TOPLINE: About 83% of adults with aortic valve disease (AVD) who underwent the Ross procedure, which uses a valve substitute that preserves mobility of the neo-aortic root, are still alive at 25 years postprocedure, a survival rate equivalent to that of the general population, results of a new study show. The need for reintervention in […]
TOPLINE: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a 45% increased risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an outcome that’s linked to cardiovascular risk factors and multi-comorbidity, results of a new study suggest. METHODOLOGY: From over 4.3 million people in the UK primary electronic health record (EHR) database, researchers identified 233,833 (5.4%) with AF (mean age, […]
Using drugs before standard treatment for cervical cancer may lead to a 35% reduction in the risk of death or the return of cancer. Researchers assessed whether a short course of induction chemotherapy – using a drug to destroy as many cancer cells as possible – before chemoradiation could cut rates of relapse and death. […]
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Michigan conducted a phase I pilot study to assess the feasibility of using potato starch as a dietary intervention to modify the gut microbiome in bone marrow transplant patients. The study, which appears in the journal Nature Medicine, is the first part of a two-phase […]
Male breast cancer ‘never crossed my mind’ until I was diagnosed with stage 2 tumor- this is the symptom I ignored for months Robert George from New York was diagnosed with male breast cancer in August He underwent a mastectomy in September to remove his left breast READ MORE: Women don’t know breast cancer symptoms […]
EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood doctor lists the plastic surgeries he thinks Zac Efron has had – after fans were left shocked by actor’s facial transformation Zac Efron, 36, may be suffering from ‘moon face’, plastic surgeons suggest This can be caused by fluid retention from prolonged testosterone therapy READ MORE: Twelve male celebrities and verdicts on whether […]
AZoNetwork, the specialist science publisher with over one million named subscribers, has announced the launch of Azthena, a personal scientific assistant. Azthena is an AI-powered chatbot that has been trained specifically on content written by scientists for scientists, minimizing the risk of hallucination often associated with other chatbots. Azthena is designed to provide explicit references […]
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Tobacco retail licenses in New York City decreased by over 30 percent since 2018, when the City established a policy to cap the number of licenses in each of its 59 community districts, according to a study just released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The results showed that policy effects were stronger […]
Cardiac pacemakers are battery-dependent, where the pacing leads are prone to introduce valve damage and infection. In addition, complete pacemaker retrieval is necessary for battery replacement. Despite the presence of a wireless bioelectronics device to pace the epicardium, surgeons still need to implant the device via thoracotomy, an invasive surgical procedure in health care that […]
