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Children and adolescents diagnosed with high blood pressure have double the risk of major cardiovascular problems as adults, a new study that followed them into their 20s and 30s reports. It’s another example of a serious disease striking people at younger ages than in previous generations and should serve as a call to action for…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Over the last several decades, research has brought nationwide awareness to issues of patient harm in the “inpatient” setting, where patients receive care as part of an overnight stay at a hospital. A new study reveals that patient safety events are also prevalent and persistent in the outpatient setting—primary care visits,…
Poor nutrition is fundamental to most lifestyle diseases, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Therefore, adopting a healthy and nutritious diet can be pivotal for treating these patients and preventing further complications. A recent study published in Nutrients explores the effects of healthy diet interventions on various body mass and cardiometabolic parameters. Study: The impact of…
By Natasha Tracy, mental health author and advocate, as told to Kara Mayer Robinson In some ways, MDD can make work more difficult. It may create added stress and make your responsibilities feel more challenging. Hard work, deadlines, and an unfriendly environment may be a struggle. On the other hand, work has the ability to…
Having two copies of the APOE4 gene may be the genetic cause of up to one fifth of all Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases, a new study suggests. More than 95% of those with two copies of the gene called APOE4 homozygotes in a large multicohort study had higher levels of AD biomarkers by age 55…
Vitamin E intake is associated with lower prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism and autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto thyroiditis) among men, according to study results published in Thyroid. Study findings have shown that vitamin E supplementation can help reduce the damage to cells in the heart, liver, kidney, and neurons among animals with hypothyroidism. However, research lacks on…
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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was invigorating and inspiring, because that oh-too predictable routine of online meetings, phone calls, and deadlines has returned. But what can you do? The world, such as it is, continues to spin. So to give it a nudge in a better…
Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Reducing barriers to comprehensive and affirming health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) populations requires physicians to receive LGBTQI+ health content during undergraduate medical education (UME). With more than 7% of the U.S. adult population, 4% of the Canadian adult population and 20% of persons in…
