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High-protein diets are all over TikTok and other social media platforms, with supporters claiming they can help with energy, muscle-building and more. While protein can help you feel full and is crucial for many roles in the body, there are some risks associated with eating too much protein, such as kidney problems, dehydration and digestive…
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Atrial fibrillation is a condition in which the heart’s upper chambers beat irregularly, and it’s the most common heart rhythm abnormality in adults, affecting about 10 million Americans. Because it can lead to blood clots, it raises the risk of stroke and heart failure. Angelina Brown, like many others with AFib, as it’s commonly called,…
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Susan Quaggin, MD, Chair of Department of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss concerns over federal funding being frozen by the Trump administration. Dr. Quaggin shares that across the entirety of Northwestern University, nearly 1,300 grants have been frozen, with 400 grants being frozen in the Department of…
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The turning point in America’s drug overdose (OD) crisis came in August 2023, a new study says. OD death rates are now in a sustained slow down after two decades of increase, researchers said. “This is an unprecedented shift in the modern drug crisis,” lead researcher Lori Post, PhD, director of the Buehler Center for…
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In April, Northwestern University cardiologist Rod Passman, MD learned the National Institutes of Health had abruptly halted funding for a $37 million trial testing a new way to treat dangerous heart arrhythmias, with about 1,500 patients already enrolled. It was part of a universitywide funding freeze that threatened to stall hundreds of projects, including clinical…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) can boost radiologists’ ability to quickly and accurately assess people’s X-rays, a new study says. Some radiologists became 40% more efficient at reviewing images with the help of a custom-built AI program, researchers reported June 5 in JAMA Network Open. “This is, to my knowledge, the first use of AI that demonstrably…
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