The precision medicine approach can identify people at high genetic risk for hypertension, heart failure, stroke and heart attack and use precision medicine to help prevent fatal cardiovascular disease. Written by: Tehreem Khan Media Contact: Anna Jones Vibhu Parcha, MD, and Pankaj Arora, MD Photography: Andrea MabryNearly half of all American adults have high blood …
We often see somber headlines about how cancer remains the second leading cause of death worldwide. It caused nearly 1.3 million deaths in the EU in 2020.1 Yet we often forget that the science to beat cancer is advancing at unprecedented speed. Cancer screening and more effective treatment have helped reduce mortality, and new technologies …
UAB experts discuss tips for exercising, eating healthy, and avoiding added stressors during the holiday season. As the holidays approach, many are beginning to feel the inevitable stressors of the expected “merry” holiday season. Between hosting family, exchanging gifts with friends, and the endless list of holiday parties, it can all become overwhelming if not …
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Mental health services in rural areas need urgent attention to ensure farmers’ needs are adequately met, researchers say. Farmers facing worsening mental health issues experience what researchers call a tense “support landscape” in rural areas. A study funded by the ESRC and published today in Rural sociology shows how the Covid-19 pandemic has led to …
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Researchers from the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California have developed a “heart attack on a chip,” a device that could one day serve as a test bed for developing new heart drugs and even personalized drugs. “Our device replicates some key features of a heart attack in …
Behind Florida’s decision to block clinical services for transgender teens is an argument – repeated by the state’s governor and leading medical authorities – that most cases of gender incongruity fade away with time. The Florida Board of Medicine voted Nov. 4 to approve a rule prohibiting doctors from performing surgeries on minors to alter …
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A six-month study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine finds that using portable home air purifiers can improve certain markers of cardiovascular health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. People with COPD often suffer from shortness of breath, chest tightness and chronic cough. Cardiovascular diseases such as arrhythmias, heart failure, strokes and …
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