Health
Global study shows loneliness can shorten life spans
There is an epidemic of loneliness and isolation today, and the consequences can be deadly, researchers say.
Jun 26, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study explores how active parent participation can improve neonatal health and reduce parental stress
The parent-offspring bond is a fundamental connection for humans. In neonatal care, particularly when caring for ill or preterm infants, special importance is given to active physical closeness between the parents and the ...
Aug 18, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
People with alopecia found to have higher risk for inflammatory arthritis
Alopecia areata (AA) is associated with a higher risk for inflammatory arthritis, according to a study published online April 28 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
May 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds risk of seizures is higher after COVID-19 than after influenza
People who have a COVID-19 infection are more likely to develop seizures or epilepsy within the next six months than people who have an influenza infection, according to a study published in the November 16, 2022, online ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Health informatics
Medical researchers show AI can easily generate large volumes of health-related disinformation
Government and industry guardrails are urgently needed for Generative AI to protect the health and well-being of our communities, say Flinders University medical researchers who put the technology to the test and saw how ...
Nov 13, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Addressing the oral health needs of people living with HIV/AIDS
People living with HIV/AIDS often experience an assortment of oral health ailments. In fact, the mouth can be the first place that symptoms from HIV infection appear.
Jun 1, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Epidemic fears after health care infrastructure shattered by Syria quake
Syria fears a resurgence of diseases such as polio and cholera, after scores of health centers were destroyed and medical staff killed in last week's earthquake, the country's health minister said.
Feb 17, 2023
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Medications
COVID-19 drug Paxlovid may interact with common heart medications
Heart disease patients with symptomatic COVID-19 are often treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to prevent progression to severe disease; however, it can interact with some previously prescribed medications. A review ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Health
Causes, symptoms and treatments for dry eyes
Dry eye disease is a common condition that can cause a range of discomfort. It can happen when the eye doesn't produce enough tears, or if the tears are not adequate quality to keep the eye properly lubricated.
Mar 3, 2023
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Medical research
Researchers identify a key enzyme that controls white-to-brown fat conversion
Once considered an inert tissue, fat—or adipose tissue—is now known to play an active role in the body's critical functions by secreting hormones that regulate hunger and body temperature. Body fat comes in several varieties; ...
Aug 17, 2022
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