than hot flushes alone. And some of your symptoms and reactions might be due to the menopause, even if you are still having periods. Research shows that keeping track of those symptoms can ...
Aug 18, 2023
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Recreational drug use may be a factor in a significant proportion of admissions to cardiac intensive care, with various substances detected in 1 in 10 such patients, suggest the findings of a multicentre French study published ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Researchers at RMIT University have helped map European health and digital health literacy, in an important step towards informing health policy and practice across the region.
Aug 1, 2023
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Wildfire smoke, smog and pollution are increasingly present in the air we breathe. What is this polluted air doing to our bodies? Two University of Chicago Medicine pulmonary experts—Director of Rhinology and Allergy Jayant ...
Jul 31, 2023
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