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Exercise According to Chronotrope Type; Estimating Kidney Function

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine ...

Rat Lungworm Is Now in My State. Is It in Yours Too?

"The rats are coming, the rats are coming..." my writer friend Liz said last month as I considered titles for ...

Early-Onset Colon Cancer Deaths Concentrated in People With Less Education

The worrisome rise in colorectal cancer (CRC) deaths in younger adults is concentrated in people with less education, suggesting socioeconomic ...

Amoxicillin Alone Holds Up for Acute Sinusitis

For adults with uncomplicated acute sinusitis, standard-dose amoxicillin and amoxicillin-clavulanate antibiotic regimens appeared equally effective with no difference in risk ...

Severe Malaria in Kids Linked to Certain Cognitive, Academic Deficits Years Later

Previous studies in children with cerebral malaria or severe malarial anemia have shown cognitive impairments 1 to 2 years after ...

Does Rapid Antimicrobial Testing for Gram-Negative Bacteremia Improve Outcomes?

A randomized trial involving gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections found that rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) was not superior to usual ...

Getting Married Could Lower Your Cancer Risk, Researchers Say

Share on PinterestA recent study has linked being or having been married to a reduced cancer risk. Image Credit: Ivy ...

Pregnancy vaccine reduces baby hospital admissions for RSV by 80%

A study confirms the vaccine gives excellent protection for babies against life-threatening chest infections. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g84nxwz8wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss Author : ...

‘I’m the lucky one’ – more than one in three young men now live with their parents

Last year, the highest proportion of men aged 20-34 were still living at home since at least 2007 as the ...

Low Hemoglobin Levels Linked to Higher Dementia Risk

Lower hemoglobin levels were linked with higher dementia risk over 9 years of follow-up.Anemia was associated with elevated Alzheimer's blood ...

House Lawmakers Grill RFK Jr. on Mercury Rule, HHS Job Cuts

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s positions on mercury contaminants, HHS personnel cuts, raw milk, and other controversies were front ...

Doctor Misses Husband’s Asylum Interview After Being Detained by Border Patrol

A Venezuelan man pleaded his case to asylum officials on Thursday in an interview that his wife, a well-known emergency ...

Growth Slowdown Often Seen in Suspected Cow’s Milk Allergy

Infants with gastrointestinal manifestations suggestive of cow’s milk allergy may show growth deceleration in both weight and length. Medscape Medical ...

Benefit of Aspirin Questionable After Arterial Inflammation Emergencies

Use of aspirin is controversial in patients with giant cell arteritis, as the overall evidence points to no cardiovascular benefit.In ...

No, Kim K did not really wear this t-shirt at Coachella…

BBC Verify breaks down how fake viral images of celebrities at Coachella are actually AI generated. Source link : https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c8jk29nkz82o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss ...

FDA Takes Steps to Expand Testosterone for Men’s Libido

Heralding a "step forward on testosterone therapy for men," the FDA announced an initiative to support a potential new indication ...

Gabapentin, Pregabalin Tied to Higher Risks Early in Treatment

Gabapentin and pregabalin users had a higher incidence of drug poisoning, especially early in treatment.Poisoning rates rose further when gabapentinoids ...

NHS Near A&E Target but Doctors Warn Gains Are Fragile