Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Number of U.S. kids hospitalized with COVID is likely overcounted
The actual number of U.S. children hospitalized due to COVID-19 may be lower than current figures suggest, a new study indicates.
May 19, 2021
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Researchers identify head impact rates in four major high school sports
As high school athletes return to practice and games for a variety of sports, the threat of concussions remains. A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) used head impact sensors in four ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Medical research
Egg freezing is on the up, but new research raises questions about how clinics advertise
More women in the UK than ever before are considering freezing their eggs, with the sharp rise in inquiries at some of London's largest clinics attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. No wonder perhaps, since social restrictions ...
Feb 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospitalization data flawed in Missouri, perhaps elsewhere
With the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization rising at alarming levels, Missouri and perhaps a handful of other states are unable to post accurate data on COVID-19 dashboards because of a flaw in the ...
Oct 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Protective antibodies persist for months in survivors of serious COVID-19 infections
People who survive serious COVID-19 infections have long-lasting immune responses against the virus, according to a new study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The study, published in Science Immunology, ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: COVID-19 exposes how Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders face stark health care disparities
We see the headlines regularly: COVID-19 has revealed long-standing systemic social and health inequities facing members of racial and ethnic minority groups. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that Black ...
Aug 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Video: Who controls pandemic data?
Editor's note: When the Trump administration ordered hospitals to report COVID-19 data to the Department of Health and Human Services rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as they had been doing, it ...
Aug 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Random testing in Indiana shows COVID-19 is 6 times deadlier than flu, and 2.8% of the state has been infected
Since day one of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. has not had enough tests. Faced with this shortage, medical professionals used what tests they had on people with the worst symptoms or whose occupations put them at high ...
Jul 22, 2020
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Health
Medicare's race, ethnic data often undercounts minority populations, study finds
The information critical to a nationwide priority of reducing health care disparities among minorities is incomplete and inaccurate, according to a new Rutgers study.
Jul 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Residents of some cities unwilling to comply with COVID-19 prevention behaviors
Several U.S. cities may be at increased risk of surges in COVID-19 cases as they reopen their economies because their residents are unwilling to follow practices that reduce the spread of the disease, according to Penn State ...
Jul 1, 2020
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