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Twenty-eight-year old Ambrose Begay died after a fentanyl overdose under a tree 125 yards from his home on the Alamo Navajo reservation in southern New Mexico two years ago. He is among a generation of young Native Americans losing their lives to drug overdoses in increasing numbers even as such deaths decline nationwide. Begay’s grandfather,…
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The NHS app is set to receive a major upgrade which will let all patients receive test results, book follow-up appointments and even choose where to be treated. The overhaul is part of the government’s plan to slash waiting lists and wait times, and will “give working-class patients the same choice, control, and convenience as…
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Patients travelling abroad for bariatric surgery “underestimate the risks associated with” the procedure, a study has found. A national patient register (within Ireland) for those who undergo bariatric surgery abroad would help appropriate follow-up medical treatment when complications occur, the study co-authors suggested as currently there is none pertaining to Irish medical tourists. The co-authors…
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People who are vaccinated against COVID-19 who have a history of certain mental health conditions have been found to be at greater risk of breakthrough infection, a study found. As vaccines are not 100 per cent effective at preventing infection, a “breakthrough infection” is when a fully vaccinated person becomes infected and is more frequent…
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Animal bites are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Worldwide, up to five million people are bitten by snakes every year; the majority in Africa and South-East Asia. Prompt medical treatment with appropriate antivenom is required for poisonous snake bites. Dog bites account for tens of millions of injuries annually; the highest risk…
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