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Researchers study link between glucose metabolism and malaria

October 8, 2018 and, between, glucose, Link, malaria, metabolism, Researchers, study

More than one million people die annually from cerebral malaria, the most lethal form of the disease. A recent study,

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Natural killer cells may open lifesaving cancer treatements to more patients

October 6, 2018 cancer, cells, killer, lifesaving, may, more, natural, open, patients, to, treatements

Immunotherapy is making headlines for saving the lives of hundreds of cancer patients including former President Jimmy Carter. But many

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Weight loss drug shows positive effect on diabetes

October 6, 2018 Diabetes, drug, effect, loss, on, positive, shows, weight

At the 2018 Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Brigham and Women’s Hospital investigators from the

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Delay in replacing the Pap smear with HPV screening is costing lives

October 6, 2018 costing, Delay, hpv, in, is, Lives, Pap, replacing, screening, smear, the, with

It was established a decade ago that testing for the presence of HPV – the virus that causes cervical cancer

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Expert discusses making exercise part of routine cancer care

October 5, 2018 cancer, care, discusses, exercise, Expert, making, of, part, routine

While most oncologists would agree that exercise is important for people with cancer, generic guidelines for this population do not

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Providers often fail to consider Ehrlichia when treating tick-borne infections

October 5, 2018 consider, Ehrlichia, Fail, infections, often, Providers, tick-borne, to, treating, when

When a patient presents with signs and symptoms suspicious for a tick-borne illness, medical providers in central North Carolina regularly

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Women are less likely to receive lung protective tidal volumes when being considered as a lung donor

October 5, 2018 A, Are, As, Being, considered, donor:, less, likely, lung, protective, receive, tidal, to, volumes, when, women

A study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting 2018 in San Antonio examined the adherence to lung protective ventilation and

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Patients 65 years of age or older with hip or spine fracture should be treated for osteoporosis

October 4, 2018 65, age, be, for, fracture, hip, of, Older, or, osteoporosis, patients, Should, spine, treated, with, years

A coalition of the world’s top bone health experts, physicians, specialists, and patient advocacy groups today released their clinical recommendations

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New tool will aid in understanding brain signals

October 4, 2018 aid, brain, in, New, signals, Tool, understanding, will

The human brain contains about 90 billion neurons, but Stephanie Jones, an associate professor of neuroscience at Brown University, doesn’t

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Readmission, death risk higher in COPD with comorbidities

October 3, 2018 comorbidities, COPD, death, higher, in, Readmission, risk, with

(HealthDay)—Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have comorbidities are more likely to experience readmission or mortality and less

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