A decrease in the rates of influenza vaccination among health care and aged care workers in 2021 means the provision of planning and support to achieve very high influenza vaccination uptake this year is critical, according ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Re-triaging endoscopies to make more urgent cases the priority during Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns led to higher cancer detection, according to research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
Jun 6, 2022
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The estimated prevalence of hereditary pancreatitis in South Australia is higher than in Europe, particularly among Indigenous young people, according to research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia.
May 23, 2022
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New analysis finds more than half of U.S. adolescents and young adults with sarcoma, a type of cancer in the bones or soft tissues, are often prescribed opioids to treat their pain. Nearly one-quarter of these patients continue ...
May 23, 2022
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In an analysis of reviews published between 2009 and 2020 that assessed therapeutic or educational interventions for very young children with or at high likelihood for autism, researchers found that certain types of interventions—called ...
May 18, 2022
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A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that a 12-month home-based progressive and supervised exercise program can help to improve functioning and physical performance after patients ...
May 18, 2022
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A recent database analysis reveals that in recent years, sexual minority individuals—those whose sexual orientation differs from societal norms—were less likely to have undergone cervical cancer screening tests than ...
May 16, 2022
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In a questionnaire-based study published in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives that included 485 fully trained nurses of 107 home care services, nearly half of all nursing staff made at least one error within the last year ...
May 4, 2022
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A research team has developed a risk score based on individuals' genetic data to predict their likelihood of needing hip or knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis. The score's predictive ability was validated in a study ...
May 4, 2022
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Peanut allergy can be deadly, and evidence shows that it affects nearly 2% of people in some Western countries. While the standard treatment for peanut allergy is to avoid exposure, oral immunotherapy is a heavily debated ...
Apr 26, 2022
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