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Half of Americans with opioid use disorder don’t get this lifesaving medication

Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis found that less than half of Americans who received treatment for opioid use disorder were offered a...

COVID-19 vaccination linked to 15% reduction in stillbirths, study finds

Scientists from the University of London and elsewhere found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy using mRNA vaccines is linked to a 15% reduction in...

COVID-19 increases risk of dangerous blood clots in these people

Scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that older stroke patients who had a history of COVID-19 were more likely to...

A high-fiber diet may lower your risk of dementia

Scientists from the University of Tsukuba found that dietary fiber is also important for a healthy brain. They found that a high-fiber diet is linked...

Theater director has a stroke the day after a crushing fall

To celebrate her 50th birthday, Victoria Shepherd was pulling out all the stops. She was in her 30th year as a freelance director in Toronto,...

These people 5 times more likely to have COVID-19 reinfection

Scientists from Clalit Health Services found That after people have recovered from COVID-19, getting at least one dose of a vaccine provides added protection...

What to know about chronic pelvic pain

For many women, pelvic pain is an uncomfortable, frustrating part of their everyday life. This pain can be caused by pelvic venous congestion syndrome (PVCS),...

Scientists find a new drug to stop brain tumor growth

Scientists from Northwestern Medicine found a drug that inhibits the growth of the most aggressive meningiomas and how to most accurately identify which meningiomas...

Scientists find a drug that prevents sudden cardiac death with no side effects

Scientists from King’s College London found a new drug, OCT2013, could prevent sudden cardiac death as effectively as drug lidocaine but without lidocaine’s severe...

Food insecurity risk may cause diabetes risk 10 years later

Scientists from Washington State University found that young adults who were at risk of food insecurity had an increased incidence of diabetes 10 years...