Lung cancer screening rates increase with access to Medicare
Lung cancer screening is recommended only for those who are at high risk for the disease—adults ages 50–80 who smoke
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Pathomechanisms in heart disease discovered
Titin is a “titanically large” protein—the largest in the human body—which enables elastic movements of our muscles, including the heart.
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Breakthrough in keyhole heart valve replacement
Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death worldwide. Aortic stenosis—the narrowing of the valve that controls blood flow
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More than one in five opioid-naïve patients still use opioids three months after surgery
New research suggests more than one in five “opioid-naïve” patients continue to use the pain medication three months after having
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COVID-19 vaccination in IBD patients
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has claimed more than 4.71 million
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Study shows increases in smoking and vaping in Irish teens
For the first time in 25 years, rates of smoking among teenage boys in Ireland are increasing, according to a
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One in 500 Americans has died from COVID-19
One out of every 500 U.S. residents has lost their lives to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic last
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Caffeine In Green Tea Vs. Coffee: How Much Is Too Much?
Veliavik/Shutterstock By Preston Smith/Sept. 8, 2021 11:03 am EDT Coffee and tea meet at the intersection of caffeinated beverages, and despite
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COVID-19 cited in significant increase in healthcare-associated infections in 2020
After years of steady reductions in healthcare-associated infections, significantly higher rates of four out of six routinely tracked infections were
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Surge in new COVID-19 cases amid delta spread 'going very steeply upward'
NIH director on disagreements over face masks, surging Delta cases National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins calls a
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