People with lung conditions face extra risks from climate change
People living with lung conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), face even greater risks from climate change, according to an expert report published today…
Reduced risk of bleeding with modern blood thinners
Modern blood-thinning drugs (known as NOACs) reduce the risk of serious bleeding by up to 45 percent compared to the traditional drug Waran in the treatment of blood…
Sepsis – as common as cancer, as deadly as a heart attack
A research team at Lund University in Sweden has found that more than four percent of all hospital admissions in southern Sweden are associated with sepsis. It is…
New Study Sheds Light on the Role of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a common degenerative vascular disease, particularly afflicts men over the age of 60, with up to 8% affected. Characterized by the abnormal dilation of…
Obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled between 1999 and 2020
Obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled between 1999 and 2020 in the U.S.