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Colleen Fleiss

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

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.

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New Types of COVID-19-associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Discovered

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.

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Shift Workers More Prone to Heart Disease Risk

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.

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Smoking Cannabis Causes Vision Impairment

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.

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COVID-19 in Combination With Stroke Doubles Death Risk

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.

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