Cardiology
High blood pressure? A heart app prescribes musical therapy
Europe has gone from thinking music could stop plagues 400 years ago to realizing it can help prevent cardiovascular disease today.
Jan 31, 2023
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News tagged with time pressure
Medications
Compounding pharmacies experience higher demand during medication shortages
When Joseph Abdelnour accepted his recent co-op work term at Avalon Compound Pharmacy (ACP), he never anticipated the new challenges he would face.
Jan 31, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
More and more women in Australia are having induced labor. Does it matter?
Induction of labor for women having their first baby has risen in Australia from 26% in 2010 to 46% in 2020, according to the latest data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). This compares to a rise ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Cardiology
Common sedative can increase risk of heart damage when used at night
A common drug that makes patients sleepy and less anxious before surgery is associated with an increased risk of heart damage when operations are performed at night, according to a study by researchers at the University ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers develop a digital therapy to alleviate the symptoms of depression
By liberating a world that's being possessed, a therapeutic videogame seeks to alleviate depression symptoms.
Oct 21, 2022
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Pediatrics
Policy statement addresses safety for children in emergency care settings
All emergency departments should understand the unique safety issues related to children, according to a policy statement and accompanying technical report released by the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Medications
Daily timing of antihypertensives does not impact effectiveness
Antihypertensive medication effectiveness for protecting against heart attack, stroke, and vascular death is not affected by whether the medication is taken in the morning or evening, according to a late-breaking study presented ...
Sep 19, 2022
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Health
Survey finds stress and worry over the state of the world keeps some Americans up at night
A new national survey by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds many Americans are losing sleep over stress and worry about the current state of the world. After a global pandemic, polarizing political division ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Cardiology
Arterial stiffness raises blood pressure in adolescents via insulin resistance
In the young population, arterial stiffness, an emerging risk factor for hypertension, indirectly raises blood pressure via an increase in insulin resistance but not via an increase in body fat, a paper published in Frontiers ...
Sep 2, 2022
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Health
Primary care doctors would need more than 24 hours per day to provide recommended care
Following national recommendation guidelines for preventive, chronic disease and acute care would take a primary care physician 26.7 hours per day to see an average number of patients, a new study finds.
Aug 3, 2022
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