Archive: 22/01/2020

ACP: Medicare for All needed to fix 'ill' U.S. healthcare system

The American College of Physicians (ACP) says the U.S. health care system "is ill and needs a bold new prescription" that includes coverage for all Americans and lower costs.

Jan 22, 2020

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Poor mental health both cause and effect of school exclusion

Children with mental health needs require urgent support from primary school onwards to avoid exclusion, which can be both cause and effect of poor mental health, new research concludes.

Jan 22, 2020

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Study finds presence of another person diminishes fear responses in women

A team with several members from the University of Wurzburg and one from Peking University has found that women respond less strongly to aversive sounds if there is another person nearby. In their paper published in the journal ...

Jan 22, 2020 report

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Evidence lacking for identifying optimal primary care panel size

There is insufficient evidence for making recommendations about the optimal primary care panel size for achieving the most beneficial health outcomes, according to a review published online Jan. 21 in the Annals of Internal ...

Jan 22, 2020

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Want to be a wise guy in old age? Take testosterone

Taking testosterone supplements can boost men's brain health into old age, a new research review has found.

Jan 22, 2020

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China's recent history of deadly epidemics

China has been the origin of several major viral epidemics over recent decades, with the current outbreak of a new deadly coronavirus emerging in the central city of Wuhan.

Jan 22, 2020

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Global health emergencies: A rarely used call to action

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is holding emergency talks Thursday in Geneva to decide whether a deadly virus outbreak in China constitutes a "public health emergency of international concern".

Jan 22, 2020

How do you know you've been prescribed the right antibiotics?

In the days before antibiotics, deaths from bacterial infections were common. Seemingly minor illnesses could escalate in severity, becoming deadly in a matter of hours or days.

Jan 22, 2020

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UK steps up checks on flights from China virus centre

Britain on Wednesday enhanced monitoring of flights from the central China city at the heart of a new SARS-like virus that has killed nine people and spread to the United States.

Jan 22, 2020

Years after SARS, a more confident China faces a new virus

As a viral outbreak spread from the central Chinese city of Wuhan this week, the ruling Communist Party's central political and legal affairs commission issued a stern warning: "Whoever deliberately delays and conceals reports ...

Jan 22, 2020

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