Health
Do beach cabanas actually protect you from the sun?
You may have seen them popping up on beaches everywhere—colorful, breezy, shady, beach cabanas.
Feb 17, 2023
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News tagged with beaches
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long-term follow-up study of chronic pancreatitis patients highlights need for closer monitoring after surgery
Chronic pancreatitis, a painful, debilitating condition, often requires major surgery to remove all or part of the pancreas. Few large studies have evaluated how these patients fare five years or more after their operations. ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Health
Five ways to protect your life while you're trying to rescue someone in trouble in the water
The news headlines show summer is a deadly period for drowning in Australia. Sadly, between December 1 and January 9, 35 people died due to drowning.
Jan 10, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Florida doctors use saliva test to reveal someone's future risk for Alzheimer's
Florida doctors are using a new test to determine someone's future risk for Alzheimer's disease from a few drops of spit.
Nov 11, 2022
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Health
Preventing drowning by improving beach safety signage
A new study by a University of Adelaide researcher has recommended improvements to beach safety signage, which could prevent drownings in the future.
Oct 31, 2022
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Addiction
Forever 16: America's teens succumbing to deadly fentanyl
Makayla Cox, a high school student in the US state of Virginia, thought she was taking medication that her friend had procured to treat pain and anxiety.
Aug 10, 2022
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Pediatrics
Mayo Clinic minute: What drowning doesn't look like
Wide reports of a lifeguard shortage around the nation mean many public swimming pools and beaches may be closed for the summer. Without trained lifeguards on duty, water safety becomes an issue especially for children.
Jun 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Clinicians response to patients' emotions is associated with visit length
Beach et al evaluated the association of clinician responses to patient emotions during a clinic visit. Researchers audio-recorded 41 clinicians with 342 unique patients as part of the maRIPOHSA (Maximizing Respect and Improving ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
One-third of Long Beach COVID-19 patients have long COVID symptoms
One-third of recovered COVID-19 patients reported new or continuing symptoms two months after their positive tests, according to a study by graduate students in epidemiology at the University of California, Davis, in collaboration ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Vaccination
California requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff
California will become the first state in the nation to require all teachers and school staff to get vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing, as schools return from summer break amid growing concerns about the highly ...
Aug 11, 2021
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