Health
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Lung ultrasounds in the primary care setting could save time in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers in Spain have conducted a study to compare the diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasounds (LUS)…
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Countries agree to overhaul WHO funding model
The World Health Organization’s member states agreed Tuesday to overhaul how they fund the UN health agency, giving it much…
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Pandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge
People line up at a food truck parked near Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Monday, May 23, 2022. A COVID surge…
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Canadian eConsult services provided much-needed COVID-19 information, specialty consults for primary care doctors
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers in Ontario, Canada, conducted a study to assess the impact of utilizing an electronic consultation…
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Study finds that COVID vaccine trial locations influenced vaccine efficacy results
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study by a University of Arkansas information systems researcher and his colleague at the…
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Stepped wedge cluster randomized trials present advantages, challenges compared to other research methods
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The stepped wedge cluster randomized trial (SW-CRT) is a research methodology that has been growing in…
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Post-discharge support decreases readmissions for patients with depression; implementation barriers must be resolved
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research published in the Annals of Family Medicine examined whether an enhanced 12-week post-discharge telehealth…
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Capturing cortical connectivity close-up
Credit: Shutterstock The brain is made up of a complex series of networks—signals are constantly bouncing between those networks to…
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New gene identified in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
A section of a normal healthy heart (left) and three locations in a heart from a patient with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy.…
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Even in the operating room, team chemistry matters, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain From flying a plane to swinging on a trapeze, there are plenty of high performance jobs…
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More guidance needed for primary care physicians who perform ultrasound diagnostics
Credit: CC0 Public Domain While the use of point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) in the primary care setting may lead to faster…
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Ultrasound-assisted laser technique vaporizes artery plaque
Atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque, can lead to heart disease, artery disease, and chronic kidney disease and is traditionally treated…
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California officials find ‘likely’ case of rare monkeypox virus
An eighth presumptive case of monkeypox has been detected in the U.S., with Sacramento County – in Northern California –…
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Continuity of primary care reduces hospitalizations in people with chronic kidney disease
Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) require levels of acute care three to eight times higher…
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Vaccines bring optimism as COVID cases soar in South America
Healthcare workers give a child a booster shot of the pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Paul Harris School in Santiago,…
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Dermatologist says that Americans should monitor their sun exposure and avoid tanning beds
Summer is just around the corner, with Memorial Day weekend marking the reopening of pools, beaches and other sunny activities…
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High social vulnerability predicts worse long-term outcomes after traumatic injury
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Traumatic injuries—such as physical injuries resulting from a car accident, fall, gunshot or stabbing—are one of…
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Listening can be exhausting for older cochlear implant users
Degraded acoustic signals can make hearing difficult for anyone, but differences in cognitive abilities, age-related changes, and the use of…
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Monkeypox outbreak may have been sparked by sex at two raves in Belgium and Spain, WHO expert warns
Dr David Heymann, who used to head the WHO’s emergencies department, said someone with the tell-tale monkeypox lesions likely ‘spread…
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Medicare program spent $1.8 billion in 2019 on drugs without confirmed clinical benefits
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The U.S. federal government spent an estimated $1.8 billion in Medicare funds in 2019 on drugs…
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Grindr sends out monkeypox alert and urges gay and bisexual men to be aware of rashes
Grindr has sent out a monkeypox alert, urging gay and bisexual men to be aware of the virus’s tell-tale rash.…
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Monkeypox myths DEBUNKED: Bogus conspiracy theories say AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine contains virus
The monkeypox outbreak that has swept the globe has churned up dozens of bogus conspiracy theories about its origins, how…
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US safety, savings rules set stage for baby formula shortage
Shelves typically stocked with baby formula sit mostly empty at a store in San Antonio, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. A…
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Mixed martial arts fighters show signs of brain changes
The football gridiron and the boxing ring have come to be understood as danger zones for the brain, with repetitive…
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Losing weight can help men DOUBLE their sperm count, study claims
Losing weight can help fat men DOUBLE their sperm count, study claims Men who lost 2st 8lbs (16.5kg) in 8 weeks…
