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Background The link between drinking water salinity and increased blood pressure and hypertension risk among coastal and ...

Professors Guillermo Ameer and Cheng Sun contributed to work that points to a new approach for heart bypass grafts.

A 69-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of changes in bowel habits, including abdominal cramps, constipation, and rectal discharge of mucus. He reported a weight loss of 10 kg (~22 lb) in ...

From ultrasounds to symptom checks, second trimester visits cover a lot. Here's what to expect – and how to make these ...

The tests have not been approved by federal regulators, but that hasn’t stopped patients from wanting them — and doctors from worrying. By Nina Agrawal In the spring of 2021, the cancer field was ...

A new blood test from Quest Diagnostics has Alzheimer's experts concerned. The Quest AD-Detect test, which consumers can now purchase from home without visiting a doctor first, measures amyloid-beta ...

Progress in cutting the global toll of cancer remains painfully slow, but a new blood test has sparked unusual levels of hope. Researchers say it could one day make routine screening far more ...

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