Health informatics
Bots blamed for COVID misinformation on Facebook
(HealthDay)—Bots, not individual users, drive much of the COVID-19 misinformation on Facebook, according to a new study.
Jun 7, 2021
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Annals of Internal Medicine
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Getting vaccinated won't make 'long COVID' worse
A small case series of patients who received one dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine found that vaccination was not associated with worsening symptoms or quality of life in patients with persisting ...
May 25, 2021
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Medications
Medical cannabis laws have negligible impact on opioid prescribing
Dr. Beth McGinty, chief of the Division of Health Policy and Economics at Weill Cornell Medicine, used a study design that emulates a clinical trial to analyze the effects of medical cannabis laws on treatment for people ...
Jul 3, 2023
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Medications
Questions remain about safety of aspirin cessation in older adults
A subgroup analysis of the ASPREE trial could not conclusively demonstrate clear harm or benefit of either cessation or continuation of aspirin in older adults who regularly use aspirin without a clinical indication for its ...
Mar 15, 2022
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Medications
Long-acting cabotegravir not necessarily cost-effective for PrEP
(HealthDay)—For men who have sex with men and transgender women (MSM/TGW) at very high risk for HIV (VHR), the benefits of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) in terms of life expectancy do not necessarily justify ...
Feb 1, 2022
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Medications
Researchers identify best blood thinner for minimizing bleeding risk
A large-scale comparison of direct oral anticoagulants (blood thinners), commonly prescribed for irregular heartbeats, has identified the drug associated with the lowest risk of bleeding, in a new study led by UCL researchers.
Oct 31, 2022
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Medical research
Colonoscopies in FIT-positive persons require much higher ADR than primary colonoscopy
A cohort study of adults undergoing a colonoscopy after a positive fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) result suggest that endoscopists performing colonoscopy in FIT-based screening programs should aim for markedly higher ...
Sep 26, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Modeling study suggests mitigation efforts can prevent most college campus COVID cases
As colleges and universities consider strategies for the spring semester to keep COVID-19 cases down, a study conducted by experts in epidemic modeling may help shed light on what mitigation strategies may be most effective, ...
Dec 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Decision aid improves decision quality for seniors with chronic kidney disease
For older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a decision aid about kidney replacement therapy improves decision quality and clarifies treatment preferences, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in the Annals ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Medications
Pharmacy discount card programs could save patients millions of dollars
A nationally representative study found that at least one out of five prescriptions for commonly prescribed generic medications were cheaper through Amazon Prime or GoodRx Gold discount cards compared to actual out-of-pocket ...
Sep 4, 2023
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