Autism spectrum disorders
How autism is diagnosed
According to the advocacy group Autism Speaks, one in every 36 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
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Sick building syndrome—is it the buildings or the people who need treatment?
In early September 2011, when the weather in Finland had begun to turn its back on summer and trudge towards winter, a woman prepared to leave her home in the suburbs of Helsinki. Kirsti Paasikallio emptied her refrigerator, ...
May 1, 2018
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Privatized education did not lead to more doctors in Tanzania
Many are trained, few employed, fewer still remain in the medical profession in rural areas. This is the result of a major healthcare reform in Tanzania, where private sector assistance was provided to train and retain healthcare ...
Oct 3, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research delimits the possible causes of celiac disease
The amount of gluten could be a more important clue than breast-feeding or the timing of the introduction of gluten for continued research into the causes of celiac disease (gluten intolerance). This is one of the findings ...
Sep 22, 2016
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Sexual assault: What happens during a forensic medical examination
Sexual assault is a traumatic event that affects people in different ways, both mentally and physically. So doctors and nurses know care immediately after an assault needs to be understanding, compassionate and sensitive.
Aug 30, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
In US first, baby is born from dead donor's transplanted womb
The Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant from a dead donor.
Jul 9, 2019
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Medications
Don't suddenly stop taking a prescribed opioid, FDA warns
(HealthDay)—Because of the danger of "serious harm" to patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising doctors not to suddenly stop patients from taking opioid painkillers, or drastically lower the dose.
Apr 10, 2019
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Cardiology
What are the chances of surviving a cardiac arrest? Why Damar Hamlin is defying the odds
Damar Hamlin, a 24-year-old NFL player, suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle for the Buffalo Bills as millions of people watched on television Monday night.
Jan 4, 2023
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Medications
Limit opioid painkiller prescriptions, US regulators say
US health authorities issued guidelines Tuesday to limit prescribing opioid painkillers, in an attempt to help curb an epidemic of overdoses that kills more than 40 Americans every day.
Mar 16, 2016
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Medical research
New insight into dying cells in Parkinson's disease
When a patient experiences the first symptoms of Parkinson's disease, the disease has been developing for a long time, and the patient may have already lost half of a specific type of nerve cells in the brain.
Apr 25, 2023
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