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Long COVID: Exercise testing is the best indicator of the disease's after-effects
Physical exercise testing is more effective than respiratory testing at rest in identifying the cardio-respiratory effects of long COVID, Quebec researchers find.
Women working the night shift: risk of asthma higher
Association could be the result of disruptions in the circadian rhythm, which could alter the production of sex hormones.

Some systemic drugs may be under-recognized causes of maculopathy

Study integrates pharmacovigilance data with nationwide health claims to reveal overlooked risk of maculopathy with certain systemic drugs.
Do GLP-1RAs alter the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?

Study compares the risk of developing nonexudative AMD and its progression to exudative AMD in patients with obesity taking GLP-1RAs vs other weight-loss drugs.
Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening

Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele.
Influenza: High-dose vaccine may reduce inflammatory heart disease risk in seniors

Danish researchers examined the risk of myocarditis or pericarditis with high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine versus standard-dose inactivated vaccine.
By the numbers: Medical doctors per 1,000 people around the world

Canada continues to trail other rich countries when it comes to doctor supply.
Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

For decades, doctors had recommended delaying feeding children peanuts and other foods likely to trigger allergies until age three.
How to help patients get ahead of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

Up to 31% of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum stop meds because of side effects.
Scrolling on the toilet: a bad habit with anorectal consequences

A seemingly harmless habit could be enough to turn a few minutes in the bathroom into a prolonged session with consequences.

Long COVID: Exercise testing is the best indicator of the disease's after-effects

Women working the night shift: risk of asthma higher

Some systemic drugs may be under-recognized causes of maculopathy

Do GLP-1RAs alter the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?

Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening

Influenza: High-dose vaccine may reduce inflammatory heart disease risk in seniors

By the numbers: Medical doctors per 1,000 people around the world

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

How to help patients get ahead of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

Scrolling on the toilet: a bad habit with anorectal consequences