Aspirin Use is Associated with Decreased Mechanical Ventilation, ICU Admission, and In-Hospital Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 (Retrospective observational cohort, multi-center…

Critically ill COVID-19 patients have a high incidence of bowel complications with a subset that progress to bowel ischemia requiring emergency surgery

Holding your partner's hand reduces pain according to new research

States with medical marijuana laws saw 20% drop in some opioid prescriptions: Drug overdoses remain a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 68% of those deaths involve illicit or prescription opioids.

Escalating opioid doses to manage pain was not associated with lower pain, finds new study of veterans with chronic pain

Hourly 4s sprints prevent impairment of postprandial fat metabolism

A new study of unproven ‘abortion reversal’ treatments discovered they were so dangerous that the trial had to be stopped almost immediately

Relationship Between Recreational Marijuana Use and Bowel Function in a Nationwide Cohort Study

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A new study provides evidence that yoga and breathing exercises can improve symptoms of depression and anxiety in both the short term--with each session as well as cumulatively in the longer term…

"For the first time, researchers found small signs of electrical activity detectible in the early stages of an acute brain injury can be targeted and amplified by machine learning to help patients “relearn” how to physically respond to specific motor commands."

Perioperative music can reduce opioid and sedative medication requirement, and may reduce chance of postoperative chronic abuse of said medication (n=4968)

Heat waves linked to preterm births, raising concerns as climate change makes heat waves more commonplace

Study finds there were substantial health benefits gained from reductions in coal power plant emissions from 2005-2012.

Meta-analysis reveals that botulinum toxin type A injections are superior to placebo for chronic migraines after 3 months of therapy.

The “VIP syndrome”: A clinical study in hospital psychiatry (1964)

Study confirms that "vaginal jade eggs" are not an ancient Chinese practice despite deceptive marketing claiming otherwise

Women who receive silicone breast implants are six times more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis

The majority of individuals feel younger than their chronological age, but among those who feel older, the risk of mortality is twofold higher

Women age ≤ 35 who underwent hysterectomy had a 4.6-fold increased risk of congestive heart failure and a 2.5-fold increased risk of coronary artery disease

Although physicians were sympathetic to immigrant women's requests for female obstetricians, they placed greater value on maintaining gender equity both within the medical profession and in wider society and resisted accommodating gender-of-health-care-provider requests.

Childhood cancer survivors are living longer, but not healthier, lives than ever before

Religion as a risk factor for suicide attempt and ideation: among depressed patients, religiosity was associated with a higher risk of suicide and suicidal thoughts.

SSRIs can lead to long lasting Sexual Dysfunction after their discontinuaton

Subzero 12-hour Nonfreezing Cryopreservation of Heart

Total Face, Eyelids, Ears, Scalp, and Skeletal Subunit Transplant: A Reconstructive Solution for the Full Face and Total Scalp Burn

People who have survived traumas involving multiple injuries may have lower quality of life over 5 years post-trauma, suggesting that rehabilitation should address psychological after-effects as well as physical ones.

Children with female same-sex parents and different-sex parents demonstrate no differences in outcomes, despite female same-sex parents reporting more parenting, according to a new study of 95 female same-sex parent and 95 different-sex parent households with children 6 to 17 years old.

New study finds that, in the hour following moderate consumption of alcohol, the risk of heart attack and stroke nearly doubles

Parkinson's disease patients responded better when given an “expensive” placebo compared with a “cheap” one, showing improvements in motor function approaching what was achieved with levodopa

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