How the US organ transplant system works and what to ask to improve your chances
It's not always patience and luck that get patients off the organ transplant waiting list and into the operating room.
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Do women with postpartum psychosis receive adequate medical care?
Women with postpartum psychosis are making repeated pleas for help before receiving a diagnosis, with the first Australian study of their help-seeking experiences finding that participants contacted health services a median ...
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How hurricanes affect hospitalizations and deaths among older adults using electricity-dependent medical devices
New research in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that older adults who rely on electricity-dependent medical devices—such as ventilators, respirators and dialysis machines—may face substantial health ...
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Can drinking tea help protect against cardiovascular disease?
In a Journal of Internal Medicine study, people who drank tea had a lower risk of vascular disease than non-tea drinkers.
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First-in-human study of dual-imaging catheter to assess heart attack risk, guide treatment
Researchers at the UC Davis National Center for Interventional Biophotonic Technologies (NCIBT) have concluded the first-in-human test of a new device that could help doctors better detect and treat atherosclerosis, the narrowing ...
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An extra serving of fruit linked to lower risk of depression and anxiety in teenagers
The food choices teenagers make could have implications beyond their physical health, with new research from the University of Sydney linking food choices and sugar consumption to the later emergence of depression and anxiety ...
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A doctor's take: When to consider medication for weight loss
Obesity is a long-term health challenge that many people face. In fact, the World Health Organization has declared obesity a global epidemic.
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Favorable long-term outcomes seen with treat-to-target strategy in early rheumatoid arthritis
For patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) managed with a treat-to-target strategy, achievement of sustained remission at two years is associated with higher remission rates and better physical function at 10 years, ...
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Rethinking Parkinson's gait rehabilitation through wearable sensing and virtual reality
Imagine stepping into a virtual world while sensors embedded in wearable technology track the way that you move outside in the real world. For an individual with Parkinson's disease, this opportunity gives researchers a detailed ...
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Increased risk for long COVID associated with autoimmune rheumatic diseases
Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD) have an increased risk for long COVID, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
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