THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 — Bariatric surgery is associated with longer life expectancy than usual care among patients with obesity, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Lena M.S. Carlsson, M.D., Ph.D., from Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues compared mortality and life expectancy among patients treated […]
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The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) issued a new Call to Action report detailing the risks of co-infection with influenza (flu) and COVID-19 in adults with chronic health conditions, and the importance of flu vaccination during the 2020-2021 season. The goals of the report, The Dangers of Influenza and COVID-19 in Adults with Chronic Health Conditions, have been supported […]
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New data from PROSPECT ABSORB, a pilot randomized trial of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of non-flow-limiting vulnerable plaques in native coronary arteries, found that PCI was safe, substantially enlarged follow-up lumen areas, and was associated with favorable long-term clinical outcomes. Findings were reported today at TCT Connect, the 32nd annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). TCT is […]
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A COVID-19 vaccine could become available by early next year, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. During an interview with CBS Evening News on Wednesday, the 79-year-old director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases revealed that a vaccine for the respiratory illness is likely on its way and people will know by November or December if there's a […]
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The processes our brains use to avoid harming other people are automatic and reflexive—and quite different from those used when avoiding harm to ourselves, according to new research. A team based in the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford in the UK and Yale University in the US investigated the different approaches to avoiding pain for the first time. They found […]
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October 14, 2020) Researchers have used insight from a comprehensive genomic analysis of neuroblastoma to learn about the process driving one of the most common childhood solid tumors. The findings revealed possible approaches for developing precision medicines to improve patient outcomes. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists led the study, which appears today in the journal Nature Communications. The analysis […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. They said it was understandable that restrictions had fuelled interest in it but added: “This is a dangerous fallacy unsupported by scientific evidence. Uncontrolled transmission in younger people risks significant morbidity and mortality.” The global experts include […]
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We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Cancer remains one of the most fearsome threats to longevity, accounting for more than a quarter of all deaths in the UK, according to the most recent figures. Cancer’s ability to multiply and invade neighbouring areas makes […]
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Written by Kayleigh Dray Kayleigh Dray is Stylist’s digital editor-at-large. Her specialist topics include comic books, films, TV and feminism. On a weekend, you can usually find her drinking copious amounts of tea and playing boardgames with her friends. Look this way if you’ve recently found yourself feeling more stressed or anxious than usual… I like to think of myself […]
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All products featured on Allure are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. You can spot Mario Badescu Skin Care's green packaging from a mile away. With an over half-a-century legacy of repairing skin, developing a major fan following, it's no surprise that beauty experts and novices […]
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