Archive: 06/02/2019

Telemedicine's challenge: Getting patients to click the app

Walmart workers can now see a doctor for only $4. The catch? It has to be a virtual visit.

Feb 6, 2019

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Reading, math scores no different for children with T1DM

(HealthDay)—Standardized reading and mathematics scores do not differ significantly for public schoolchildren with and without type 1 diabetes, according to a study published in the Feb. 5 issue of the Journal of the American ...

Feb 6, 2019

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Safe, convenient, affordable: How a pocket device is changing women's health

Engineering professor Nimmi Ramanujam describes how she came up with the idea for a device that allows for a speculum-free cervical exam, and what's next for her lab. Ramanujam's invention, the Pocket Colposcope, is a portable ...

Feb 6, 2019

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Children with diabetes perform well in school

On average, Danish children suffering from type 1 diabetes perform just as well in school as their classmates. This is the result of the largest study so far exploring how children with diabetes perform in school. The study ...

Feb 6, 2019

Patient at Pennsylvania hospital is being tested for Ebola

A patient is being tested for Ebola at a hospital in Philadelphia, although officials don't believe the patient has the potentially deadly illness.

Feb 6, 2019

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Warm up to turkey chili

(HealthDay)—When cold weather hits, a hot bowl of chili is a great way to fuel up. High-protein turkey chili contains a lot less fat than traditional recipes, yet can deliver all the flavor.

Feb 6, 2019

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NSAID pretreatment impairs immune response in heart failure, worsens heart and kidney damage

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are widely known as pain-killers and can relieve pain and inflammation. However, prolonged use raises the risk of heart and kidney failure events. A heart attack causes death ...

Feb 6, 2019

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Researchers factoring in how children learn mathematics

What is 72 multiplied by 12? While fourth-graders will focus on arriving at the correct answer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher Carrie Clark wants to know what happens in the brain as they learn to solve the problem.

Feb 6, 2019

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Study finds primary school kids missing out on ADHD treatment and support

Many children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are missing out on assessment and treatment according to new research by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.

Feb 6, 2019

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Smarter measure of blood pressure to cut heart risk

New blood pressure categories are helping to inform the development of more accurate measurement devices, following a discovery by Tasmanian researchers.

Feb 6, 2019

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