Covid-19: losing weight reduces the risk of complications
© ShutterstockWe know that obesity is a risk factor for severe forms of Covid-19. Having a body mass index (BMI) ...
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Dengue fever: 7 signs that can announce complications
© Shutterstock / frank60Dengue fever is caused by a arbovirus, belonging to the family Flaviviridae, genus flavivirus, such as West ...
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Leg fracture: duration, symptoms, complications
© ShutterstockSUMMARY :What is a leg fracture?What are the types of leg fractures?Symptoms: how do you know if you have ...
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Monkey pox: Monkeypox infection could cause neurological complications
© ShutterstockAs of September 12, 2022, 3,833 cases of monkeypox have been identified in France. If the peak has passed ...
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Childbirth: women with epilepsy have a higher risk of complications
© fotoliaAccording to researchers from Harvard University (USA), although it is understood that epilepsy can increase the risk of complications ...
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Pregnancy: antihypertensives would not be harmful for the mother or the baby
Many high blood pressure treatments are contraindicated for pregnant women. But in reality, these drugs prescribed to lower blood pressure ...
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Exercising before getting sick could limit cancer complications
Regular physical exercise before falling ill would preserve the state of health of patients when they have cancer. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Surgery performed by men, a danger for women?
Women who have undergone surgery by a male surgeon are more likely to die or suffer from complications after the ...
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Difficult deliveries: how they influence the use of caesareans
If a woman has had a difficult vaginal birth, there is a greater risk that a caesarean will be performed ...
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Fatty liver disease: it considerably increases the risk of having a complicated pregnancy
The existence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (also called NASH or fatty liver disease) in pregnant women significantly increases the ...
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Complications during pregnancy: women with migraines are more at risk
Pregnant women prone to migraines have a higher risk of complications during and after pregnancy, including gestational diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and ...
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Lungs, kidneys, heart: what are the complications of Covid-19?
A study conducted on nearly 70,000 patients with Covid-19 confirms many complications of the disease, such as pneumonia, respiratory failure ...
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Coronavirus and tobacco: smokers more at risk of complications
According to a meta-analysis of studies published on the question, smoking would increase the risk of complications in patients with ...
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Coronavirus: vitamin D deficiency could promote complications
People with Covid-19 who suffer from vitamin D deficiency are twice as likely to develop a severe form of the ...
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Coronavirus: the disease also attacks the kidneys
According to a kidney specialist interviewed by RFI on April 13, some patients with Covid-19 have developed serious kidney problems ...
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Coronavirus: why do some patients suffer from serious pulmonary complications?
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers, drugs often prescribed to people with cardiovascular disease, diabetes or chronic kidney disease, ...
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Still too many misconceptions about the morning after pill
"Can make you sterile", "leads to severe complications", "only protects for 24 hours"...preconceived ideas about emergency contraception die hard. Why ...
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Surgery: 3 million seniors are victims of a silent stroke each year
After non-cardiac surgery, one in 14 people over the age of 65 have a silent stroke. Undergoing surgery is often ...
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Giving birth by caesarean section increases the risk of serious complications
Women aged 35 and over are particularly affected.Each year, about 100,000 women give birth by Caesarean section. The High Authority ...
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Cervical cancer: minimally invasive surgery increases the risk of death
In the case of cervical cancer, minimally invasive surgery exposes you to a higher risk of death and cancer recurrence ...
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Broken heart syndrome (takotsubo): deadly complications
In about one in ten cases, patients with broken heart syndrome develop cardiogenic shock. They are then much more likely ...
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Covid-19 and pregnancy: risks of complications at the end of pregnancy
© ShutterstockAre pregnant women infected with covid-19 more at risk of serious complications? A new study from the University of ...
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Diabetes: what are the possible complications?
The consequences of diabetes are too little known. However, according to the French Association of Diabetics, there are among the ...
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In the United States, 3 babies born with complications from the Zika virus
© fotoliaThree children born in the United States with birth defects due to the Zika virus, reported the US health ...
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Hip prosthesis: no more complications before age 65
Fitting a hip prosthesis is usually done on elderly patients. But more and more people are undergoing this operation before ...
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Pregnancy: it is the diabetes that causes complications, not the anti-diabetics
A new study shows that women with diabetes before pregnancy are more likely to have complications. However, these complications are ...
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Seasonal flu-related mortality increased
When we think of influenza and mortality, we think of influenza pandemic, 1918 ... But the mortality linked to the ...
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In pregnant diabetic women, regular monitoring of sugar levels reduces the risks
Type 1 diabetes in pregnant women can be risky. For them, as for their babies. During these nine months of ...
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Dabigatran reduces the risk of complications after stroke or heart attack
© GettyImagesPatients with heart damage from major non-cardiac surgery (MINS) had a lower risk of dying if they took dabigatran ...
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Pregnancy: probiotics to reduce complications
© ThinkstockConsume probiotics at the end of the pregnancy may reduce the risk of complications such as preeclampsia or premature ...
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