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IBD appears more prevalent in men who have sex with men
There are several hypotheses around what might account for this differing prevalence, but they require additional studies to confirm, according to...
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Eating earlier offers health benefits, studies say
“You have this internal biological clock that makes you better at doing different things at different times of the day.”
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Expert review of management of subepithelial lesions
SELs represent a heterogeneous group of lesions such as ectopic pancreatic tissue and tumors, and choice of management depends on several...
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Sore throat becoming dominant COVID symptom: Reports
“Fever and loss of smell are really rare now, so many old people may not think they’ve got COVID. They’d say it’s a cold and not be tested.”
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COVID attacks DNA in heart, unlike flu, study says
The damage was similar to the way chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer appear in the heart, he said, with heart tissue showing DNA damage...
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Risk-adapted screening strategy could reduce colonoscopy use
In countries with limited health care resources, risk-adapted screening strategies could be more cost effective and accessible.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Expert review of management of refractory celiac disease
Refractory celiac disease can be challenging to diagnose and treat.
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Safer opioid supply program in Canada helps those who face overdose risks
“It’s a contentious issue, but it makes so much sense that, if what’s killing people is highly toxic drugs, we need to find a way to provide an...
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FDA warns against cooking chicken in NyQuil
“Boiling a medication can make it much more concentrated and change its properties in other ways.”
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Eighty percent of U.S. maternal deaths are preventable: Study
“It’s significant. It’s staggering. It’s heartbreaking.”
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Experts debate infant chiropractic care on TikTok
The American Academy of Pediatrics in a 2017 report concluded that "high-quality evidence" is lacking for spinal manipulation in children.
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Warfarin associated with higher upper GI bleeding rates, compared with DOACs
The risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding was higher in men taking warfarin.
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Expert review on endoscopic management for recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis
Controversy remains regarding the benefit of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the management of unexplained recurrent acute...
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U.S. life expectancy drops to lowest in decades
“Even small declines in life expectancy of a tenth or two-tenths of a year mean that on a population level, a lot more people are dying...
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Living-donor liver transplants linked with substantial survival benefit
The benefit was significant even at Model for End-Stage Liver Disease–Sodium scores as low as 11.