A typical west African menu is not complete without a fermented food or drink. These are foods that have been transformed by natural processes involving "friendly" microorganisms like bacteria or yeast. The microorganisms ...
Jul 14, 2023
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The European Medicines Agency is investigating concerns that popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Saxenda may be linked to suicidal thoughts and thoughts of self-harm.
Jul 13, 2023
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Five medical societies have published a set of recommendations for operationalizing strategies for infection prevention in acute care settings that account for conditions within the facility, including the culture and communications ...
Jul 12, 2023
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According to reports, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), is set to declare the artificial sweetener aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic to humans".
Jul 5, 2023
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As you stare down your freshman year of college and contemplate living away from home, you're probably facing a few "firsts": First roommate who isn't a sibling; first time fending for yourself to make sure you're eating ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Just like last summer, there are reports this year of a lifeguard shortage around the nation, meaning many public swimming pools and beaches may be closed or their hours limited. Without trained lifeguards on duty, water ...
Jul 3, 2023
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LLM-based generative chat tools, such as ChatGPT or Google's MedPaLM have great medical potential, but there are inherent risks associated with their unregulated use in health care. A new Nature Medicine paper by Prof. Stephen ...
Jun 30, 2023
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I always tell parents that for many reasons, swimming should be the first sport a child learns.
Jun 26, 2023
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A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis, scrambling longstanding methods for reversing overdoses and treating addiction.
Jun 23, 2023
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For patients with chronic subdural hematoma, a 19-day tapering course of dexamethasone therapy is not noninferior to surgery with respect to functional outcomes at three months, according to a study published in the June ...
Jun 15, 2023
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