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New research suggests health education, Fitbits, and cabin workouts can improve activity levels for truck drivers
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A targeted health program, including health education sessions, Fitbits, and lorry cabin workouts, can improve the…
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Deaf children with learning delays benefit from cochlear implants more than hearing aids
Credit: Bjorn Knetsch from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0 Up to three out of every 1,000 infants in the United…
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CDC issues warning that people treated with Paxlovid for Covid may have symptoms rebound
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that recipients of Pfizer‘s antiviral Covid pill Paxlovid may have…
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Skin grafts for burns can lead to crippling scars: Blocking skin’s response to physical stimuli could promote healing
Image showing new skin being grafted on a damaged skin. Credit: Scientific Animations/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Reducing a skin…
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Philadelphia to require masks in schools once again
Philadelphia officials are bringing back masks in public schools in another effort to bring back face-coverings after officials implemented city-wide mask…
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To protect vulnerable Australians from COVID this winter, we need to pick up the pace on third doses
Anthony Albanese campaigned on better pandemic management. Giving the vaccination program a shot in the arm will be his first…
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Vaccine targeting a protein found to be effective against many types of cancers in several animals
Vimentin is overexpressed in tumor endothelial cells and is present extracellularly. a, b Vimentin mRNA (a; n = 3; qPCR) and protein…
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Further decline in prevalence of obesity in four-year-olds in New Zealand
Trends in the percentage of children at, or above, the 95th percentile. Panels show yearly trends by sex, ethnicity, area…
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America’s monkeypox tally rises to seven presumptive cases
America’s monkeypox tally rose to seven presumptive cases Tuesday, health chiefs revealed today as a man in Washington state and…
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How pharmacists and community health workers build trust with Cambodian genocide survivors
Community health workers assist patients as they gather their medications and supplements to discuss them during remote visits with pharmacists.…
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Legalizing marijuana found to decrease use of alcohol, pain meds and cigarettes
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers at the University of Washington, working with a colleague at Multnomah County…
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COVID affected taste and ‘Paxlovid mouth’ sounds disgusting: What causes dysgeusia?
Credit: Shutterstock Loss or alteration of taste (dysgeusia) is a common symptom of COVID. It’s also a side effect of…
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The US birth rate increased for the first time in seven years in 2021, even as teen pregnancy fell
The US birth rate increased for the first time in seven years in 2021 – even as teen pregnancy fell…
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Air pollution associated with more severe COVID-19
Some common air pollutants, such as ground-level ozone, are associated with more severe outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection, including admission to…
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Expert: Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe
This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions,…
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Emma Fitzsimmons gives birth in Port Macquarie after stomach pains didn’t know she was pregnant
Young mum goes to hospital with ‘stomach pains’ and finds out she’s in LABOUR: ‘I had no idea I was…
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US births rose last year but still less than before pandemic
U.S. births bumped up last year, but the number of babies born was still lower than before the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Winter deaths from Covid ‘no worse than flu’
Winter deaths from Covid ‘no worse than flu’: Data reveals number of fatalities from virus over cold months was similar…
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Worldwide shortage of health workers threatens effective health coverage
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than 43 million additional health workers are needed to meet targets for universal health coverage…
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Monkeypox could become endemic in Europe if it spreads to PETS: Health chiefs stark warning
Monkeypox could spread to pets and wildlife and become endemic in Europe, health officials warned yesterday. Experts on the Continent…
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US preparing to deploy monkeypox vaccines amid more probable cases
The United States is preparing to give monkeypox vaccines to close contacts of people infected and to deploy treatments, with…
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China’s bet on homegrown mRNA vaccines holds back nation
China’s first SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine AWcorna, developed by Abogen Biosciences, Walvax Biotechnology, and the Academy of Military Medical Sciences’ Institute…
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Using e-cigarettes may lead to higher use of and spending on health services
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Use of electronic (e) cigarettes appears to lead to substantially higher costs and excess use of…
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Men with prostate cancer have higher risk of serious blood clots
Prostate cancer cells. Credit: NIH Image Gallery New research published in the online journal BMJ Open suggests that men with…
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Lidocaine infusions help relieve pain in unresponsive chronic migraine
Infusions of the local anesthetic lidocaine may provide some pain relief to people with chronic migraine that does not respond…
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