Archive: 04/10/2021

Wireless kit might be cheap alternative to usual treatment of 'glue ear' in kids

A wireless kit, comprising headphones, a microphone, and an app might be a cheap alternative to the usual treatment of the common temporary hearing loss in kids, popularly known as 'glue ear,' finds a small study, published ...

Oct 4, 2021

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Patients with 'red flag' cancer symptoms not referred for urgent investigation in 6 out of 10 cases

Six out of ten patients who show common "alarm" symptoms for cancer are not referred for urgent investigation, a largescale new study has revealed.

Oct 4, 2021

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Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics

The Biden administration reversed a ban on abortion referrals by family planning clinics, lifting a Trump-era restriction as political and legal battles over abortion grow sharper from Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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NCI study highlights pandemic's disproportionate impact on Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latino adults

The global COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Latino individuals in the United States, causing more deaths by population size, both directly and indirectly, in these groups compared ...

Oct 4, 2021

Dialysis facility closures linked to patient hospitalizations and deaths

Some experts fear that recent reforms instated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may lead to the closure of some dialysis facilities that treat patients with kidney failure. When investigators analyzed data ...

Oct 4, 2021

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When blood pressure needs more control, what's better: An additional drug or more of the same?

Nearly 34 million Americans have blood pressure that's still too high even though they take medicine to control it. A new study may help them and their doctors decide whether to increase the dose of one of their existing ...

Oct 4, 2021

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Schizophrenia diagnosis rises among Black nursing home residents following start of Medicare initiative

Racial and ethnic disparities in the quality of care nursing home residents receive is a serious and known problem in the United States. To increase overall patient quality of care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

Oct 4, 2021

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Medicaid expansion closed health gaps for low-income adults in Michigan across racial and ethnic groups, study shows

Michiganders from multiple racial and ethnic backgrounds say their health has improved and they have access to regular care through a doctor's office after enrolling in the state's Medicaid expansion for low-income adults, ...

Oct 4, 2021

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Chili peppers and hugs: What inspired Nobel medicine winners

David Julius was browsing a supermarket aisle filled with chili pepper sauces when he turned to his wife, a fellow scientist, and said he thought it was time he finally solved how certain chemicals cause the sensation of ...

Oct 4, 2021

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CAR-T immunotherapy could be improved to kill solid tumors

Immunotherapy, which harnesses the power of the body's immune system to fight disease, is gaining huge traction in treating cancer. Chief among cancer immunotherapies is a treatment known as CAR-T, or chimeric antigen receptor ...

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