Addiction
Smoking tied to earlier death in dialysis patients
Current and former smokers face worse outcomes while undergoing dialysis, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in Nephrology.
Oct 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Will COVID spike again this fall? Six tips to help you stay safe
Last year, the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus caught many people by surprise and led to a surge in cases that overwhelmed hospitals and drove up fatalities. Now we're learning ...
Oct 20, 2022
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Health informatics
New machine learning tool can help predict patients most at risk of COVID-19
Researchers have created a machine learning tool that can help identify patients who are most at risk of developing COVID-19 while in hospital.
Oct 19, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Abuse, violence, other events linked to poor mental health in teens during COVID pandemic
As new recommendations encourage providers to screen teens for anxiety, a survey published Thursday found a majority of high school students reported a potentially traumatic event during the COVID-19 pandemic that may have ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Medications
The polypill could help with avoiding millions of premature deaths, heart attacks and strokes every year
Global health has paid a deadly price for not using simple, low-cost blood pressure lowering drugs, statins and aspirin widely in the form of a single pill, also known as the polypill, say two leading cardiologists in a commentary ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Exercise can modify fat tissue in ways that improve health—even without weight loss
Exercise is one of the first strategies used to treat obesity-related health problems like type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular disease, but scientists don't understand exactly how it works to improve metabolic health.
Oct 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Food poisoning has dropped slightly, CDC finds. But experts say it's still a problem
Cases of food poisoning slightly decreased in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic years, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Oct 7, 2022
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Pediatrics
Babies in Tigray dying at 4 times pre-war levels, study says
Babies in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region are dying in their first month of life at four times the rate before the war cut off access to most medical care for over 5 million people, according to the most sweeping study ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Genetics
Study shows synergistic association between genetic and behavioral risks for liver disease
Excessive alcohol use and obesity are known to increase the risk for developing cirrhosis and liver cancer, but the risk is not the same for everyone with those factors. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
U.S. suicide rates rose in 2021, reversing 2 years of decline
The suicide rate in the United States increased in 2021, following two years of decline, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Sep 30, 2022
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