In 2015, researchers began noticing that a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, empagliflozin, came with the added benefit
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General practice doctors failing to provide optimal treatment for heart disease patients
General practice management of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is “suboptimal,” with only 57% of patients with established CVD prescribed
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Intermittent fasting is popular—but it doesn’t work for weight loss
The currently popular diet of intermittent fasting that restricts eating to eight hours per day, separated by 16 hours of
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Extra visit time with patients may explain wage gap for female physicians
A new study led by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis sheds light on
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Talc and petroleum jelly among the best lubricants for people wearing PPE
For frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) like face visors, googles, and respiratory protective
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Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain
MONDAY, Sept. 21, 2020 — Everyone needs sleep, but too little or too much of it might contribute to declines
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US Congressional report condemns China, WHO for COVID 'cover-up'
US Congressional report condemns China and the WHO for ‘covering up’ coronavirus with ‘propaganda’ and allowing a ‘likely preventable pandemic’
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No benefit for post-operative radiotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer
Post-operative radiotherapy (PORT) used in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) following complete resection and after (neo) adjuvant chemotherapy shows
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Black kids at higher odds for ADHD
(HealthDay)—Current wisdom holds that white kids are at greater risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than Black children are, but a
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Welcome news for pregnant women with type 2 diabetes
A world-first, international study of a common treatment for women with Type 2 diabetes, has found that the drug may
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