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Blood Pressure Chart With Readings By Age and Sex

Blood Pressure Chart With Readings By Age and Sex

Blood Pressure Chart With Readings By Age and SexAverage Ranges Show Normal Pressure On the ArteriesBySheryl Huggins SalomonUpdated on April 21, 2023Medically reviewed byJeffre

Blood Pressure Chart With Readings By Age and Sex

Blood Pressure Chart With Readings By Age and SexAverage Ranges Show Normal Pressure On the ArteriesBySheryl Huggins SalomonUpdated on April 21, 2023Medically reviewed byJeffre
Pelage Pharmaceuticals Advances Hair Loss Treatment with Phase 2 Study and $14M Funding

Pelage Pharmaceuticals Advances Hair Loss Treatment with Phase 2 Study and $14M Funding

Pelage Pharmaceuticals has commenced dosing the first patients in its Phase 2a clinical trial for PP405, a novel topical treatment designed to reactivate dormant hair follicle stem cells.

Pelage Pharmaceuticals Advances Hair Loss Treatment with Phase 2 Study and $14M Funding

Pelage Pharmaceuticals has commenced dosing the first patients in its Phase 2a clinical trial for PP405, a novel topical treatment designed to reactivate dormant hair follicle stem cells.
Blood Types: What Letters, Positive, and Negative Signs Mean

Blood Types: What Letters, Positive, and Negative Signs Mean

Blood Types: What Letters, Positive, and Negative Signs MeanWhat to Know About Your Blood TypeByNancy LeBrunPublished on September 15, 2023Medically reviewed byAnju Goel, MDYou

Blood Types: What Letters, Positive, and Negative Signs Mean

Blood Types: What Letters, Positive, and Negative Signs MeanWhat to Know About Your Blood TypeByNancy LeBrunPublished on September 15, 2023Medically reviewed byAnju Goel, MDYou
Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Blood Test Is High: What Does It Mean?

Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Blood Test Is High: What Does It Mean?

Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Blood Test Is High: What Does It Mean?Uses, Procedure, and ResultsByLynne Eldridge, MDUpdated on June 13, 2023Medically reviewed byDoru Paul,

Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Blood Test Is High: What Does It Mean?

Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) Blood Test Is High: What Does It Mean?Uses, Procedure, and ResultsByLynne Eldridge, MDUpdated on June 13, 2023Medically reviewed byDoru Paul,
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Where did kissing come from?

Where did kissing come from?

Humans do it, monkeys do it, even polar bears do it. And now researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary origins of kissing.Their study suggests that the mouth-on-mouth kiss evolved more than 21 million years ago, and was something that the common anc
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'Staggeringly high' discontinuation rates for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy

'Staggeringly high' discontinuation rates for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy

by Kristin Samuelson,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Markus Winkler from PexelsThe use of diabetes and weight-loss medications like Ozempic or Wegovy—called GLP-1 drugs—has exploded in recent yea

'Staggeringly high' discontinuation rates for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy

by Kristin Samuelson,Northwestern UniversityCredit: Markus Winkler from PexelsThe use of diabetes and weight-loss medications like Ozempic or Wegovy—called GLP-1 drugs—has exploded in recent yea
European watchdog partially approves new Alzheimer's drug

European watchdog partially approves new Alzheimer's drug

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEurope's medicines watchdog on Thursday partially approved a marketing request for a long-awaited new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, reversing an earlier

European watchdog partially approves new Alzheimer's drug

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEurope's medicines watchdog on Thursday partially approved a marketing request for a long-awaited new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, reversing an earlier
Novel oral medication muvalaplin lowers Lp(a) in a small international trial

Novel oral medication muvalaplin lowers Lp(a) in a small international trial

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial testing muvalaplin, a novel oral medication, was able to safely and effectively lower high levels of lipoprotein (a

Novel oral medication muvalaplin lowers Lp(a) in a small international trial

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA clinical trial testing muvalaplin, a novel oral medication, was able to safely and effectively lower high levels of lipoprotein (a
Diabetes meds metformin and GLP-1s can also curb asthma, research finds

Diabetes meds metformin and GLP-1s can also curb asthma, research finds

by Ernie MundellDrugs already taken by millions of diabetes patients appear to also help slash asthma attacks by up to 70%, new British research shows.The two drugs aremetformin, one of the most

Diabetes meds metformin and GLP-1s can also curb asthma, research finds

by Ernie MundellDrugs already taken by millions of diabetes patients appear to also help slash asthma attacks by up to 70%, new British research shows.The two drugs aremetformin, one of the most
Blood thinners fail to reduce cognitive decline in adults 65 and younger with AFib, research finds

Blood thinners fail to reduce cognitive decline in adults 65 and younger with AFib, research finds

byAmerican Heart AssociationLena Rivard M.D., M.Sc., electrophysiologist at Montreal Heart Institute and associate professor of medicine at Université de Montréal in Canada. Credit: Antoine Sato

Blood thinners fail to reduce cognitive decline in adults 65 and younger with AFib, research finds

byAmerican Heart AssociationLena Rivard M.D., M.Sc., electrophysiologist at Montreal Heart Institute and associate professor of medicine at Université de Montréal in Canada. Credit: Antoine Sato
A common heart failure medication may help prevent heart damage related to chemotherapy

A common heart failure medication may help prevent heart damage related to chemotherapy

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA commonly prescribed medication for heart failure was linked to a lower risk of heart damage, or cardiotoxicity, among high-risk can

A common heart failure medication may help prevent heart damage related to chemotherapy

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA commonly prescribed medication for heart failure was linked to a lower risk of heart damage, or cardiotoxicity, among high-risk can
Language comprehension impacts medical prescriptions for Ontario's long-term care residents

Language comprehension impacts medical prescriptions for Ontario's long-term care residents

by Paul Logothetis,University of OttawaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients living in linguistically discordant long-term care homes in Ontario are at higher odds of being inappropriately

Language comprehension impacts medical prescriptions for Ontario's long-term care residents

by Paul Logothetis,University of OttawaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPatients living in linguistically discordant long-term care homes in Ontario are at higher odds of being inappropriately
Global antibiotic consumption has increased substantially since 2016, study finds

Global antibiotic consumption has increased substantially since 2016, study finds

by One Health TrustChange in global antibiotic consumption by country and country income classification, 2016–2023. (A) Yearly antibiotic consumption rate, measured in DDDs per 1,000 inhabitants per d

Global antibiotic consumption has increased substantially since 2016, study finds

by One Health TrustChange in global antibiotic consumption by country and country income classification, 2016–2023. (A) Yearly antibiotic consumption rate, measured in DDDs per 1,000 inhabitants per d
Q&A:Hypertension

Q&A:Hypertension

—Edited from <Yale-G First Aid: Crush USMLE Step 2CK and Step 3> By Yale Gong, M.D. Blood pressure generally refers to systemic arterial blood pressure, the force driving

Q&A:Hypertension

—Edited from <Yale-G First Aid: Crush USMLE Step 2CK and Step 3> By Yale Gong, M.D. Blood pressure generally refers to systemic arterial blood pressure, the force driving
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