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Study reveals psychological challenges facing music and performing arts
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Psychological distress, suicidal thoughts and the onset of a number of mental health conditions are some…
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Vet who caught monkeypox in 2003 says he suffered lesions all over his body
A veterinarian who caught monkeypox in America’s biggest ever outbreak nearly two decades ago says he suffered ‘flu-like’ symptoms and…
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How COVID-19 surge impacted mental health of NHS staff
A healthcare worker at San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro, Italy, in March 2020. Credit: Alberto Giuliani. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. CC…
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Alopecia drug regrows hair in 40% of patients with condition suffered by Jada Pinkett-Smith
Hundreds of thousands of people with alopecia could benefit from an experimental drug that can cure baldness in months. A…
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Risk of blood clots in lung doubled for COVID survivors: US study
A nurse prepares to administer a Covid-19 vaccine to a resident at a nursing home in Los Angeles in January…
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Social dissatisfaction predicts vulnerability to financial exploitation in older adults
Duke Han, PhD, director of neuropsychology in the Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC. Credit: Ricardo…
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Online assessment tool helps predict ICU need following surgery
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, intensive care unit (ICU) beds were in limited supply, and the…
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Hunting for the immune cells that predispose people to severe COVID-19
Asst. Prof. Huanhuan Joyce Chen of Pritzker Molecular Engineering lead a new study showing that the type of macrophages present…
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Study reports first use of antivirals in monkeypox patients
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new retrospective study of seven patients diagnosed with monkeypox in the UK between 2018 and…
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Electronic consultations improve primary care physicians’ access to subspecialty advice and reduce patient referrals
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study in the Annals of Family Medicine examines usage data from a provincial electronic…
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Data contradict fears of COVID-19 vaccine effects on pregnancy and fertility
This study provides more evidence that Covid vaccination is safe for both current and future pregnancies, and shows in a…
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Assessing if photoreceptors are functioning properly with a breakthrough technique for diagnosing eye diseases
Photo: Karol Karnowski. Credit: Source ICTER, Karol Karnowski Can non-functioning photoreceptors be detected like dead pixels on a camera sensor?…
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Drug that lowers blood sugar also reduces blood vessel dysfunction caused by aging
Credit: CC0 Public Domain An FDA-approved drug to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes also may decrease…
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Women in homes with guns owned by others are at higher risk to die by suicide, study says
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Handguns may not just increase the risk of suicide for people who own them. A new…
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Excessive degradation of mitochondria is the tipping point from normal alcohol metabolism to alcoholic liver disease
Mitochondria (shown in red) are damaged and degraded (shown in green) upon ethanol exposure (right) that is not seen under…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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