Medical
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Gum Disease Linked to Colorectal Cancer: COLDENT Study
Periodontal disease has previously been linked to cardiovascular, respiratory, chronic kidney, and metabolic diseases as well as Alzheimer's...
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Risky Antibiotics in Nursing Homes Encourage Resistant Organisms
Patients in hospitals and nursing homes often receive antibiotics that can make them resistant to their benefits, researchers report. Medscape...
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Anti-Staphylococcus Treatments Have Little Impact on Eczema
Colonization with S aureus in eczema patients is common, but a Cochrane review of 41 studies showed little evidence of benefit. Medscape...
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Biomarkers in Saliva May Detect Hepatocellular Carcinoma
MicroRNA biomarkers may provide a means of accurately and remotely testing for this increasingly common cancer, according to a small pilot study's...
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How Do AERD Patients' Self-Reports Compare With Objective Tests?
Patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease are good at determining their own symptoms and we should believe them, a study author says....
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Dairy a Risk Factor for Parkinson's?
New research suggests a causal relationship between dairy intake and Parkinson's disease in men, with a 40% increased risk for those with the...
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Still More Alzheimer's Gene Candidates, With Some Help From AI
Researchers used an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven meta-analysis of microarray data to identify high-interest gene candidates in Alzheimer's...
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As CDC Holds the Line, Doctors Debate Lifting School Mask Mandates
Physicians have highly varied views on whether it's the right time to drop masks or whether doing so would set the nation back. Medscape...
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Endovascular Therapy Benefits Stroke With Larger Ischemic Core?
Results of the RESCUE-JAPAN LIMIT trial suggest that endovascular clot removal could be extended to stroke patients with larger areas of brain...
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Omicron Death Rate Higher Than During Delta Surge
With the Omicron variant now accounting for almost 100% of COVID-19 cases in the United States, the seven-day average of daily COVID-related deaths...
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Immune-Based Therapy Shows Promise Against Advanced Breast Cancers
Early research suggests an experimental therapy that harnesses the body's tumor-fighting immune cells may be effective for some women with advanced...
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Vermont House Approves Abortion Rights Amendment
The Vermont legislature approved a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee a woman's right to an abortion if it is approve by voters in...
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Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss
New research in mice may provide clues to age-related hair loss in men and women.
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More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses
A recent study finds fewer procedures to diagnose cancer were done over the past 2 years, including cystoscopies to detect bladder cancer.
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'Substantial' Heart Risks Up to a Year After COVID-19
Governments and health systems need to be prepared to deal with the likely significant contribution of the pandemic to a rising burden of...
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Mexico Major Source of Fentanyl Entering U.S., Report Says
Mexico has replaced China as the “dominant source” of fentanyl and synthetic opioids entering the United States, a new government report says.
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COVID Increases Risk of Pregnancy Complications, Study Says
Women infected with COVID-19 have a higher chance of complications during pregnancy than women who are not infected, a study funded by the National...
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Acne's Genetic Secrets Could Bring Better Treatments
Researchers say the discovery of new genetic variants associated with acne could help doctors identify people at high risk and perhaps point the...
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Harnessing the Herpes Virus to Beat a Deadly Brain Cancer
New findings show a genetically modified herpes virus appears to deliver a "one-two punch" to the rare and deadly form of brain cancer that killed...
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Switching to a Healthy Diet can Add 10 Years to Life
Eating less red and processed meat and more plant-based foods (legumes), whole grains, and nuts could extend lifespan, with a greater effect the...
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Promising Leads to Crack Long COVID Discovered
Multiple experts highlight the research underway to improve diagnosis and treatment of long COVID, including what they consider the most...
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Clues Your Teen May Be Facing a Mental Health Challenge
Signs your teen may be facing a mental health challenge.
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STAT+: Pharma’s global productivity is rising, with China accounting for a larger share
Even as the pandemic continues to take a toll on the world economy, the pharmaceutical industry appears to have emerged well positioned to churn...
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In a victory for pain experts, CDC tones down its opioid prescribing guidelines
Federal health officials on Thursday abandoned their influential recommendations that opioid prescribers should aim for certain dose thresholds...
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Foundation representing BioNTech undermines a WHO program; Lander promoted vaccines while holding BioNTech stock
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. This morning is getting off to a fabulous start, though, as a delightfully warm sun is...