In the face of conflicting evidence over the risks and benefits of routine prostate cancer screenings, a large, longitudinal analysis found Veterans Health Administration (VA) medical centers with lower prostate screening ...
Oct 24, 2022
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A new study finds that sexual side effects of cancer treatment are discussed far less frequently with female patients than with male patients, even when the treatment directly affects sex organs. Among patients receiving ...
Oct 22, 2022
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Locked fingers, known as trigger finger, are more common among people with diabetes than in the general population. A study led by Lund University in Sweden shows that the risk of being affected increases in the case of high ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) information on YouTube is of low and highly-variable quality, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Quality Summit 2022. As more patients ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Blood clots are thought to occur in as many as a third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. In many cases these clots can be deadly, such as pulmonary embolisms—blood clots that travel to the lungs. In fact, in nearly ...
Aug 4, 2022
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It turns out that your sex may determine how you are treated for circulatory problems in the legs that cause muscle pain during walking or exercise. This condition, intermittent claudication (IC), is one of the more common ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Five-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) improved only for whites between 1992 and 2013, according to a new analysis to be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022. However, no survival gains ...
May 24, 2022
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Rural areas of the United States have a lack of emergency medicine residents and residency training programs, according to a study published online May 12 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
May 17, 2022
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A coaching program aimed at decreasing burnout among female resident physicians significantly reduced emotional exhaustion and imposter syndrome while increasing self-compassion over a six month period, according to researchers ...
May 6, 2022
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Many people with heart failure also have diabetes or high blood pressure. But new research suggests those conditions, even when treated, aren't well controlled, placing people at risk for worsening heart problems.
Apr 28, 2022
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