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A 2011 FDA mandate to limit acetaminophen in combo opioid products led to a 13% y-o-y reduction in hospitalizations for serious liver injury.
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A Michigan Medicine study may accelerate identifying patients who need liver transplants.
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A gastroenterologist discusses several non-invasive therapies for treating obesity
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Patients seen at transplant centers had almost 80% higher odds to receive “bridge-to-transplant” designation
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Millions of American caregivers are part of a sandwich generation caring for aging parents and children. A new study shows the stress they’re under.
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Rural gun-owning families responded favorably to a customized intervention to increase safe storage of rifles, handguns and other firearms in homes with children.
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New mental health diagnoses are common after a firearm injury or a motor vehicle crash injury in children and teens, but more common in those who have been shot.
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Most heart transplant centers’ websites are written in language above the average American’s reading level, and more than a third have no resources for people who spoke a language other than English.
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Left-digit bias, a type of unconscious bias often linked to ageism, is linked to fewer organs selected from donors 70 years old or older, compared to those who are 69 or younger.
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The design of a hospital room could affect recovery after high-risk surgeries.
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A longtime leader of the neurosciences shares her journey and hopes for the future.
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Depression and high numbers of duty hours worked by first-year doctors, called interns, are linked closely, with higher PHQ-9 screening scores among those working the most hours.
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Full emergency rooms, made worse by hospital staffing shortages, have led more patients to leave without being seen or to wait for hours in the emergency department for a hospital bed
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A clearer picture of how a cell is organized could help biologists learn how to reprogram a cell to halt cancer or other diseases.
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Financial difficulties, including having debt in collections, being late with debt payments, and having a low credit score, rise along with the number of chronic diseases and illnesses a person has.