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Patients’ breathing test comes up short on accuracy, study finds

September 28, 2020 accuracy, Breathing, comes, finds, on, patients, Short, study, test, up

A routine test used to monitor patients’ breathing may be unreliable and putting them at risk, a study suggests. Incorrect

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Mum who thought she just had a tummy ache wakes up paralysed from the waist down

September 8, 2020 ‘tummy, A, Ache, Down, From, Had, just, Mum, paralysed, She, the, thought, up, waist, Wakes, Who

When Emese Illes-Toth found herself in agonising stomach pain as she walked to the post office, she thought it was

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India’s virus lockdown eased while infection rate speeds up

May 4, 2020 eased, India's, Infection, lockdown, rate, speeds, up, virus, While

India relaxed some coronavirus lockdown restrictions on Monday even as the pace of infection picked up and reopenings drew crowds

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Over-the-counter painkiller sales up after codeine rescheduling in Australia

March 24, 2020 after, Australia, codeine, in, Over-the-counter, painkiller, rescheduling, sales, up

Medical researchers at UNSW have revealed how painkiller sales have developed since codeine was rescheduled in 2018. Sales of painkillers

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Germany ramps up intensive care and hospital capacity in virus fight

March 18, 2020 and, capacity, care, fight, Germany, hospital, in, Intensive, ramps, up, virus

German state and federal governments announced steps Wednesday to boost medical capacity as the country battles a mounting coronavirus outbreak,

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When Amy Touzell nearly gave up on her dream career, her ‘mentor mum’ Alison Taylor stepped in

February 21, 2020 'mentor, Alison, Amy, career, dream, gave, Her, in, Mum, nearly, on, stepped, Taylor, Touzell, up, when

Senior orthopaedic surgeon Alison Taylor, 61, has mentored Amy Touzell, 38, through her training and career in a field where

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Researchers stimulate areas vital to consciousness in monkeys’ brains—and it wakes them up

February 12, 2020 areas, brains—and, consciousness, in, It, Monkeys, Researchers, stimulate, them, to, up, vital, Wakes

One of the central questions in neuroscience is clarifying where in the brain consciousness, which is the ability to experience

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Postmenopausal weight loss reduces risk of breast cancer by up to 26%

December 17, 2019 26, breast, By, cancer, loss, of, Postmenopausal, reduces, risk, to, up, weight

Overweight women in their 50s who lose 20lbs are 26% less likely to get breast cancer – even if they

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Prenatal antidepressant use may up risk for gestational diabetes

November 20, 2019 Antidepressant, Diabetes, for, gestational, may, prenatal, risk, up, Use

(HealthDay)—Taking certain antidepressants while pregnant can increase the risk for developing gestational diabetes, according to a study recently published in

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Tobacco cessation programs may up quit rates in cancer patients

November 14, 2019 cancer, cessation, in, may, patients, Programs, quit, rates, tobacco, up

(HealthDay)—Enrolling actively-smoking oncology patients into a comprehensive tobacco cessation program may help patients sustain long-term abstinence from smoking and improve