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USPSTF Recommends Screening for Domestic Violence in Pregnant, Postpartum Women

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) in pregnant and postpartum women and women of reproductive age.

Clinicians Often Fail to Rescue Women With Complications After High-Risk Surgery

Clinicians fail to rescue female patients with complications after high-risk vascular and cardiac surgeries more often than male patients, according to a study

AI Might Help Pick Up Heart Trouble in Dogs

Artificial intelligence can accurately detect heart murmurs in dogs, a new study finds. The AI program detects heart murmurs in canines with 90 accuracy, simila

Colonoscopy Still Beats New Blood Tests at Spotting Colon Cancer

Middle-aged folks facing a colon cancer screening now have a blood test they can choose over a standard colonoscopy. However, the blood test isn t as effective

More Than Half of Heat Deaths Can Be Blamed on Global Warming: Study

Researchers looking at the sweltering European summer of 2022 estimated that more than half of the heat-linked deaths occurring on the continent would not have

Marijuana Use Has Fallen 'Dramatically' Among U.S. Teens

Weed use among U.S. teenagers fell dramatically over the past decade, a new study shows. By 2021, only about 16 of teens said they were currently using marijuan

Iowa Resident Dies of Suspected Lassa Fever After Trip to West Africa

Health officials are investigating the case of an Iowa resident who died of Lassa fever after traveling recently to West Africa.The Ebola-like virus is rarely s

American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 18 to 22

Malnutrition is more likely among patients undergoing multiple orthopedic surgeries, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Societ

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