Pediatrics
Following one death, FDA warns hospitals about giving probiotics to preemies
Federal regulators are cautioning doctors not to give probiotics to preterm infants.
Oct 3, 2023
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Medical economics
Study finds preventative health checks are reaching women most in need
University of Queensland research has found general practitioners are proactively providing preventative health checks to women in midlife who need it most, possibly due to sufficient Medicare rebates.
Sep 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Analyzing cough sounds to identify the severity of COVID-19 patients
While most individuals impacted by COVID-19 experience milder symptoms and recover within a few weeks, the global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to pose a significant health challenge. Some of those affected ...
Sep 21, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Health workers primed to fight breast cancer in Malawi
Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country's first dedicated training program for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the disease.
Sep 13, 2023
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Immunology
Leading asthma groups tackle definition of clinical remission in treatment of asthma
As an increasing number of improved asthma treatments are developed, a greater number of people with asthma are finding their symptoms under control. Their improved status raises an important question for health care providers ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study sheds light on increased reports of suicidal behavior in teens
Reports of increasing suicidal behaviors in children in the decade leading up to the COVID pandemic suggest there was already a mental health crisis among teens and children. However, a new analysis of data from one state ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
RSV season may have already begun, CDC warns, with early activity in the Southeast
An increase in the Southeast of respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV, may be an early sign of the start of the respiratory virus season.
Sep 7, 2023
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Surgery
Insurance data reveal that vasectomies are becoming more common in the US
In the wake of the 2022 Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade, researchers at the University of Chicago set out to investigate whether anticipation of restricted ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Vaccination
FDA grants vaccine approval for moms-to-be to prevent RSV in newborns
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine for pregnant women to provide immediate protection against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in infants.
Aug 22, 2023
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Cardiology
Acute stroke patients are waiting hours for care: Study
A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that nearly 75% of acute stroke patients wait more than two hours to be transferred to a comprehensive stroke center—a delay in advanced care and treatments that ...
Aug 15, 2023
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