Surgery
Rehab: What to expect after your knee replacement
Most people who have had a knee replacement would agree that the procedure brings relief from pain.
Jul 20, 2022
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Addiction
Study finds that Connecticut directs more than half of identified substance-exposed infants to community supports
Utilizing a notification system that's fast becoming a nationwide model, the state of Connecticut is diverting more than half of substance-exposed infants identified at birth away from the child welfare system, instead connecting ...
Sep 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study looks at Moderna COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
New Kaiser Permanente research published February 21, 2022 in Nature Medicine shows that while Moderna COVID-19 vaccine protection is strong against coronavirus infection by the Delta variant, it is not as strong against ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People with vision impairments up to four times more likely to suffer mental health problems
Research by international development organization Sightsavers, University of Ilorin, and the Kogi State Ministry of Health, in Nigeria has revealed links between vision impairment and poor mental health. The study, published ...
Apr 11, 2022
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Health
Meet Clostridium butyricum—the bacteria that helps keep us feeling our best
Our friend here, Clostridium butyricum (also known as C butyricum), is one of the hardest working microbes living in our gut. Without its exhaustive work, we might find ourselves constantly feeling a little under the weather.
Apr 7, 2024
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Vaccination
Second mRNA booster significantly effective against Omicron variants
In one of the first investigations of the effectiveness of a second mRNA booster against COVID-19 Omicron variants, a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that a second booster shot ...
Jul 16, 2022
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Vaccination
Providers report dozens of errors giving Pfizer's COVID vaccine. Experts worry new boosters will fuel more
At least 87 times in the last few months, a health care provider has given a young child the wrong dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Sep 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Real-world data study confirms bivalent mRNA booster vaccines associated with greater short-term protection
One of the first real-world data studies comparing the new bivalent mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccines with the original monovalent vaccines reports the bivalent conveyed greater short-term protection against symptomatic COVID-19 ...
Dec 19, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
The case for having dentists on your cancer care team
Cancer treatment often takes a team of health professionals—oncologists, nurses, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, and social workers—to coordinate and provide comprehensive support for patients. At NYU, dentists ...
Aug 3, 2022
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Addiction
Offering buprenorphine medication to people with opioid use disorder in jail may reduce rearrest and reconviction
A study conducted in two rural Massachusetts jails found that people with opioid use disorder who were incarcerated and received a medication approved to treat opioid use disorder, known as buprenorphine, were less likely ...
Jan 18, 2022
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