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Colleen is a well-versed medical writer, who has written on various medical topics. She writes under her pen name contributing news to Medindia.
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Body Mass Index Linked to Miscarriage Risk
Women who are overweight or underweight are at a higher risk of experiencing recurrent miscarriages, found a new study.

New Types of COVID-19-associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Discovered
One-fourth of patients hospitalized for the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) associated with severe COVID-19 infections are prone to distinct disease presentation.

Shift Workers More Prone to Heart Disease Risk
Working hours that deviate from natural body clock are linked to greater cardiovascular risk, stated a new study.

Smoking Cannabis Causes Vision Impairment
Smoking cannabis is linked to alteration of key visual functions including visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, three-dimensional vision (stereopsis), the ability to focus, and glare sensitivity.

COVID-19 in Combination With Stroke Doubles Death Risk
COVID-19 in combination with hemorrhagic stroke increases death risk up to 2.4 times, revealed a study.