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Fast foods contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals
“There’s very limited research out there to understand the human health effects” of DEHT in food.
Original Research
Improving Unadjusted and Adjusted Mortality With an Early Warning Sepsis System in the Emergency Department and Inpatient Wards
Education and the implementation of an early warning sepsis system was associated with improvement in inpatient mortality at a large academic...
Conference Coverage
Vitamin D and omega-3 supplements reduce autoimmune disease risk
“People who are otherwise healthy and have a family history of autoimmune disease might also consider starting to take these supplements.”
Clinical Review
Artificial Intelligence: Review of Current and Future Applications in Medicine
The role of artificial intelligence in health care is expanding rapidly with at least 29 FDA-approved applications that may improve diagnostic...
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Latest national suicide data released
There was concern that deaths due to suicide would increase in 2020, but this doesn’t appear to be the case.
News
ERs are swamped with seriously ill patients, although many don’t have COVID
“It’s an early indicator that what’s happening in the ED is that we’re seeing more acute cases than we were pre-pandemic.”
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FDA posts new websites on accelerated approvals for cancer drugs
The controversial approval of aducanumab for Alzheimer’s disease drew more attention to a cancer debate already underway.
News
Sunscreen, other sun-protective habits not linked with poorer bone health, fractures
“These data are very reassuring and will help clinicians to keep recommending sun protection to the public.”
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Placebo beat risankizumab in adults with severe asthma
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Vitamin D status may play a pivotal role in colon cancer prevention
Observational studies, plus laboratory and mouse model studies, point to a higher risk of colorectal cancer when vitamin D levels are low....