Introduction
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS), comprising ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-STEMI (NSTEMI), and unstable angina, continues to impose a substantial burden on public health.1 Each year, an estimated 7–9…
Category: 6. Health
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Washington State Resident Dies From Rare Bird Flu Strain – MedPage Today
- Washington State Resident Dies From Rare Bird Flu Strain MedPage Today
- Second human bird flu death recorded in US Dawn
- Washington man thought to be first to die from rare strain of bird flu The Independent
- First-Ever Human Case Of H5N5 Bird Flu…
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financing health equity for persons with disabilities
Around 1.3 billion persons with disabilities continue to face significant health inequities. Many are linked to how health systems are financed. High out-of-pockets costs, narrow benefit packages and the lack of funding for…
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From diagnosis to hope: A husband and wife’s journey through consecutive cancer diagnoses
A routine mammogram in 2012 saved Dena Malmos’ life, although at the time she almost didn’t go. Without insurance, she considered skipping the screening, until an old high school friend who had recently been diagnosed with breast…
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Sleep challenges in menopause highlight gaps in education and care
In an interview with Contemporary OB/GYN, Carleara Weiss, MD, PhD, MSH, RN, sleep scientist at Aeroflow Sleep, outlined key sleep trends commonly experienced by menopausal and perimenopausal women, highlighting both insomnia-related symptoms and…
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Identifying vulnerabilities and new targets for hard-to-treat carcinomas
Some tumors are almost impossible to treat. That’s especially true for carcinomas, which don’t behave like other malignancies. Some of these tumors act as shapeshifters and start to resemble cells from other organs of the human…
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Dexamethasone may halt metastases in resistant breast cancer
Researchers have discovered that dexamethasone, a widely used anti-inflammatory drug, could help combat metastases in hormone-resistant ER+ breast cancer.
A new study by researchers at the University of Basel have found new…
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