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Health

France launches battle plan against bedbug invasion

The French government said Friday it was launching a concerted effort to fight bedbugs that have appeared in numbers in public transport, cinemas and hospitals.

Sep 29, 2023

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Childbirth associated with significant medical debt

For some families, the year after childbirth may not only mean loads of diapers but stacks of unpaid medical bills as well.

Sep 28, 2023

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Psychology & Psychiatry

How having a purpose in life can bolster men's mental health

Despite growing awareness about the high rates of suicide among men, research is still needed to examine men's mental health challenges. Existential psychology, with its focus on questions of meaning and value, may bring ...

Sep 21, 2023

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Medications

Cancer drug shows promise in limiting COVID-19 inflammation

A cancer drug could play an important role in limiting the damaging effects of lung disease in COVID-19 patients, thanks to new research at Hudson Institute of Medical Research.

Sep 18, 2023

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Health

Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home

Alisha Alderson placed her folded clothes and everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases. She never imagined she would have to leave the comfort of her home in rural eastern Oregon just ...

Sep 17, 2023

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Pediatrics

Factors identified for readmission among children with ARDS

Among hospitalized children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who survive to discharge, the presence or development of a chronic medical condition, tracheostomy placement during the admission, and hospitalization ...

Sep 14, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 can trigger auto-immune disorders-related antibodies, causing thrombosis and other complications

An article published in npj Aging reveals that natural production of auto-antibodies increases with age, and that infection by SARS-CoV-2 can exacerbate production of auto-antibodies relating to auto-immune diseases, helping ...

Sep 12, 2023

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Neuroscience

Testing brain activity to decipher chronic indigestion

Patients with a specific form of chronic indigestion react differently to images of food, compared to healthy control subjects or patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Sep 12, 2023

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Medical research

Bird flu is undergoing changes that could increase the risk of widespread human transmission

A new study from researchers in China and Nottingham has discovered that a subtype of avian flu virus, endemic in poultry farms in China, is undergoing mutational changes, which could increase the risk of the disease being ...

Sep 4, 2023

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