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Biomedical technology

Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US

Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.

Aug 16, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Increased health care use among patients after COVID-19

A study led by Kaiser Permanente in Southern California of patients from eight health care organizations across the United States showed that COVID-19 was associated with a 4% increase in use of health care services over ...

Aug 12, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New test may predict COVID immunity

Most people in the United States have some degree of immune protection against COVID-19, either from vaccination, infection, or a combination of the two. But, just how much protection does any individual person have?

Aug 9, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New low-cost device rapidly, accurately detects Hepatitis C infection

Hepatitis C affects more than 354 million people worldwide. About 75 to 85 percent of people who have it get a long-term infection referred to as chronic Hepatitis C. Left untreated, it could lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer ...

Aug 4, 2022

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Medical research

Cancers and heart disease could be diagnosed more easily with new rapid test

Imperial researchers have built a new easy-to-use test that could diagnose non-infectious diseases like heart attacks and cancers more quickly.

Aug 4, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Are drones the optimal way to distribute COVID-19 tests?

Researchers at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health have developed a new COVID-19 test distribution method that uses drones to quickly deliver at-home diagnostic tests to individuals who suspect they have COVID-19.

Jul 25, 2022

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Health informatics

Researchers create 'COVID computer' to speed up diagnosis

Researchers at the University of Leicester have created a new AI tool that can detect COVID-19.

Jul 1, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Long COVID' presents a major health challenge. How can Australia be prepared?

COVID might be the largest mass casualty event in Australian history. And with one in 20 people with COVID still experiencing symptoms three months later, long COVID might even become Australia's most significant cause of ...

Jun 30, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

This simple blood test can tell if a snakebite was dry or full of venom

The increased availability of D-Dimer testing—a blood test that checks for, or monitors, blood-clotting problems—may be a vital aid to the early diagnosis of venom-induced consumption coagulopathy (VICC), the most frequent ...

Jun 27, 2022

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