When we think of heart failure, movie scenes of someone clutching their chest and collapsing often come to mind. In reality, heart failure usually creeps in quietly, with subtle signs that many of us overlook. Recognising these early warning…
Category: 6. Health
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Not a whole pack — just 2 cigarettes a day may raise heart failure risk by 50%, study reveals
“It’s not much — only a couple of cigarettes a day!”If you’re a smoker, this thought might have crossed your mind. You might have thought you’re safe from any serious health hazards because you’re keeping the numbers in check.New…
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Experts Call For Urgent Action as Ultra-Processed Foods Replace Global Diets : ScienceAlert
Ultra-processed foods are displacing traditional foods and meals globally, degrading diet quality, and contributing to the rise of diet-related chronic diseases.
And despite the combined advertising spend of the leading ultra-processed food…
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Global experts map out the practical steps that help extend life expectancy
A global panel of scientists and community leaders shows how biology, lifestyle, and culture can work together to help people live longer, healthier, and more purposeful lives.
The illustration conceptualizes how fostering bonds…
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New patch may help heal the heart after a heart attack
A new patch developed by Texas A&M University researcher Dr. Ke Huang may offer a way to help the heart heal after a heart attack. The patch uses a unique microneedle system to deliver a therapeutic molecule directly to damaged…
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Balancing patient choice and health system capacity: a system dynamics model of dialysis in Thailand | BMC Medicine
Model context
The setting for the study was the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) in Thailand, which is the public health insurance scheme covering the majority of the population [22]. Most kidney failure patients in Thailand are treated by…
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Study finds people with type 1 diabetes have higher bladder cancer risk
People with type 1 diabetes (previously called juvenile diabetes) are 4.29 times more likely to develop bladder cancer, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The new…
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