Rigorous donor screening for drug resistant E. coli in fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) is an essential means of preventing infections
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Female doctors are good for your health, but they experience a gender pay gap, discrimination, burnout and depression
The complaints are ubiquitous— “my doctor retired;” “my doctor is on maternity leave;” “the clinic isn’t accepting new patients.” Medicare,
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Delay of surgery for DCIS ups risk for invasive breast cancer
(HealthDay)—For each month of delay between diagnosis and surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), there is slightly worse survival
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Beta-blocker trial does not reduce risks for COPD patients
New research from scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham published in the New England Journal of Medicine has
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CDC: vaccination coverage generally high for those born in 2015-16
For children born in 2015 to 2016, vaccination coverage is generally high, although coverage can be improved with increased access
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Stimulants: Using them to cram for exams ruins sleep and doesn’t help test scores
Along with a steeper financial burden and an increasingly competitive academic environment, this year’s incoming freshman university class will likely
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CBD extract may work as treatment for cannabis addiction, study finds
CBD supplements could help cannabis addicts stop using the drug ‘by fighting off the major withdrawal symptom of anxiety’ Researchers
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New heart mapping could help pinpoint the perfect spot for a pacemaker
New high-tech heart mapping could help pinpoint the perfect spot for a pacemaker and throw a lifeline to thousands of
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Torn between work and family? It may not be good for heart health
When family demands affect work performance or work demands undermine family obligations, the resulting stress may contribute to decreased heart
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Trio win medicine Nobel for work on how cells adapt to oxygen
Three researchers from the US and Britain on Monday shared the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on how cells sense
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