Benzodiazepine use before conception is linked to increased risk of ectopic pregnancy
Women who use a class of tranquilisers called benzodiazepines before becoming pregnant are at greater risk of ectopic pregnancies, according
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‘To walk in the beauty way’: Treating opioid use disorder in Native communities
Successful treatment for opioid use disorder addresses the whole person. Nowhere is this approach more important than among American Indian
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Regular aspirin use tied to lower risk for digestive tract cancers
(HealthDay)—Regular aspirin use is associated with a lower risk for colorectal and other digestive tract cancers, according to a review
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Recommendations issued for imaging use in pediatric COVID-19
(HealthDay)—In an international expert consensus statement, published online April 23 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, recommendations are presented for chest imaging
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Researchers use Raspberry Pi Zero to remotely monitor COVID-19 patients’ blood oxygen
A team from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering has created a simple, scalable solution to
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Study overturns ‘snapshot’ model of cell cycle in use since 1974
Cells have a big decision: Should they replicate or sleep? Healthy cells can go either way. Cancer cells’ replication switches
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US regulator approves limited use of malaria drugs for virus
A limited emergency-use authorization for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by President Donald Trump has been issued by the
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Pancreatic cancer cells use the same energy as sprinters’ muscles to spread
Waiting in the starting blocks, sprinters’ muscles are about to need to produce a lot of energy. And quickly. For
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Groups publish statements on CT contrast use in patients with kidney disease
The risk of administering modern intravenous iodinated contrast media in patients with reduced kidney function has been overstated, according to
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Did China use its status as a major superpower to pressure the WHO?
China may have used its status as a major superpower to pressure the World Health Organisation into not declaring international
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