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Avoiding meat may help reverse advanced liver cirrhosis
Patients who stuck with a meat burger had higher blood levels of ammonia than those who consumed plant-based…
Higher dose of smoking cessation medication may improve results
Patients are more likely to successfully quit if the dose of their smoking cessation treatment is increased in…
AI may help diagnose rare diseases years earlier
A newly developed AI program was able to successfully identify people at risk of developing a rare immune…
Treatment for peripheral artery disease as effective for women as men
Less invasive endovascular treatments work equally well in women as in men with peripheral artery disease, a…
Cardiac catheterization patients may be able to skip pre-op fasting
The decision not to fast before cardiac catheterization appears safe and patients who hadn't fasted reported…
Anxiety is rising among Americans amid economic struggles, looming election
Seventy percent of adults say they're worried about current events, particularly the economy (77%), the…
Psilocybin outperforms other treatments in easing depression in study
Psilocybin outperformed a variety of "control" treatments in easing symptoms of depression, researchers…
Study: AI is unreliable in assessing heart risk in emergencies
OpenAI's ChatGPT program provided inconsistent conclusions when presented with simulated cases of patients with…
U.S. maternal deaths fall in 2022, remain higher than pre-pandemic levels
Maternal deaths were down in 2022 for all races and ethnicities except for Asian Americans, where the rate…
Myth that tan skin looks healthier persists for a third of young adults
Nearly a third of Americans (32%) think that a tan makes people look better and healthier, a dangerous beauty…