Obesity associated with increased risk of complications after surgery
In the United States, almost 74% of adults age 20 and older have overweight or obesity, and of that number almost 42% have obesity.
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In the United States, almost 74% of adults age 20 and older have overweight or obesity, and of that number almost 42% have obesity.
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Alcohol consumption increased substantially across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the impact was greatest among American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) populations, where deaths from alcohol-associated ...
Apr 22, 2023
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A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators describes how ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, may help improve health outcomes for patients with cirrhosis and liver cancer by providing easy-to-understand information ...
Mar 31, 2023
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Pain relievers you buy at the store may be one of the first things you reach for when you hurt yourself, have a headache or backache, or feel discomfort due to some other nagging ailment that doesn't require a visit to the ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Research findings from Rutgers, the University of Michigan, the University of Texas Southwestern, and the Medical University of South Carolina could save lives by enabling faster and more accurate identification of hospitalized ...
Mar 27, 2023
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People with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at in increased risk for liver cancer, cirrhosis and are 70% to 85% more likely to die prematurely than the general population, according to the Atlanta-based Centers ...
Mar 16, 2023
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All potential transplant candidates undergo medical and psychosocial evaluations, which are crucial in determining whether they can get a transplant. The latter are meant to ensure that a patient has adequate social support ...
Mar 15, 2023
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There is power and value in a highly skilled detective. Sherlock Holmes and his trusty sidekick, Watson, are famous for sifting through enormous amounts of data—identifying patterns and making predictions to uncover a mystery ...
Mar 13, 2023
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"Are nonstick pans toxic"? "Can aluminum cookware cause dementia?" "Are my scratched pans still safe?" That's just a sample of a few worrying headlines about the safety of our pots and pans recently.
Feb 22, 2023
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Vinyl chloride—the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023—can wreak havoc on the human liver.
Feb 20, 2023
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