Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Doctors consider possible stroke and COVID-19 connection
The first thing to know about the possible links between COVID-19 and stroke is simple, say doctors: We just don't know.
May 12, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Variation in how side effects are reported leaves first impressions of new anti-cancer drugs open to manipulation
An important goal of early-phase clinical trials is to discover a drug's possible side effects. But despite FDA guidelines seeking to standardize this reporting, a University of Colorado Cancer Center study finds significant ...
Apr 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How a Pennsylvania doctor stopped a virus outbreak in 1934—with blood
In January 1934, officials at the Hill School learned a student had been exposed to measles over winter break and confined him to the infirmary.
Mar 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Blood pressure drug linked to lower risk of gout
Affecting more than 7 million adults in the United States, gout is characterized by a sudden onset of pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints and caused by the formation of urate crystal in small spaces between joints ...
Jan 27, 2020
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Health
Pharmacist-led interventions may help prevent cardiovascular disease
With their expertise in the safe and effective use of medications, pharmacists can help in the management of chronic diseases. A review and analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology indicates that ...
Nov 28, 2019
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Diabetes
The exercise effect and prediabetes
If you've been told that your blood glucose is higher than normal and that you have prediabetes, your doctor is likely to first suggest lifestyle steps to stop it from progressing to diabetes.
Oct 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Anxiety disorders during pregnancy and postpartum more prevalent than previously thought
Many mothers have likely heard about postpartum depression, but what about postpartum anxiety?
Jul 24, 2019
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Cardiology
Urinary tract and other infections may trigger different kinds of stroke
Several infections have been identified as possible stroke triggers, with urinary tract infections showing the strongest link with ischemic stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.
Jun 27, 2019
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Cardiology
Investigating cardiovascular health among Asian Americans
Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Minnesota have recently collaborated to assess the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and key cardiovascular diseases among Asian ...
Jun 5, 2019
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Neuroscience
Which brain hemorrhage patients have treatable underlying conditions
When blood vessels in the brain rupture, or hemorrhage, and cause a stroke, large areas of the brain can be permanently damaged. Depending on the cause, some brain hemorrhages may hide underlying lesions that can be treated ...
Jun 3, 2019
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