Global situation summary Between 1 January and 7 July 2022, a total of 7,892 confirmed cases, including three deaths, were reported from 63 Member States in five World Health Organization (WHO) Regi… [+1337 chars]
Secondary analysis data from the CHANCE-2 randomized clinical trial (NCT0407837) suggest that the benefit of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) using ticagrelor (Brilinta; AstraZeneca) and aspirin is m… [+4549 chars]
Background Post myocardial infarction rehabilitation can have a positive impact on overall patient health. Therefore, the present study investigated the role of cardiac rehabilitation in reducing th… [+27762 chars]
Poor food choices can raise levels of bad cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in your blood. Eating fatty food, consuming alcohol, and leading a sedentary lifestyle can be a deadly combinati… [+2294 chars]
Pearl Kwong, MD, PhD, a pediatric dermatologist in solo practice in Jacksonville, Florida, got the attention of her audience at this year's Society for Pediatric Dermatology meeting with a hilarious … [+3261 chars]
Non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is a common cause of acute, painless monocular vision loss in adults older than 50. NAION is a diagnosis of exclusion established once arteritic diseas… [+11421 chars]
When it first hit the market, Pepsi-Cola was pushed as much as an indigestion remedy as a soda. In fact, multiple advertisements from soda shops in the early 1900s claimed that it would cure a custom… [+4472 chars]
The nurse at my doctors surgery measured my blood pressure as 162/84, and, deciding it was high, advised me to take a monitor home and record some more readings to send back to them. Two days later, … [+6886 chars]
Maintaining a healthy digestive tract can seem difficult, especially during cancer treatment. If you begin to experience digestive side-effects from treatment, or just want to keep your gut functioni… [+2077 chars]
Deep vein thrombosis is the medical term for a blood clot that forms in a vein, commonly in the leg, and it can be extremely serious, even fatal. Could drinking the world’s most popular beverage in… [+3438 chars]
