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Adding Blood Thinners to Clot-Busting Meds Won't Improve Stroke Outcomes: Study

Adding blood thinners to clot-busting drugs does not improve outcomes for stroke patients, a new study claims. Doctors had hoped that combining the two types of

Murder, Suicide Claim More Years of Life Among U.S. Minorities Than Whites

People of color in the United States lose more potential years of life to murder and suicide than whites, a new study concludes. On average, Hispanic, Asian and

CDC Investigating Illness Outbreak on Luxury Cruise Ship

The U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention is investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness aboard a luxury cruise ship that sailed out of San F

Later-Life Marriage Dissolution Tied to Increases in Antidepressant Use

Large increases in antidepressant (AD) use are seen at the time of marriage dissolution in later life, with smaller declines at the time of repartnering, partic

Time-Dependent Probabilities of Favorable Outcomes Examined After CPR

For patients with in-hospital cardiac arrest, the time-dependent probabilities of favorable outcomes decrease with duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ac

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors Tied to Lower Kidney Stone Risk

For adults with type 2 diabetes, initiation of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) may lower the risk for nephrolithiasis, according to a study

Early Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms Common in Youth Seeking Mental Health Help

Almost half of youth seeking mental health services meet the threshold for psychosis spectrum symptoms (PSSs), according to a study recently published in Biolog

ASA: Stroke Survivors Face Twofold Higher Risk for MI One Year After Stroke

Stroke survivors are nearly twofold more likely to have subsequent myocardial infarction (MI) compared with patients experiencing cervical artery dissection (CA

Homelessness Has Large Effect on Substance Use-Related Poisoning

Homelessness has a large effect on substance use disorder (SUD)-related poisonings, according to a study published in the February issue of Health Affairs. W. D

Reduced Cancer Risk Seen After 10 Years Since Quitting Smoking

Sustained smoking cessation is associated with reduced cancer risk after 10 years since smoking cessation, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in JAMA

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