Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why are older people more at risk of coronavirus?
As we learn more about COVID-19, it's increasingly clear that your risk of severe illness and death increases with age.
Mar 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Post-COVID-19 symptoms, conditions identified in U.S. children
Postinfection symptoms and conditions with elevated adjusted hazard ratios among children and adolescents with versus without COVID-19 are described in a report published in the Aug. 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Aug 5, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
HIV infection increases risk of other health outcomes
People living with HIV are more likely to develop certain other health conditions over the course of their lives. A comprehensive international analysis of more than 3,000 studies on the subject of HIV, in which MedUni Vienna ...
Aug 12, 2019
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Cardiology
Young marijuana smokers may be at greater risk of recurrent stroke
Among younger adults who had a previous stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA) and were later hospitalized for any cause, recurrent stroke was far more likely among patients with cannabis use disorder, according to preliminary ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Medications
Sick Americans turning to medical pot for help
(HealthDay)—More Americans use marijuana to help them cope with an illness than just to get high, a new study finds.
Sep 20, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Young, but vulnerable to COVID-19
Although populations in countries in the Global South are on average younger than in Europe, they might be more vulnerable to severe forms of COVID-19. One reason for this is the higher proportion of people at working age ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Prevalence of chronic conditions increased among cancer survivors
(HealthDay)—From 2002 to 2018, there was an increase in the prevalence of comorbid chronic conditions among cancer survivors, according to a study published in the Feb. 15 issue of Cancer.
Feb 3, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Ovarian removal to prevent ovarian cancer should not be an option for most premenopausal women, research finds
A Mayo Clinic research team has found evidence suggesting that the controversial practice of ovary removal in premenopausal women to prevent ovarian cancer should be discontinued in women who are not at high risk of cancer. ...
Sep 29, 2016
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Diabetes
Study reveals distinct illness trajectory in the years leading up to type 2 diabetes diagnosis
New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Hamburg (2–6 Oct), reveals a marked increase in several common conditions in the years leading up to, and ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify protein connected to aging and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an aging-associated disease caused by progressive scarring of the lungs, leading to respiratory failure and death. Therapies to treat IPF are limited, making studies on the mechanisms ...
Jul 25, 2022
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