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Looking to create awesome social media content to boost engagement? It’s a given that creating engaging social media content is crucial for building a strong online presence, engaging your audience, and growing leads and sales. But how do you get it right? Here are some tips and examples. 9 Tips To Create Social Media Content […]

Disordered sleep is associated with a significantly increased risk for stroke, new research shows. Results of a large international study show stroke risk was more than three times higher in those who slept too little, more than twice as high in those who sleep too much, and two to three times higher in those with […]

In a recent study published in the journal Neurology, researchers investigated how a wide range of symptoms of sleep disturbance, individually and cumulatively, could be associated with the risk of acute stroke. Studies: Sleep Patterns and the Risk of Acute Stroke: Results from the INTERSTROKE International Case-Control Study. Image Credit: amenic181 / Shutterstock Background The […]

Use of an oronasal mask for delivery of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) was associated with increased upper airway collapsibility and the need for greater therapeutic pressure compared to nasal masks, as indicated by data from 14 individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Previous research has linked oronasal mask use to lower adherence, higher residual […]

Australians can have their choccy eggs and their heart health, too, by taking up the Heart Healthy Eating Pattern this Easter. The real treat will be the healthy habits you’re left with following the long weekend, which will help to significantly reduce your risk of developing heart disease in your lifetime. Data shows that more […]

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) should be considered for patients with acute cholecystitis who are unable to undergo surgery, according to a recent clinical practice update by the American Gastroenterological Association. The update, written by Shayan S. Irani, MD, of Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, and colleagues, also covers techniques and outcomes of EUS-GBD and […]

A simple blood draw can provide physicians with valuable information that can determine if peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) is likely to be effective in a patient with neuroendocrine cancer. The blood-based biomarker PPQ can predict which patients will respond to PRRT with 96 percent accuracy; changes in another biomarker, NETest, correctly correlate with PRRT […]

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana — As the study of cutaneous dysbiosis and its role in the pathogenesis of dermatoses continues to evolve, how the mounting evidence on this topic translates into clinical practice remains largely unknown. “There’s still a lot for us to learn,” Adam Friedman, MD, professor and chair of dermatology at George Washington University, […]

World Health Day was founded at the First Health Assembly in 1948. Since taking effect in 1950, this day has raised awareness on the health priorities of people all over the world. It also marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). News Medical commemorates WHO’s seventy-fifth birthday and World Health Day this […]

A large study from Sweden concludes that a high salt intake is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis, even in the absence of hypertension. The study, including more than 10,000 individuals between the ages of 50 and 64 years from the Swedish Cardiopulmonary bioImage Study, showed a significant link between dietary salt intake and the […]