Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise in the U.S., including an 80% increase in syphilis over a five-year period, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new national survey by The ...
Jun 26, 2024
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A new deadlier strain of mpox that transmits more easily between people is killing children and causing miscarriages in the Democratic Republic of Congo and may have already spread to neighboring countries, researchers have ...
Jun 26, 2024
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We are living through a mass-disabling event: Over 200 million people worldwide have long COVID. In Canada, one in nine people have experienced long COVID symptoms, and this is likely an underestimate.
Jun 25, 2024
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Peek in medicine cabinets across the U.S. and you'll find stacks of leftover COVID tests.
Jun 25, 2024
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Mindfulness practices, derived from ancient meditative traditions, have become increasingly popular in modern society. Past studies have found that these practices, which encourage people to intentionally direct their attention ...
In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation's largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita, Kansas, said he had a frightening experience: He nearly gave a ...
Jun 25, 2024
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An announcement from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine of a consensus definition of "long COVID" mentioned that it was not the final word on the condition but that the definition would be revised ...
Jun 24, 2024
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Policing is a profession that features shift work and long hours, both of which can lead to insufficient sleep and fatigue. Because of the unique demands of the job, fatigue raises risks related to decision making, impulse ...
Jun 21, 2024
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A critical part of the brain linked to risks for anxiety later in life—the left amygdala—was significantly smaller by volume in babies of mothers who reported stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a paper ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Try saying "no" when a child asks for a smartphone. What comes after, parents everywhere can attest, begins with some variation of: "Everyone has one. Why can't I?"
Jun 21, 2024
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