Archive: 18/03/2020

Bariatric surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes

A nationwide study of nearly 7,500 people who are obese or severely obese has found that bariatric surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes.

Mar 18, 2020

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Concern over industry support for wider access to medical cannabis

An investigation by The BMJ has uncovered links between groups and individuals campaigning for wider access to cannabis for medical reasons and those pushing for the legalisation of cannabis for recreational use.

Mar 18, 2020

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Media reports of celebrity suicide linked to increased suicide rates

Media reporting of suicide, especially celebrity suicides, is associated with increases in suicide in the general population, particularly by the same method as used by the celebrity, finds an analysis of the latest evidence ...

Mar 18, 2020

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Italy virus deaths hit record as Trump goes on war footing

Italy on Wednesday reported nearly 500 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the highest one-day official toll of any nation, as Donald Trump ordered sweeping new action against the pandemic and declared himself a war president.

Mar 18, 2020

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Turkey reports second coronavirus death

Turkey on Wednesday reported its second coronavirus fatality, the Turkish health minister said, as the number of confirmed cases rose to 191.

Mar 18, 2020

Dublin stadium is now virus drive-thru testing site

Ireland's largest sports stadium is now serving as a drive-thru coronavirus testing site, Ireland's health service said Wednesday.

Mar 18, 2020

Virus keeps 500 million people home around the world

Some 500 million people have been subject to lockdown measures around the world because of the coronavirus outbreak that started in China and has quickly ballooned globally, according to an AFP count.

Mar 18, 2020

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French police hand out 4,000 fines for violating virus lockdown

French police handed out over 4,000 fines Wednesday to people found violating an order to stay at home, on the first full day of a lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus in the country.

Mar 18, 2020

Scientists answer coronavirus questions on new website

Unreliable tips on how to protect oneself from the novel coronavirus and fake news about the COVID-19 pandemic are spreading as quickly as the virus itself.

Mar 18, 2020

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New COVID-19 info for gastroenterologists and patients

A paper published today in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology by clinicians at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai outlines key information gastroenterologists and patients with chronic digestive conditions need ...

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Archive: 18/03/2020

Bariatric surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes

Concern over industry support for wider access to medical cannabis

Media reports of celebrity suicide linked to increased suicide rates

Italy virus deaths hit record as Trump goes on war footing

Turkey reports second coronavirus death

Dublin stadium is now virus drive-thru testing site

Virus keeps 500 million people home around the world

French police hand out 4,000 fines for violating virus lockdown

Scientists answer coronavirus questions on new website

New COVID-19 info for gastroenterologists and patients

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