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Medical Xpress / Civilians face increasing harm from deadly explosive weapons, 17-country study finds
A University of Queensland study has found that almost 90% of people killed and injured by landmines and similar weapons are civilians. Dr. Stacey Pizzino from UQ's School of Public Health, together with her research team, ...
Medical Xpress / COVID-19 infection predicts higher risk of kidney disease, study finds
Approximately one in seven adults in the United States has kidney disease, where the organs responsible for filtering waste and excess water from the blood are damaged, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
Medical Xpress / GLP-1 drugs combined with healthy lifestyle habits linked to reduced cardiovascular risk among diabetes patients
Individuals living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) had a significantly lower risk of poor cardiovascular health when they used a GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) in combination with adhering to healthy lifestyle habits, according ...
Medical Xpress / Aspirin not a quick fix for preventing bowel cancer, review finds
Daily aspirin use does not offer a quick or reliable way to prevent bowel cancer in the general population and carries immediate risks of serious bleeding, a new Cochrane review finds.
Medical Xpress / In football players with repeated head impacts, inflammation related to brain changes and worse memory
In former college and professional football players, a new study has found higher levels of inflammation were associated with worse brain structure, which in turn was related to worse memory. The study, published in Neurology, ...
Medical Xpress / HPV vaccination provides 'sustained protection' against cervical cancer, study shows
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is associated with a significantly reduced risk of invasive cervical cancer, with no indication of waning protection up to 18 years after vaccination, finds a study from Sweden published ...
Medical Xpress / Medicare Advantage and Medicare–Medicaid eligible patients less likely to use highly rated stroke rehabilitation
Stroke patients with Medicare Advantage health insurance plans are less likely to be discharged to highly rated post-acute care than those covered by traditional Medicare, according to a new study co-led by researchers at ...
Medical Xpress / Smoking and Parkinson's: What a 410,000-person study suggests about quitting
A new study of smokers finds that currently smoking is associated with a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease, but quitting smoking was associated with a lower risk of death. The study, published in Neurology, does ...
Medical Xpress / Meningococcal B vaccination does not reduce gonorrhea, trial results show
Contrary to existing evidence from observational studies, the meningococcal B vaccine (4CMenB) has no effect on preventing the acquisition of gonorrhea, according to the results of the world's largest randomized control trial ...
Medical Xpress / The shame-filled world of hair-pulling and skin-picking disorders
Over the course of their lives, up to 220,000 Norwegians will pick at their skin or pull out their hair to an extent that can be considered a mental health disorder. They pull out their hair until bald spots appear, or pick ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds no evidence of persistent tick-borne infection in people who link chronic illness to ticks
When researchers studied Norwegians who thought tick bites caused their chronic health problems, they found no objective evidence linking the symptoms to ticks. The same study finds that health problems reported by participants ...
Medical Xpress / Many post-authorization studies fail to comply with public disclosure rules
Many post-authorization studies registered with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) fail to comply with legal requirements and recommendations to make their findings public, finds a study published by The BMJ. Post-authorization ...
