Large study confirms siblings of autistic children have 20% chance of autism
Siblings of autistic children have a 20% chance of being autistic themselves—about seven times higher than the rate in infants with no autistic siblings.
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Health Care Economics and Organizations: News and Research on United States Public Health Service
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Research team develops screening tool for traumatic brain injuries
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed a field-ready screening tool for traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Advanced Military Measure of Olfaction (AMMO) kit includes an array of scents, deployable anywhere from ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Researchers find knowledge a factor in closing Black-white COVID-19 vaccination gap
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Americans were more hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine than were white Americans. As the pandemic went on, however, the disparity in vaccination rates between Black and white adults ...
May 30, 2024
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Chatbots are poor multilingual health care consultants, study finds
Georgia Tech researchers say non-English speakers shouldn't rely on chatbots like ChatGPT to provide valuable health care advice.
May 28, 2024
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Myths incorrectly connecting COVID vaccine to heart defects may be spreading
The American Heart Association warns that false information about COVID vaccination and heart defects attributed to the Association may be spreading. The misinformation is inaccurately and incorrectly connected to a recent ...
May 23, 2024
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Families often have chief medical officers—and they're almost always women
In every family, there's often one person who takes charge of everybody's health care needs. Who makes sure everyone gets an annual health exam. That they get their teeth cleaned and their prescriptions filled. And that all ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Even moderate alcohol usage during pregnancy linked to birth abnormalities, researchers find
University of New Mexico researchers have found that even low to moderate alcohol use by pregnant patients may contribute to subtle changes in their babies' prenatal development, including lower birth length and a shorter ...
Apr 3, 2024
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Person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas
A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the virus in dairy cows, health officials said Monday.
Apr 1, 2024
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Mifepristone access is coming before the US Supreme Court. How safe is this abortion pill?
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case Tuesday that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation.
Mar 24, 2024
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AAD: concerns noted relating to use of AI dermatology apps
There are notable concerns relating to the use of currently available artificial intelligence (AI) dermatology mobile applications (apps), according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Dermatology to coincide with ...
Mar 8, 2024
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