Cannabis use prompts need for more anesthesia during surgery, increases pain

Not only might cannabis users require more anesthesia during surgery than non-users, they may have increased pain afterwards and use higher doses of opioids while in the hospital, suggests first-of-its kind research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2020 annual meeting. Adding to the growing body of research that shows patients who use cannabis have higher anesthesia needs and more surgery-related […]

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COVID-score: A tool to evaluate public perception of countries’ response to the pandemic

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, in coordination with the City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy (CUNY SPH) and other international institutions, has developed an easy and reliable tool to evaluate the public perception of governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an […]

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New method for in utero 4-D imaging of baby hearts may aid diagnosis of congenital heart disease

Researchers at King’s College London have developed a new method for helping detect congenital heart disease of a baby in pregnant mothers using MRI. Existing in-utero approaches are compromised by fetal motion, but the novel method corrects the motion to present 4-D visualizations of the heart depicting major vessels and blood flow circulation. With further development, the method could become […]

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Opening the black box of childhood cancer: Results from Australian personalized medicine program

The success of an Australian program which aims to find the most-likely-to-succeed personalized treatment recommendations for children with high risk cancer has been revealed in a paper published today 6 October in the prestigious journal, Nature Medicine. The program uses state of the art genetic technology to test each child’s tumor with a comprehensive suite of genetic tests to find […]

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Iran hits record high 235 virus deaths

Iran on Monday announced 235 new fatalities from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, a figure equalling the record high set nearly 10 weeks ago. The Islamic republic also announced a new record for the number of COVID-19 infections in a single day, for the second time in less than a week. Tehran has been struggling to contain […]

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The coronavirus is in control

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios The coronavirus is an unaware little pathogen hurtling aimlessly through the air. We are much smarter than the coronavirus and should be able to control it — and in many parts of the world, we have. But not in America. Not even in the West Wing — the most secure part of America. Here, the virus is […]

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Type 2 diabetes: Do your fingernails look like this? Warning of high blood sugar on nails

Type 2 diabetes is a common condition which affects a person’s blood sugar levels. Blood sugar is an often-underestimated component of one’s health. When it’s out of whack over a long period of time, it could develop into diabetes. Diabetes affects the body’s ability to produce or use insulin, a hormone that allows the body to turn glucose (sugar) into […]

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