Gerontology & Geriatrics
Call to alter elder abuse assessment to better protect vulnerable
A simple change to an assessment tool would double the capture rate of elder abuse sufferers, a University of Otago study has shown.
Apr 5, 2022
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Cardiology
AI enables personalized treatment of myocarditis
Myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) is usually caused by viruses, e.g., COVID-19. However, it can also be induced by medication, toxic substances or in the context of a rheumatological disease. Clinical assessment ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychologists' report aims to counter prevailing doom-and-gloom attitudes toward climate change
Read the latest story about climate change, and chances are the tone will be gloom and doom, and the report will do nothing to ease your anxiety.
Mar 22, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Weight dissatisfaction associated with discomfort toward school-based weight measurements
Student weight dissatisfaction, higher perceived weight status, and being female were associated with discomfort with school-based weight measurements according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Mar 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malawi declares polio outbreak
The first wild poliovirus case in Africa in more than five years has been detected in a young child in Malawi, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
Feb 18, 2022
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Health
Groups petition FDA to restrict bisphenol A in food packaging
The Endocrine Society joined a coalition of physicians, scientists and public health and environmental organizations to send a formal petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling on the agency to rescind its ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Health
Study highlights opportunities to improve health outcomes for non-English speakers
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-standing disparities in health outcomes by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Addressing the root causes of those disparities is essential to closing the gap and ensuring all patients ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
PSMA PET validates EAU classification system to determine risk of prostate cancer recurrence
New research has confirmed the accuracy of the novel European Association of Urology (EAU) risk classification system that groups prostate cancer patients based on their risk of recurrence. Prostate-specific membrane antigen ...
Jan 21, 2022
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Medications
Daratumumab in multiple myeloma: Reassessment shows hint of considerable added benefit
An early benefit assessment conducted by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) in 2020 already addressed the question of whether daratumumab in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone ...
Jan 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic projected to cause more liver disease and deaths
Alcohol sales and consumption increased during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the effect of the increase in consumption on population health is not fully understood. In new research published in Hepatology, a team ...
Dec 20, 2021
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