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Obesity cardiomyopathy (OCM) was identified as a distinct pathology associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) based on records from a national referral center in the
Exposure to wildfire smoke was associated with worse overall survival in patients recovering from lung cancer surgery, a cohort study found. (JAMA Oncology) Increased skin
Remotely administered urine drug screening was found to be feasible in patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) who were receiving buprenorphine in remote care settings,
Online testosterone peddlers are facing uncertainty as federal officials map the future of telemedicine. At stake is whether they’ll be able to continue prescribing testosterone
More Impella left-sided blood pumps are under Class I recall, this time for potential interactions with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) stents, the FDA announced
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots generated “average-quality” ophthalmic scientific abstracts but produced an “alarming” rate of fake references, a study of two chatbot programs showed. About
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A new multi-center study led by doctors at Boston Medical Center and Columbia University found that having a genetic variant in the prealbumin gene alone
As with many toxins, exposure to the toxic metal cadmium during pregnancy can adversely impact fetal development.