Friday 21 December 2018

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Surgery for Lung Cancer

ruth bader ginsburg portrait

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery for early stage lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2SanSB2

Long-Acting Contraceptives Gaining Acceptance Among U.S. Women


By NICHOLAS BAKALAR from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2BD2LzZ

2 Types of Diabetes Meds May Raise Heart Risk

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Sulfonylureas were associated with 36 percent higher odds of complications, while basal insulin was associated with nearly twice the risk of heart disease and stroke complications, investigators found.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2AkXltZ

Hep C Cases Cluster in States Hit Hard by Opioids

cirrhosis of the liver

The CDC has estimated that over 2 million Americans were living with hepatitis C between 2013 and 2016. These latest figures show that about 52 percent of those people were living in nine states: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and North Carolina.



from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2AalkvE