(HealthDay)—At a Special Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new policy to advocate for widespread adoption of telehealth beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dec 3, 2020
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A majority of hospitalized patients favor eliminating processed meats—including bacon, deli meat, and sausage—from hospital menus to reduce cancer risk, according to a new survey published in the Journal of Hospital Management ...
Nov 19, 2020
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The United States obesity rate is now more than 40%, and physicians are looking for new and more effective ways to treat the problem. In 2013, the American Medical Association recognized obesity as a complex, chronic disease ...
Sep 30, 2020
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Like ordering a ride or food delivery on your smartphone, keeping track of your heart rate, blood pressure or weight is just a few taps away thanks to thousands of free or inexpensive health apps.
Sep 10, 2020
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The credibility of two of the nation's leading public health agencies is under fire this week after controversial decisions that outside experts say smack of political pressure from President Donald Trump as he attempts to ...
Aug 31, 2020
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Information about COVID-19 offered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House, and state health departments failed to meet recommendations for communicating with the public, according to a Dartmouth ...
Aug 18, 2020
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A new study based on Twitter activity related to the 2018-19 flu season found tweets that express concerns about vaccines were associated with negative attitudes about flu vaccinations.
Aug 17, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Stephen Hahn, M.D., the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said Monday that the agency will not compromise safety when approving a COVID-19 vaccine, CNN reported.
Aug 12, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Three major medical groups are urging Americans to wear face masks, wash their hands and practice social distancing as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the United States.
Jul 6, 2020
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As the U.S. mourns the tragic number of lives lost due to the mindless COVID-19 virus it has also dramatically revealed how greatly institutionalized inequality and structural racism—social, economic and systemic—shapes ...
Jun 5, 2020
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