TikTok Videos on Abortion Pills Are Largely Accurate: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While you can’t trust everything you read or see on social media, some information is reliable.Researchers from Duke University studied popular videos on the social media site TikTok. The videos offered informa…
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Working gets tough when grieving a lost spouse. People who returned to work within three months of losing a spouse had higher stress, a new study has found. And the less these folks earned at their job, the worse the mental health effects. Read morePr…
Learn MoreHigh-Quality Surgical Videos Lacking for Vaporization of Prostate
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Few high-quality educational surgical videos are available for green-light laser vaporization of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia, according to a study published in the December issue of Translat…
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Damar Hamlin teams with heart experts to promote lifesaving CPR. The Buffalo Bills player collapsed on the playing field from cardiac arrest in January. Recovering, he wants to spread the word about the procedure that saved his life. Read moreCaring f…
Learn MorePrecision Medicine Can Be Integrated Into Routine Cancer Care
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The integration of precision medicine into routine cancer care is feasible and has clinical utility, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in JCO Precision Oncology.Rachel B. Keller, Ph.D., from the …
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Ozempic: Dieters who use scarce diabetes drug could face side effects. Health issues can include nausea and vomiting, erratic heart rate and premature aging of the face, experts say. Read moreMany young Americans don’t realize that heart attacks can h…
Learn MoreNon-MRI-Conditional ICDs Still Function After MRI
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with non-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-conditional implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), these ICDs still appropriately treat detected tachycardia after MRI, according to a study pub…
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Marriage could be a buffer against dementia. Compared to married folk, divorced and unmarried adults were 50% to 73% more likely to be diagnosed with dementia, a new study has found. Read moreIs oxytocin really the ‘love hormone’? It’s been touted for…
Learn More¿Tiene un cromosoma adicional? Podría hacerle daño
VIERNES, 27 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los investigadores han descubierto un grave riesgo para las personas que tienen un cromosoma X o Y adicional.Los que tienen la afección genética conocida como aneuploidía sexual supernumeraria tienen un…
Learn MoreMany Anesthesiologists Do Not Accurately Report Anesthesia Start Time
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most operating room (OR) cases do not properly document the anesthesia start time (AST), resulting in thousands of dollars in lost revenue for hospitals, according to a study presented at the American Society …
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