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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Poorer schools could bring higher dementia rates many decades later

What do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors?

Feb 14, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Who benefits most from COVID boosters? New study gives answers

COVID-19 booster shots appear to benefit folks 50 and older but less so for younger people, a new study suggests.

Feb 13, 2023

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Health

Youth cannabis vaping highest in medical marijuana states

More U.S. high school seniors reported vaping cannabis in states where it is legal only for medical purposes than states where all adult use is permitted—a study finding that surprised the researchers.

Feb 9, 2023

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Medical economics

Study determines keys to reducing hospital readmissions

Corewell Health care coordinators are using predictive analytics to reduce hospital readmissions and save health care dollars according to a recently published study in NEJM Catalyst.

Feb 2, 2023

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Medical research

First new antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in more than 20 years

Neil Osheroff, John Coniglio Chair in Biochemistry and professor of biochemistry and medicine, is part of an international research collaboration resulting in what is on track to be the first new antibiotic treatment for ...

Jan 30, 2023

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Health

Seafood in pregnancy: To eat or not to eat?

Pregnant women hear a lot of "Do this" and "Don't do that" advice about what is safe to eat.

Jan 24, 2023

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

States that restrict abortions have more maternal, infant deaths

In U.S. states with more restrictive abortion policies, rates of pregnant women, new mothers and infants dying were higher, a new report finds.

Dec 14, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Half of U.S. adults not concerned about the flu

More than half of U.S. adults say they are not very or not at all concerned about the upcoming flu season, according to the results of a survey released Nov. 29 by the American Heart Association.

Dec 9, 2022

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Vaccination

Infectious malaria sporozoites produced without mosquitoes provide progress for malaria vaccines

Scientists from Sanaria Inc., and collaborators at multiple institutions published results in Nature reporting "In vitro production of infectious Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites."

Dec 7, 2022

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