Archive: 18/07/2022

COVID infection doubles risk of mental health and financial problems in older adults

Adults over the age of 52 appear to be twice as likely to develop mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, alongside suffering from financial difficulties after contracting COVID-19, finds a new UCL-led study.

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Cardiac death rates declined for both Black and white Americans since 1999, but racial disparities persist

While it's well-established that Black adults experience a disproportionately high burden of cardiovascular risk factors and disease in comparison to white adults in the United States, few gender-based analyses of recent ...

Jul 18, 2022

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Clinicians who responded to recent mass shootings release recommendations for effective future healthcare response

The number of mass shooting incidents (MSI) has been increasing in recent years, rising nearly 40 percent from 2019 to 2021. Although research has been done to identify ways to prevent mass shootings and reduce death and ...

Jul 18, 2022

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Childhood loneliness linked to stress and problem drinking in young adults

Before the pandemic, over 1 in 10 children aged 10–12 years reported being lonely.

Jul 18, 2022

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With improved pain control, marrow donors can gift stem cells without undue side effects or opioid use

Sharing gifts is a favorite way to sustain connection across peoples and cultures worldwide, but with bone marrow donation the gift-giving act is accompanied by uncomfortable side effects to the donor, making it a truly selfless ...

Jul 18, 2022

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Houston residents' chemical exposure increased post-Hurricane Harvey, study finds

Researchers at Oregon State University used silicone wristbands to measure Houston residents' increased exposure to hazardous chemicals in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Jul 18, 2022

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New consumer healthcare giant Haleon worth £31 bn

Haleon, the consumer healthcare unit spun off by British drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline, was worth around £31 billion ($36 billion) when it began trading in London on Monday.

Jul 18, 2022

High blood viscosity can predict higher risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

A large-scale study is the first to evaluate blood viscosity in the prediction of mortality in COVID-19 patients. A simple calculation of blood viscosity was more robust in the identification of hospitalized patients at risk ...

Jul 18, 2022

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Tanzania identifies mystery illness as 'rat fever'

A mysterious disease that killed three people in Tanzania has been identified as leptospirosis or "rat fever", a bacterial infection commonly spread by the rodents, the East African nation's government said Monday.

Jul 18, 2022

Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion

Will your health plan pay for an abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade?

Jul 18, 2022

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