Health
Slashing salt can save lives—and it won't hurt your hip pocket or tastebuds
Each year, more than 2,500 Australians die from diseases linked to eating too much salt.
Oct 30, 2023
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Pediatrics
Pandemic didn't lower parents' trust in childhood vaccines
Lots of vaccine disinformation spread during the pandemic, and doctors worried that may have given some parents pause about not only the risks of the COVID shot, but of childhood vaccines as well.
Oct 23, 2023
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Cardiology
Gulf War illness may increase risk for heart disease or stroke
Military veterans with Gulf War illness may face a higher risk for heart disease, stroke and several risk factors, a new study suggests.
Oct 2, 2023
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Health
New research evaluates the UK's current salt reduction program
New research from Queen Mary University of London and published in the Journal of Hypertension, shows the Government has failed to reduce population salt intakes and consequently improve public health in England since 2014 ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Medical research
International study shows that taste, independent of smell, is also significantly diminished in patients with COVID-19
Smell loss became the cardinal symptom of COVID-19 early in the pandemic and has ignited research on how smell and taste function. An international study led by the Global Consortium for Chemosensory Research (GCCR) and the ...
Aug 17, 2023
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Health
Surf group found safe after days at sea in Indonesia—A sea survival expert on what it takes to survive being lost at sea
News that four Australians and two Indonesian crew members have been found alive after going missing on Sunday from a boat trip off the coast of Aceh in Indonesia has made headlines around the world.
Aug 15, 2023
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Health
Mushrooms are delicious, but potentially deadly
Winter is mushroom season in Australia. Early in the season, Victoria's Department of Health warned that for inexperienced foragers, it can be deadly—with cases of mushroom poisoning increasing around the world.
Aug 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Survival similar for Black, White prostate cancer patients in clinical trial setting
For metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), overall survival and progression-free survival are similar for Black and White patients receiving first- or second-generation androgen receptor pathway inhibitors ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Medical research
High-salt diet in rats slows metabolism and energy production of kidneys
Some parts of the metabolic pathway (the process of turning food into energy) slow in response to a high-salt diet, even as the kidneys produce and use more energy when exposed to high salt intake. The surprising finding ...
Jul 31, 2023
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Pediatrics
Keeping kids safe outside during summer play
Summer vacation for kids is well underway. Finding activities to keep the kids busy and destinations to visit can be on many parents' list. There is one place Mayo Clinic's Dr. Steven Maher hopes they don't have to visit—and ...
Jul 23, 2023
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