Widowed individuals are more likely to exhibit risk factors linked to cardiovascular illness and death in the three-month period following
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Few patients maximize opioid-sparing medications after orthopaedic surgery, study finds
A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers adds to growing evidence that patients underuse nonopioid pain relievers to supplement
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Review finds more effective drugs to stop bleeding after childbirth
New evidence from a Cochrane review published today, led by a University of Birmingham scientist, suggests that alternative drugs may
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Let it go: Mental breaks after work improve sleep
If you’ve had a bad day at work thanks to rude colleagues, doing something fun and relaxing after you punch
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High FGF-23 linked to recurrent cardiac events after ACS
(HealthDay)—Elevated fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) is associated with increased risk of recurrent major cardiovascular (CV) events in patients after
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Starting aerobic exercise soon after concussion improves recovery time, study finds
A new study from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education has found that starting aerobic exercise
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Fire fighters save one of their own after heart attack
Firefighter Tony Spagnoletti was on overnight duty when he woke up with chest pains. He sloughed it off as “gas.”
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Expansion of circulating tumor-specific T cells after treatment suggested systemic antitumor immunity
The anti-PD1 immunotherapy nivolumab (Opdivo) given prior to surgical resection of stage 1-3 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was safe
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Lactation lowers risk of T2DM after gestational diabetes
(HealthDay)—For women with previous gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), lactation is associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM),
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Uncovering a mechanism causing chronic graft-vs-host disease after bone marrow transplant
Allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT) is an essential treatment to cure patients with blood cancers such as leukemia. In patients
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