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Can green tea extract protect against colorectal adenomas?
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- Megan Brooks
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
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- Megan Brooks
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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‘Overwhelming’ need to study COVID vaccine–associated tinnitus
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- Megan Brooks
As of mid-September 2021, 12,247 cases of tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, following COVID-19 vaccination were...
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Sleep apnea may increase joint pain, fatigue in older women
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- Megan Brooks
“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
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- Megan Brooks
“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
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- Megan Brooks
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
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- Megan Brooks
“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?
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- Megan Brooks
“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
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- Megan Brooks
“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
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- Megan Brooks
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
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- Megan Brooks
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
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- Megan Brooks
“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
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- Megan Brooks
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
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- Megan Brooks
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
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- Megan Brooks
Agitation is a common and tough-to-manage symptom associated with multiple neuropsychiatric conditions.