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Can green tea extract protect against colorectal adenomas?
Green tea extract taken over 3 years was well tolerated but had no significant effects, according to the results of a large randomized controlled...
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Cardiologist pleads guilty to abusive sexual contact
The former head of cardiology at the Palo Alto VA Hospital from 1985 to 2018 pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact of a junior...
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Sleep apnea may increase joint pain, fatigue in older women
“Women complaining about their joint pains could be good candidates for a sleep-lab study to investigate if they have OSAS or not, especially when...
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COVID-19 often more severe with congenital heart defects
“Hospitalized patients with heart defects are up to twice as likely to have critical outcomes of COVID-19 illness,” says author of a new study.
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Heavy drinking in your 20s has lasting impact on cancer risk
People generally do not expect their heavy drinking in early adulthood to affect their cancer risk many years later.
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Man who received first modified pig heart transplant dies
“This organ transplant demonstrated for the first time that a genetically modified animal heart can function like a human heart without immediate...
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Height an ‘overlooked risk factor’ for colorectal cancer?
“More active proliferation in organs of taller people could increase the possibility of mutations leading to malignant transformation.”
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Prescription video game focuses attention in ADHD
“This not just another video game,” said Dr. Scott H. Kollins of Duke Health, Durham, N.C.
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Early menopause, early dementia risk, study suggests
Early menopause is linked to an increased risk of presenile dementia before age 65 years in a large study, suggesting the need for close...
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Pandemic continues to exact a high toll on gastroenterologists’ well-being
As the pandemic continues, more gastroenterologists report burnout and more than half would take a cut in pay to achieve a better work-life...
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Mindfulness intervention curbs opioid misuse, chronic pain
“There are really only upsides to the group visit model and I think we’ll be seeing quite a bit more of it in the future,” said Dr. Nancy Sudak....
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ASGE, Medtronic partner to provide AI-assisted colonoscopy to underserved areas
These procedures include screening, diagnostic, or surveillance colonoscopy, and coverage can vary from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers...
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Switching among generic levothyroxine products? No problem
The finding challenges current American Thyroid Association guidance that recommends avoiding switches between levothyroxine products sourced from...
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Sublingual dexmedetomidine may rapidly calm bipolar agitation
Agitation is a common and tough-to-manage symptom associated with multiple neuropsychiatric conditions.