Women diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa are five (500%) times more likely on average to have underweight babies, according to a comprehensive new study. Results presented today at … [+2611 chars]
In a recent article published in the medRxiv* preprint server, investigators analyzed the varying pattern of respiratory viruses resulting in hospitalizations from 2012-2013 to 2021-2022 in Canada. … [+7086 chars]
It is important to know whether patients have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), as this distinction plays a key role in treatment and prognosis but can… [+3962 chars]
Not all electronic cigarette devices are created equal. Some fourth-generation models – such as Juul devices – are associated with unique changes in markers of immune responses inside our airways, ac… [+4947 chars]
For patients with a broken shin bone, a new generation of smart orthopedic implants is being developed that can not only monitor healing progression at the bone fracture site, but can use controlled … [+7452 chars]
Ulcerative colitis (UC) and eosinophilic colitis (EC) are both conditions that cause inflammation in the colon, with symptoms of diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramping. There are key differences in te… [+7059 chars]
A little over 1.9 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in the United States in 2022, according to the 2022 Cancer Facts & Figuresreport from the American Cancer Society (ACS). A… [+4298 chars]
Repeatedly catching Covid-19 appears to increase the chances that a person will face new and sometimes lasting health problems after their infection, according to the first study on the health risks … [+7753 chars]
Scientists stated that various toxic materials enter the body through the oral cavity. These toxic substances significantly affect different structures of the body, such as the oral mucosa. Studies … [+5624 chars]
Short term mortality rates were lower among patients with degenerated surgical bioprostheses who received valve-in-valve (ViV) transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) compared with re-surgical… [+2774 chars]
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disease of the distal colon, which affects the gastrointestinal tract. This disease persists for a prolonged period and is often recurring. Patients with U… [+6694 chars]
Gaping disparities in maternal health care for people of color have long been an issue. Now, a recent survey of over 2,400 people has revealed statistics around mistreatment in prenatal care for BIPO… [+2341 chars]
