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Have you heard of the ‘nicotine hypothesis’? That’s the idea put forward by supposed scientific studies that somehow nicotine helped protect people from severe Covid-19 disease. Michael Blaha, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins and tobacco cessation advocate, says there’s no …

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What helps people be less susceptible to Covid-19 infection and severe illness? Several recently published scientific papers appear to support the so-called ‘nicotine hypothesis,’ suggesting that nicotine may be beneficial. Micheal Blaha, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins and tobacco cessation …

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If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer of a solid organ, things like prostate or breast, genetic analysis of your tumor may prove to provide important information on the best way to manage your disease, a recent study shows. William Nelson, …

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Magnetic resonance imaging or MRI is sometimes used to examine the prostate gland when cancer is suspected and a biopsy is being considered. Now a new study demonstrates its benefits. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns …

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Deaths from heart disease declined a lot until the last decade, and then began to level off. Ditto for deaths from certain cancers, a recent study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says there …

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Women and non-Hispanic Black persons were more likely to experience sunburns when taking the blood pressure medicine hydrochlorothiazide than other groups, research by Anna Chien and colleagues at Johns Hopkins has shown. Chien says protecting one’s skin requires a number …

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High blood pressure is known to increase the risk for heart attack and stroke, so treating it is important, and often starts with medicines like hydrochlorothiazide. Yet research by Anna Chien and colleagues at Johns Hopkins has shown that for …

If you’re taking the blood pressure medicine called hydrochlorothiazide, should you consider a switch if you’re worried about sunburn? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »