Multiple trials have proven that in people who have had an ischemic stroke, statin drugs reduce the risk of a second stroke. This is true even for people with cholesterol results in the normal range. Based on the trial results, high-dose statin drugs (40 mg atorvastatin) are preferred in people […]
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San Antonio City Council members could vote soon on a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis and calling for racial justice to be a fundamental part of all city policies and programs. Dozens of U.S. cities and counties, including Austin and Dallas County, have passed nonbinding declarations deeming racism […]
After days of sharp pain shooting up her left abdomen, Rose Wong hobbled from her history class to the student health center at Duke University. A nurse pressed on the 20-year-old’s belly and told her it felt like gas. Wong questioned the diagnosis but said the nurse dismissed her doubts […]
ALBERTO PIZZOLI/Getty Images We’ve made our coronavirus coverage free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. Chad Spain is a family medicine physician who practices in an Intermountain Healthcare clinic in Salt Lake City, and during the […]
Health Ministry has asked people to reduce the use of hand sanitizers as they kill the good bacteria and cause skin problems in the long run. The world is witnessing a pandemic that has taken millions of lives and millions of people are currently infected with the deadly COVID-19 virus. […]
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