Nearly 5 million children in the U.S. have asthma, a disease that narrows the airways. While there's no cure, it can be controlled with anti-inflammatory medications. However, it can be tough for kids to take their daily ...
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Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn't have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after surgery, urinary tract infections and pneumonia.
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Older adults with declining financial and health literacy are at risk of making mistakes that could significantly impact their well-being. They could, for instance, make wrong decisions on when to claim Social Security payments, ...
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One hundred years ago, scientific research began at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, eventually yielding discoveries like the implantable pacemaker, the nicotine patch and the concept of a CT scan.
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Because of past fraud by rogue brokers, some Affordable Care Act policyholders may get an unexpected tax bill this season.
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More than a dozen vaccination clinics were canceled in Pima County, Arizona.
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A top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told staff this week to start planning for the agency's splintering.
Apr 10, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence is helping UC Davis Health predict which patients may need immediate care and eventually keep them from being hospitalized.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) mortality surged for the first time in two decades. While these increases were widely attributed to disruptions to TB services, such as diagnostic delays and treatment interruptions, ...
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Overdose prevention centers (OPCs) offer life-saving interventions in the event of an overdose along with on-site harm reduction services. While studies of OPCs in other countries have shown that they can reduce overdose ...
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