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An intervention increases prevention but not treatment engagement for alcohol use disorder (AUD) in primary care, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Amy K. Lee, M.P.H., from the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute…

New Cleveland Clinic research showed that erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Findings were published today in Nature Medicine. Researchers studied over 4,000 people in the U.S. and Europe and…

Being overweight impacts your heart health in more ways than you might think. A new Journal of the American College of Cardiology review paper from Mayo Clinic outlines how obesity affects the common tests used to diagnose heart disease and…

A device that uses ultrasound to calm overactive nerves in the kidneys may be able to help some people get their blood pressure under control. A new study led by researchers at Columbia University and Université de Paris, France, has…

Five Alarm Bio (FAB), a drug discovery company focused on novel approaches to anti-aging, announced today it has completed a seed investment round, raising over £500K GBP to further enable its pioneering research. Investors participating in the round include Cambridge…

Maintaining healthy iron levels is essential for the production of haemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells. Without the chemical the production of blood cells falters, setting the stage for heart problems and infections. Taking supplements and eating a balanced…

*Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers determine…

For three years, Bertha Embriz of San Francisco has gone without health insurance, skipping annual wellness exams and recently tolerating a broken molar by trying not to chew with it. As an immigrant without legal status, the 58-year-old unpaid caregiver…

A new Rare Diseases Action Plan for England will be published today (Tuesday 28 February) that will ensure those living with these conditions receive better care and treatment, fairer access to testing and have continued support. This builds on the…

‘It took over our lives completely’: BETH HALE investigates how children with learning difficulties are abandoned by penny-pinching councils as adults Alexandra Scott-Hunter was just 47 when she died suddenly of sepsis in 2019 Just days old a brain haemorrhage…