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Problematic alcohol use on the rise among physicians?
Investigators found the prevalence of self-reported problematic alcohol use varied widely, but could affect up to one-third of physicians.
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Endocarditis tied to drug use on the rise, spiked during COVID
The steepest rise of infective endocarditis in people with cocaine/opioid use disorder occurred during the pandemic, suggesting COVID itself may...
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Sleep-disordered breathing promotes elevated arterial stiffness and preeclampsia
High-risk pregnant women with sleep-disordered breathing had increased odds of preeclampsia with each trimester.
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Vaccinating pregnant women protects infants against severe RSV infection
“The directness of the strategy, to vaccinate expectant mothers during pregnancy so that their newborn is then later protected, is new and a very...
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‘Reassuring’ data on pregnancy with ischemic heart disease
The risk associated with isolated preexisting ischemic heart disease without additional evidence of cardiomyopathy was relatively similar to that...
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COVID booster shot poll: People ‘don’t think they need one’
A new poll shows why so few people are willing to get the latest COVID booster.
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Rise of ‘alarming’ subvariants of COVID ‘worrisome’ for winter
This means people have no or “markedly reduced” protection against infection from these four strains.
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Mothers’ sleep issues promote poor outcomes for infants
Infants born to mothers with sleep apnea had a significantly increased risk for any adverse outcome.
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Most women with breast cancer elude serious COVID-19 vaccine side effects
The frequency of lymph node swelling was similar to the general population.
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Breast cancer diagnoses worse among Hispanics during COVID-19 pandemic
A study in San Antonio suggests low insurance coverage rates may be at least partially to blame.
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Structural racism tied to later-stage breast cancer diagnoses
Black patients were more likely to be diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer than White patients.