Scientists studying the effects of heart attack on kidney function recently made an unexpected discovery: Heart attacks actually provide short-term
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Weight-reduction surgery for severely obese adults may prevent second heart attack, death
People with severe obesity (BMI >35) and a prior heart attack who undergo weight-reduction surgery may lower their risk of
Continue reading »Young women who suffer a heart attack have worse outcomes than men
Women aged 50 or younger who suffer a heart attack are more likely than men to die over the following
Continue reading »Syphilis eludes immune attack by altering a single gene
The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, likely uses a single gene to escape the immune system, research from UW
Continue reading »Women receive less recommended drugs after a heart attack
Women are more likely to die after a heart attack than men because they are often not prescribed the drugs
Continue reading »New blood test diagnoses more women with heart attack but gender gap in treatment remains
Women receive poorer heart attack treatment than men, even when rates of diagnosis are the same, according to new research
Continue reading »Microbes may play a role in heart attack onset
Microorganisms in the body may contribute to destabilisation of coronary plaques and subsequent heart attack, according to late breaking research
Continue reading »Women’s heart attack symptoms are different, and clinical care must catch up
One evening, you tune in to your favourite medical drama. As the scene opens, the calm of the hospital is
Continue reading »Every three seconds somebody has an asthma attack, figures suggest
Every three seconds somebody in the UK has an asthma attack, ‘shocking’ figures show More people are having asthma attacks
Continue reading »Violence in hospitals: a clinic in Nuremberg, Germany invested to attacks in their own safety
Violence in hospitals and doctor’s practices in Germany to a larger Problem. The clinic in Nuremberg responded well and invested
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