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Low-calorie tastes sweeter with a little salt
Plus: Indiana loses its biggest Butt, and sugarless sweeteners lose the aftertaste.
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Prognostic factors of SCCs in organ transplant recipients worse compared with general population
SCCs developed most frequently on the head/neck in organ transplant recipients and on the arms/hands in the general population.
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Aspirin warning: Anemia may increase with daily use
“We found that low-dose aspirin also increased the risk of anemia during the trial, and this was most likely due to bleeding that was not...
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Docs misdiagnose aneurysm and patient dies; must pay $29M; more
“If you just treat people based on what the likelihood is, statistically, you’re going to miss a lot of life-threatening conditions.”
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Hospital patient catches on fire, highlighting need for prevention
“I do like to emphasize that it’s rare. But I’d like to see us reduce this until it’s zero.”
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The road to weight loss is paved with collusion and sabotage
Plus: Taiwanese mosquitoes face a robotic foe, and surgical knots face the cold eye of physics.
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The cardiopulmonary effects of mask wearing
Clearly, this study lets us conclude that mask wearing at rest has less of an effect than mask wearing during exercise. But remember that, in...
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Good COP, bad COP. Is this cardiorespiratory measure the best predictor of early death?
“Max VO2 is very important, that’s indisputable. But when do you use max VO2 in your daily life? Never.”
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Low-dose oral minoxidil for hair loss soars after NYT article
Dermatologists are increasingly familiar with the medication, but a popular media report seems to have resulted in a quick uptake.
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Link between bipolar disorder and CVD mortality explained?
The findings “call for additional research focused on shared biological mechanisms linking vascular health and mood symptoms of BD,” said Dr....
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The enemy of carcinogenic fumes is my friendly begonia
Also: Driving the gastrointestinal highway and pulling the plug on an unsupervised chatbot.