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Karnataka expands daycare chemotherapy services
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Karnataka expands daycare chemotherapy services

As cancer cases continue to rise in Bengaluru and across Karnataka, hospitals are increasingly shifting chemotherapy del...

Genetic variants may help explain who loses more weight and who gets side effects on GLP-1 drugs
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Genetic variants may help explain who loses more weight and who gets side effect...

A large 23andMe-based GWAS found that common variants in GLP1R and GIPR help explain why some people lose more weight or...

Goodbye colonoscopy? New stool test detects 90% of colorectal cancers
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Goodbye colonoscopy? New stool test detects 90% of colorectal cancers

A breakthrough in microbiome research could change how colorectal cancer is detected—no colonoscopy required. Scientists...

Safety review links herb in popular cold and flu supplements with life
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Safety review links herb in popular cold and flu supplements with life

The TGA says people taking popular cold and flu supplements face the risk of life-threatening anaphylaxis from a herbal...

Brain development changes seen in children with sickle cell anemia
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Brain development changes seen in children with sickle cell anemia

Children with sickle cell anemia show subtle brain changes in certain regions, even without prior stroke or infarction,...

AI tool to transform early osteoporosis detection unveiled at KHSC
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AI tool to transform early osteoporosis detection unveiled at KHSC

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is set to transform how osteoporosis is detected at Kingston Health Sciences Cen...

Vaccine Strategy Overhaul Needed: Status Quo Fails
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Vaccine Strategy Overhaul Needed: Status Quo Fails

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is calling on the Federal Government to take a fresh approach to vaccination, as...

What is “sardinemaxxing” and should you try it?
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What is “sardinemaxxing” and should you try it?

People online are eating canned sardines for the purported healthcare benefits, including the effects on one's skin.

Second Sask. mobile mammography unit to start seeing patients next week
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Second Sask. mobile mammography unit to start seeing patients next week

The government needs to significantly increase breast cancer screening capacity before the screening age drops to 40.